On May 11, the reporter learned from the Zhejiang Survey Team of the National Bureau of Statistics that in April 2022, the consumer price of Zhejiang residents rose by 2.8% year-on-year and 0.7% month-on-month.
The ex-factory price of industrial producers increased by 6.7% year-on-year, the same increase as the previous month; it increased by 0.6% month-on-month, and the increase decreased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous month. The purchasing price of industrial producers increased by 12.2% year-on-year, an increase of 0.8 percentage points from the previous month; and a month-on-month increase of 2.2%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points from the previous month.
Zhejiang’s consumer price rise and fall
CPI rose 2.8% year-on-year and 0.7% month-on-month
On a month-on-month basis, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 2.1%. According to the analysis by the Zhejiang Investigation Team of the National Bureau of Statistics, mainly due to the spread of the epidemic and the increase in oil prices, food prices generally rose.
The month-on-month increase and decrease of Zhejiang’s consumer prices by category in April
Seasonal factors have caused the supply of vegetables and fruits to be tight. At the same time, due to the spread of the epidemic, wholesale markets in some areas have been closed or temporarily controlled, making it more difficult to adjust and transport transportation. In addition, the increase in oil prices has boosted transportation costs. The prices of potatoes, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits rose by 16.1%. %, 10.2% and 10.1%.
With the closure of fishing in various river basins and sea areas, the supply of fishing products has decreased, and aquatic products have entered a new breeding cycle. The overall market supply is tight, and the continued rise in feed prices has pushed up the cost of aquaculture. The prices of marine fish and freshwater fish rose by 3.6% and 3.1% respectively. %.
The cost of laying hens continued to fluctuate at a high level, and the breeding enterprises in the production area were obviously reluctant to sell and keep prices high. The epidemic affected the terminal reserve awareness and increased the price of eggs by 3.3%. Some pig breeding groups and large-scale farms took the initiative to reduce the volume and raise the price, which drove retail investors to be reluctant to sell, and it became more difficult for slaughtering companies to purchase. Superimposed on the promotion of the national purchase and storage policy, pork prices rose by 1.0%.
Non-food prices rose 0.2%. Among non-food items, industrial prices rose 0.4 percent. Among them, the prices of gasoline and diesel increased by 2.8% and 3.0% respectively, and the increase was 4.4 and 4.9 percentage points lower than that of the previous month. Services prices rose 0.1%. Among them, the number of people traveling during the Qingming May Day holiday increased, and the prices of air tickets, transportation rental fees, travel, long-distance buses, taxis, and online car-hailing rose by 7.6%, 7.4%, 3.6%, 0.8%, 0.5% and 0.4% respectively.
On a year-on-year basis, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 2.9%. Among them, the price of fresh vegetables increased by 30.1%; the price of fresh fruit increased by 20.5%; the price of eggs increased by 5.9%; ; Livestock meat prices fell by 19.9% (pork prices fell by 28.7%).
The prices of the other seven categories were “six liters and one flat” year-on-year. Among them, the prices of transportation and communication, education, culture and entertainment, other supplies and services, daily necessities and services, housing, and medical care rose by 6.5%, 4.3%, 2.4%, 1.5%, 1.4%, and 0.5% respectively; the price of clothing remained unchanged.
The year-on-year increase and decrease of Zhejiang’s consumer prices by category in April
PPI rose 6.7% year-on-year and 0.6% month-on-month
Compared with the same period of last year, the prices of means of production rose by 8.1%, and the prices of means of living rose by 1.8%. Compared with the previous month, the prices of means of production rose by 0.7%, and the prices of means of living rose by 0.2%.
Compared with the same period of the previous year, the prices of products in 33 of the 34 major industries increased. Among them, the prices of petroleum, coal and other fuel processing industries, gas production and supply industries, non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industries rose by 38.9%, 32.2% and 15.1% respectively, affecting the total index up by 2.1 percentage points. The prices of products in the ten major industrial industries in the province all rose, among which the prices of products in the production and supply industries of electricity and heat increased by 14.0%, that of chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing products increased by 13.6%, and that of electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing products increased by 7.1%. The total impact of the total index rose 2.9 percentage points.
Compared with the previous month, the prices of products in 34 major industries were “20 liters, 7 declines and 7 levels”. Among the industries with rising prices, the prices of petroleum, coal and other fuel processing products rose 4.2%, that of paper and paper products rose 1.8%, and that of metal products, machinery and equipment repairs rose 1.7%.
Changes in producer prices of industrial producers in Zhejiang (%)
Change in purchasing price of industrial producers in Zhejiang (%)
Compared with the same period of the previous year, the purchase prices of industrial producers, the prices of all nine categories of products rose. Among them, the prices of fuel and power products rose by 35.8%, the prices of non-ferrous metal materials and wire products rose by 14.0%, and the prices of chemical raw materials rose by 10.0%.
Compared with the previous month, the prices of nine categories of products all rose. Among them, the prices of fuel and power products rose by 6.6%, the prices of chemical raw materials rose by 2.3%, and the prices of building materials and non-metallic products rose by 1.8%.