China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during the December 23-29 period last year the average finished steel prices in China indicated a slight decline.
In the given period, the average prices of hot rolled steel strip, welded steel pipe and common medium steel plate decreased by 0.7 percent, 0.6 percent and 0.4 percent, week on week, respectively.
In the same period, the average prices of thermal coal, coking coal and smoke-free lump coal declined by 1.1 percent, 0.6 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, week on week.