Market Price of Important Means of Production in Circulation, March 11-20，2019
China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center
SCI International
In mid-March 2019, according to the monitoring of the market price of 9 categories, 50 kinds of important means of production in circulation in 24 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), the prices of 21 kinds of products increased, 26 kinds decreased, and 3 kinds kept at the same level, compared with that in early March 2019.
| Market Prices of Important Means of Production in Circulation (March 11-20, 2019) | ||||
| Products | Units | Current Price (yuan) | Price Change over Previous Period (yuan) | ±Rate(%) |
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| I. Ferrous Metal | | | | |
| Rebar | ton | 3975.3 | 26.9 | 0.7 |
| Wire | ton | 4079.8 | 24.7 | 0.6 |
| Ordinary Medium Plate | ton | 4021.4 | 16.8 | 0.4 |
| Ordinary Hot-Rolled Sheet | ton | 3970.0 | 14.6 | 0.4 |
| Seamless Steel Pipe | ton | 4893.5 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Angle Steel | ton | 4217.3 | 33.2 | 0.8 |
| II. Nonferrous Metals | | | | |
| Electrolytic Copper (1#) | ton | 49857.8 | -90.9 | -0.2 |
| Aluminium Ignot (A00) | ton | 13781.1 | 131.4 | 1.0 |
| Lead Ingot(1#) | ton | 17338.1 | -196.9 | -1.1 |
| Lead Ingot (0#) | ton | 22215.9 | 188.7 | 0.9 |
| III. Chemical Product | | | | |
| Sulfuric Acid (98%) | ton | 385.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Caustic Soda (Liquid Caustic Soda, 32%) | ton | 856.4 | -17.0 | -1.9 |
| Methyl Alcohol (Superior Quality) | ton | 2443.9 | -4.4 | -0.2 |
| Pure Benzene (Petroleum Benzene, Industrial Grade) | ton | 4734.4 | -143.9 | -2.9 |
| Styrene (First Grade) | ton | 8497.5 | -4.2 | 0.0 |
| Polyethylene (LLDPE，7042) | ton | 8736.2 | -92.9 | -1.1 |
| Polypropylene (T30S) | ton | 9093.4 | -61.8 | -0.7 |
| Polyvinyl Chloride (SG5) | ton | 6409.2 | -28.0 | -0.4 |
| Butadiene Rubber (BR9000) | ton | 11676.3 | -263.7 | -2.2 |
| Polyester Filament (FDY150D/96F) | ton | 9537.5 | 233.3 | 2.5 |
| IV. Petroleum and Gas | | | | |
| Liquefied Natural Gas | ton | 4322.0 | -93.9 | |
| Liquefied Petroleum Gas | ton | 3921.0 | -82.6 | -2.1 |
| Gasoline (95#, National V Emission Standard) | ton | 7352.9 | -60.9 | -0.8 |
| Gasoline (92#, National V Emission Standard) | ton | 7065.4 | -88.5 | -1.2 |
| Diesel Oil (0 #, National V Emission Standard) | ton | 6303.9 | -28.6 | -0.5 |
| Paraffin (58 # and A Half) | ton | 6538.4 | -18.7 | -0.3 |
| V. Coal | | | | |
| Anthracite (No. 2, Washed, Medium Pieces) | ton | 1141.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Ordinary Mixed Coal (4500 kilocalorie) | ton | 474.4 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Shanxi Mixed Coal (5000 kilocalorie) | ton | 525.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Shanxi Superior Mixed Coal (5500 kilocalorie) | ton | 580.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| Datong Mixed Coal | ton | 625.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| Coking Coal (1/3 Coking Coal) | ton | 1350.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Coke (Second-Class of Metallurgical Coke) | ton | 1905.4 | -68.5 | -3.5 |
| VI. Nonmetallic Building Materials | | | | |
| Complex Portland Cement (P.C 32.5 in Bags) | ton | 410.9 | -4.3 | -1.0 |
| Ordinary Portland Cement (P.C 42.5 in Bulk) | ton | 444.2 | -5.1 | -1.1 |
| Float Flat Glass (4.8/5mm) | ton | 1565.7 | -24.0 | -1.5 |
| VII. Agricultural Products | | | | |
| Rice (Japonica Rice) | ton | 4226.3 | -2.5 | -0.1 |
