Last Week (September 20 To 26) Prices Of Means Of Production Continued To Rise

According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Commerce, last week (September 20 to 26), the national market price of means of production increased by 1.9% over the previous week.

　　 Coal prices continued to rise, among which the prices of coking coal, thermal coal, and No. 2 anthracite lump coal were 1,023 yuan, 807 yuan, and 1,108 yuan per ton, respectively, up 6%, 3.5%, and 1.7%. Steel prices continued to rise. Among them, the prices of rebar, high-speed wire rod and channel steel were 5427 yuan, 5657 yuan and 5479 yuan per ton, up 1.6%, 1.5% and 0.5% respectively. The prices of basic chemical raw materials mainly rose, among which the prices of soda ash, methanol and sulfuric acid rose by 5.2%, 4.9% and 3.1% respectively, and the price of polypropylene fell by 0.6%. The price of chemical fertilizers rose slightly, among which the prices of urea and ternary compound fertilizer rose by 1.8% and 0.5% respectively. The wholesale price of refined oil increased, among which the prices of No. 0 diesel, No. 92 gasoline and No. 95 gasoline rose by 1.1%, 0.7% and 0.7% respectively. The prices of non-ferrous metals fluctuated slightly, among which the prices of aluminum and zinc rose by 1.7% and 0.2% respectively, and the price of copper fell by 1.4%. The price of rubber dropped slightly, among which the prices of natural rubber and synthetic rubber dropped by 1% and 0.3% respectively.