In late October (October 21-31) 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 2,646.3/mt ($391.4/mt), RMB 2,740.5/mt ($405.4/mt), RMB 2,849.8/mt ($421.6/mt), RMB 3,064.1/mt ($453.2/mt), RMB 3,591.2/mt ($531.2/mt) and RMB 2,784.8/mt ($411.9/mt), up RMB 91.6/mt ($13.6/mt), RMB 80.1/mt ($11.8/mt), RMB 89.9/mt ($13.3/mt), RMB 86.2/mt ($12.8/mt), RMB 120.9/mt ($17.9/mt) and RMB 34.2/mt ($5.1/mt), rising by 3.6 percent, 3.0 percent, 3.3 percent, 2.9 percent, 3.5 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively, all compared to prices in mid-October (October 11-20) this year, as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on November 4.