In mid-September (Sept. 11-20) 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 2,066.8/mt ($323.9/mt), RMB 2,204.1/mt ($345.5/mt), RMB 2,093.6/mt ($328.2/mt), RMB 2,158.8/mt ($338.4/mt), RMB 2,960.2/mt ($464.0/mt) and RMB 2,441.7/mt ($382.7/mt), down RMB 28.5/mt ($4.5/mt), RMB 27.6/mt ($4.3/mt), RMB 27.8/mt ($4.4/mt), RMB 12.4/mt ($1.9/mt), RMB 68.3/mt ($10.7/mt) and RMB 8.9/mt ($1.4/mt), decreasing by 1.4 percent, 1.2 percent, 1.3 percent, 0.6 percent, 2.3 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively, compared to prices in early September (Sept. 1-10), as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on September 24.