In March 2012, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods dropped by 0.3 percent year-on-year, and 0.3 percent went up month-on-month. The purchasing price index for manufactured goods went up by 0.1 percent year-on-year, and 0.1 percent increased month-on-month. And the average level in the first three months, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods increased 0.1 percent year-on-year, while the purchasing price index for manufactured goods increased 1.0 percent.

1. Year-on-Year Changes of Prices of Different Categories

The year-on-year change of producer prices for means of production decreased 0.8 percent. In which, producer prices for mining and quarrying industry increased 3.7 percent; that of raw materials industry increased 0.8 percent, while that of manufacturing and processing industry decreased 2.0 percent. Producer prices for consumer goods went up by 1.4 percent. Of which, producer prices for foodstuff increased 2.4 percent, that of clothing increased 2.6 percent, that of commodities up by 1.2 percent, while that of durable consumer goods dropped 0.7 percent.

The year-on-year purchaser price indexes for ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, and chemical raw materials decreased 4.2,4.0 and 1.9 percent respectively, that of fuel and power increased 5.1 percent, that of agricultural and sideline products went up by 0.9, that of timber and paper pulp rose 1.1 percent, and that of building materials and non-metallic grew by 2.4 percent.

2. Month-on-Month Changes of Prices of Different Categories

The month-on-month change of producer prices for means of production increased 0.3 percent. Of the total, producer prices for mining and quarrying industry increased 0.8 percent, that of raw materials industry increased 0.8 percent; that of machining industry up by 0.1 percent. Producer prices for consumer goods went up by 0.1 percent month-on-month. Of which, producer prices for foodstuff increased 0.2 percent; that of clothing up by 0.1 percent, that of commodities rose 0.3 percent, and that of durable consumer goods dropped 0.1 percent.

The month-on-month purchaser price indexes for fuel and power increased 0.8 percent, non-ferrous metals increased 0.2 percent, that of textile raw materials rose 0.2 percent, that of ferrous metals decreased 0.2 percent, while that of other industrial raw materials and partially prepared products decreased 0.2 percent.