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Table I

The price fluctuations in Chinese hog and pork markets

Fluctuation cycle	Index	Pig price (RMB/kg)	Growth rate of pig price (%)	Pork price (RMB/kg)	Growth rate of pork price (%)
May 2003–June 2006	Mean	7.75	0.41	12.63	0.23
	SD	1.10	4.86	1.45	3.49
	Maximum	9.66	14.89	15.13	8.51
	Minimum	5.83	−9.19	9.76	−5.91
July 2006–June 2009	Mean	12.16	1.51	19.28	1.25
	SD	2.92	7.25	4.54	6.37
	Maximum	16.87	15.39	26.08	17.08
	Minimum	7.17	−11.01	11.06	−10.91
July 2009–June 2015	Mean	14.13	0.64	22.78	0.58
	SD	2.30	6.10	3.33	4.65
	Maximum	19.68	15.56	30.35	11.43
	Minimum	9.53	−12.55	16.04	−8.89
July 2015–June 2017	Mean	17.38	0.15	27.56	0.74
	SD	1.78	5.33	2.45	7.56
	Maximum	20.45	12.70	31.29	28.37
	Minimum	13.78	−8.56	22.33	−16.09

Fluctuation cycle	Index	Pig price (RMB/kg)	Growth rate of pig price (%)	Pork price (RMB/kg)	Growth rate of pork price (%)
May 2003–June 2006	Mean	7.75	0.41	12.63	0.23
	SD	1.10	4.86	1.45	3.49
	Maximum	9.66	14.89	15.13	8.51
	Minimum	5.83	−9.19	9.76	−5.91
July 2006–June 2009	Mean	12.16	1.51	19.28	1.25
	SD	2.92	7.25	4.54	6.37
	Maximum	16.87	15.39	26.08	17.08
	Minimum	7.17	−11.01	11.06	−10.91
July 2009–June 2015	Mean	14.13	0.64	22.78	0.58
	SD	2.30	6.10	3.33	4.65
	Maximum	19.68	15.56	30.35	11.43
	Minimum	9.53	−12.55	16.04	−8.89
July 2015–June 2017	Mean	17.38	0.15	27.56	0.74
	SD	1.78	5.33	2.45	7.56
	Maximum	20.45	12.70	31.29	28.37
	Minimum	13.78	−8.56	22.33	−16.09

Source: China Animal Agriculture Association (www.caaa.cn/)