Tea leaves — Producer Price in China, mainland

China, mainland: Tea leaves — Producer Price was 31,637 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
31,637 LCU
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 21 countries
All-time high
31,637 LCU
in 2018
All-time low
6,670 LCU
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2018

Tea leaves — Producer Price in China, mainland, 1991–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1991200420181991: 6.7k LCU1992: 7.5k LCU1993: 8.4k LCU1994: 9.3k LCU1995: 11.2k LCU1996: 11.4k LCU1997: 10.4k LCU1998: 10.4k LCU1999: 10.1k LCU2000: 10.1k LCU2001: 9.1k LCU2002: 10.5k LCU2008: 25.3k LCU2009: 26.5k LCU2010: 19.6k LCU2011: 21.4k LCU2012: 27.6k LCU2013: 29.9k LCU2017: 31.5k LCU2018: 31.6k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

In 2018, tea leaves — producer price in China, mainland stood at 31,637 LCU. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tea leaves — producer price in China, mainland peaked at 31,637 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,670 LCU, in 1991.

China, mainland ranks 14th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tea leaves — Producer Price in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Tea leaves — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in China, mainland, 1991 to 2018.
Year LCU Change
1991 6,670 LCU
1992 7,510 LCU +12.6%
1993 8,351 LCU +11.2%
1994 9,294 LCU +11.3%
1995 11,190 LCU +20.4%
1996 11,436 LCU +2.2%
1997 10,395 LCU -9.1%
1998 10,395 LCU +0.0%
1999 10,084 LCU -3.0%
2000 10,114 LCU +0.3%
2001 9,087 LCU -10.2%
2002 10,537 LCU +16.0%
2008 25,300 LCU +140.1%
2009 26,500 LCU +4.7%
2010 19,640 LCU -25.9%
2011 21,450 LCU +9.2%
2012 27,650 LCU +28.9%
2013 29,860 LCU +8.0%
2017 31,508 LCU +5.5%
2018 31,637 LCU +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,481 LCU 6,670 LCU 11,436 LCU 9
2000s 16,308 LCU 9,087 LCU 26,500 LCU 5
2010s 26,957 LCU 19,640 LCU 31,637 LCU 6

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 11 Rwanda 129,333 LCU compare
  2. 12 Nepal 66,792 LCU compare
  3. 13 Georgia 57,754 LCU compare
  4. 15 South Africa 25,900 LCU compare
  5. 16 Mauritius 25,190 LCU compare
  6. 17 Mexico 3,210 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tea leaves — producer price in China, mainland?
Tea leaves — producer price in China, mainland was 31,637 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tea leaves — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 31,637 LCU in 2018.
What is the lowest tea leaves — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,670 LCU in 1991.
How does China, mainland rank for tea leaves — producer price?
China, mainland ranks 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is tea leaves — producer price rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tea leaves — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tea leaves — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
26 places, 573 data points, 1991–2025
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.