According to the custom statistics, China's CR coil export volume in September reached 107,200 mt, down 340,000 mt or 76.03 percent year on year, totaling $103 million in value, down $421 million or 80.37 percent compared with the same month last year. The average CR coil export price was $958.48/mt. Total January-September exports for this product reached 481,700 mt, down 2.2269 million mt or 82.22 percent, amounting to $455 million in value, down $2.746 billion or 85.8 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, the country's CR coil imports in September stood at 530,000 mt, up 225,300 mt or 73.92 percent year on year, totaling $392 million in value, up $26 million or 7.18 percent compared with the same month last year. The average import price was $740.18/mt. Total January-September CR coil imports reached 3.5396 million mt, up 387,100 mt or 12.28 percent, amounting to a value of $2.56 billion, down $626 million or 19.66 percent year on year.