In late May (May 21-30) 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 2,319.7/mt ($374.1/mt), RMB 2,384.2/mt ($384.5/mt), RMB 2,461.9/mt ($397.1), RMB 2,538.5/mt ($409.4/mt), RMB 3,465.5/mt ($559.0/mt) and RMB 2,742.1/mt ($442.3/mt), down RMB 59.5/mt ($9.6/mt), RMB 57.3/mt ($9.2/mt), RMB 49.0/mt ($7.9/mt), RMB 55.8/mt ($9.0/mt), RMB 14.7/mt ($2.4/mt) and RMB 17.3/mt ($2.8/mt), decreasing by 2.5 percent, 2.3 percent, 2.0 percent, 2.2 percent, 0.4 percent and 0.6 percent compared to prices in mid-May (May 11-20), as announced by
China's National Bureau of Statistics on June 4.