In late September (September 21-30) 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 plates, 3 mm Q235 hot rolled sheet, 219 mm x 6 mm seamless pipe and 5 mm x 5 mm angles were recorded at RMB 2,817.0/mt ($457/mt), RMB 2,883.7/mt ($468/mt), RMB 3,135.0/mt ($509/mt), RMB 3,187/mt ($517/mt), RMB 3,859.0/mt ($626/mt) and RMB 3,186.9/mt ($517/mt), down RMB 81.5/mt ($13.2/mt), RMB 63.2/mt ($10.3/mt), RMB 80/mt ($13.0/mt), RMB 61.6/mt ($10.0/mt), RMB 55.6/mt ($9.0/mt) and RMB 50.1/mt ($8.1/mt), indicating respective declines of 2.8 percent, 2.1 percent, 2.5 percent, 1.9 percent, 1.4 percent and 1.5 percent compared to prices in mid-September (September 11-20), as announced by
China's National Bureau of Statistics on October 9.