In mid-June (June 11-20) 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 2,204.3/mt ($334.0/mt), RMB 2,358.1/mt ($358.4/mt), RMB 2,448.8/mt ($371.0/mt), RMB 2,641.6/mt ($400.2/mt), RMB 2,896.0/mt ($438.8/mt) and RMB 2,492.9/mt ($377.7/mt), up RMB 30.5/mt ($4.6/mt), RMB 24.7/mt ($3.7/mt), down RMB 3.9/mt ($0.6/mt), RMB 4.3/mt ($0.7/mt), RMB 86.5/mt ($13.1/mt) and RMB 1.0/mt ($0.2/mt), increasing by 1.4 percent, up 1.1 percent, decreasing by 0.2 percent, 0.2 percent and 2.9 percent, and remaining stable, respectively, compared to prices in early June (June 1-10) this year, as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics.