Understand: In August 2021, The Ex Factory Price Of Industrial Producers Increased By 9.5% Year On Year

In August 2021, the ex factory prices of industrial producers in China increased by 9.5% year-on-year and 0.7% month on month; The purchase price of industrial producers increased by 13.6% year-on-year and 0.8% month on month. From January to August, the ex factory prices of industrial producers increased by 6.2% over the same period last year, and the purchase prices of industrial producers rose by 8.6%.

I. year on year changes in industrial producer prices

Among the ex factory prices of industrial producers, the price of means of production rose by 12.7%, which affected the rise of the total ex factory price of industrial producers by about 9.44 percentage points. Among them, the prices of mining industry, raw material industry and processing industry increased by 41.8%, 18.3% and 8.0%, respectively. The price of means of living rose by 0.3%, which affected the rise of the total price of industrial producers by about 0.07%. Among them, the price of food increased by 0.9%, the price of clothing remained unchanged, the price of general daily necessities increased by 0.1%, and the price of durable consumer goods decreased by 0.1%.

Among the purchase prices of industrial producers, the prices of ferrous metal materials increased by 26.3%, the prices of fuel and power increased by 26.2%, the prices of non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased by 21.6%, and the prices of chemical raw materials increased by 20.3%.

2. Month on month changes in industrial producer prices

Among the ex factory prices of industrial producers, the price of means of production rose by 0.9%, which affected the overall level of ex factory prices of industrial producers by about 0.69%. Among them, the prices of mining industry, raw material industry and processing industry increased by 3.0%, 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively. The price of means of living was flat. Among them, the prices of food and general daily necessities were flat, the price of clothing increased by 0.3%, and the price of durable consumer goods decreased by 0.2%.

Among the purchase prices of industrial producers, the price of fuel and power increased by 2.4%, the price of chemical raw materials increased by 1.3%, the price of non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased by 1.0%, and the price of ferrous metal materials increased by 0.2%.