Market Prices of Important Means of Production in Circulation, March 21-31, 2021
China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center
SCI International
In late March 2021, according to the monitoring of the market prices of 50 kinds of important means of production in 9 categories in the national circulation field, the prices of 24 kinds of products increased, 25 kinds decreased, and 1 kinds kept at the same level, compared with that in mid-March 2021.
| Market Prices of Important Means of Production in Circulation (March 21-31, 2021) | ||||
| Products | Units | Current Price (yuan) | Price Change over Previous Period (yuan) [1] | ±Rate(%) |
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| I. Ferrous Metal | | | | |
| Rebar (Φ16-25mm,HRB400E) | ton | 4775.4 | 109.6 | 2.3 |
| Wire (Φ6.5mm,HPB300) | ton | 4912.5 | 117.4 | 2.4 |
| Ordinary Medium Plate (20mm, Q235) | ton | 5162.9 | 184.6 | 3.7 |
| Ordinary Hot-Rolled Sheet (3mm, Q235) | ton | 5268.7 | 223.6 | 4.4 |
| Seamless Steel Pipe (219*6,20#) | ton | 5614.4 | 64.1 | 1.2 |
| Angle Steel (5#) | ton | 5074.3 | 141.6 | 2.9 |
| II. Nonferrous Metals | | | | |
| Electrolytic Copper (1#) | ton | 66101.6 | -594.4 | -0.9 |
| Aluminum Ingot (A00) | ton | 17273.5 | -243.4 | -1.4 |
| Lead Ingot (1#) | ton | 15111.9 | 346.8 | 2.3 |
| Zinc Ingot (0#) | ton | 21743.8 | 33.8 | 0.2 |
| III. Chemical Product | | | | |
| Sulfuric Acid (98%) | ton | 510.0 | 19.3 | 3.9 |
| Caustic Soda (Liquid Caustic Soda, 32%) | ton | 460.2 | 16.3 | 3.7 |
| Methyl Alcohol (Superior Quality) | ton | 2238.2 | -39.3 | -1.7 |
| Pure Benzene (Petroleum Benzene, Industrial Grade) | ton | 6229.9 | -185.4 | -2.9 |
| Styrene (First Grade) | ton | 8526.2 | -421.7 | -4.7 |
| Polyethylene (LLDPE，7042) | ton | 8940.7 | -223.6 | -2.4 |
| Polypropylene (T30S) | ton | 9426.5 | -212.0 | -2.2 |
| Polyvinyl Chloride (SG5) | ton | 8733.8 | -187.4 | -2.1 |
| Butadiene Rubber (BR9000) | ton | 13607.2 | 97.9 | 0.7 |
| Polyester Filament (FDY150D/96F) | ton | 7775.0 | -328.6 | -4.1 |
| IV. Petroleum and Gas | | | | |
| Liquefied Natural Gas | ton | 3707.3 | 213.5 | 6.1 |
| Liquefied Petroleum Gas | ton | 3952.5 | 34.7 | 0.9 |
| Gasoline (95#, National VI Emission Standard) | ton | 7557.5 | -64.6 | -0.8 |
| Gasoline (92#, National VI Emission Standard) | ton | 7306.8 | -70.5 | -1.0 |
| Diesel Oil (0 #, National VI Emission Standard) | ton | 6045.4 | -152.0 | -2.5 |
| Paraffin (58 # and A Half) | ton | 7181.3 | 378.7 | 5.6 |
| V. Coal | | | | |
| Anthracite (Washed, Medium Pieces) | ton | 950.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ordinary Mixed Coal (4500 kilocalorie) | ton | 525.6 | 40.2 | 8.3 |
| Shanxi Mixed Coal (5000 kilocalorie) | ton | 605.0 | 50.0 | 9.0 |
| Shanxi Superior Mixed Coal (5500 kilocalorie) | ton | 688.1 | 53.1 | 8.4 |
| Datong Mixed Coal (5800 kilocalorie) | ton | 713.1 | 53.1 | 8.0 |
| Coking Coal (Main Coking Coal) | ton | 1440.0 | -42.9 | -2.9 |
| Coke (Second-Class of Metallurgical Coke) | ton | 2026.0 | -271.4 | -11.8 |
| VI. Nonmetallic Building Materials | | | | |
