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Change in Corporate Goods Prices,May 2009

Change in Corporate Goods Prices,May 2009

Write: Gaspar [2011-05-20]

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