The production and sales statistics is out of expectation since the beginning of this year, which is expected to continue rising. Therefore, auto steel demand has more room to grow as car ownership, auto manufacturing, research& development and maintenance increases.
According to statistics from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China's auto production hit 1.8994 million units in April, down 8.91 percent month on month and 15.29% year on year; sales reached 1.8417 million units, down 9.50% from a month earlier and 13.38% compared to the same period last year. In the first four months of this year, auto production totaled 7.2965 million units, up 13.44% year on year; sales aggregated 7.2662 million units, up 13.23% from a year earlier.
Unit Converters:
Price Index
23-May
22-May
09-May
WoW
WoW
17-Apr
MoM
MoM
23-May
YoY
YoY
ILPPI
8730
8731
8720
8851
9571
IFPPI
8512
8512
8529
8532
9126
INDSPI
8618
8618
8622
8687
9359
24-May
23-May
17-May
WoW
WoW
18-Apr
MoM
MoM
24-May
YoY
YoY
CLPPI
6275
6286
6320
6472
7300
CFPPI
5805
5823
5871
6054
6620
CHISPI
6009
6024
6065
6235
6915
16-May
09-May
02-May
WoW
WoW
18-Apr
MoM
MoM
17-May
YoY
YoY
MLPPI
4749
4752
4752
4755
4928
MFPPI
5249
5280
5280
5310
5964
MEASPI
4901
4912
4912
4923
5242
Live Tenders
Metal Rate
23 May, 2013
Zn
1820
Ni
14750
Sn
20975
Al
1825
Cu
7285
Source: LME.co.uk
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Weekly Poll
Coal Buyer Supplier Market in India (28 Jun, 2013 - 28 Jun, 2013)
Coal Market In India 2013 (09 Jul, 2013 - 10 Jul, 2013)
Baltic Dry Index
24 May, 2013
BDI
826
BCI
1350
BPI
854
BSI
857
Source: DryShips.com
Currency Rate
25 May, 2013
USD
1.0000
AUD
1.0322
BRL
2.0459
CAD
1.0321
CNY
6.1330
EUR
0.7737
GBP
0.6623
INR
55.6801
JPY
101.4850
RUB
31.4307
ZAR
9.5578
Source: http://www.xe.com















