In late December (December 21-31) last 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 4,452.0/mt ($684.9/mt), RMB 4,546.1/mt ($699.4/mt), RMB 4,328.4/mt ($665.9/mt), RMB 4,459.3/mt ($686.1/mt), RMB 5,545.2/mt ($853.1/mt) and RMB 4,512.8/mt ($694.3/mt), down RMB 295.7/mt ($45.5/mt), RMB 244.5/mt ($37.6/mt), RMB 47.1/mt ($7.3/mt), RMB 50.8/mt ($7.8/mt), RMB 44.8/mt ($6.9/mt) and RMB 49.3/mt ($7.6/mt), declining by 6.2 percent, 5.1 percent, 1.1 percent, 1.1 percent, 0.8 percent and 1.1 percent, compared to prices in mid-December (December 11-20), as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics.