In May 2009, the price of corporate goods fell 0.1% month on month and 7.6% year on year. In the January-May period, the price of corporate goods dropped 6.3% from the same period last year. Excluding price changes of agricultural products, in May, the price of corporate goods rose 0.1% month on month but fell 8.6% year on year.
Table
Item |
Month-on-month change (%) |
Year-on-year change (%) |
|
Capital goods |
0.1 |
-8.9 |
|
Consumer goods |
-0.7 |
-4.7 |
|
Iron ore |
-5.5 |
-29.5 |
|
Steel |
1.7 |
-33.1 |
|
Steel ingots |
0.5 |
-21.1 |
|
Non-ferrous mineral products |
0.1 |
-31.9 |
|
Products of non-ferrous metal smelting and pressing |
-0.2 |
-27.8 |
|
Copper |
-1.7 |
-36.6 |
|
Aluminium |
-2.5 |
-24.5 |
|
Gold |
2.8 |
1.3 |
|
Crude oil |
6.7 |
-49.7 |
|
Refined oil |
1.5 |
-4.7 |
|
Natural gas |
2.8 |
1.1 |
|
Crude coal |
-0.3 |
-6.7 |
|
Coke |
2.7 |
-21.4 |
|
Electricity |
0.1 |
4 |
|
Cement |
-1.1 |
-4.7 |
|
Glass for construction |
3.3 |
-8.8 |
|
Ceramics for construction |
-0.1 |
-1.1 |
|