In late February (February 21-28) 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 4,154.8/mt ($654.4/mt), RMB 4,240.8/mt ($668.0/mt), RMB 4,228.1/mt ($665.9/mt), RMB 4,286.8/mt ($675.2/mt), RMB 5,288.2/mt ($832.9/mt) and RMB 4,383.3/mt ($690.4/mt), up RMB 89.1/mt ($14.0/mt), RMB 78.1/mt ($12.3/mt), RMB 78.5/mt ($12.4/mt), RMB 53.1/mt ($8.4/mt), RMB 35.3/mt ($5.6/mt) and RMB 20.7/mt ($3.3/mt), rising by 2.2 percent, 1.9 percent, 1.9 percent, 1.3 percent, 0.7 percent and 0.5 percent, compared to prices in mid-February (February 11-20), as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics.