Headline consumer price inflation returned to negative territory last month, but this was largely due to a shift in the timing of the Lunar New Year. In fact, producer price inflation turned positive for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak as economic activity continued to improve. We think price pressures are likely to pick up further in the coming quarters.
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