Industrial production data will increase by 10% this year

The reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Commission that the cumulative price of production materials in the first three quarters of the year increased by 13.1% year-on-year. It is estimated that the total price of production materials in circulation throughout the year will increase by about 10% from last year.

Prices rose by over 10% year-on-year

Affected by steady and rapid growth of the domestic economy, especially investment and industrial production, the prices of the circulation of production materials rose by 17.4%, 16.5%, 19.8%, 19.3%, 16.7%, and 11.4% year-on-year, respectively, from January to September. 7.7%, 6.1% and 5.9%, cumulative increase of 13.1%.

From the perspective of major varieties, the average combined price of four types of steel products (rebar, wire rod, plate, and cold-rolled sheet) in the steel trading market in 22 cities nationwide was 4,593 yuan per ton, up 16.1% from the same period of last year; Shanghai Huatong non-ferrous metals The average prices of electrolytic copper and electrolytic aluminum in spot trading centers were 57,215 yuan and 15,576 yuan per ton respectively, up 49.8% and 16.8% year-on-year respectively; the average price of ordinary portland cement in 36 large and medium-sized cities was 408 yuan per ton, up 1.8 percent year-on-year. %.

After mid-July, affected by various localities to achieve energy-saving emission reduction targets and restrictions on high-energy-consuming industries, steel and cement prices continued to rise. In September, the average prices of four steel and cement products were 4,704 yuan per ton respectively. RMB 421 was up 9% and 3.2% respectively from July; Recently, the price of construction steel fell slightly after the central bank raised interest rates.

According to statistics, the highest single-day gains for wire rod, electrolytic copper, and electrolytic aluminum in the domestic market this year were 220 yuan, 3230 yuan, and 720 yuan per ton respectively. At the same time, the correlation between prices of non-ferrous metals, iron ore and international markets has further increased. As of September, with the weakening of the U.S. dollar and the rise in commodity prices in the international market, domestic prices of electrolytic copper, electrolytic aluminum and iron ore have also risen sharply.

It is predicted that in the fourth quarter of this year, the prices of industrial production materials will fluctuate slightly based on the current prices. Among them, there is downward pressure on the price of construction steel and cement, and non-ferrous metals, non-construction steel, major chemical products and coal prices fluctuate steadily. .