Commerce department monitored last week (Jan 18-Jan 24 ) that prices of agricultural products in 36 large and middle cities in China have generally reduced but means of production pieces have increased slightly.
Among all the means of production last week, minerals, energy, steel, chemical products, agricultural capital, and building material prices increased. Light industry material prices remained the same. Rubber and nonferrous metals prices fell down. Price of mineral product raised 2.3%. Iron and zinc ore prices increased 2.7% and 1.2%. The price of energy increased 0.2%. Crude oil price went up 0.5% and raw coal and coke price remained unchanged. The price of nonferrous metals fell 1.9%, A00 aluminium price decreased 2.4%.