In September, Xinhua China Salt Food Salt (Supermarket) price index was 1253.50 points, up 49.54 points from the previous period (August 2022), and rose by 4.11%; up 253.50 points from the base period (January 2018), up 25.35%; September 2022 was the highest point since the index was running, up 271.59 points from the lowest point in the cycle (December 2018), up 271.59 points from the lowest point in the cycle (December 2018). During this monitoring range, the monthly sales of low sodium salts accounted for 18.22%.
Figure 1 Xinhua ·Chinese salt edible salt (supermarket) price index trend chart
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Figure 2 Since 2021, the proportion of monthly sales of low-sodium edible salt
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points in cities, in September 2022, Hangzhou, Xining, Shenyang, Beijing, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Tianjin, Nanchang , Fuzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guiyang, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Qingdao supermarkets have increased compared with August 2022; the average price of edible salt sold in supermarkets in Shanghai, Jinan, Hohhot, Harbin, Changsha, Kunming, Chongqing, Changchun, Xi'an, Yinchuan and Taiyuan fell compared with August 2022.
Figure 3 edible salt sales price trend chart in supermarkets in various cities
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Data source: Xinhua Index
point price range, there are 5 cities with a unit price of edible salt sales in supermarkets in this period above 5 yuan/jin, namely Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xining, Shenyang, and Beijing; there are 9 cities with a unit price of edible salt sales in supermarkets between 4-5 yuan/jin, namely Jinan, Hohhot, Harbin, Changsha, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Tianjin, Kunming, and Chongqing; there are 8 cities with a unit price of edible salt sales in supermarkets between 3-4 yuan/jin, namely Nanchang, Fuzhou, Changchun, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guiyang, Shijiazhuang, and Zhengzhou; there are 5 cities with a unit price of edible salt sales in supermarkets below 3 yuan/jin, namely Xi'an, Yinchuan, Hefei, Taiyuan and Qingdao. In terms of low sodium salt sales, the cities with low sodium salt sales through supermarket channels accounted for more than 15% of the cities in September were Guangzhou, Qingdao, Beijing, Shenyang, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Changchun, Chongqing, Kunming and Zhengzhou.
Xinhua·China Salt Food Salt (Supermarket) price index was compiled and published by China Economic Information Service and China Salt Industry Group Co., Ltd. , aiming to objectively reflect the terminal sales price trend of edible salt through Chinese supermarket channels and provide pricing reference and decision-making support for the market. The index takes January 2018 as the base period with a base point of 1,000 points, focusing on collecting edible salt prices and sales data from large supermarket chains in major domestic cities.
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