According to the monitoring of ministry of commerce, prices for edible agricultural products and materials in the production circulation decreased slightly last week (Apr.28th to May 4th) in 36 large and medium-sized cities across the country.
Steel prices declined 0.1% last week, of which hot rolled strip steel, H section steel, welded steel pipe prices fell by 0.3%, 0.2% and 0.2% respectively.
Last week, the non-ferrous metal prices rose 0.8%, of which copper and tin prices rose 3% and 0.7% respectively; nickel, lead, aluminium, zinc prices fell by 2%, 0.2%, 0.1% and 2% respectively.
Energy prices rose 0.2%, of which crude oil prices rose 2.7%, coal prices were flat, lignite, bituminous coal, anthracite coal prices were stable.
Chemical products prices rise and fall with each other, in which styrene prices fell by 1.3%, pure benzene prices rose 1.2%.
Rubber prices rose 1.6%, of which styrene butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, and polybutadience rubber prices rose 2.6%, 2.3% and 2% respectively; 1 # standard rubber and import 3 # smoke rubber prices were up 0.7%.
