China News Service, March 10. According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in February 2021, the national ex-factory price of industrial producers increased by 1.7% year-on-year and 0.8% month-on-month; industrial producer purchasing prices increased by 2.4% year-on-year and 1.2 month-on-month. %.

On average from January to February, the ex-factory prices for industrial producers rose by 1.0% over the same period last year, and the purchasing prices for industrial producers rose by 1.6%.

Image source: National Bureau of Statistics website.

Image source: National Bureau of Statistics website.

Year-on-year changes in industrial producer prices

  Among the ex-factory prices of industrial producers, the prices of means of production rose by 2.3%, an increase of 1.8 percentage points from the previous month, affecting the overall increase in the ex-factory prices of industrial producers by about 1.71 percentage points.

Among them, the price of mining and quarrying industry increased by 6.8%, the price of raw material industry increased by 2.9%, and the price of processing industry increased by 1.7%.

The price of means of subsistence fell by 0.2%, the same rate as last month, affecting the overall level of factory prices for industrial producers to drop by about 0.05 percentage points.

Among them, the price of food rose by 1.6%, the price of clothing fell by 1.3%, the price of general daily necessities fell by 0.1%, and the price of durable consumer goods fell by 1.8%.

Image source: National Bureau of Statistics website.

Image source: National Bureau of Statistics website.

  Among the purchasing prices for industrial producers, the price of ferrous metal materials rose by 11.6%, the price of non-ferrous metal materials and wires rose by 10.3%, the price of chemical raw materials rose by 0.3%, and the price of fuel and power fell by 1.0%.

Changes in industrial producer prices month-on-month

  Among the ex-factory prices of industrial producers, the prices of means of production rose by 1.1%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, affecting the overall increase in the ex-factory prices of industrial producers by about 0.80 percentage points.

Among them, the price of mining and quarrying industry increased by 2.8%, the price of raw material industry increased by 2.1%, and the price of processing industry increased by 0.4%.

Prices of subsistence materials have changed from rising to flat.

Among them, the price of food rose by 0.2%, the prices of clothing and general daily necessities remained the same, and the prices of consumer durables fell by 0.2%.

  Among the purchasing prices of industrial producers, the prices of fuel and power rose by 3.3%, the prices of ferrous metal materials by 2.2%, the prices of chemical raw materials by 1.3%, and the prices of non-ferrous metal materials and wires by 1.2%.

Main data of industrial producer prices

in

February

2021

Chain up and down

(%)

Year-on-year change


(%)

January-February

Year-on-year change (%)

1. Ex-factory price of industrial producers

0.8

1.7

1.0

Means of production

1.1

2.3

1.4

mining

2.8

6.8

3.9

Raw materials

2.1

2.9

1.0

Processing

0.4

1.7

1.3

Living materials

0.0

-0.2

-0.2

food

0.2

1.6

1.6

clothes

0.0

-1.3

-1.3

General daily necessities

0.0

-0.1

0.0

Consumer durables

-0.2

-1.8

-1.8

2. Purchase price of industrial producers

1.2

2.4

1.6

Fuel and power

3.3

-1.0

-2.9

Ferrous metal materials

2.2

11.6

10.2

Non-ferrous metal materials and wires

1.2

10.3

9.3

Chemical raw materials

1.3

0.3

-0.5

Wood and pulp

1.1

0.9

0.4

Building materials and non-metals

-0.2

-2.2

-2.1

Other industrial raw materials and semi-finished products

0.2

0.5

0.3

Agricultural and sideline products

0.2

5.2

5.1

Textile raw materials

0.8

-0.1

-0.6

3. Ex-factory prices of major industries

Coal mining and washing industry

1.6

10.9

10.0

Oil and gas extraction industry

7.5

-6.4

-14.6

Ferrous metal mining and dressing industry

5.9

29.4

25.8

Non-ferrous metal mining and dressing industry

0.3

9.7

9.7

Non-metallic mining and dressing industry

0.1

1.0

1.0

Agricultural and sideline food processing industry

0.9

4.9

4.6

Food manufacturing

0.2

0.7

0.5

Liquor, beverage and refined tea manufacturing

0.4

1.7

1.7

Tobacco products industry

0.0

0.5

0.6

Textile industry

0.8

-1.9

-2.2

Textile and Apparel, Apparel Industry

0.0

-1.2

-1.2

Wood processing and wood, bamboo, rattan, palm and grass products industry

0.3

0.1

0.0

Paper and Paper Products Industry

1.6

1.0

0.3

Printing and recording media reproduction industry

0.1

-1.0

-1.1

Petroleum, coal and other fuel processing industries

4.9

-0.5

-4.8

Chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing

2.1

4.0

2.6

Pharmaceutical manufacturing

0.1

0.0

0.1

Chemical fiber manufacturing

3.6

-0.2

-2.1

Rubber and plastic products industry

0.3

-0.5

-0.7

Non-metallic mineral products industry

-0.4

-2.5

-2.5

Ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry

2.3

14.1

12.0

Non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry

1.5

12.1

10.5

Metal products industry

0.6

2.0

1.6

General equipment manufacturing

0.0

-0.2

-0.1

Automotive Manufacturing

-0.2

-0.9

-0.7

Railway, shipbuilding, aerospace and other transportation equipment manufacturing

-0.1

-0.1

0.2

Computer, communications and other electronic equipment manufacturing

-0.3

-2.0

-1.9

Electricity and heat production and supply industry

0.2

-1.4

-1.6

Gas production and supply industry

-0.7

0.8

0.5

Water production and supply industry

0.3

0.4

0.3