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CHINA-PRODUCTION GOODS-PRICES
Prices of most production goods rise: NBS data
BEIJING, March 20,2021 (BSS/XINHUA)- Most of the major production goods monitored by the Chinese government posted higher prices in the first 10 days of March compared with the previous 10 days, official data shows.
Of the 50 goods monitored by the government, including seamless steel tubes, gasoline, coal, fertilizer and some chemicals, the prices of 34 goods rose during the period, while 12 posted dropping prices and four saw their prices unchanged, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Sulfuric acid led the upward trend with a 15.9-percent rise in prices, followed by hogs and polyester filament, the NBS said.
The reading, released every 10 days, is based on a survey of nearly 2,000 wholesalers and distributors in 31 provincial-level regions.
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