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.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Cold Rolled Steel Sheet and Strip (WPU101707) from Jun 1982 to Jun 2025 about steel, metals, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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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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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In 2023, the price index for iron and steel combined in Germany was *****. This means that compared to 2015, the index year, prices have increased by almost *** percent. This was a significant difference compared to the year before.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Steel Pipe and Tube, Stainless Steel was 144.14400 Index Dec 2010=100 in June 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 August of 2025.

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).

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.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Iron and Steel (WPU101) from Jan 1926 to Jun 2025 about iron, steel, metals, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing: Fabricated Structural Iron and Steel for Commercial, Residential, Institutional, and Public Buildings was 200.16900 Index Jun 2011=100 in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing: Fabricated Structural Iron and Steel for Commercial, Residential, Institutional, and Public Buildings reached a record high of 217.28300 in January of 2024 and a record low of 100.00000 in June of 2011. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing: Fabricated Structural Iron and Steel for Commercial, Residential, Institutional, and Public Buildings - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

The Wholesale Price Index of semi finished stainless steel across India during financial year 2024 was around ***. The price index of stainless steel increased by about ** percent from the base financial year of 2012. A huge increase in the index value of the stainless steel was seen in 2022.

This statistic represents the steel price index for alloy steel on the French market, from ********** to **********. In **********, the price index was more than ***, from a base 100 in 2010.

Vietnam Import Price Index: Iron, Steel data was reported at 71.110 2010=100 in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 64.460 2010=100 for 2016. Vietnam Import Price Index: Iron, Steel data is updated yearly, averaging 93.210 2010=100 from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115.210 2010=100 in 2011 and a record low of 64.460 2010=100 in 2016. Vietnam Import Price Index: Iron, Steel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.I045: Export and Import Price Index: 2010=100 .

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Carbon Steel Castings, Except Investment (WPU101507) from Jun 1981 to Jun 2025 about steel, investment, metals, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Cold Rolled Steel Sheet and Strip was 392.04700 Index Jun 1982=100 in June 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 July of 2025.

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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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.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Hot Rolled Steel Bars, Plates, and Structural Shapes was 263.40500 Index Jun 1982=100 in June 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 July of 2025.

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.