Steel fell to 3,188 CNY/T on July 31, 2025, down 1.24% from the previous day. Over the past month, Steel's price has risen 5.21%, and is up 6.27% 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 August of 2025.

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China Transaction Price: 36 City Avg: Stainless Steel: 2.0, 304/2B Cold Roll data was reported at 15,097.180 RMB/Ton in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15,170.080 RMB/Ton for Feb 2025. China Transaction Price: 36 City Avg: Stainless Steel: 2.0, 304/2B Cold Roll data is updated monthly, averaging 16,515.000 RMB/Ton from Dec 2011 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,569.000 RMB/Ton in Jan 2012 and a record low of 13,381.000 RMB/Ton in Dec 2015. China Transaction Price: 36 City Avg: Stainless Steel: 2.0, 304/2B Cold Roll data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Price Monitoring Center, NDRC. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PA: Price Monitoring Center, NDRC: 36 City Monthly Avg: Transaction Price: Production Material.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the price of the flat steel in the USA reached 3479 USD/MT by December. Similarly, in China, the flat steel prices hit 1858 USD/MT in the same month. The Germany also saw flat steel prices reaching 3125 USD/MT during Q4 2023.

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China Purchasing Price Index: Ferrous Metal Material data was reported at 95.700 Prev Year=100 in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 93.800 Prev Year=100 for 2023. China Purchasing Price Index: Ferrous Metal Material data is updated yearly, averaging 102.318 Prev Year=100 from Dec 1986 (Median) to 2024, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 174.100 Prev Year=100 in 1993 and a record low of 86.300 Prev Year=100 in 2009. China Purchasing Price Index: Ferrous Metal Material data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Inflation – Table CN.IE: Purchasing Price Index.

HRC Steel rose to 847.04 USD/T on August 1, 2025, up 0.84% from the previous day. Over the past month, HRC Steel's price has fallen 4.29%, but it is still 24.38% 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.

In 2019. the prices for all selected materials increased in China. Cement had an index value of *****, and rolled steel had an index value of just over 100. The price for steel and cement fluctuated over the years, whereas the price for timber remained relatively stable. Especially steel is very sensitive to global price changes because China depends on coal and iron imports.

The steel rebar prices in the United States for Q3 2024 reached 860 USD/MT in September. The region experienced notable price drops amid declining demand and excess supply. Prices consistently trended downward, with a minor decrease at the end of the quarter. This persistent bearish sentiment highlighted ongoing challenges in stabilizing the market as excess supply continued to weigh heavily on pricing dynamics.

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.

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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China PPI: MoM: Non Ferrous Metal data was reported at 100.400 Prev Mth=100 in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 101.800 Prev Mth=100 for Feb 2025. China PPI: MoM: Non Ferrous Metal data is updated monthly, averaging 100.400 Prev Mth=100 from Jan 2011 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 171 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.400 Prev Mth=100 in May 2024 and a record low of 97.117 Prev Mth=100 in Oct 2011. China PPI: MoM: Non Ferrous Metal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Inflation – Table CN.IE: Producer Price Index: Previous Month=100.

During the last quarter of 2024, the stainless steel plate prices in the USA reached 3785 USD/MT in December. As per the stainless steel plate price chart, the availability of nickel and chromium determined market trends, and changes in feedstock costs affected the pricing. Dynamics were also influenced by domestic production levels and international trade regulations. Although steady supply circumstances occasionally helped keep costs under control, mill output changes and industrial demand occasionally caused instability.

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CN: China Iron Ore Price Index (CIOPI) data was reported at 244.040 Apr1994=100 in 06 Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 247.840 Apr1994=100 for 05 Dec 2018. CN: China Iron Ore Price Index (CIOPI) data is updated daily, averaging 245.480 Apr1994=100 from Sep 2011 (Median) to 06 Dec 2018, with 1327 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 596.870 Apr1994=100 in 09 Sep 2011 and a record low of 148.990 Apr1994=100 in 16 Dec 2015. CN: China Iron Ore Price Index (CIOPI) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Iron and Steel Association. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PG: China Iron Ore Price Index (CIOPI): Daily.

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China steel prices continue to level off from mid-May heights off the back of sluggish seasonal demand, declines in domestic manufacturer steel consumption and government pledges to curb “unreasonable” demand, despite tighter climate controls on steel production. Overall, Asia-Pacific steel prices are still set to stay elevated in the medium-term with support from robust infrastructure spending, though concerns loom oversupply capacity expansions in South-East Asia and tightening of fiscal spending in China.

China Steel reported TWD78.57B in Cost of Sales for its fiscal quarter ending in March of 2025. Data for China Steel | 2002 - Cost Of Sales including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last August in 2025.

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Steel Production in China decreased to 83200 Thousand Tonnes in June from 86600 Thousand Tonnes in May of 2025. This dataset has Steel Production values for China.

The stainless steel HR coil prices in the United States for Q3 2024 reached 3,260 USD/MT in September. The market showed a stable trend, experiencing only slight price decreases. The steady supply chain and moderate need contributed to this balance. While the automotive industry faced lower sales, construction activity remained steady. The absence of plant shutdowns supported supply consistency, and overall, pricing stayed relatively unchanged during the quarter.