{"version":"1","article":{"id":"china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026","slug":"china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026?lang=en","title":"China’s mid-September input-price monitor records a fall in copper","summary":"The National Bureau of Statistics said 21 of 50 monitored production inputs rose in 11–20 September, 26 fell and three were unchanged; electrolytic copper was down 1.6%.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"National Bureau of Statistics of China","url":"https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfbhjd/202609/t20260923_1965403.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-24","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"},{"name":"China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center and Zhuochuang Information","url":"https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfbhjd/202609/t20260923_1965403.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-24","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"production-input-price-directions","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"50 üretim girdisinin fiyat yönü dağılımı","en":"Price-direction distribution across 50 production inputs","ar":"توزيع اتجاهات أسعار 50 مدخلاً إنتاجياً","fr":"Répartition des directions de prix pour 50 intrants de production","es":"Distribución de direcciones de precios de 50 insumos de producción"},"description":{"tr":"11–20 Eylül izlem dönemi ile 1–10 Eylül önceki döneminin karşılaştırması.","en":"Comparison of the 11–20 September monitoring period with 1–10 September.","ar":"مقارنة فترة الرصد من 11 إلى 20 سبتمبر بالفترة من 1 إلى 10 سبتمبر.","fr":"Comparaison de la période suivie du 11 au 20 septembre avec celle du 1er au 10 septembre.","es":"Comparación del periodo vigilado del 11 al 20 de septiembre con el del 1 al 10 de septiembre."},"methodology":{"tr":"Kaynakta verilen 50 ürün içinde önceki on günlük döneme göre artış, düşüş veya değişmeme sayısı. Ülke geneli tüketici ya da üretici fiyat endeksi değildir.","en":"Counts of the 50 source-listed products that rose, fell or were unchanged against the previous ten-day period. This is not a national CPI or PPI.","ar":"عدد المنتجات الخمسين الواردة في المصدر التي ارتفعت أو انخفضت أو لم تتغير مقارنة بفترة الأيام العشرة السابقة. وليس هذا مؤشراً وطنياً لأسعار المستهلك أو المنتجين.","fr":"Nombre de produits parmi les 50 cités par la source dont le prix a augmenté, baissé ou est resté stable par rapport aux dix jours précédents. Il ne s’agit pas d’un IPC ou d’un IPP national.","es":"Recuento de los 50 productos de la fuente que subieron, bajaron o no cambiaron frente al periodo anterior de diez días. No es un IPC ni un IPP nacional."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfbhjd/202609/t20260923_1965403.html"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-07T21:58:20+00:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Fiyatı yükselen ürünler","en":"Products with higher prices","ar":"المنتجات ذات الأسعار المرتفعة","fr":"Produits dont les prix ont augmenté","es":"Productos con precios al alza"},"value":21,"unit":"count","period":"2026-09-20","periodStart":"2026-09-11","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"china-production-inputs-price-up-count","unitCode":"count","geography":"china","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"unspecified","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Fiyatı düşen ürünler","en":"Products with lower prices","ar":"المنتجات ذات الأسعار المنخفضة","fr":"Produits dont les prix ont baissé","es":"Productos con precios a la baja"},"value":26,"unit":"count","period":"2026-09-20","periodStart":"2026-09-11","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"china-production-inputs-price-down-count","unitCode":"count","geography":"china","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"unspecified","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Değişmeyen ürünler","en":"Products with unchanged prices","ar":"المنتجات التي لم تتغير أسعارها","fr":"Produits dont les prix sont restés inchangés","es":"Productos con precios sin cambios"},"value":3,"unit":"count","period":"2026-09-20","periodStart":"2026-09-11","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"china-production-inputs-price-unchanged-count","unitCode":"count","geography":"china","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"unspecified","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]},{"id":"electrolytic-copper-monitoring-price","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Elektrolitik bakır izleme fiyatı","en":"Electrolytic copper monitored price","ar":"سعر النحاس الكهربائي المرصود","fr":"Prix suivi du cuivre électrolytique","es":"Precio vigilado del cobre electrolítico"},"description":{"tr":"1 numaralı kalite elektrolitik bakırın 11–20 Eylül izleme dönemi fiyatı.","en":"Monitored price for grade-1 electrolytic copper during 11–20 September.","ar":"السعر المرصود للنحاس الكهربائي من الدرجة الأولى خلال 11–20 سبتمبر.","fr":"Prix suivi du cuivre électrolytique de qualité 1 du 11 au 20 septembre.","es":"Precio vigilado del cobre electrolítico de grado 1 del 11 al 20 de septiembre."},"methodology":{"tr":"Kaynağın piyasa izleme tablosunda bildirilen dönem fiyatı ve değişimi; canlı kotasyon veya genel metal fiyat endeksi değildir.","en":"Period price and change reported in the source's market-monitoring table; not a live quote or general metal-price index.","ar":"السعر والتغير للفترة كما وردا في جدول رصد السوق بالمصدر؛ وليس سعراً حياً أو مؤشراً عاماً لأسعار المعادن.","fr":"Prix et variation de la période indiqués dans le tableau de suivi ; il ne s’agit ni d’une cotation en direct ni d’un indice général des métaux.","es":"Precio y variación del periodo según la tabla de seguimiento de la fuente; no es una cotización en directo ni un índice general de metales."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfbhjd/202609/t20260923_1965403.html"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-07T21:58:20+00:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"1 numaralı kalite elektrolitik bakır","en":"Grade-1 electrolytic copper","ar":"النحاس الكهربائي من الدرجة الأولى","fr":"Cuivre électrolytique de qualité 1","es":"Cobre electrolítico de grado 1"},"value":108770,"unit":"CNY/tonne","period":"2026-09-20","periodStart":"2026-09-11","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"china-grade1-electrolytic-copper-monitored-price","unitCode":"cny-per-tonne","geography":"china","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]},{"id":"chip-and-gas-material-prices","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Gaz ve çip malzemelerinin izleme fiyatları","en":"Monitored gas and chip-material prices","ar":"أسعار الغاز ومواد الرقائق المرصودة","fr":"Prix suivis du gaz et des matériaux pour puces","es":"Precios vigilados de gas y materiales para chips"},"description":{"tr":"11–20 Eylül 2026 ulusal dolaşım piyasası gözlemleri; canlı kotasyon değildir.","en":"National circulation-market observations for 11–20 September 2026; not live quotations.","ar":"رصد أسواق التداول الوطنية للفترة 11–20 سبتمبر 2026؛ وليست أسعاراً حية.","fr":"Observations des marchés nationaux du 11 au 20 septembre 2026 ; pas de cotations en direct.","es":"Observaciones de mercados nacionales del 11 al 20 de septiembre de 2026; no son cotizaciones en vivo."},"methodology":{"tr":"NBS tablosundaki ürün tanımı ve özgün kütle paydası korunur. LNG ve sıradan güç tipi lityum demir fosfat ton başına; yoğun polisilikon kilogram başına CNY olarak verilir. Ton-kilogram veya döviz dönüşümü yapılmaz. Bunlar NBS’nin izlediği dönem fiyatlarıdır; fabrika maliyeti veya belirli alıcının işlem fiyatı değildir.","en":"Product specifications and original mass denominators are preserved from the NBS table. LNG and ordinary power-type lithium iron phosphate are in CNY per tonne; dense polysilicon is in CNY per kilogram. No tonne-kilogram or currency conversion is applied. These are period prices monitored by NBS, not factory costs or the transaction price paid by a particular buyer.","ar":"تُحفظ مواصفات المنتجات ومقامات الكتلة الأصلية من جدول المكتب. الغاز الطبيعي المسال وفوسفات حديد الليثيوم العادي لبطاريات الطاقة باليوان لكل طن، والبولي سيليكون الكثيف باليوان لكل كيلوغرام. لا يجري تحويل الكتلة أو العملة. هذه أسعار مرصودة للفترة وليست تكلفة المصنع أو سعر صفقة لمشترٍ معين.","fr":"Les spécifications et dénominateurs de masse du tableau NBS sont conservés. Le GNL et le phosphate de fer lithié de type courant pour batteries de puissance sont en CNY par tonne ; le polysilicium dense est en CNY par kilogramme. Aucune conversion de masse ou de devise. Ce sont des prix suivis sur la période, pas des coûts d’usine ni un prix de transaction propre à un acheteur.","es":"Se conservan las especificaciones y los denominadores de masa del cuadro de la NBS. El GNL y el fosfato de hierro y litio de tipo corriente para baterías de potencia están en CNY por tonelada; el polisilicio denso, en CNY por kilogramo. No se convierte masa ni moneda. Son precios vigilados del periodo, no costes de fábrica ni el precio de una operación individual."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfbhjd/202609/t20260923_1965403.html"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-07T22:09:28+00:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Sıvılaştırılmış doğal gaz (LNG)","en":"Liquefied natural gas (LNG)","ar":"الغاز الطبيعي المسال (LNG)","fr":"Gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL)","es":"Gas natural licuado (GNL)"},"value":6222.6,"unit":"CNY/tonne","periodStart":"2026-09-11","period":"2026-09-20","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"china-nbs-lng-monitored-price","unitCode":"cny-per-tonne","geography":"china","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Lityum demir fosfat, sıradan güç tipi","en":"Lithium iron phosphate, ordinary power type","ar":"فوسفات حديد الليثيوم، النوع العادي لبطاريات الطاقة","fr":"Phosphate de fer lithié, type courant pour batteries de puissance","es":"Fosfato de hierro y litio, tipo corriente para baterías de potencia"},"value":51881.1,"unit":"CNY/tonne","periodStart":"2026-09-11","period":"2026-09-20","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"china-nbs-ordinary-power-lithium-iron-phosphate-monitored-price","unitCode":"cny-per-tonne","geography":"china","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Polisilikon, yoğun malzeme","en":"Polysilicon, dense material","ar":"البولي سيليكون، المادة الكثيفة","fr":"Polysilicium, matériau dense","es":"Polisilicio, material denso"},"value":41,"unit":"CNY/kg","periodStart":"2026-09-11","period":"2026-09-20","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"china-nbs-dense-polysilicon-monitored-price","unitCode":"cny-per-kilogram","geography":"china","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"production-input-price-directions","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null},{"id":"electrolytic-copper-monitoring-price","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null},{"id":"chip-and-gas-material-prices","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"production-input-price-directions","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026/data/production-input-price-directions?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026/data/production-input-price-directions?lang=en&format=csv"}},{"id":"electrolytic-copper-monitoring-price","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026/data/electrolytic-copper-monitoring-price?