In mid-December (Dec.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 1,808.6/mt ($279.5/mt), RMB 1,895.9 /mt ($292.7/mt), RMB 1,942.2/mt ($300.2/mt), RMB 1,873.6/mt ($289.6/mt), RMB 2,644.2/mt ($408.7/mt) and RMB 2,146.8/mt ($331.8/mt), down RMB 38.2/mt ($5.9/mt), down RMB 39.2/mt ($6.1/mt), up RMB 18.3/mt ($2.8/mt), down RMB 5.6/mt ($0.9/mt), down RMB 38.7/mt ($6.0/mt) and decreasing by RMB 29.5/mt ($4.6/mt), down 2.1 percent, down 2.0 percent, up 1.0 percent, down 0.3 percent, down 1.4 percent and decreasing by 1.4 percent, respectively, compared to prices in early December (Dec. 1-10), as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on December 24.