| 8-14 Indices of Purchasing Prices of Raw Materials, Fuels and Power(2007) | |||||
| (preceding year=100) | |||||
| Category | Annual Average |
1st Quarter |
2nd Quarter |
3rd Quarter |
4th Quarter |
| Total Raw Materials | 104.8 | 103.2 | 103.1 | 104.7 | 108.2 |
| Fuel and Power | 103.6 | 99.8 | 98.7 | 103.4 | 112.6 |
| Ferrous Metals | 106.8 | 102.9 | 104.6 | 106.7 | 112.8 |
| Steel | 105.5 | 103.5 | 103.8 | 104.9 | 109.8 |
| Others | 108.1 | 102.4 | 105.5 | 108.6 | 116.0 |
| Nonferrous Metals | 115.7 | 138.2 | 115.3 | 107.3 | 102.0 |
| Raw Chemical Materials | 103.6 | 103.9 | 103.2 | 103.1 | 104.0 |
| Timber and Paper Pulp | 105.3 | 105.3 | 105.3 | 105.1 | 105.5 |
| Building Materials and Nonmetal Ores | 100.8 | 100.7 | 100.6 | 100.6 | 101.4 |
| Other Industrial Raw Materials and | 105.9 | 103.3 | 104.7 | 106.1 | 109.3 |
| Semi-finished Products | |||||
| Agricultural Products | 105.1 | 103.4 | 103.3 | 105.6 | 108.1 |
| Textile Materials | 101.0 | 100.1 | 100.9 | 101.3 | 101.8 |