Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in China, mainland

China, mainland: Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price was 27,681 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
27,681 LCU
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
41st
of 73 countries
All-time high
27,681 LCU
in 2018
All-time low
1,723 LCU
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2018

Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in China, mainland, 1991–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1991200420181991: 2.8k LCU1992: 3.0k LCU1993: 3.2k LCU1994: 3.7k LCU1995: 5.3k LCU1996: 6.4k LCU1997: 5.7k LCU1998: 5.3k LCU1999: 5.7k LCU2000: 5.9k LCU2001: 7.5k LCU2002: 8.1k LCU2008: 10.9k LCU2009: 11.7k LCU2010: 14.0k LCU2011: 15.1k LCU2012: 1.7k LCU2013: 18.6k LCU2017: 26.4k LCU2018: 27.7k LCU

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 27,681 LCU for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 154.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in China, mainland peaked at 27,681 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,723 LCU, in 2012.

That places China, mainland 41st out of 73 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.

Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in China, mainland, 1991 to 2018.
Year LCU Change
1991 2,793 LCU
1992 3,011 LCU +7.8%
1993 3,230 LCU +7.3%
1994 3,653 LCU +13.1%
1995 5,271 LCU +44.3%
1996 6,352 LCU +20.5%
1997 5,672 LCU -10.7%
1998 5,326 LCU -6.1%
1999 5,720 LCU +7.4%
2000 5,915 LCU +3.4%
2001 7,459 LCU +26.1%
2002 8,102 LCU +8.6%
2008 10,890 LCU +34.4%
2009 11,690 LCU +7.3%
2010 14,000 LCU +19.8%
2011 15,075 LCU +7.7%
2012 1,723 LCU -88.6%
2013 18,650 LCU +982.4%
2017 26,408 LCU +41.6%
2018 27,681 LCU +4.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +982.4% 1,723 LCU 18,650 LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,559 LCU 2,793 LCU 6,352 LCU 9
2000s 8,811 LCU 5,915 LCU 11,690 LCU 5
2010s 17,256 LCU 1,723 LCU 27,681 LCU 6

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 38 Bangladesh 46,500 LCU compare
  2. 39 Mexico 43,286 LCU compare
  3. 40 India 39,800 LCU compare
  4. 42 Malaysia 20,000 LCU compare
  5. 43 Brazil 19,133 LCU compare
  6. 44 Poland 18,738 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in China, mainland?
Unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in China, mainland was 27,681 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 27,681 LCU in 2018.
What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,723 LCU in 2012.
How does China, mainland rank for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price?
China, mainland ranks 41st out of 73 countries with data for 2018.
Is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 154.2%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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
82 places, 1,760 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.