According to the Ministry of Commerce, last week (March 13th to 19) national production data market price index rose by 0.3% over the previous week.

Among them: non-ferrous metals prices rose 1.4% over the previous week, including zinc, tin, lead, nickel, copper, aluminum prices rose by 5.1%, respectively, 2.1%, 1.1%, 0.8% and 0.8%. Steel prices rose 0.7%, of which rebar, ordinary round steel, high-speed wire prices rose by 1.1%, respectively, and 1% and 0.8%. Coal prices rose 0.4%, of which coking coal, steam coal prices rose by 0.6% and 0.5%, anthracite prices fell by 0.1%. Fertilizer prices unchanged from the previous week, including urea, potassium chloride prices fell 0.1%, diammonium phosphate prices rose by $0.1%, compound fertilizer prices remain stable for three yuan. The price of basic chemical raw materials fell 0.1%, including methanol, soda ash, benzene prices were down 1.4%, 0.3% and 0.3%, caustic soda, sulfuric acid prices rose 0.4% and 0.3%. Rubber prices fell 1.1%, of which synthetic rubber, natural rubber prices fell by 1.6% and 0.7%.