In late October (Oct. 21-31) 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 2,017.3/mt ($318.2/mt), RMB 2,141/mt ($337.7/mt), RMB 2,038.7/mt ($321.6/mt), RMB 2,067.6/mt ($326.1/mt), RMB 2,830.9/mt ($446.5/mt) and RMB 2,324.2/mt ($366.6/mt), down RMB 4.5/mt ($0.7/mt), RMB 10.1/mt ($1.6/mt), RMB 13.9/mt ($2.2/mt), RMB 41.0/mt ($6.5 /mt), RMB 34.6/mt ($5.5/mt) and RMB 42.6/mt ($6.7/mt), decreasing by 0.2 percent, 0.5 percent, 0.7 percent, 1.9 percent, 1.2 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively, compared to prices in mid-October (Oct. 11-20), as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on November 4.