In February, the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 5.4% year-on-year (down 4.5% in the same month last year), with the growth up 1.1 percentage points from last month. From January to February, PPI rose 4.9% year-on-year (down 3.9% in the same period last year). In February, the ex-factory price of capital goods rose 6.8% year-on-year, and consumer goods price 1.0% year-on-year.

In the month, raw materials, fuel and power purchase prices rose 10.3% year-on-year (down 7.1% in the same month last year), with the growth up 2.3 percentage points from last month; from January to February, raw materials, fuel and power purchase prices rose 9.1% year-on-year (down 6.2% in the same period last year).