Tea leaves — Producer Price in China, mainland

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

Latest (2018)
31,637 SLC
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 21 countries
All-time high
31,637 SLC
in 2018
All-time low
6,670 SLC
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 SLC1992: 7.5k SLC1993: 8.4k SLC1994: 9.3k SLC1995: 11.2k SLC1996: 11.4k SLC1997: 10.4k SLC1998: 10.4k SLC1999: 10.1k SLC2000: 10.1k SLC2001: 9.1k SLC2002: 10.5k SLC2008: 25.3k SLC2009: 26.5k SLC2010: 27.6k SLC2011: 28.4k SLC2012: 27.6k SLC2013: 29.9k SLC2017: 31.5k SLC2018: 31.6k SLC

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for tea leaves — producer price in China, mainland is 31,637 SLC, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it 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 SLC in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,670 SLC, in 1991.

That places China, mainland 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 (SLC/tonne) in China, mainland, 1991 to 2018.
Year SLC Change
1991 6,670 SLC
1992 7,510 SLC +12.6%
1993 8,351 SLC +11.2%
1994 9,294 SLC +11.3%
1995 11,190 SLC +20.4%
1996 11,436 SLC +2.2%
1997 10,395 SLC -9.1%
1998 10,395 SLC +0.0%
1999 10,084 SLC -3.0%
2000 10,114 SLC +0.3%
2001 9,087 SLC -10.2%
2002 10,537 SLC +16.0%
2008 25,300 SLC +140.1%
2009 26,500 SLC +4.7%
2010 27,600 SLC +4.2%
2011 28,450 SLC +3.1%
2012 27,650 SLC -2.8%
2013 29,860 SLC +8.0%
2017 31,508 SLC +5.5%
2018 31,637 SLC +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,481 SLC 6,670 SLC 11,436 SLC 9
2000s 16,308 SLC 9,087 SLC 26,500 SLC 5
2010s 29,451 SLC 27,600 SLC 31,637 SLC 6

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 10 Nepal 66,792 SLC compare
  2. 11 Mozambique 61,430 SLC compare
  3. 12 Georgia 56,097 SLC compare
  4. 14 South Africa 25,900 SLC compare
  5. 15 Mauritius 25,190 SLC compare
  6. 16 Mexico 3,210 SLC 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 SLC 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 SLC in 2018.
What is the lowest tea leaves — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,670 SLC in 1991.
How does China, mainland rank for tea leaves — producer price?
China, mainland ranks 13th 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 (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tea leaves — Producer Price (SLC/tonne)
Unit
SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
26 places, 566 data points, 1991–2024
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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.