| Ordinary Portland Cement (P.O 42.5 in Bags) | ton | 465.4 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Ordinary Portland Cement (P.O 42.5 in Bulk) | ton | 417.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Float Flat Glass (4.8/5mm) | ton | 2279.5 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| VII. Agricultural Products | | | | |
| Rice (First-Class Japonica Rice) | ton | 4076.1 | -19.4 | -0.5 |
| Wheat (Third-Class of National Standard) | ton | 2538.1 | -24.5 | -1.0 |
| Corn (Second-Class of Yellow Corn,) | ton | 2808.2 | -41.4 | -1.5 |
| Cotton (Ginned Cotton, Third-Class of White Cotton,) | ton | 15565.0 | -611.9 | -3.8 |
| Live Pig (External Triple Crossbreed) | kg | 26.0 | -1.9 | -6.8 |
| Soybean | ton | 5349.2 | -78.4 | -1.4 |
| Soybean Meal (Crude Protein Content≥43%) | ton | 3299.0 | -47.8 | -1.4 |
| Peanut (Oil Peanut) | ton | 9475.0 | -81.0 | -0.8 |
| VIII. Agricultural Means of Production | | | | |
| Urea (Small Granule) | ton | 2199.3 | 25.6 | 1.2 |
| Compound Fertilizer (Compound Fertilizer of Potassium Sulfate) | ton | 2427.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Pesticide (Glyphosate, 95% Technical Material) | ton | 31800.0 | 1021.4 | 3.3 |
| IX. Forest Product | | | | |
| Natural Rubber (Standard Rubber SCRWF) | piece | 13709.5 | -891.9 | -6.1 |
| Pulp (Bleached Chemical Pulp) | ton | 6161.6 | -169.7 | -2.7 |
| Corrugated Paper (High Strength) | ton | 4180.6 | -35.7 | -0.8 |
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| Note: Previous period of data collection was March 11-20 2021. | ||||
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,HRB400E | 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 | Aluminum Ingot | A00 | Mass Fraction of Aluminum≥99.7% |
| 9 | Lead Ingot | 1# | Mass Fraction of Lead≥99.994% |
| 10 | Zinc 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 | 95# | National Emission Standard VI |
| 24 | Gasoline | 92# | National Emission Standard VI |
| 25 | Diesel Oil | 0# | National Emission Standard VI |
| 26 | Paraffin | 58 # and A Half | Melting Point No Lower Than 58℃ |
| | V. Coal | | |
| 27 | Anthracite | Washed, Medium Pieces | Volatile Matter≤8% |
| 28 | Ordinary Mixed Coal | 4500 kilocalories | Mixed Coal of Shanxi Pulverized Coal And Lump Coal, Calorific Value: 4500 Kilocalorie |
| 29 | Shanxi Mixed Coal | 5000 kilocalories | Mixed Coal of Better Quality, Calorific Value: 5000 Kilocalorie |
| 30 | Shanxi Superior Mixed Coal | 5500 kilocalories | Mixed Coal of High Quality, Calorific Value: 5500 Kilocalorie |
| 31 | Datong Mixed Coal | 5800 kilocalories | Mixed Coal Originating In Datong, Calorific Value: 5800 Kilocalorie |
| 32 | Coking Coal | Main Coking Coal | Sulphur Content <1% |
| 33 | Coke | Second-Class of Metallurgical Coke | 12.01%≤Ash Content≤13.50% |
| | VI. Nonmetallic Building Materials | | |
| 34 | Ordinary Portland Cement | P.O 42.5 in Bags | Compressive Strength: 42.5mpa |
| 35 | Ordinary Portland Cement | P.O 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 | First-Class 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 | Natural Rubber | Standard Rubber SCRWF | Impurity Content≤0.05%, Ash Content≤0.5% |
| 49 | Pulp | Bleached Chemical Pulp | Brightness≥80%, Viscosity≥600cm³/G |
| 50 | Corrugated Paper | High Strength | 80-160g/M2 |
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