Ex-factory prices of China's industrial products grow in September

The ex-factory price of China's industrial products in September this year rose 4.5 percent over that in the same month last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

A report released Friday by the NBS said energy products saw remarkable price increase. The ex-factory price of crude oil climbed 33.2 percent over September last year.

In detail, the ex-factory prices of gasoline, kerosene and diesel grew27 percent, 21.4 percent and 22.3 percent respectively.

The ex-factory price of coal went up 21.8 percent, while the prices of copper, aluminium, lead, zinc and nickel saw increases ranging from 5.5 percent to 20 percent.

The ex-factory price of China's industrial products in the January-September period rose 5.4 percent over the same period last year.

Source: Xinhua