Higher Crude Oil Prices And Higher Laundry Costs

After the weather turned warm, many people in Qi city changed.

Mr. Liu, a member of the public, sent a wash down to his laundry. He told him that the cost of cleaning is now 20 yuan.

Subsequently, the reporter interviewed several large laundries in Qi City, most of which said they had increased the price of some varieties of laundry.

A laundry staff said they started to unify the laundry price in March 1st, but the increase was small. The average clothing rose by 2 to 3 yuan, such as washing suit jacket, from 15 yuan to 18 yuan.

The staff of a brand laundry chain said they raised their prices from December last year, and the down jacket and suit rose to 20%-30%.

The reporter found that the price of laundry in the unchanging Laundry Price in the interview is high, even if the price is not adjusted, the price is also quite high or even higher than that of the price increase shop.

"Now our cost is too high, and rent and detergent are rising."

Speaking of the reasons for the rise in prices, some laundry staff said the main reason is that the price of detergent has increased significantly.

A staff member said that the clothes that were sent to the laundry were cleaned by professional detergent. Recently, detergent prices had gone up very fast. She pointed to a detergent and told reporters that the previous barrel was 3600 yuan, and now it costs 5200 yuan.

"We have great pressure on other expenses, so we have to adjust the price, but not all kinds of varieties are rising, such as pure cotton texture clothing, the price has not changed."

In this regard, the industry said that most of the washing products and other products belong to the derivatives of the oil industry. With the rise of crude oil prices, these downstream products naturally rise in price, which has been reflected in the laundry industry.

The rise of costs will have more obvious impact on smaller laundry shops, because such stores have little additional price in terms of brands and services, so the cost of washing will have a greater impact on their profits.

But it does not exclude the possibility that some businesses will increase the price of raw materials such as sweaters, down garments and other garments during the peak season.