Steel rose to 3,136 CNY/T on July 18, 2025, up 0.84% from the previous day. Over the past month, Steel's price has risen 6.13%, but it is still 3.33% lower than a year ago, 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.

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 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.

Prices for China Steel - Precio De Mercado including live quotes, historical charts and news. China Steel - Precio De Mercado was last updated by Trading Economics this June 11 of 2025.

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.

China Steel Making: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data was reported at 516.781 RMB bn in Oct 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 465.361 RMB bn for Sep 2015. China Steel Making: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data is updated monthly, averaging 364.349 RMB bn from Dec 1998 (Median) to Oct 2015, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 938.330 RMB bn in Dec 2011 and a record low of 57.319 RMB bn in Feb 2006. China Steel Making: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Industrial Sector – Table CN.BHT: Ferrous Metal Smelting and Pressing: Steel Making.

HRC Steel fell to 873.06 USD/T on July 18, 2025, down 0.22% from the previous day. Over the past month, HRC Steel's price has risen 0.92%, and is up 32.89% compared to the same time last year, 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.

Iron ore prices are experiencing pressure due to speculation over China's potential steel production control, affecting market dynamics.

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: Large & Medium Enterprise: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data was reported at 1,366,618.690 RMB mn in Mar 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 865,222.120 RMB mn for Feb 2022. China Steel: Large & Medium Enterprise: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data is updated monthly, averaging 1,656,149.780 RMB mn from Dec 2007 (Median) to Mar 2022, with 86 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,180,657.350 RMB mn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 131,966.790 RMB mn in Jan 2009. China Steel: Large & Medium Enterprise: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Iron and Steel Association. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Metal and Steel Sector – Table CN.WAH: Steel Industry: Financial Data: Large & Medium Enterprise. contact us

Explore the dynamic landscape of China's Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) steel prices in 2023, influenced by domestic 'dual-carbon' policies, construction and automotive sector demands, and global trade relations. Understand how these factors create resilience and volatility in the steel market, offering risks and opportunities for industries dependent on steel.

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 July in 2025.

China Steel Industry: Cost of Sales data was reported at 4,411,446.642 RMB mn in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,772,196.306 RMB mn for 2019. China Steel Industry: Cost of Sales data is updated yearly, averaging 2,008,071.665 RMB mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,411,446.642 RMB mn in 2020 and a record low of 244,975.000 RMB mn in 1996. China Steel Industry: Cost of Sales data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Metal and Steel Sector – Table CN.WAH: Steel Industry: Financial Data.

Imports of cast articles of iron or steel in China stood at X tons in 2017, jumping by X% against the previous year. Overall, imports of cast articles of iron or steel continue to indicate an abrupt decline. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2008, when it surged by X% y-o-y. In that year, the imports of cast articles of iron or steel attained its maximum volume of X tons.

China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 2nd M data was reported at 3,044.000 RMB/Ton in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,112.000 RMB/Ton for Mar 2025. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 2nd M data is updated monthly, averaging 3,760.000 RMB/Ton from Mar 2009 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 194 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,835.000 RMB/Ton in Sep 2021 and a record low of 1,687.000 RMB/Ton in Nov 2015. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 2nd M data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Shanghai Futures Exchange. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Financial Market – Table CN.ZB: Shanghai Futures Exchange: Commodity Futures: Settlement Price.

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.

Explore the factors influencing cold rolled steel pricing in China, including supply-demand dynamics, environmental regulations, and global economic shifts, and how these impact industries like automotive and construction.

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.

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China Steel Industry: Selling and Distribution Cost data was reported at 29,019.480 RMB mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 22,726.130 RMB mn for 2009. China Steel Industry: Selling and Distribution Cost data is updated yearly, averaging 7,860.300 RMB mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2010, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,132.610 RMB mn in 2007 and a record low of 2,558.000 RMB mn in 1995. China Steel Industry: Selling and Distribution Cost data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Metal and Steel Sector – Table CN.WAH: Steel Industry: Financial Data.