国家统计局：2025年8月电力、热力生产和供应业出厂价格同比下降1.6%

Core Insights - In August 2025, the national industrial producer price index (PPI) decreased by 2.9% year-on-year, a reduction of 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous month, while month-on-month it remained flat after a decline of 0.2% [1] - The average PPI from January to August 2025 showed a year-on-year decrease of 2.9%, with the purchase price index down by 3.3% [1] Year-on-Year Changes - In August, the prices of production materials fell by 3.2%, contributing approximately 2.40 percentage points to the overall decline in the PPI. The mining industry saw a price drop of 11.5%, raw materials decreased by 4.1%, and processing industry prices fell by 2.2% [3] - Prices of living materials decreased by 1.7%, impacting the overall PPI by about 0.45 percentage points. Food prices dropped by 1.7%, while clothing prices remained stable, and durable goods prices fell by 3.7% [3] Month-on-Month Changes - In August, the prices of production materials increased by 0.1%, contributing approximately 0.08 percentage points to the overall PPI increase. The mining industry prices rose by 1.3%, while raw materials increased by 0.2%, and processing industry prices remained unchanged [8] - Living materials prices decreased by 0.1%, affecting the overall PPI by about 0.03 percentage points. Food prices increased by 0.1%, while general daily goods and durable goods prices fell by 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively [8] Purchase Price Index - In the purchase price index, fuel and power prices decreased by 9.7%, chemical raw materials fell by 6.2%, and black metal materials and agricultural products both dropped by 5.6%. However, prices for non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased by 4.7% [7]