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China Factory Prices Mein Toofani Tezi!
China ki factories ab deflation se bahar aa rahi hain! National Bureau of Statistics ne bataya hai ki April mein producer price index (PPI) saal-dar-saal 2.8% badh gaya hai. March mein yeh sirf 0.5% tha, toh yeh kaafi bada jump hai aur July 2022 ke baad sabse tez growth hai. Yeh lagbhag 3 saal se chal rahe price declines ka end lagta hai. Iske peeche ka main reason hai global energy prices mein utar-chadhav, khaas kar Iran wale conflict ke baad se.
Consumer Prices Pichhad Rahi Hain
Ab yeh toh hui factories ki baat. Lekin jab consumers ki baat aati hai, toh cheezein thodi alag hain. Consumer prices (CPI) sirf 1.2% badhe hain April mein, jo ki expectations se zyada tha, par producer prices ke comparison mein bahut kam hai. Iska matlab hai ki andar ki maangein (domestic demand) abhi bhi kamzor hain. Companies apna badha hua cost consumers par daal nahi paa rahi hain kyunki market mein bhari competition hai aur bahut saara maal already pada hua hai. Isse companies ke profit margins par kaafi pressure aa raha hai.
Dobara Deflation Ka Risk?
Asal mein, yeh jo price increase ho raha hai na, yeh demand ki wajah se nahi balki costs badhne ki wajah se hai (cost-push inflation). Isse economy recovery mein problem ho sakti hai. Agar companies apne badhe hue prices consumers ko nahi de paayengi aur demand kamzor rahegi, toh ho sakta hai ki dobara deflation ka risk paida ho jaye ya fir growth slow rahe. Goldman Sachs ke analysts ko pehle lagta tha ki PPI mein positive growth 2027 tak nahi aayegi, toh yeh kaafi surprising hai.
Policy Makers Ki Mushkil
Experts keh rahe hain ki 2026 mein China ki growth 4.5% se 4.8% ke beech reh sakti hai. Exports toh theek chal rahe hain, par domestic demand ek bada concern hai. People's Bank of China bhi economy ko boost karne ke liye policies bana rahi hai, lekin badhti hui inflation ki wajah se woh zyada aasani se interest rates nahi ghata payenge. Policy makers abhi structural reforms par focus kar rahe hain taaki consumption badhe aur inflation bhi control mein rahe.