September commodity index CFLP reports price gains

Oct 5

CCTV reports the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing's October 5 release of the September commodity price index: 137.6, up 4.1% month on month and 22.9% year on year. Prices rose month on month for 38 of the 50 monitored commodities. The report links gains in ferrous and nonferrous metal indices to the traditional production/construction peak season, major-project starts and improving manufacturing output and demand. It presents the improvement as a favorable foundation for the fourth quarter; that outlook remains the broadcaster's assessment.

CFLP releases September 2026 commodity price figures on October 5: index 137.6, up 4.1% month on month and 22.9% year on year; 38 of 50 monitored commodities increase month on month. CCTV reports gains in ferrous and nonferrous indices and attributes a favorable fourth-quarter outlook to improving production and demand. The outlook is an assessment, not an already observed fourth-quarter result.