According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Commerce, last week (November 23-29), the national market prices of edible agricultural products increased by 0.8% from the previous week, and the market prices of means of production increased by 0.9% from the previous week.

For edible agricultural products: the average wholesale price of 30 kinds of vegetables was 4.62 yuan per kilogram, up by 1.5%, among which the wholesale prices of cucumber, zucchini and green onion increased by 13.3%, 8.6% and 8.4% respectively. The average wholesale price of six kinds of fruits increased by 1.1%, among which, the wholesale prices of watermelon, pear and citrus increased by 6.2%, 1.9% and 0.2% respectively. Meat prices rose slightly, among which the wholesale price of pork was 39.61 yuan per kilogram, up by 0.9%, and the wholesale prices of mutton and beef rose by 0.4% and 0.2% respectively. The prices of poultry products decreased slightly, among which the wholesale prices of egg and white striped chicken decreased by 0.5% and 0.2% respectively. The prices of aquatic products decreased slightly, among which the wholesale prices of carp, silver carp and hairtail decreased by 0.7%, 0.4% and 0.1% respectively. Grain and oil prices fluctuated slightly, among which the wholesale prices of soybean oil, rapeseed oil, flour and peanut oil increased by 0.9%, 0.3%, 0.2% and 0.1% respectively, while the wholesale price of rice decreased by 0.2%.

For means of production: the price of non-ferrous metals increased, among which the prices of copper, aluminum and zinc increased by 4.3%, 2.2% and 0.5% respectively. Coal prices were generally rising, of which coking coal and power coal prices were 767 yuan and 585 yuan per ton, up 0.3% and 0.2% respectively, and the price of No.2 smokeless lump coal was 924 yuan per ton, down 0.3%. The wholesale price of refined oil products increased slightly, among which the prices of 0# diesel, No.92 gasoline and No.95 gasoline increased by 1.1%, 0.9% and 0.8% respectively. Rubber prices rose slightly, among which synthetic rubber and natural rubber prices rose by 1.5% and 0.9% respectively. The price of chemical fertilizer increased slightly, among which the prices of urea and ternary compound fertilizer increased by 0.3% and 0.1% respectively. Steel prices fluctuated slightly, among which the prices of hot-rolled steel strip, channel steel and welded steel pipe were 4,202 yuan, 4,135 yuan and 4,386 yuan per ton respectively, all rising by 0.3%, while the price of screw-thread steel was 4,093 yuan per ton, decreasing by 0.2%. The prices of basic chemical raw materials fluctuated slightly, among which the prices of polypropylene, sulfuric acid and methanol increased by 2.6%, 1.4% and 1% respectively, while the price of soda ash decreased by 2.3%.