Among the purchase prices of industrial producers, the price of ferrous materials fell by 5.0% year-on-year, that of non-ferrous metal materials and wires dropped by 3.7%, that of fuel-powered vehicles decreased by 3.2%, and that of agricultural and sideline products increased by 1.9%. According to calculations, in the month-to-year decline in the total level of factory prices of industrial manufacturers in March of 1.9%, the tailgate factor for price changes last year was about -2.3%, and the new price increase factor was about 0.4%. In the ex-factory price of industrial producers, the ex-factory price of production materials was flat (the increase or decrease was 0). Among them, the price of mining industry rose by 0.4%, the price of raw material industry rose by 0.1%, and the price of processing industry decreased by 0.1%. The price of living materials fell by 0.1%. Among them, food prices fell by 0.2%, and prices of clothing, general daily necessities, and durable consumer goods both fell by 0.1%. March 2013 Industrial Producer Price Main Data 　 March First quarter Year-on-year increase and decrease Momentary increase and decrease (%) Year-on-year increase and decrease First, the ex-factory price of industrial producers 0.0 -1.9 -1.7 Production materials 0.0 -2.7 -2.5 mining 0.4 -5.6 -5.3 Raw materials 0.1 -3.2 -2.7 Processing -0.1 -2.1 -2.1 Living information -0.1 0.5 0.6 food -0.2 1.2 1.3 clothes -0.1 1.4 1.5 General daily necessities -0.1 0.3 0.6 Durable consumer goods -0.1 -0.8 -0.9 Second, the purchase price of industrial producers -0.1 -2.0 -1.9 Fuel and power 0.5 -3.2 -2.9 Black metal materials 0.1 -5.0 -5.6 Non-ferrous metal materials and wires -1.1 -3.7 -2.6 Chemical raw materials -0.2 -3.1 -3.1 Wood and Pulp 0.4 -0.2 -0.4 Building materials and non-metallic materials -0.3 -2.0 -1.7 Other industrial raw materials and semi-finished products -0.1 -0.7 -0.8 Agricultural and sideline products -0.6 1.9 2.3 Textile raw materials 0.1 -0.9 -0.9 Stainless Steel Printing Wire Mesh Stainless Steel Printing Wire Mesh,Stainless Steel Printing Screen,Stainless Steel Printing Mesh,Stainless Steel Wire Screen Printing Mesh SHENZHOU SHUANGYOU MESH CO.,LTD. , https://www.firstwiremesh.com
In March 2013, the ex-factory prices of industrial producers nationwide fell by 1.9% year-on-year, unchanged from the previous month (up or down by 0). The purchase price of industrial producers decreased by 2.0% year-on-year and decreased by 0.1% month-on-month. In the first quarter, the producer prices of industrial producers fell by 1.7% year-on-year, and the purchase prices of industrial producers decreased by 1.9% year-on-year.
I. The year-on-year change in prices of industrial producers
In the ex-factory price of industrial producers, the price of production materials fell by 2.7% year-on-year, affecting the total level of ex-factory prices of industrial producers nationwide by approximately 2.00 percentage points. Among them, the price of mining industry fell by 5.6%, the price of raw material industry decreased by 3.2%, and the price of processing industry decreased by 2.1%. The price of living materials rose by 0.5% year-on-year, affecting the overall level of the producer prices of industrial producers nationwide by about 0.12 percentage points. Among them, food prices rose 1.2%, clothing prices rose 1.4%, general commodity prices rose 0.3%, durable consumer goods prices fell 0.8%. 
Second, the industrial producer price chain changes 
Among the purchase prices of industrial producers, fuel and power prices rose by 0.5%, prices of wood and pulp rose by 0.4%, prices of ferrous metal materials and textile raw materials rose by 0.1%, and prices of non-ferrous metal materials and wires dropped by 1.1%. The price of agricultural and sideline products decreased by 0.6%.
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Industrial producer prices remained flat in March