China’s consumer deflation extends as tariffs take toll

People shop for food at a supermarket in Zaozhuang, in eastern China's Shandong province on April 10, 2025. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

HONG KONG: China’s consumer deflation extended for a third month in April as punitive tariffs imposed by the United States add to a drag on prices from weak domestic demand.

The consumer price index fell 0.1% from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said, similar to the drop in the previous month.