In late November (November 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 4,380.8/mt ($662.8/mt), RMB 4,485.6/mt ($678.6/mt), RMB 4,217.4/mt ($638.1/mt), RMB 4,323.3/mt ($654.1/mt), RMB 5,396.6 ($816.4/mt) and RMB 4,431.1/mt ($670.4/mt), up RMB 231.6/mt ($35.1/mt), RMB 179.3/mt ($27.1/mt), RMB 43.5/mt ($6.6/mt), RMB 40.7/mt ($6.2/mt), RMB 54.7/mt ($8.3/mt) and RMB 27.5/mt ($4.2/mt), rising by 5.6 percent, 4.2 percent, 1.0 percent, 1.0 percent, 1.0 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively, compared to prices in mid-November (November 11-20), as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on December 4.