In early November (Nov. 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 2,019.3/mt ($317.0/mt), RMB 2,127.7/mt ($334.0/mt), RMB 2,010.7/mt ($315.7/mt), RMB 2,008.8/mt ($315.4/mt), RMB 2,788.6/mt ($437.8/mt) and RMB 2,291.9/mt ($359.8/mt), up RMB 2.0/mt ($0.3/mt), but decreasing by RMB 13.3/mt ($2.1/mt), RMB 28.0/mt ($4.4/mt), RMB 58.8/mt ($9.2/mt), RMB 42.3/mt ($6.6/mt) and RMB 32.3/mt ($5.1/mt), rising by 0.1 percent, but decreasing by 0.6 percent, 1.4 percent, 2.8 percent, 1.5 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, compared to prices in late October (Oct. 21-31), as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on November 16.