In October 2025, China's consumer prices increased by 0.2% year-on-year, surprising analysts who anticipated no change and showing a recovery from the previous month's 0.3% decline. This represented the first instance of consumer inflation growth since June and the most accelerated rate since January. On a month-to-month comparison, consumer prices also saw a 0.2% rise, building on September's 0.1% increase and marking the highest level in three months.