Methanol and LNG circulation prices rose in early September in China
In China’s National Bureau of Statistics monitoring, the circulation price of pure methanol rose 17.6% in 1–10 September from the previous ten-day period. Liquefied natural gas rose 5.6%.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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Prices came from a monitored basket of 50 products and nearly 2,000 wholesalers, agents and dealers across 31 provincial-level areas. They are circulation wholesale and selling prices, not producer prices.
The same bulletin showed lithium iron phosphate down 1.9%. The methanol, LNG and lithium iron phosphate figures are observed market readings for 1–10 September, not current-price claims.
Data
Production input prices
Indicators and coverage as published by the official source.
- Pure methanol price change
- 17.6 %
- 2026-09-01 — 2026-09-10 · Observed
- Liquefied natural gas price change
- 5.6 %
- 2026-09-01 — 2026-09-10 · Observed
- Lithium iron phosphate price change
- -1.9 %
- 2026-09-01 — 2026-09-10 · Observed
Methodology
Average circulation prices for 1–10 September 2026 are compared with averages for 21–31 August 2026. NBS monitoring covers wholesalers, agents and dealers; these are not producer prices or live prices.
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Subject proposals
- EconomySuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.stats.gov.cn ↗
- Natural gasSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: natural gas, LNGwww.stats.gov.cn ↗
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- China · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.stats.gov.cn ↗