HONG KONG -- Signs of deflationary pressure in China are growing, as companies warn that weak demand is pushing down prices of key industrial products from petrochemicals and steel to paper and cement.
Listed companies, especially in industrial sectors, have issued profit warnings for the first half of the year, raising questions about the government's optimistic depiction of the economy.
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