China is stuck in its longest deflationary streak in decades:
China’s GDP deflator fell -0.7% in Q4 2025, marking the 11th consecutive quarterly decline, the longest streak in at least 30 years.
China has been in deflation for 3 consecutive years now, the longest stretch since the country transitioned to a market economy in the late 1970s.
By comparison, the streak lasted just 2 quarters following the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Most recently, producer prices fell -1.4% YoY in January, marking the 40th consecutive month of factory deflation.
This comes as weak consumer demand, driven by a property