This week’s economic data are expected to underscore both the highest inflation since the 1980s and a historically tight labor market.
Economists are watching China’s official surveys of purchasing managers in the manufacturing and service sectors to see if a resurgence of Covid-19 affected output and further hampered logistics. With global supply chains already strained, a setback in production or delays in shipping could add to already high inflationary pressures outside the country.
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