Group 1 - In January, the producer price index (PPI) for industrial producers showed a decline in the prices of production materials by 1.3%, contributing approximately 1.06 percentage points to the overall decrease in the PPI [2][10] - The prices in the extraction industry fell by 8.1%, while raw material prices decreased by 2.0%, and processing industry prices dropped by 0.4% [2][10] - Prices for living materials decreased by 1.7%, impacting the overall PPI by about 0.38 percentage points, with food prices down by 1.9% and clothing prices down by 0.7% [2][10] Group 2 - In terms of year-on-year changes, the PPI for industrial producers decreased by 1.4%, with production materials down by 1.3% [10] - The extraction industry saw a significant year-on-year price drop of 8.1%, while raw materials and processing industries experienced declines of 2.0% and 0.4%, respectively [10] - Living materials prices also fell by 1.7%, with food and clothing prices contributing to this decline [10] Group 3 - In January, the PPI for industrial producers increased by 0.4% month-on-month, with production materials rising by 0.5%, contributing approximately 0.37 percentage points to the overall increase [7][10] - The extraction industry prices decreased by 1.7%, while raw materials and processing industries saw increases of 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively [7][10] - Living materials prices rose slightly by 0.1%, with food prices down by 0.1% and clothing prices down by 0.3% [7][10] Group 4 - The purchasing prices for industrial producers showed a month-on-month increase of 0.5%, with notable increases in the prices of non-ferrous metals and wires by 4.5% [8][10] - Fuel and power prices decreased by 0.7%, while building materials and non-metallic prices fell by 0.6% [8][10] - Year-on-year, the purchasing prices for industrial producers decreased by 1.4%, with fuel and power prices down by 7.1% [10]

Core Insights - In May 2025, Shenzhen's Producer Price Index (PPI) remained unchanged year-on-year, with a month-on-month increase of 0.1% [1] - The average PPI from January to May showed a year-on-year increase of 0.4%, while the purchasing price index increased by 0.3% [1] Group 1: Producer Prices - Year-on-year, the prices of production materials decreased by 1.5%, with mining industry prices dropping by 23.5% and processing industry prices down by 1.3%. Raw materials prices increased by 1.0% [3] - Year-on-year, consumer goods prices increased by 3.1%, with clothing prices down by 1.4%, durable goods prices stable, food prices up by 0.3%, and general daily goods prices up by 15.0% [3] - Month-on-month, production materials prices increased by 0.1%, with mining industry prices down by 7.3% and raw materials prices up by 2.5%. Consumer goods prices increased by 0.2% [3] Group 2: Purchasing Prices - In the purchasing price index, prices for building materials and non-metallic products decreased by 7.1%, fuel and power prices decreased by 6.8%, and wood and pulp prices decreased by 5.1% [3] - Other industrial raw materials and semi-finished products saw a price decrease of 1.8%, while chemical raw materials increased by 0.9% and textile raw materials increased by 1.0% [3] - Notably, prices for non-ferrous metals and wires increased by 17.9% [3]