Jinan: The price of oil rose, the price of steel rose, and the price of bicycles also followed the price increase.

The rise in prices has become the word most unwillingly heard by the public at the moment. Housing, gasoline, and food have risen in price, and even bicycles that have been “cold” have followed suit. On March 3, an interview with a reporter from the Qilu Evening News in Jinan found that due to the rise in prices of gasoline, steel, rubber, and other raw materials, various bicycles in Jinan have generally risen by one to two percent, and some have risen by three hundred yuan.

“Rising house prices, rising edible oil prices, and clothing prices have also gone up. Buying bicycles today, even bicycles that haven’t increased in price for many years, have gone up.” On the 3rd, Mr. Liu, who lives in Dongcang Community, said that the day before yesterday, he The colleague spent 898 yuan to buy a bicycle. He looked very well and planned to buy one, but today he has gone up to 1,198 yuan, and it has risen by 300 yuan.

According to the situation reflected by Mr. Liu, the reporter went to a bicycle store on Puli Street. The staff member said that since March 1st, a variety of bicycle manufacturers have adjusted the price, and the giant Hanter 2.0 bicycle has been sold a few days ago. 898 yuan, current price 1198 yuan. The staff member told reporters that bicycle prices have risen recently. This month, Giant’s bikes have been raised in price nationwide.

The reporter went to Dajin Motors, which is located in Honglou. There are about 10 kinds of bicycle brands here. Except for individual brands, most of them have already raised their prices. According to sales personnel, bicycles with prices ranging from 200 yuan to 500 yuan, such as the Bluebird and Jema, will rise by about 60 yuan, bicycles with 800 yuan to 2,000 yuan will rise by about 100 yuan, and those with more than 2,000 yuan will rise by 200 yuan.

According to a person in charge of a bicycle store, as the price of natural rubber rises, the price of bicycle tires also increases. Steel is also rising, oil prices have risen recently, and there is no way to raise prices.

Rubber, steel really rose very much? Lu Bao futures chemical industry researcher Zhang Baohua told reporters that in the past year, rubber has been in a rising trend, from July 2010 to February 2011, natural rubber rose from 20,000 yuan per ton to 43,000 yuan, doubled . Zhang Baohua said that if we look at the end of 2008, natural rubber is rising all the way, from a ton of 8,700 yuan to more than 40,000 yuan a ton, more than two times more than four times. The price of raw materials has risen sharply, and bicycle manufacturers will surely raise their prices and protect profits. Zhang Lin, a researcher at Luzheng Futures Metals Industry Co., Ltd., said that from last year to the present, steel prices have risen from about 3,500 yuan per ton to about 5,000 yuan, up by more than 40%. The prices of raw materials such as steel and rubber are all rising, and it is reasonable to see the increase in bicycle prices.