Producer price inflation reached its highest since August 2008 last month due to the rally in global commodity prices. But the breakdown suggests that upward pressure on the factory-gate prices of consumer goods is easing. Coupled with continued declines in food prices, this dragged consumer price inflation back below 1%. We think PPI inflation is likely to ease before long while CPI inflation will remain muted this year.
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