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Change in Corporate Goods Prices, December 2008

Change in Corporate Goods Prices, December 2008

Write: Jun [2011-05-20]

In December, the overall price of corporate goods fell 1.5% month on month and 3.1% year on year. From January through December, the price of corporate goods rose 6.8% year on year (see the table below).

Table

Item

Month-on-month change

(%)

Year-on-year change

(%)

Agricultural products

-0.1

-1.4

Mineral products

-4.5

-10.8

Coal, oil and electricity

-8.5

-3.8

Processed products

-1.0

-3.3

Primary products

-4.8

-5.9

Intermediate products

-1.5

-3.8

Final products

-0.1

-0.9

Capital goods

-2.1

-3.8

Non-fixed assets

-2.4

-4.9

Fixed assets

-1.1

0.4

Consumer goods

-0.1

-1.3

Food

0.2

-2.6

Non-food

-0.3

-0.1

Iron ore

-9.6

-12.8

Steel

1.0

-13.2

Non-ferrous mineral products

-2.4

-46.5

Products of non-ferrous metal smelting and pressing

-6.8

-35.4

Crude oil

-29.6

-45.1

Refined oil

-6.0

5.3

Crude coal

-6.2

23.7

Electricity

0.6

3.1

Natural gas

-1.3

2.3

Fodder

-0.6

2.6

Fertilizer

-2.3

11.2

Pesticide

-0.1

2.6

Agricultural machinery

-0.3

6.2

Unprocessed grain

-1.7

-1.3

Rough rice

-0.3

2.3

Wheat

-0.3

2.6

Corn

-4.1

-6.8

Soybean

-4.0

-3.7

Processed grain

0.1

2.8

Live pigs

5.5

-13.9

Fresh and frozen pork

6.2

-19.6

Edible oil

-2.8

-21.7

Eggs

-2.3

-0.9

Household washing machines

0.1

2.3

Refrigerators

-1.2

0.1

Air conditioners

-0.5

-0.7

Televisions

-1.6

-3.1

Automobiles

-0.2

0

Buses

-0.1

1.1

Cars

-0.4

-1.4