Analysis on the Comparison of Vegetable Price

In 2010, the garlic, bean and ginger became more expensive than ever, which made some people's life harder. In response to such phenomena, the retail price and wholesale price at the producers' end, the retail price and wholesale price at distributors' end, and consumption related data (disposable income, consumption expenditure, fresh vegetables amount from 2004 to 2011 were compared and analyzed in this paper. Results showed that the average price (selling price, wholesale price and retail price) of five kinds of vegetables generally rose. There was certain differences in the price change range. Since 2004, especially in 2009 the vegetable prices had been so high that it had influenced the life of low income families in China.