Prices at the factory gate fell for the 43^rd straight month in China as the manufacturing sector continues to battle massive overcapacity and weak global and domestic demand. At the same time, Chinese imports fell for the 11^th straight month and Chinese inflation, as measured by the CPI, is running at a very anemic 1.6% Y-o-Y. The Chinese slowdown is creating assorted global deflationary pressures on commodities to finished goods.