In April, China's overall consumer price index (CPI) declined by 1.5 percent year on year. From January to April, China's CPI was down 0.8 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, China's producer price index (PPI) for industrial products in the month of April decreased 6.6 percent from a year earlier. Purchase prices for raw materials, fuel and power dropped by 9.6 percent. From January to April, China's producer price index (PPI) fell 5.1 percent year on year, with purchase prices for raw materials, fuel and power down by 7.7 percent.