Steel fell to 3,158 CNY/T on July 31, 2025, down 2.17% from the previous day. Over the past month, Steel's price has risen 4.22%, and is up 5.27% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Steel - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

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HRC Steel fell to 842.94 USD/T on July 31, 2025, down 0.95% from the previous day. Over the past month, HRC Steel's price has fallen 4.54%, but it is still 22.52% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for HRC Steel.

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This statistic represents the US iron and steel import price index between 2006 and 2017. In 2017, this price index stood at ***, compared with 100 in 2005. 2005 was chosen as the base year (2005=100).

This statistic shows the producer price index of steel mill products in the United States from 2006 to 2019. In 2019, the price of steel mill products appeared as *** on the index, compared to 100 in 1982.

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This statistic shows the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' producer price index for iron and steel scrap in the United States from 1990 to 2010. In 2001, the index was ***, compared to 100 in 1982, which was used as the base year.

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United States NASDAQ: Index: NASDAQ US Benchmark Iron and Steel Index data was reported at 2,188.230 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,155.500 NA for Mar 2025. United States NASDAQ: Index: NASDAQ US Benchmark Iron and Steel Index data is updated monthly, averaging 886.815 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,813.017 NA in Mar 2024 and a record low of 530.870 NA in Jan 2016. United States NASDAQ: Index: NASDAQ US Benchmark Iron and Steel Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: NASDAQ: Monthly.

In 2023, the price of fabricated structural steel in the United Kingdom has fallen by over ** percent. That came after the cost of that building material soared between 2020 and 2022. Most of that price increase happened in 2021, with a growth rate of **** percent that year. Structural steel is widely used for construction because it is durable, malleable, and strong, while also being cheaper than many other metals. For example, it is often used as a structural material for skyscrapers and other buildings, as well as for infrastructure. Why has the price of steel increased? Those price increases seen until 2022 have not just affected the UK, but many other countries around the world. For example, the cost of fabricated structural metal in the U.S. and that of structural steel and other steel products in Germany reached their highest growth rate in 2022. Supply chain disruptions along with a decrease in the global production of crude steel in 2020 were some of the main reasons for those price hikes in 2021. In addition to that, the price of iron ore, which is the main component of steel, and energy also had a strong impact on the final price of steel products those years. Largest steel producers In the past couple of years, China was by far the largest steel producer in the world, with a production volume that was well over ***** times higher than that of the second country in the ranking: India. Although the United States was also on that list along with Japan and Russia, it was not among the leading exporters of steel. The reason for that discrepancy is that a big share of the production in countries of the size of the U.S., China, and India goes to fill their own domestic needs. Meanwhile, **** of the ** companies with the highest output of steel came from China, with the rest coming from Luxembourg, Japan, South Korea, India, and the U.S.

United States Import Price Index: BM: Iron and Steel data was reported at 230.800 2000=100 in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 231.400 2000=100 for May 2018. United States Import Price Index: BM: Iron and Steel data is updated monthly, averaging 166.900 2000=100 from Dec 1993 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 295 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 314.600 2000=100 in Jul 2008 and a record low of 88.900 2000=100 in Jan 2002. United States Import Price Index: BM: Iron and Steel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.I030: Import and Export Price Index: 2000=100: By Harmonized Index.

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United States NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Iron and Steel Index data was reported at 2,924.510 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,880.290 NA for Mar 2025. United States NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Iron and Steel Index data is updated monthly, averaging 1,028.845 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,709.094 NA in Mar 2024 and a record low of 595.930 NA in Sep 2015. United States NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Iron and Steel Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: NASDAQ: Total Return: Monthly.

As of August 2021, the non-seasonally adjusted producer index for fabricated metal products manufacturing in the United States was *****, a **** percent rise compared to that same month the previous year. The index also rose close to *** points month-on-month. This translates into a slow increase in the fabricated metal product selling prices over the past year.

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Why did the Stainless Steel (Flat) Price Change in July 2025? The Stainless Steel (Flat) Price Index in North America registered a quarter-over-quarter decline of 5.3% in Q2 2025, reflecting a softening pricing environment driven by supply-demand imbalances and tepid downstream consumption.

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After demand for steel dropped during the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, steel prices also took a hit. However, in 2021, hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel prices were projected to rebound to around *** U.S. dollars per metric ton—a ** percent recovery from the dip in prices that had continued into 2020. The U.S. market by the end of 2021 The United States is among the markets where hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel prices are the highest in the world. It was expected that U.S. steel distributors and producers, such as Nucor and United States Steel, would benefit from the steel tariffs on U.S. imports that came into effect in the spring of 2018. At the same time, U.S. imports from the countries subjected to the so-called Section 232 tariffs were projected to decline. By the end of 2021, Canada was the main country of origin for the U.S.’s imports for consumption of steel products. Impact on the Chinese market Even though a large part of China's steel exports to the United States had already been restricted through antidumping or countervailing duties, trade tensions put pressure on steel markets worldwide, including China. Chinese steel product imports amounted to ***** million U.S. dollars, making it the ninth country of origin for steel products in the United States. Overall, rolled steel was the seventh largest category of Chinese export goods in 2021, amounting to almost *** billion yuan (approximately ** billion U.S. dollars). This comes after China's steel sector had a drop in sales to its domestic auto sector in early 2019.

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