China buying Smithfield has given China a great deal of control over her inflation rate.
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PPI and CPI used to have a strong correlation – consumer prices would follow suit if prices for production materials rose or fell. In China’s case, however, the correlation has been weakening in recent years because of hog and grain cycles.
China’s PPI fell 3.7 per cent in May 2020, but grew 13.6 per cent in October last year, while domestic consumer prices remained relatively stable.