WHAT HAPPENED

According to MOFCOM’s weekly domestic-market monitoring, rebar was priced at 3,304 yuan/tonne, high-speed wire rod at 3,538 yuan/tonne and hot-rolled strip at 3,447 yuan/tonne. Prices increased by 0.9%, 0.8% and 0.7% week on week, respectively.

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WHY IT MATTERS

Commercial context

The broad-based increases indicate mild near-term firmness across monitored long and flat steel products. Commercially, this may support seller sentiment, but the small weekly moves alone do not establish a sustained price trend.

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KEY DETAILS
  • Monitoring period: 24–30 August.
  • Rebar: 3,304 yuan/tonne, up 0.9% week on week.
  • High-speed wire rod: 3,538 yuan/tonne, up 0.8%.
  • Hot-rolled strip: 3,447 yuan/tonne, up 0.7%.
  • Overall production-materials prices rose 0.7%, according to MOFCOM.
  • MOFCOM did not specify the geographic sampling methodology or transaction basis for the quoted steel prices.
WHAT TO WATCH

Watch subsequent MOFCOM readings to determine whether the gains persist or reverse. The data are market monitoring figures, not evidence of a policy measure, production change or capacity decision.

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MetalMate publication
27 September 2026
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上周食用农产品和生产资料价格略有上涨 — MOFCOM
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