In late September (Sept. 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 2,052.4/mt ($323.2/mt), RMB 2,189.8/mt ($344.8/mt), RMB 2,070.9/mt ($326.1/mt), RMB 2,139.9/mt ($337.0/mt), RMB 2,936.1/mt ($462.4/mt) and RMB 2,417.6/mt ($380.7/mt), down RMB 14.4/mt ($2.3/mt), RMB 14.3/mt ($2.3/mt), RMB 22.7/mt ($3.6/mt), RMB 18.9/mt ($3.0/mt), RMB 24.1/mt ($3.8/mt) and RMB 24.1/mt ($3.8/mt), decreasing by 0.7 percent, 0.6 percent, 1.1 percent, 0.9 percent, 0.8 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively, compared to prices in mid-September (Sept. 11-20), as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on October 8.