Steel rose to 3,043 CNY/T on October 21, 2025, up 0.50% from the previous day. Over the past month, Steel's price has fallen 1.68%, and is down 5.96% 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 October of 2025.

HRC Steel fell to 811.05 USD/T on October 21, 2025, down 0.12% from the previous day. Over the past month, HRC Steel's price has fallen 2.17%, but it is still 15.04% 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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United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Cold Rolled Steel Sheet and Strip was 372.19600 Index Jun 1982=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Cold Rolled Steel Sheet and Strip reached a record high of 711.61100 in November of 2021 and a record low of 99.40000 in January of 1983. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Cold Rolled Steel Sheet and Strip - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Commodity Index: Multi Commodity Exchange of India: Future Price: Metal data was reported at 5,092.260 2001=1000 in 10 Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,053.790 2001=1000 for 07 Dec 2018. Commodity Index: Multi Commodity Exchange of India: Future Price: Metal data is updated daily, averaging 4,242.070 2001=1000 from Jun 2005 (Median) to 10 Dec 2018, with 3904 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,741.310 2001=1000 in 03 Sep 2013 and a record low of 1,466.410 2001=1000 in 04 Jul 2005. Commodity Index: Multi Commodity Exchange of India: Future Price: Metal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Multi Commodity Exchange of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Financial Market – Table IN.ZF004: Commodity Index.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Iron and Steel was 317.61300 Index 1982=100 in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Iron and Steel reached a record high of 443.73100 in November of 2021 and a record low of 29.30000 in February of 1967. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Iron and Steel - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Hot Rolled Steel Bars, Plates, and Structural Shapes was 277.08600 Index Jun 1982=100 in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Hot Rolled Steel Bars, Plates, and Structural Shapes reached a record high of 334.08500 in July of 2022 and a record low of 94.00000 in August of 2001. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Hot Rolled Steel Bars, Plates, and Structural Shapes - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Steel Wire, Stainless Steel was 175.30000 Index Dec 2010=100 in July of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Steel Wire, Stainless Steel reached a record high of 209.58200 in August of 2022 and a record low of 83.80000 in June of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Steel Wire, Stainless Steel - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Scrap Steel rose to 343.50 USD/T on September 30, 2025, up 1.48% from the previous day. Over the past month, Scrap Steel's price has risen 0.59%, but it is still 4.45% lower 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 Scrap Steel.

In 2024, the average annual London Metal Exchange (LME) price for tin was approximately ** U.S. dollars per pound, making it the highest-priced base metal that year. Nickel had the *******highest price out of the base metals at that time, with an average annual LME price of approximately **** U.S. dollars per pound in 2024. Although there is no clear-cut definition of the term, base metals usually refer to metals that oxidize easily, and is most commonly categorized as including tin, nickel, copper, zinc, lead, and aluminum.

Brazil Commodity Price Index: IC-Br: BRL: Metal data was reported at 560.790 Dec2005=100 in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 541.600 Dec2005=100 for Feb 2025. Brazil Commodity Price Index: IC-Br: BRL: Metal data is updated monthly, averaging 131.590 Dec2005=100 from Jan 1998 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 327 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 568.760 Dec2005=100 in Mar 2022 and a record low of 28.440 Dec2005=100 in Dec 1998. Brazil Commodity Price Index: IC-Br: BRL: Metal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Brazil. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Inflation – Table BR.IH001: Commodity Price Index: IC-Br.

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.

This statistic depicts global commodity price indexes for energy, metal, and agriculture from January 2018 to November 2019. In November 2019, the commodity index for energy stood at 87.7, compared to 86.1 for metals, and 98.4 for agriculture.

Steel Prices: Delhi: Kalkaji Market: Girders: 125x75 mm data was reported at 35,000.000 INR/Metric Ton in Jun 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 38,000.000 INR/Metric Ton for Mar 2016. Steel Prices: Delhi: Kalkaji Market: Girders: 125x75 mm data is updated quarterly, averaging 43,000.000 INR/Metric Ton from Mar 2014 (Median) to Jun 2016, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48,000.000 INR/Metric Ton in Dec 2014 and a record low of 35,000.000 INR/Metric Ton in Jun 2016. Steel Prices: Delhi: Kalkaji Market: Girders: 125x75 mm data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of NCT of Delhi. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Metal and Steel Sector – Table IN.WAC012: Steel Prices: NCT of Delhi: Kalkaji Market (Discontinued).

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Stainless and Other Alloy Steel Scrap was 420.68700 Index Dec 1986=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Stainless and Other Alloy Steel Scrap reached a record high of 845.43200 in March of 2022 and a record low of 100.00000 in December of 1986. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Stainless and Other Alloy Steel Scrap - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Steel Pipe and Tube, Stainless Steel was 144.16400 Index Dec 2010=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Steel Pipe and Tube, Stainless Steel reached a record high of 169.93400 in May of 2022 and a record low of 88.60000 in September of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Steel Pipe and Tube, Stainless Steel - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

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In the second quarter of financial year 2025, the cost of a 16 mm steel bar in the Indian cities of Chennai and Hyderabad reached ** Indian rupees per kilogram. However, in Delhi, the steel was slightly more affordable. Compared to the previous year, there was a noticeable increase in steel prices across all cities. The significant uptick in the cost of steel in India towards the end of 2020, was believed to be a result of China’s increased demand for Indian iron ore. Crude steel India’s crude steel production has been growing steadily, with the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) being the preferred production method. While both private and public sector companies contribute to this production, the private sector, dominates the market. JSW Steel, in particular, has the highest production capacity in India, contributing significantly to the country’s position as the world’s second-largest producer of steel. Steel consumption in India Steel consumption in India has been on a steady rise, with the country’s rapid industrialization and development in sectors such as construction, automobile, and infrastructure. This upward trend in steel consumption is estimated to persist, with an annual growth rate of **** percent in fiscal year 2024.