| Wheat (Third-Class of National Standard) | ton | 2453.6 | -10.4 | -0.4 |
| Corn (Second-Class of Yellow Corn,) | ton | 1781.5 | -3.2 | -0.2 |
| Cotton ( Ginned Cotton, Third-Class of White Cotton,) | ton | 15525.4 | 13.5 | 0.1 |
| Live Pig (External Triple Crossbreed) | kg | 15.2 | 2.1 | 16.0 |
| Soybean | ton | 3766.7 | -16.1 | -0.4 |
| Soybean Meal (Crude Protein Content≥43%) | ton | 2562.4 | 44.8 | 1.8 |
| Peanut (Oil Peanut) | ton | 6474.0 | 264.8 | 4.3 |
| VIII. Agricultural Means of Production | | | | |
| Urea (Small Granule) | ton | 2024.1 | 35.6 | 1.8 |
| Compound Fertilizer (Compound Fertilizer of Potassium Sulfate) | ton | 2565.0 | -25.0 | -1.0 |
| Pesticide (Glyphosate, 95% Technical Material) | ton | 24812.5 | 150.0 | 0.6 |
| IX. Forest Product | | | | |
| Artificial Board (1220*2440*15mm) | piece | 49.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pulp (Bleached Chemical Pulp) | ton | 5587.8 | -53.6 | -1.0 |
| Corrugated Paper (High Strength) | ton | 3793.5 | -102.5 | -2.6 |
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| Note: Previous period was March 1-10, 2019. | ||||
Annotations:
1. Explanatory Notes
The market price of important means of production in circulation means the wholesale price and sale price of enterprises trading important means of production. Different with the producer price, the market price of means of production includes producer price, as well as the circulation expenses, profits and taxes of the enterprises. The producer price and market price are interacted on each other, and by reason of time-lag, the changing trends of these two prices may not be exactly the same in a certain period of time.
2. Monitoring Content
The monitoring of the market price of important means of production in circulation includes the prices of 9 categories, 50 kinds of products. For details of product category and specifications, please see the attached table.
3. Monitoring Coverage
The monitoring covers nearly 1700 wholesalers, agents and dealers of more than 200 trading markets in 24 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Xinjiang.
4. Monitoring Methods
Price monitoring methods include information officers gathering prices at the field, asking price through telephone, QQ, e-mail and so on.
5. Release Date
The data will be released each 4, 14, 24 of the month in principle, which will be postponed in case of weekends or holidays.
6. Statistics of the Number of Price Rise or Fall
The number of product price rise or fall mentioned above is counted according to the amount of price increase or drop of the products.
| Attached Table: Specifications of Market Price Monitoring Products of Important Means of Production in Circulation | |||
| | Monitoring Products | Specifications | Explanation |
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| I. Ferrous Metal | | | |
| 1 | Rebar | Φ16-25mm,HRB400 | Yield Strength≥400mpa |
| 2 | Wire | Φ6.5mm,HPB300 | Yield Strength≥300mpa |
| 3 | Ordinary Medium Plate | 20mm,Q235 | Yield Strength≥225mpa |
| 4 | Ordinary Hot-Rolled Sheet | 3mm,Q235 | Yield Strength≥235mpa |
| 5 | Seamless Steel Pipe | 219*6,20# | 20# Steel, Yield Strength≥410mpa |
| 6 | Angle Steel | 5# | Yield Strength≥235mpa |
| II. Nonferrous Metals | | | |
| 7 | Electrolytic Copper | 1# | Mass Fraction of Copper And Silver≥99.95% |
| 8 | Aluminium Ignot | A00 | Mass Fraction of Aluminum≥99.7% |
| 9 | Lead Ingot | 1# | Mass Fraction of Lead≥99.994% |
| 10 | Lead Ingot | 0# | Mass Fraction of Zinc≥99.995% |
