1. Market Overview
In May 2020, the Foshan ceramic price index reported 89.11 points (82.19 points in April), a month-on-month increase of 8.42%, and a year-on-year increase of 1.72%. The architectural ceramics series index reported 86.04 points (79.03 points in April), a month-on-month increase of 8.87%, and a year-on-year increase of 3.41%; the sanitary ceramics series index reported 107.54 points (101.20 points in April), a month-on-month increase of 6.26%, and a year-on-year decrease of 5.77%. In May, the price index of the three major categories of Foshan ceramics rose across the board, with most of the increases in various sub-indexes, and the market conditions stabilized.
Foshan Ceramics Price Index Trend Data in May 2020
Analysis of index trends in February and May
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell slightly in May, but still remained at the line of decline and prosperity. At the same time, the sales price of commercial residential buildings increased slightly month-on-month in May, indicating that the economy is still Continued to recover, but the rate has further slowed down. The Foshan ceramic price index shows a slow recovery trend, which is consistent with the development pattern of the industry.
This month, the architectural ceramics series index rose across the board, with antique bricks, polished tiles, and marble tiles rising by more than 10%, and the other various indexes maintained an increase of one percentage point; the sanitary ceramics series index trend was stable simultaneously, and the toilet The indices for toilets and washbasins maintained an increase of five percentage points, the index for squatting toilets fell slightly, and the index for urinals rose slightly.
Representative products include traditional antique tiles with a single side size of ≥100mm, polished tiles with a single side size of ≥800mm, marble tiles with a single side size of ≥800mm, non-intelligent one-piece floor-standing toilets, face wash basins, and glazed exterior wall tiles. The single-sided specifications are <100mm, the single-sided specifications of negative ion ceramic tiles are between 400mm and 800mm, and the sales of products such as Siwa and squat toilets are lagging behind.
Specifications with large price increases include: porcelain antique 600×600, which sells for 5 yuan/piece this month, an increase of 10 yuan/piece from the previous month, and the transaction volume increased by 45.5%; monochrome spots 400×400, this month The monthly sales volume is 8 yuan/piece, an increase of 7 yuan/piece compared with the previous month, and the turnover increased by 35.25%; for glazed tiles with good market trends, the index showed an upward trend this month and the same month last year, represented by porcelain tile products, wire mesh 350×750 sells for 120 yuan/piece, an increase of 25 yuan/piece from the previous month.The turnover increased by 15.26%. Intelligent one-piece floor-standing toilets sold for 400 yuan/piece this month, up 45 yuan/piece from the previous month, and the transaction volume increased simultaneously by 15%; column-type washbasins sold for 70 yuan/piece, down 28 yuan/piece from the previous month. Transaction volume increased by 14.9%;
Specifications with larger price drops include: glazed exterior wall tiles 300×300 are priced at 2.9 yuan/piece this month, down 10 yuan/piece from the previous month, and transaction volume fell 15%; negative ion ceramic tiles 600×600 The monthly quotation is 12.9 yuan/piece, down 8 yuan/piece from the previous month, and the transaction volume fell 5.5%; the straight wall-mounted urinal is sold for 200 yuan/piece, down 60 yuan/piece from the previous month, and the transaction volume fell 28.5%; on the platform Facial washbasins sold for 110 yuan per piece, down 25 yuan per piece from the previous month, and the transaction volume increased by 11.5%.
Foshan Ceramics Price Index Trend Chart
The reasons for the index trend in March and May and the market outlook forecast analysis
Overall, the Foshan ceramic price index rebounded overall in May, which shows that due to the basically stable epidemic prevention and control situation, the backlog of building materials demand in the first quarter gradually entered the market. At the same time, with the promotion of the "May Day" building materials market, end consumers The gradual release of consumption power has led to the phenomenon of "booming output" of most representative products. Looking forward to next month, with the arrival of the renovation peak season and the recovery of various infrastructure constructions, the Foshan ceramic price index will change due to demand.
(Source: Foshan China Ceramics Group Co., Ltd.)
