For the whole of 2024 prices were up 0.2 percent, the same as the previous year.
China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 50.1 in December, marking a third consecutive month of expansion
The world's second-largest economy has for years battled sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector and soaring government debt
Retail sales expanded three percent year-on-year in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, slowing from a 4.8 percent rise in October that was its best reading in eight months.
Earlier this week, Yellen said softness in the oil market presents an opportunity for more sanctions
The contemplated move reflects China's recognition that it needs bigger economic stimulus to combat Trump's threats of punitive trade measures, people with knowledge of the matter said
Beijing is also strapping in for four more years of tensions with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump, who has promised to impose stinging tariffs on China
Nvidia is also suspected of violating commitments it made in 2020, the statement said, when it acquired Israeli data center firm Mellanox
Exports jumped 6.7 percent on-year to $312.3 billion last month, China's General Administration of Customs said.
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao's call with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was described by Beijing as "candid, in-depth and pragmatic".
Beijing has struggled to reignite business activity as officials target around five percent expansion, which analysts say is optimistic given the numerous headwinds, from a prolonged housing crisis to sluggish consumption and local government debt
Amid slowing growth and a property downturn, domestic demand has remained anaemic for much of the year: retail sales rose only 2.1 percent in August, missing analyst forecasts of 2.5 percent
More than 50 cities introduced policies to boost the real estate market, while nearly 2,000 developments from more than 1,000 property companies participated in promotions
Beijing plans to issue sovereign bonds worth about 2 trillion yuan ($284 billion) this year, in part to subsidise consumer goods purchases and child support, effectively transferring funds to households
The teetering property sector has long accounted for around a quarter of gross domestic product and experienced dazzling growth for two decades
The special government debt would equal to just 1.4 percent of last year's GDP - not quite the "whatever it takes" big-bang approach many economists and investors had been hoping for.
China this week unveiled a bundle of new measures aimed at kickstarting its economy, battered by unprecedented headwinds including a property sector crisis and sluggish spending
China's top leaders, including President Xi Jinping, admitted Thursday that the economy was facing new "problems" and vowed to resolve a long-running housing sector crisis, state media said
Chinese leaders are considering pumping more than $140 billion into the country's large state-run banks in the first such move to support the flagging economy
