In early April (Apr. 1-10) this year, the average prices in
China of 16-25 mm HRB 400
rebar, 6.5 mm HPB 300
wire rod, 20 mm Q235 common medium
plate, 3 mm Q235 hot rolled sheet, 219 mm x 6 mm seamless pipes and 5 mm x 5 mm angles were recorded at RMB 3,630.3/mt ($527.7/mt), RMB 3,687.8/mt ($536.0/mt), RMB 3,594.6/mt ($522.5/mt), RMB 3,540.2/mt ($514.6/mt), RMB 4,480.7/mt ($651.3/mt) and RMB 3,763.3/mt ($546.9/mt), down RMB 92.7/mt ($13.5/mt), RMB 86.6/mt ($12.6mt), RMB 90.8/mt ($13.2/mt), RMB 158.3/mt ($23.0/mt), RMB 39.5/mt ($5.7/mt) and RMB 74.8/mt ($10.9/mt), declining by 2.5 percent, 2.3 percent, 2.5 percent, 4.3 percent, 0.9 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively, all compared to prices in late March (Mar. 21-31), as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on April 17.