The steel prices remained stagnant in China last week. The Chinese Long Product Price Index CLPPI lost mare 8 points whereas the Chinese Flat Products Index CFPPI lost 7 points. The overall price index CHISPI decreased by 8 points.
| Class | 29-Jan | 05-Feb | Change | % |
| CLPPI | 6165 | 6157 | -8 | -0.1% |
| CFPPI | 6362 | 6355 | -7 | -0.1% |
| CHISPI | 6277 | 6269 | -8 | -0.1% |
CLPPI - Chinese Long Product Price Index
CFPPI - Chinese Flat Product Price Index
CHISPI - Chinese Steel Price Index
Long Products
| Category | 29-Jan | 05-Feb | Change | % |
| PI-WRC | 5377 | 5367 | -10 | -0.2% |
| PI-Rebar | 7119 | 7113 | -5 | -0.1% |
PI - Product Index
Flat Products
| Category | 29-Jan | 05-Feb | Change | % |
| PI-PLTS | 5582 | 5581 | -1 | 0.0% |
| PI-HR | 6204 | 6198 | -5 | -0.1% |
| PI-CR | 7407 | 7385 | -21 | -0.3% |
| PI-GP | 6706 | 6705 | -1 | 0.0% |
PI - Product Index
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1. Long products
Billets
150*150
Q235
| Location | CNY | USD |
| Fujian | -32 | -5 |
| Hebei | 0 | 0 |
| Jiangsu | 0 | 0 |
| Shandong | -28 | -4 |
| Shanxi | 20 | 3 |
| Tianjin | 0 | 0 |
Change is on February 5th 2010 as compared to January 29th 2009
Change is per tonne
WRC
6.5mm
Common
| Location | CNY | USD |
| Changsha | 0 | 0 |
| Chengdu | -42 | -6 |
| Guiyang | 0 | 0 |
| Hangzhou | 25 | 4 |
| Kunming | 0 | 0 |
| Nanjing | -55 | -8 |
| Shanghai | 5 | 1 |
| Urumchi | 0 | 0 |
| Zhengzhou | 0 | 0 |
Change is on February 5th 2010 as compared to January 29th 2009
Change is per tonne
Rebars
20mm
HRB 400
| Location | CNY | USD |
| Beijing | 30 | 4 |
| Changsha | -18 | -3 |
| Chengdu | -20 | -3 |
| Chongqing | -10 | -1 |
| Fuzhou | 46 | 7 |
| Guangzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Guiyang | 0 | 0 |
| Hangzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Harbin | 0 | 0 |
| Hefei | 0 | 0 |
| Jinan | -32 | -5 |
| Kunming | 0 | 0 |
| Lanzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Nanchang | -31 | -5 |
| Nanjing | -20 | -3 |
| Shanghai | -4 | -1 |
| Shenyang | -33 | -5 |
| Shijiazhuang | 0 | 0 |
| Taiyuan | 0 | 0 |
| Tianjin | 20 | 3 |
| Urumchi | 0 | 0 |
| Wuhan | 0 | 0 |
| Xian | 0 | 0 |
| Zhengzhou | 0 | 0 |
Change is on February 5th 2010 as compared to January 29th 2009
Change is per tonne
2. Flats products
HRC
4.75mm
Common
| Location | CNY | USD |
| Beijing | -14 | -2 |
| Changsha | -20 | -3 |
| Chengdu | 0 | 0 |
| Chongqing | -56 | -8 |
| Fuzhou | -20 | -3 |
| Guangzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Hangzhou | -10 | -1 |
| Harbin | 0 | 0 |
| Hefei | 0 | 0 |
| Jinan | 49 | 7 |
| Kunming | -33 | -5 |
| Lanzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Nanchang | 0 | 0 |
| Nanjing | 20 | 3 |
| Shanghai | 0 | 0 |
| Shenyang | 0 | 0 |
| Shijiazhuang | 39 | 6 |
| Taiyuan | 21 | 3 |
| Tianjin | 14 | 2 |
| Urumchi | 0 | 0 |
| Wuhan | 20 | 3 |
| Xian | 0 | 0 |
| Zhengzhou | 30 | 4 |
Change is on February 5th 2010 as compared to January 29th 2009
Change is per tonne
Plates
20mm
Common
| Location | CNY | USD |
| Beijing | 0 | 0 |
| Changsha | 0 | 0 |
| Chengdu | 0 | 0 |
| Chongqing | 0 | 0 |
| Fuzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Guangzhou | -20 | -3 |
| Hangzhou | -10 | -1 |
| Harbin | 0 | 0 |
| Hefei | 50 | 7 |
| Jinan | -11 | -2 |
| Kunming | 0 | 0 |
| Lanzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Nanchang | 0 | 0 |
| Nanjing | 0 | 0 |
| Shanghai | -11 | -2 |
| Shenyang | -21 | -3 |
| Taiyuan | 0 | 0 |
| Tianjin | 0 | 0 |
| Urumchi | 0 | 0 |
| Wuhan | 22 | 3 |
| Xian | 0 | 0 |
| Zhengzhou | 0 | 0 |
Change is on February 5th 2010 as compared to January 29th 2009
Change is per tonne
CR
1.0mm
Common
| Location | CNY | USD |
| Beijing | -48 | -7 |
| Changsha | 20 | 3 |
| Chengdu | 0 | 0 |
| Chongqing | 0 | 0 |
| Fuzhou | -149 | -22 |
| Guangzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Hangzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Harbin | -100 | -15 |
| Hefei | 19 | 3 |
| Jinan | 0 | 0 |
| Kunming | 0 | 0 |
| Lanzhou | 50 | 7 |
| Nanchang | 0 | 0 |
| Nanjing | 0 | 0 |
| Qingdao | 0 | 0 |
| Shanghai | 0 | 0 |
| Shenyang | -120 | -18 |
| Shijiazhuang | -41 | -6 |
| Taiyuan | 0 | 0 |
| Tianjin | 0 | 0 |
| Urumchi | 0 | 0 |
| Wuhan | 0 | 0 |
| Xian | 0 | 0 |
| Zhengzhou | 0 | 0 |
Change is on February 5th 2010 as compared to January 29th 2009
Change is per tonne
HDG
0.5mm
Common
| Location | CNY | USD |
| Beijing | -28 | -4 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 |
| Chongqing | 0 | 0 |
| Fuzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Guangzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Hangzhou | 0 | 0 |
| Harbin | -30 | -4 |
| Nanchang | 50 | 7 |
| Shanghai | 0 | 0 |
| Shenyang | 0 | 0 |
| Tianjin | 0 | 0 |
| Wuhan | 0 | 0 |
| Xian | 0 | 0 |
| Zhengzhou | 0 | 0 |
Change is on February 5th 2010 as compared to January 29th 2009
Change is per tonne
Going forward, ie post Lunar Holiday season, most of the market players are optimistic that Chinese domestic prices for both longs and flats would look up when buyers come back to market.
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