National Bureau of Statistics of China

05/11/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/11/2022 01:49

Producer Prices in the Industrial Sector for April 2022

In April 2022, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods rose by 8.0 percent year-on-year and 0.6 percent month on month; the purchasing price of industrial products increased by 10.8 percent year-on-year and 1.3 percent month on month. From January to April, the producer price of industrial products increased by 8.5 percent over the same period last year, and the purchasing price of industrial products increased by 11.2 percent.

1. Year-on-Year Changes of Prices of Different Categories

Among the PPI for manufactured goods,the price of means of production increased by 10.3 percent, affecting the overall level of producer price of industrial products up by about 7.78 percentage point. Among them, the price of mining industry increased by 38.3 percent, the price of raw material industry increased by 17.4 percent, and the price of processing industry increased by 4.8 percent. The price of means of living rose by 1.0 percent, affecting the overall level of producer price of industrial products up by about 0.23 percentage point. Among them, the prices of food and clothing increased by 1.6 and 0.7 percent, the prices of general daily necessities increased by 1.8 percent, and the prices of durable consumer goods decreased by 0.1 percent.

Among the purchaser prices of industrial products, the prices of fuel and power increased by 34.8 percent, the prices of non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased by 14.2 percent, the prices of chemical raw materials increased by 11.7 percent, and the prices of ferrous metal materials increased by 4.5 percent.

2. Month-on-Month Changes of Prices of Different Categories

Among the PPI for manufactured goods,the price of means of production increased by 0.8 percent, affecting the overall level of producer price of industrial products up by about 0.59 percentage point. Among them, the price of mining industry increased by 2.0 percent, the price of raw material industry increased by 1.4 percent, and the price of processing industry increased by 0.4 percent. The price of means of living rose by 0.2 percent, affecting the overall level of producer price of industrial products up by about 0.05 percentage point. Among them, food prices rose by 0.4 percent, clothing and durable consumer goods prices were flat, general commodity prices rose by 0.2 percent.

Among the purchaser prices of industrial products, the prices of fuel and power increased by 3.5 percent, the prices of ferrous metal materials increased by 1.7 percent, the prices of non-ferrous metal materials and wires, and chemical raw materials increased by 1.2 percent.

Price Indexes for the Industrial Sector in April 2022

M/M(%)

Y/Y(%)

Jan-Apr

Growth Rate(%)

I. Producer Price Indices

0.6

8.0

8.5

Means of production

0.8

10.3

11.0

Mining and quarrying

2.0

38.3

36.1

Raw materials

1.4

17.4

17.6

Processing

0.4

4.8

6.0

Means of subsistence

0.2

1.0

0.9

Food

0.4

1.6

0.8

Clothing

0.0

0.7

1.1

Articles for daily use

0.2

1.8

1.6

Durable consumer goods

0.0

-0.1

0.3

II. Purchaser Price Indices

1.3

10.8

11.2

Fuel and Power

3.5

34.8

30.8

Ferrous Metals

1.7

4.5

6.9

Non-ferrous Metal Materials and Wires

1.2

14.2

16.2

Chemical Raw Materials

1.2

11.7

14.8

Wood and Pulp

0.8

3.0

4.6

Building Materials and Non-metallic

0.1

9.1

10.0

Other Industrial Raw Materials and Semi-products

0.3

3.4

4.0

Agricultural and Sideline Products

1.3

1.4

0.0

Textile Raw Materials

0.4

8.1

9.0

III. Producer Price Indices of Major Industries

Mining and Washing of Coal

2.5

53.4

51.0

Extraction of Petroleum and Natural Gas

1.2

48.5

44.3

Mining of Ferrous Metal Ores

4.0

-5.5

-6.4

Mining of Non-Ferrous Metal Ores

2.7

14.2

12.6

Mining and Processing of Nonmetal Ores

0.0

6.4

6.7

Processing of Food from Agricultural Products

1.1

2.6

0.9

Manufacture of Foods

0.2

4.2

4.5

Manufacture of Wines, Beverage and Refined Tea

0.2

1.0

0.7

Manufacture of Cigarettes and Tobacco

0.0

0.9

0.9

Manufacture of Textile

0.2

6.0

7.2

Manufacture of Textile Wearing Apparel and Ornament

0.0

0.4

0.7

Processing of Timbers, Manufacture of Wood, Bamboo, Rattan, Palm, and Straw Products

-0.1

2.9

2.9

Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products

0.4

0.8

2.3

Printing, Reproduction of Recording Media

0.0

1.4

1.6

Processing of Petroleum, Coking, Processing of Nucleus Fuel

3.5

38.7

33.1

Manufacture of Chemical Raw Material and Chemical Products

1.4

14.9

17.7

Manufacture of Medicines

-0.1

0.6

0.4

Manufacture of Chemical Fibers

0.4

3.8

8.2

Manufacture of Rubber and Plastics Products

0.3

2.8

3.6

Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products

-0.5

6.6

8.0

Manufacture and Processing of Ferrous Metals

1.8

5.6

10.5

Manufacture and Processing of Non-Ferrous Metals

0.8

16.8

18.8

Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products

0.4

5.8

7.2

Manufacture of General- Purpose Machinery

-0.1

1.6

2.2

Manufacture of Motor Vehicles

0.0

0.7

0.6

Manufacture of Railway Locomotives, Building of Ships and Boats, Manufacture of Air and Spacecrafts and Other Transportation Equipments

0.0

1.8

1.8

Manufacture of Computer, Communication Equipment and Other Electronic Equipment

0.0

0.3

1.1

Production and Supply of Electric Power and Heat Power

0.4

9.3

8.5

Production and Distribution of Gas

0.3

20.7

14.2

Production and Distribution of Water

0.1

1.5

1.6

Annotations:

1. Explanatory Notes

Producer Price Index for manufactured goods consists of producer price index and purchaser price index.

The industrial producer price index reflects the trend and level of prices change when the products are sold for the first time.

The industrial purchaser price index reflects the trend and level of prices change for the products purchased by the industrial enterprises as intermediate inputs.

2. Statistical Coverage

The factory price survey of industrial producers covers the prices of industrial products in 40 major industrial categories and more than 1300 basic categories; the purchase price survey of industrial producers covers the prices of industrial products in 9 major categories and more than 800 basic categories.

3. Survey Methods

The industrial producer price survey adopts the method of combining key survey with typical survey, involving more than 40000 industrial enterprises in China.

4. Statistical Standard

Industrial Classification is based on the "Industrial Classification for National Economic Activities" (GB/T4754-2017).

5. Data Description

Due to "rounding-off", sometimes the aggregate data is the same as the high or low value of the classified data.