What should be Chinas inflation rate
CategoryNews Briefs
According to the article, the official inflation rate is currently around 2.6%. This is likely because housing—a major category—is excluded from the calculation, while other consumption has been curbed by macroeconomic controls. However, the actual inflation rate is approximately 3.8%, which remains relatively low and closely aligns with the 5% annual increase commonly built into multi-year contracts—a rate that essentially breaks even with inflation.