| III. Chemical Product | | | |
| 11 | Sulfuric Acid | 98% | Mass Fraction of H2SO4≥98% |
| 12 | Caustic Soda (Liquid Caustic Soda) | 32% | Mass Fraction of NaOH≥32% Ionic Membrane |
| 13 | Methyl Alcohol | Superior Quality | Mass Fraction of Water≤0.10% |
| 14 | Pure Benzene (Petroleum Benzene) | Industrial Grade | Benzene Purity≥99.8% |
| 15 | Styrene | First Grade | Purity≥99.5% |
| 16 | Polyethylene (LLDPE) | 7042 | Melt Index: 2.0±0.5g/10min |
| 17 | Polypropylene | T30S | Melt Index: 3.0±0.9g/10min |
| 18 | Polyvinyl Chloride | SG5 | K-Value: 66-68 |
| 19 | Butadiene Rubber | BR9000 | Bulk, Oyster White, Ash Content≤0.20% |
| 20 | Polyester Filament | FDY150D/96F | 150 Denier, AA Class |
| IV. Petroleum and Gas | | | |
| 21 | Liquefied Natural Gas | LNG | Methane Content≥75%, Density≥430kg/M3 |
| 22 | Liquefied Petroleum Gas | LPG | Saturated Vapor Pressure: 1380-1430kpa |
| 23 | Gasoline | 97# | 97 Octane, National Emission Standard Ⅳ |
| 24 | Gasoline | 93# | 93 Octane, National Emission Standard Ⅳ |
| 25 | Diesel Oil | 0# | Condensation Point No Higher Than 0℃, National Emission Standard Ⅲ |
| 26 | Paraffin | 58 # and A Half | Melting Point No Lower Than 58℃ |
| V. Coal | | | |
| 27 | Anthracite | No. 2, Washed, Medium Pieces | Lump Anthracite With Volatile Matter between 0 to 3.5% |
| 28 | Ordinary Mixed Coal | 4500 kilocalorie | Mixed Coal of Shanxi Pulverized Coal And Lump Coal, Calorific Value: 5000 Kilocalorie |
| 29 | Shanxi Mixed Coal | 5000 kilocalorie | Mixed Coal of Better Quality, Calorific Value: 5000 Kilocalorie |
| 30 | Shanxi Superior Mixed Coal | 5500 kilocalorie | Mixed Coal of High Quality, Calorific Value: 5000 Kilocalorie |
| 31 | Datong Mixed Coal | 5800 kilocalorie | Mixed Coal Originating In Datong, Calorific Value: 5800 Kilocalorie |
| 32 | Coking Coal (1/3 Coking Coal) | 1/3 Coking Coal | Volatile Matter of Dry Ash-Free Basis: 28-37% |
| 33 | Coke | Second-Class of Metallurgical Coke | 12.01%≤Ash Content≤13.50% |
| VI. Nonmetallic Building Materials | | | |
| 34 | Complex Portland Cement | P.C 32.5 in Bags | Compressive Strength: 32.5mpa |
| 35 | Ordinary Portland Cement | P.C 42.5 in Bulk | Compressive Strength: 42.5mpa |
| 36 | Float Flat Glass | 4.8-5mm | White Transparent Glass, 4.8-5mm Thick |
| VII. Agricultural Products | | | |
| 37 | Rice | Japonica Rice) | Impurity≤0.25%, Moisture≤15.5% |
| 38 | Wheat | Third-Class of National Standard) | Impurity≤1.0%, Moisture≤12.5% |
| 39 | Corn | Second-Class of Yellow Corn | Impurity≤1.0%, Moisture≤14.0% |
| 40 | Cotton (Ginned Cotton) | Third-Class of White Cotton | Fiber Length≥28mm,White Or Oyster White |
| 41 | Live Pig | External Triple Crossbreed | Pork Pig Cross Bred of Three Kinds of Foreign Pig |
| 42 | Soybean | Soya | Impurity≤1.0%，Moisture≤13.0% |
| 43 | Soybean Meal | Crude Protein Content≥43% | Crude Protein≥43%, Moisture≤13.0% |
| 44 | Peanut | Oil Peanut | Impurity≤1.0%，Moisture≤9.0% |
| VIII. Agricultural Means of Production | | | |
| 45 | Urea | Small Granule | Total Nitrogen≥46%, Moisture≤1.0% |
| 46 | Compound Fertilizer | Compound Fertilizer of Potassium Sulfate | NPK Contents: 45% |
| 47 | Pesticide (Glyphosate) | 95% Technical Material | Mass Fraction Of Glyphosate≥95% |
| IX. Forest Product | | | |
| 48 | Artificial Board | 1220*2440*15mm | 15mm Thick, Volume Expansibility≤10% |
| 49 | Pulp | Bleached Chemical Pulp | Brightness≥80%, Viscosity≥600cm³/G |
| 50 | Corrugated Paper | High Strength | 80-160g/M2 |
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