National Bureau of Statistics: Ex-factory prices of industrial producers fell 2.5% year-on-year in March 2025

The Zhitong Finance App learned that in March 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics issued an article stating that in March 2025, the ex-factory price of industrial producers across the country fell 2.5% year on year and 0.4% month on month; the purchase price of industrial producers fell 2.4% year on year, down 0.2% month on month. In the first quarter, the ex-factory price and purchase price of industrial producers both decreased by 2.3% compared to the same period last year. In March, the price of the means of production fell by 2.8% among the ex-factory prices of industrial producers, affecting the overall ex-factory price level of industrial producers falling by about 2.09 percentage points. Among them, the price of the extractive industry fell by 8.3%, the price of the raw materials industry by 2.4%, and the price of the processing industry by 2.6%. The price of living materials fell by 1.5%, affecting the overall level of ex-factory prices of industrial producers by about 0.38 percentage points.

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Ex-factory prices of industrial producers fell 2.5% year on year in March 2025

In March 2025, the ex-factory price of industrial producers across the country fell 2.5% year on year and 0.4% month on month; the purchase price of industrial producers fell 2.4% year on year, down 0.2% month on month. In the first quarter, the ex-factory price and purchase price of industrial producers both decreased by 2.3% compared to the same period last year.

 

 

I. Year-on-year changes in industrial producer prices

In March, the price of the means of production fell by 2.8% among the ex-factory prices of industrial producers, affecting the overall ex-factory price level of industrial producers falling by about 2.09 percentage points. Among them, the price of the extractive industry fell by 8.3%, the price of the raw materials industry by 2.4%, and the price of the processing industry by 2.6%. The price of living materials fell by 1.5%, affecting the overall level of ex-factory prices of industrial producers by about 0.38 percentage points. Among them, the price of food decreased by 1.4%, the price of clothing decreased by 0.3%, the price of general daily necessities increased by 0.7%, and the price of durable consumer goods decreased by 3.4%.

 

 

Among the purchase prices of industrial producers, the price of ferrous metal materials decreased by 7.8%, the price of fuel power products decreased by 6.8%, the price of chemical raw materials decreased by 3.4%, the price of agricultural and sideline products decreased by 3.0%, the price of building materials and non-metals decreased by 2.1%, the price of textile raw materials decreased by 2.0%; the price of non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased 10.8%.

II. Month-on-month changes in industrial producer prices

In March, the price of means of production fell 0.4% of the ex-factory prices of industrial producers, affecting the overall ex-factory price level of industrial producers falling by about 0.30 percentage points. Among them, the price of the extractive industry fell by 2.9%, the price of the raw materials industry decreased by 0.6%, and the price of the processing industry decreased by 0.1%. The price of living materials fell by 0.4%, affecting the overall level of ex-factory prices of industrial producers by about 0.11 percentage points. Among them, the price of food fell by 0.2%, the price of clothing and general daily necessities fell by 0.1%, and the price of durable consumer goods fell by 1.0%.

Among the purchase prices of industrial producers, the price of fuel power decreased by 1.2%, the price of ferrous metal materials decreased by 0.6%, the price of construction materials and non-metals decreased by 0.4%, the prices of agricultural and sideline products and textile raw materials all decreased by 0.1%; the prices of non-ferrous metal materials, wires, and chemical raw materials all increased by 0.5%.

This article was edited by: National Bureau of Statistics; Zhitong Finance Editor: Liu Xuan.