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Change in Corporate Goods Prices,June 2009

Change in Corporate Goods Prices,June 2009

Write: Cedric [2011-05-20]

In June 2009, the price of corporate goods rose 0.1% month on month but fell 8% year on year. In the January-June period, the price of corporate goods dropped 6.6% from the same period last year. Excluding price changes of agricultural products, in June, the price of corporate goods rose 0.3% month on month but fell 9% year on year.

Table

Item

Month-on-month change

(%)

Year-on-year change

(%)

Capital goods

0.2

-9.5

Consumer goods

-0.3

-4.6

Iron ore

-1.7

-32.5

Steel

2.9

-32.3

Steel ingots

-2.5

-26.4

Non-ferrous mineral products

4.4

-26.9

Products of non-ferrous metal smelting and pressing

2.7

-23.9

Copper

2.4

-34.1

Aluminium

0.4

-24.1

Gold

2.5

5.6

Crude oil

7.1

-49.2

Refined oil

3.6

-7.8

Natural gas

0.4

1.5

Crude coal

1

-11.2

Coke

3.7

-22.6

Electricity

-0.4

3.8

Cement

-1.8

-7

Glass for construction

0.3

-9.2

Ceramics for construction

0.2

-1

Automobiles

0

0.2

Cars

-0.1

-1.5

Buses

0

0

Trucks

0

1.3

Fertilizer

-3.6

-11.9

Fodder

0.9

-3.3

Agricultural machinery

-0.1

1.8

Pesticide

0

0.4

Unprocessed grain

0.5

0

Processed grain

0.1

3.7

Fresh and frozen pork

-2.3

34

Fresh and frozen beef

-1

0.8

Fresh and frozen mutton

-0.3

1.4

Edible oil

0.9