Producer Price Index for Manufactured Goods in China Rises 8.1% in April 2008

BEIJING--May 15, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--China's producer price index (PPI) for manufactured goods rose 8.1% year over year, and the growth was 0.1 percentage points higher compared with March. Prices for raw materials, fuels and power rose 11.8%, the National Bureau of Statistics of China announced on May 9, 2008.