In early April (April 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 2,488.0/mt ($401.3/mt), RMB 2,549.8/mt ($411.3/mt), RMB 2,591.1/mt ($417.3/mt), RMB 2,623.8/mt ($423.2/mt), RMB 3,529.5/mt ($569.3/mt) and RMB 2,796.6/mt ($451.1/mt), down RMB 76.1/mt ($12.3/mt), RMB 37.5/mt ($6.1/mt), RMB 21.8/mt ($3.5/mt), RMB 33.6/mt ($5.4/mt), RMB 27.8/mt ($4.5/mt) and RMB 8.8/mt ($1.4/mt), decreasing by 3.0 percent, 1.4 percent, 0.8 percent, 1.3 percent, 0.8 percent and 0.3 percent compared to prices in late March (March 21-30), as announced by
China's National Bureau of Statistics on April 14.