Foshan Ceramic Trading market in the first quarter of 2017 slowly developed in the downturn. According to the price index monitoring system, January-February Foshan Ceramic price index reported 90.52 points, March rose to 91.65 points, the market stability in the downward, the total index since September 2016, the lowest point. Architectural Ceramics Series index fell more stable, the index maintained in 1% fluctuations, the Health Ceramic series index amplitude, the index in 3%, the majority of the products have a price without the city, the market into a downturn.
1-February, affected by the Lunar New Year holiday, ceramics market into the traditional downturn, the total index of ceramic prices continued to fall, March, with the enterprise start rate, the index also returned to the rational state. In particular, the January-February Building Ceramics Series index reported 85.05 points, the classification index in addition to glazed tiles, ceramic mosaic index increases, the other kinds are falling, the market transaction "to the price of change" features obvious. In March, most of the product prices increased, the index rose to 86.86 points, in addition to ceramic mosaic, microcrystalline ceramic Composite Board index fell, the other kind of index rose slightly. Compared with the fourth quarter of last year, the price of microcrystalline ceramic Composite board fell sharply, the volume of the same period decreased, mainly by the screen micro-crystal 800x800, ordinary microcrystalline 600 X 1200 Two major categories of products caused by large prices. Square brick prices continued to fall in March, mainly by the color of the square brick and colorless materials supermarkets with brick price reduction effect. The prices of other representative goods are in a small range. Many enterprises echo, the first quarter of the construction ceramics market although entering a short period of prosperity, but manufacturers have long been the high product inventory and demand limited impact, the market is still in a tepid state.
Health ceramics, the January-February index reported 123.36 points, the price of each representative to maintain a firm, small pieces of sanitary ceramics, squatting toilet index LED market. The March index fell to 120.46 points, with the exception of squatting stool, washing trough index showed a rise, the rest showed a decline. In the first quarter, most of the representative products "to price change" features obvious, of which, the market activity is higher than the existence of water squat toilet prices continue to rise, the highest price of 176 yuan/piece. Split-type toilet, floor urinal, half an embedded washer and other products inventory high, although to reduce the price to increase promotional efforts, but sales do not seem to be expected. No water bends squat toilet, console and other products market trend is better, the price Zisheng reduced the total class index decline. In the first quarter, the price of representative goods fell significantly in March, most of the representative products by upstream raw material prices and marketing strategy adjustment effects, there is no market, the downturn.
In a comprehensive view, since the beginning of the year, with the economic environment gradually stabilized, the industry development prospects gradually stable. The performance is obvious since the year, the National Building Materials Home Business Index and China's manufacturing purchasing managers index continued to rise sequentially in February, the manufacturing industry continues to maintain stable in the good posture. But the ceramic industry, which is closely related to it, has been in a slump, although the price index has risen, but the market turnover is not as expected, mainly by the high level of product inventory and lack of favorable factors to help push the market development, forecast, the second quarter of Foshan ceramics [Fstaoci. com] Price index will fluctuate in a small range amplitude.