Table-1
Product | Size (mm) | Mar-23 | Mar-30 | W-o-W | Change from the end of 2017 | ||
Price (Yuan/t) | Index | Price (Yuan/t) | Index | ||||
High-speed wire rod HPB 300 | Φ6.5 | 4,056 | 116.29 | 3,863 | 110.74 | -5.55 | -20.11 |
Rebar (grade-III) HRB 400 | Φ16 | 3,935 | 112.18 | 3,728 | 106.27 | -5.91 | -20.48 |
Steel angle Q235 | 5# | 4,310 | 121.49 | 4,218 | 118.89 | -2.60 | -6.29 |
Plate Q235 | 20 | 4,218 | 118.20 | 4,133 | 115.79 | -2.40 | -4.53 |
HRC Q235 | 3 | 4,123 | 107.43 | 3,989 | 103.94 | -3.49 | -12.26 |
CR sheet SPCC | 1 | 4,659 | 98.96 | 4,546 | 96.55 | -2.41 | -9.12 |
Galvanized steel sheet SGCC | 0.5 | 5,193 | 100.48 | 5,120 | 99.08 | -1.40 | -5.40 |
Seamless steel tube 20# | 219×10 | 5,324 | 106.38 | 5,247 | 104.83 | -1.55 | -8.18 |
Table-2
Product | Mar-23 | Mar-30 | W-o-W | Change from the end of 2017 |
Index | Index | |||
Composite | 112.63 | 108.67 | -3.96 | -13.13 |
Long products | 116.48 | 111.22 | -5.26 | -17.76 |
Flat products | 110.43 | 107.42 | -3.01 | -9.95 |
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 202.3 at the end of March 2018, flat with that of last month; long steel index was at 235.8, decreasing 3.7 points month-on-month; flat steel index ended at 191.3, moving up 2.3 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