Core Insights - In October 2025, the national industrial producer's ex-factory prices decreased by 2.1% year-on-year, with a narrowing decline of 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous month; month-on-month, it shifted from flat to an increase of 0.1% [1] - The average industrial producer's ex-factory prices from January to October fell by 2.7% year-on-year, while the purchase prices decreased by 3.2% [1] Year-on-Year Changes in Industrial Producer Prices - In October, the prices of production materials dropped by 2.4%, contributing approximately 1.77 percentage points to the overall decline in ex-factory prices. The mining industry saw a price drop of 7.8%, raw materials decreased by 2.5%, and processing industry prices fell by 1.9% [3] - Consumer goods prices decreased by 1.4%, impacting the overall ex-factory price level by about 0.36 percentage points. Food prices fell by 1.6%, while clothing prices decreased by 0.3% [3] Month-on-Month Changes in Industrial Producer Prices - In October, the prices of production materials increased by 0.1%, contributing approximately 0.08 percentage points to the overall increase in ex-factory prices. The mining industry prices rose by 1.0%, while raw materials remained flat and processing industry prices increased by 0.1% [8] - Consumer goods prices remained stable, with food and clothing prices each declining by 0.1%, while general consumer goods prices increased by 0.7% [8] Purchase Price Changes - In the purchase prices, fuel and power prices decreased by 7.4%, agricultural and sideline products fell by 5.2%, and chemical raw materials dropped by 5.0%. However, prices for non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased by 7.5% [7] - Month-on-month, non-ferrous metal materials and wires saw a price increase of 2.4%, while agricultural products decreased by 1.3% and chemical raw materials fell by 0.6% [9] Key Industry Price Changes - The coal mining and washing industry experienced a significant year-on-year price drop of 15.6%, while the oil and gas extraction industry saw a decline of 8.4% [11] - The non-ferrous metal mining industry had a notable price increase of 18.9% year-on-year, indicating a strong performance compared to other sectors [11]

Group 1 - In September, the producer price index for industrial producers showed a decline in the prices of production materials by 2.4%, contributing approximately 1.81 percentage points to the overall decrease in producer prices [2] - The prices in the extraction industry fell by 9.0%, while raw materials and processing industries saw declines of 2.9% and 1.7%, respectively [2] - Prices for living materials decreased by 1.7%, impacting the overall producer price index by about 0.45 percentage points, with food prices down by 1.7% and durable consumer goods down by 3.9% [2] Group 2 - Year-on-year changes in the producer price index indicated a 0.0% change in the overall producer price index, with a 2.3% decline compared to the previous year [10] - The producer price index for production materials showed a 3.3% year-on-year decrease, with specific declines in extraction (9.9%), raw materials (3.6%), and processing (2.6%) [10] - Living materials experienced a year-on-year decline of 1.5%, with food prices down by 1.6% and durable consumer goods down by 3.3% [10] Group 3 - In terms of month-on-month changes, the producer price index for industrial producers remained stable, with extraction prices increasing by 1.2% and processing prices decreasing by 0.1% [7] - Living materials saw a slight decrease of 0.2%, with food prices down by 0.1% and durable consumer goods down by 0.4% [7] - The purchase price index for industrial producers showed a 0.1% increase month-on-month, with notable increases in non-ferrous metal materials and electrical wire prices by 1.2% [8]

Group 1: Year-on-Year Changes in Industrial Producer Prices - In July, the prices of production materials decreased by 4.3%, contributing approximately 3.20 percentage points to the overall decline in industrial producer prices [2] - The mining industry saw a significant price drop of 14.0%, while raw materials and processing industries experienced declines of 5.4% and 3.1%, respectively [2] - Consumer goods prices fell by 1.6%, with food prices down by 1.8% and durable goods prices down by 3.5% [2] Group 2: Month-on-Month Changes in Industrial Producer Prices - In July, the month-on-month prices of production materials decreased by 0.2%, impacting the overall industrial producer price level by approximately 0.17 percentage points [7] - The mining industry prices decreased by 0.2%, while raw materials and processing industries saw declines of 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively [7] - Consumer goods prices also fell by 0.2%, with food prices remaining stable and durable goods prices decreasing by 0.6% [7] Group 3: Industrial Producer Purchase Prices - The purchase prices for fuel and power decreased by 10.8%, while black metal materials and chemical raw materials saw declines of 8.0% and 6.5%, respectively [6] - Prices for agricultural products decreased by 4.6%, and construction materials and non-metallic materials fell by 3.8% [6] - Prices for non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased by 2.8% [6] Group 4: Key Industry Price Changes - The coal mining and washing industry experienced a price drop of 23.0%, while the oil and natural gas extraction industry saw a decrease of 12.6% [10] - The black metal mining industry prices fell by 9.1%, whereas the non-ferrous metal mining industry prices increased by 11.1% [10] - The food manufacturing industry prices decreased by 1.1%, while the beverage and refined tea manufacturing industry prices remained stable [10]