BeijingProducer prices hit 5.7%, the highest since June 2022.
Consumer prices in China rose only 0.7%, so upstream oil costs have yet to reach shoppers.
Higher oil prices lifted costs in mining, extraction and chemicals, and weak household demand blocks passing them on.
Core inflation eased to 0.8% from 1.0%, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
Brent crude closed at $98.32 on 6 November, down 16.4% in a week.
How each outlet framed it
- Nikkei Asia
- ties the 5.7% PPI jump to higher crude costs feeding upstream sectors, while noting consumer demand stays weak
- caixinglobal.com
- frames the PPI-CPI gap as a widening split between upstream and downstream prices, stating the PPI rose to its highest since June 2022
Sources: caixinglobal.com, Nikkei Asia