Core Insights - The industrial producer price index (PPI) in Huzhou remained stable month-on-month in December 2025, while the industrial purchase price index (IPI) increased by 1.8% due to rising prices of coal and other fuel products [1] - Year-on-year, PPI decreased by 2.3% and IPI decreased by 0.9% [1] Industry Analysis - Among the 30 major industry categories surveyed, 15 experienced a month-on-month decline in producer prices, 8 saw an increase, and 7 remained stable [1] - The chemical fiber manufacturing, beverage and refined tea manufacturing, and furniture manufacturing sectors had the largest month-on-month price declines, with decreases of 1.2%, 1.1%, and 1.0% respectively, collectively pulling down the total index by 0.2 percentage points [1] - Conversely, the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, paper and paper products, and non-metallic mineral products sectors had the highest month-on-month price increases, each rising by 1.1%, 1.1%, and 0.6% respectively, collectively pushing the total index up by 0.2 percentage points [1] Raw Material Price Trends - The prices of raw materials showed an "eight increases and one decrease" trend month-on-month [1] - The largest increases were seen in fuel and power materials, non-ferrous metal materials and wires, and chemical raw materials, which rose by 6.1%, 2.1%, and 1.7% respectively, contributing a total increase of 1.6 percentage points to the index [1]

Group 1 - In August 2020, the national industrial producer price index (PPI) decreased by 2.0% year-on-year and increased by 0.3% month-on-month; the industrial producer purchase price index (PPPI) decreased by 2.5% year-on-year and increased by 0.6% month-on-month [1] - From January to August, the average industrial producer ex-factory price decreased by 2.0% compared to the same period last year, while the industrial producer purchase price decreased by 2.7% [1] - The prices of production materials decreased by 3.0% year-on-year, with the mining industry prices down by 5.8%, raw materials industry prices down by 6.4%, and processing industry prices down by 1.4% [1] Group 2 - In August, the prices of living materials increased by 0.6% year-on-year, with food prices up by 3.1%, clothing prices down by 1.3%, general daily necessities down by 0.4%, and durable consumer goods down by 1.5% [1] - The purchase prices of fuel and power decreased by 9.8%, chemical raw materials by 8.4%, and black metal materials by 0.5%; however, agricultural and sideline products increased by 6.3% and non-ferrous metal materials and wires by 2.9% [1] Group 3 - Month-on-month, the industrial producer ex-factory price increased by 0.4%, with mining prices up by 1.6%, raw materials prices up by 0.5%, and processing prices up by 0.2% [1] - The prices of living materials increased by 0.1% month-on-month, with food prices up by 0.2%, clothing prices down by 0.2%, general daily necessities up by 0.5%, and durable consumer goods down by 0.4% [1]