Average HRB 400 rebar price in China down 2.3 percent in mid-April

In mid-April (April 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 2,430.4/mt ($392.0/mt), RMB 2,494.7/mt ($402/4/mt), RMB 2,550.5/mt ($411.4/mt), RMB 2,584.5/mt ($416.9/mt), RMB 3,497.5/mt ($564.1/mt) and RMB 2,780.5/mt ($448.5/mt), down RMB 57.6/mt ($9.3/mt), RMB 55.1/mt ($8.9/mt), RMB 40.6/mt ($6.5/mt), RMB 39.3/mt ($6.3/mt), RMB 32.0/mt ($5.2/mt) and RMB 16.1/mt ($2.6/mt), decreasing by 2.3 percent, 2.2 percent, 1.6 percent, 1.5 percent, 0.9 percent and 0.6 percent compared to prices in early April (April 1-10), as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics on April 24.