A worker is busy on the production line fulfilling orders for freezers at KEG Group in the Suqian New and Hi-tech Industry Development Zone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province on April 23, 2026. In recent years, the zone has stimulated corporate technological innovation, enhanced smart manufacturing capabilities, and boosted high-quality development of enterprises through targeted services including policy support, resource coordination and talent introduction. Photo: VCG

　　China Bulk Commodity Price Index of April stood at 132.1, up 1.7 percent month on month and 20.2 percent year on year, extending its upward trend and indicating stable, improving market conditions, data from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) showed on Tuesday, as reported by China Media Group (CMG).

　　CFLP noted that April saw continued gains driven by improved supply-demand conditions in some domestic sectors and external cost-push factors, though the pace of increase moderated from the previous month, indicating the bulk commodity market remained broadly stable and on an upward trajectory.

　　Among the 50 commodities monitored by the CFLP, prices of 38 rose month on month in April.

　　By sector, the chemical price index continued to climb, driven by tight feedstock supply and rising production costs linked to external factors.

　　The energy price index edged down slightly on the back of effective policies to ensure supply and stabilize prices, but remained at a relatively high level for the year, according to the CFLP, as cited by CMG.

　　Prices of paraxylene rose 22.4 percent month on month, according to China Media Group. Methanol prices increased 14.5 percent, while polypropylene prices climbed 11.8 percent, CMG reported.