According to the Ministry of Commerce monitoring, last week (March 27th to April 2nd) the national edible agricultural products market price index fell 0.3% over the previous week, the market price index of production data fell by 0.5% over the previous week.
Means of production market: rubber prices fell 2.8% over the previous week, including synthetic rubber, natural rubber prices fell by 3% and 2.5%. Steel prices fell 0.9%, of which cold-rolled ordinary sheet, galvanized sheet, hot-rolled strip, rebar prices fell by 2%, respectively, 1.4%, and 0.7%, and 1.3%. Non-ferrous metals prices fell 0.2%, of which lead, nickel, tin, aluminum prices fell by 4.4%, respectively, 1.6%, and 0.1%, zinc, copper prices rose by 0.8% and 0.4%, respectively. Fertilizer prices fell 0.2%, of which urea, diammonium phosphate prices fell by 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively, potassium chloride, compound fertilizer price of $three and the previous week. A slight fluctuation in the price of basic chemical raw materials, including methanol, sulfuric acid, caustic soda prices rose by 0.3%, 0.3% and 0.2%, benzene, soda ash prices were down 2.1% and 0.5%. Coal prices rose 0.3%, of which coking coal, steam coal, anthracite prices rose by 0.5%, respectively, 0.4% and 0.2%.