China Macroeconomics & Academia

Christopher Balding

Macroeconomics

<p>Headline price changes generally match underlying price data but reveal a picture of fundamental weakness in the Chinese economy.  Consumers are under pressure with price increases primarily in food while industry is facing broad based downward price pressure increasing real debt service costs. This does not paint a picture of a broadly healthy economy.</p>

Headline price changes generally match underlying price data but reveal a picture of fundamental weakness in the Chinese economy.  Consumers are under pressure with price increases primarily in food while industry is facing broad based downward price pressure increasing real debt service costs. This does not paint a picture of a broadly healthy economy.

What Are Chinese Prices Telling Us About the Economy?