Table-1
Product | Dec-22 | Dec-29 | W-o-W | Change from the end of 2016 |
Index | Index | |||
Composite | 124.69 | 121.80 | -2.89 | 22.29 |
Long products | 134.00 | 128.98 | -5.02 | 31.38 |
Flat products | 118.38 | 117.37 | -1.01 | 12.78 |
Table-2
Product | Size (mm) | Dec-22 | Dec-29 | W-o-W | Change from the end of 2016) | ||
Price (Yuan/t) | Index | Price (Yuan/t) | Index | ||||
High-speed wire rod HPB 300 | Φ6.5 | 4,763 | 136.55 | 4,564 | 130.86 | -5.69 | 32.68 |
Rebar (grade-III) HRB 400 | Φ16 | 4,640 | 132.26 | 4,447 | 126.75 | -5.50 | 32.54 |
Steel angle Q235 | 5# | 4,537 | 127.87 | 4,441 | 125.17 | -2.70 | 28.66 |
Plate Q235 | 20 | 4,340 | 121.60 | 4,294 | 120.32 | -1.28 | 19.01 |
HRC Q235 | 3 | 4,515 | 117.63 | 4,460 | 116.20 | -1.43 | 13.35 |
CR sheet SPCC | 1 | 4,977 | 105.71 | 4,975 | 105.67 | -0.04 | 4.35 |
Galvanized steel sheet SGCC | 0.5 | 5,409 | 104.66 | 5,400 | 104.48 | -0.18 | 7.19 |
Seamless steel tube 20# | 219×10 | 5,687 | 113.63 | 5,656 | 113.01 | -0.62 | 27.22 |
Note: 1. Long products refer to high-speed wire rod, rebar, high-quality carbon-structure round steel, angle, and H-beam; flat products refer to plate, HR coil/sheet, hot-rolled strip, CR coil/sheet, and galvanized steel sheet.
2. Global composite steel price index stood at 202.7 at the end of December 2017, up 2.1points month-on-month; long steel index was at 245.0, increasing 0.5 point month-on-month; flat steel index ended at 186.3, moving up 3.2 points.
3. China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) launched the index in April 2001, which is compiled on prices for eight steel products in 23 cities. April 1994 is the starting point with a base index of 100.
(Source: CISA, Compiled by www.Mysteel.net, 17% VAT Included)
Written by Thea Feng, fengyx@mysteel.com
Written by Thea Feng, fengyx@mysteel.com