In early January (January 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 4,179.8/mt ($643.1/mt), RMB 4,289.5/mt ($660.0/mt), RMB 4,263.9/mt ($656.0/mt), RMB 4,380.8/mt ($674.0/mt), RMB 5,411.0/mt ($832.5/mt) and RMB 4,459.4/mt ($686.1/mt), down RMB 272.2/mt ($41.9/mt), RMB 256.6/mt ($39.5/mt), RMB 64.5/mt ($9.9/mt), RMB 78.5/mt ($12.1/mt), RMB 134.2/mt ($20.6/mt) and RMB 53.4/mt ($8.2/mt), declining by 6.1 percent, 5.6 percent, 1.5 percent, 1.8 percent, 2.4 percent and 1.2 percent, compared to prices in late December (December 21-31), as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on January 15.