China's non-ferrous metals prices rose by 6 percent in April
compared with that of last month and 16 percent higher over the
prices a year ago, the People's Bank of China (PBC) said
Monday.
The country's overall corporate goods prices (CGP), reflecting
the price changes of products traded by corporations and tracing
overall price fluctuations, rose by 0.6 percent month on month in
April and 4.6 percent year on year, according to the monthly CGP
report released by the PBC.
Copper prices rose by 12.4 percent month on month in April and
20.6 percent year on year while alumina prices grew 6.1 percent
month on month and were down 21 percent year on year.
Prices of coal, oil and electricity were up 0.7 percent month on
month in April, black metal prices up 1.6 percent, and steel up 2
percent.
Prices of farm produce rose by 0.8 percent month on month and
9.1 percent year on year.
(Xinhua News Agency May 15, 2007)