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026/data/electrolytic-copper-monitoring-price?lang=en&format=csv"}},{"id":"chip-and-gas-material-prices","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026/data/chip-and-gas-material-prices?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-production-material-prices-mid-september-2026/data/chip-and-gas-material-prices?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["In the National Bureau of Statistics’ release of 24 September, prices for 21 of 50 important production inputs monitored in China’s circulation markets rose in 11–20 September from the preceding period, 26 declined and three were unchanged. The comparison was with 1–10 September. The measure covers selected inputs monitored across nine product groups in national markets. The bureau publishes the bulletin as a period price table for specified products in circulation, rather than as a consumer-price or producer-price index. It should not be read as a single index representing every wholesale transaction in China or the purchase costs faced by all businesses.","The table recorded electrolytic copper, grade 1, at 108,770 yuan per tonne, down 1,722.5 yuan, or 1.6%, from the preceding ten-day period. The same bulletin includes prices for other metals and steel products, but copper is used here as an example whose product name and unit are explicit in the source table. The figure is a monitored market price for the 11–20 September observation window. It is not a live quote for 8 October, a transaction price, a futures contract or a delivered price charged to a particular buyer. Nor does a ten-day movement alone establish a longer-term trend.","The bulletin does not explain the causes of the price movements, so the copper decline cannot be attributed to a single factor such as demand, inventories, production or imports. Product specification, trading location and monitoring method matter when comparing this kind of reference price with other market quotations. The distribution across 50 products also does not mean costs moved in one direction throughout every sector: rising, falling and unchanged prices were recorded in the same observation window. The release shows short-period price breadth and one commodity example; it does not directly establish inflation, mining-company revenue or future metal prices. Later bulletins using the same product specifications could help readers assess how prices move from one monitoring period to another.","The monitoring table defines products by technical specifications, so its copper figure cannot be matched directly to quotations for different grades or delivery terms that use the same general name. Comparisons between periods should also retain the source’s product definition. These boundaries allow the statistic to support short-window comparisons while limiting broader claims."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The National Bureau of Statistics said 21 of 50 monitored production inputs rose in 11–20 September, 26 fell and three were unchanged; electrolytic copper was down 1.6%.\n\nIn the National Bureau of Statistics’ release of 24 September, prices for 21 of 50 important production inputs monitored in China’s circulation markets rose in 11–20 September from the preceding period, 26 declined and three were unchanged. The comparison was with 1–10 September. The measure covers selected inputs monitored across nine product groups in national markets. The bureau publishes the bulletin as a period price table for specified products in circulation, rather than as a consumer-price or producer-price index. It should not be read as a single index representing every wholesale transaction in China or the purchase costs faced by all businesses.\n\nThe table recorded electrolytic copper, grade 1, at 108,770 yuan per tonne, down 1,722.5 yuan, or 1.6%, from the preceding ten-day period. The same bulletin includes prices for other metals and steel products, but copper is used here as an example whose product name and unit are explicit in the source table. The figure is a monitored market price for the 11–20 September observation window. It is not a live quote for 8 October, a transaction price, a futures contract or a delivered price charged to a particular buyer. Nor does a ten-day movement alone establish a longer-term trend.\n\nThe bulletin does not explain the causes of the price movements, so the copper decline cannot be attributed to a single factor such as demand, inventories, production or imports. Product specification, trading location and monitoring method matter when comparing this kind of reference price with other market quotations. The distribution across 50 products also does not mean costs moved in one direction throughout every sector: rising, falling and unchanged prices were recorded in the same observation window. The release shows short-period price breadth and one commodity example; it does not directly establish inflation, mining-company revenue or future metal prices. Later bulletins using the same product specifications could help readers assess how prices move from one monitoring period to another.\n\nThe monitoring table defines products by technical specifications, so its copper figure cannot be matched directly to quotations for different grades or delivery terms that use the same general name. Comparisons between periods should also retain the source’s product definition. These boundaries allow the statistic to support short-window comparisons while limiting broader claims.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}