In the first ten days of September 2026, the prices of 50 important means of production in China generally rose: 37 up, 9 down and 4 flat, especially in coal, chemical industry, petroleum and natural gas, reflecting the pressure of short-term industrial demand recovery and rising costs.
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China Statistical Information Service Center, according to the monitoring of the market prices of 50 kinds of important means of production in 9 categories in the national circulation field, the prices of 37 kinds of products rose, 9 kinds fell and 4 kinds were flat in early September 2026 compared with late August. Changes in Market Prices of

Important Means of Production in the Circulation Field in the First Ten Days of September 2026 Product Name | Unit | Price of the Current Period (yuan) | Increase or Decrease over the Price of the Previous Period (yuan) | Increase or decrease (%) |
I. Ferrous metal |
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rebar (Φ20mm, HRB400E) | Ton | 3182.752.41.7 | |
| Wire rod (Φ8 — 10 mm, HPB300) | Ton | 3367.149 | .31.5 |
| Ordinary medium plate (20mm, Q235) | t | 3564.737.8 |
| 1.1 | Hot-rolled plain coil (4.75-11.5mm, Q235) | ton | 3351.625.20.8 | |
| seamless steel pipe (219 * 6, 20 #) | ton | 4026.915.00.4 | |
| Angle steel (5 #) | ton | 3469.83 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
II. Non-ferrous metal |
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electrolytic copper (1 #) | ton | 110492. 51593 | . | 21.5 |
aluminum ingot (A00) | ton | 243 56.352 | 0.62.2 |
| Lead Ingot (1 #) | Ton | 1600 | | |
6.35 9.90.4 Zinc ingot (0 #) | Ton | 26991.9901 | .23.5 |
| III. Chemical product |
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Sulfuric acid (98%) | ton | 1835.7-68.1 | - |
| 3.6 Caustic soda (liquid caustic soda, 32%) | ton | 682.6-2.8- |
| 0.4 | Methanol (superior product) | ton | 3379.150 | 5.917.6 Tons | of |
| pure benzene (petroleum benzene, industrial grade) | 9065.2935.5 |
11.5 | | Ethanol (95.0%) | t | 5355.915.4 |
| 0.3 | Polyethylene (LLD PE, Melt Index 2 Film Material) | Ton | 9239.6494.15 |
| .6 | Polypropylene (Drawing Material) | Ton | 9634.40 HTML0 93536 5447.30 HTML0 UNK1 64.90 HTML0 UNK1 7 glacial acetic acid (99.5% and above) 0 HTML0 UNK1 8 tons 0 HTML0 UNK1 93536.30 HTML0 UNK2 0382.50 HTML0 UNK2 1 1 2.1 |
cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber (BR9000) | ton | 15112. 5936.36.6 | | |
polyester filament (POY150D/48F) | ton 0 HTM L0UNK7928 7.50 HTML0UNK83 12.50 HTML0UNK9 3.50 HTML0 1255800.80 0 Lithium iron phosphate (general power type) 0 HTML0 1255800.80 1 ton 0 HTML0UNK 1255800.80 HTML0 1255800.80 3-1104.60 HTML0 1255800.80 4-1.90 HTML0 86044 5 IV. Oil and Gas 0 HTML0 UNK1 6 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 0 HTML0 UNK1 7 tons 0 HTML0 UNK1 8604 4. |
| | Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) | ton | 6851.2887.414 |
| .9 | Gasoline (95 # Country VI) | Tons | 10450.0551.75.6 |
| Diesel | (0 # Country VI) | Tons | 8711.30 HTML0UN K15382.80 HTML0 97522 64.60 HTML0 UNK1 7 Paraffin (58 # half) 0 HTML0 UNK1 8 tons 0 HTML0 UNK1 97522.50 HTML0 UNK2 050.00 HTML0 UNK2 10.7 |
V. Coal |
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Anthracite (washed medium lump) | ton | 1618.214 | 1.19.6 |
| Shanxi superior mix (5500 kcal) | ton | 94 6.376.28 |
| | .8 Coking coal (main coking coal) | ton | 259 | 7.522 6.19.5 |
| coke Carbon (quasi-first grade metallurgical coke) | ton | 1983.9223 | .212.7 | |
VI. Non-metallic mineral products |
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-Ordinary Portland cement (P. O) 42.5 (bulk) | ton | | 250.72.00 |
| .8 Float glass (5/6mm) | ton | 1074.9 | 0.8 |
| 0.1 Polysilicon (dense material) | | kg 40.90.41 | | .0 |
VII. Agricultural products (mainly used for processing) |
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rice (japonica rice) | tons | 3981.00.90.0 | |
| wheat (national standard third class) | tons | 2395.80.50.0 | |
| Corn (yellow corn second class) | ton | 223 | 6.8-3.3-0.10 | HTML 0UN K16 Cotton (lint, white cotton grade 3) 0 HTML0 1817534.30 7 tons 0 HTML0UNK 1817534.30 HTML0 1817534.30 9-56.0- |
| 0.3 Pigs (external three yuan) | kg | | 11.00.10. |
| 9 Soybeans (soybeans) | t 0 HTML0UNK 84706.90 HTML0 UNK97 4.80 HTML0 UNK1 0 1.60 HTML0 UNK1 1 Soybean meal (crude protein content ≥ 43%) 0 HTML0 UNK1 2 tons 0 HTML0 UNK1 33305.80 HTML0 UNK1 41 18.30 HTML0 UNK1 53.70H TML0 87516 6 Peanut (Oil Peanut) 0 HTML0 UNK1 7 tons 0 HTML0 UNK1 87516.70 HTML0 UNK1 9125.00 HTML0 UNK2 0 1.7 |
White sugar (GB Grade I white granulated sugar) | ton | 5221.938.30.7 | |
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production Urea (small and medium granules) | Tons | 1771.926.5 |
| 1.5 | Phosphate fertilizer (55% monoammonium phosphate) | Tons 0 HTML0U NK134252.50 HTML0 83074 4-107.90 HTML0 UNK1 5-2.50 HTML0 UNK1 6 Potash (Port 62% white potassium chloride) 0 HTML0 UNK1 7 tonnes 0 HTML0 UNK1 83074.1-12 | . | 9-0.4 |
compound fertilize (potassium sulfate compound fertilizer, Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content 45%) | 3619.4-1.20.0 | tons | of |
| pesticides (glyphosate, 95% technical) | tons | of 25475. | | 0-203.6-0.8 |
nine, Forest products |
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Natural rubber (standard rubber SCRWF) | tons | 18500. 0736.94 | | .1 |
Pulp (imported softwood pulp) | ton | 4965.90.3 |
| 0.0 | Corrugated paper (AA grade 120g) | ton | 3108 .9-83.2-2 | | . |
Note
1. Different from the ex-factory price, the market price of the means of production includes not only the ex-factory price, but also the circulation costs, profits and taxes of the operating enterprise. The ex-factory price and the market price influence each other, there is a time lag, and the trend of their changes may not be completely consistent in a certain period of time.
2. Category and product specifications are detailed in the attached table.
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