HRC Inventory in the 2nd Week of March 2026

Published: Mar 12, 2026 14:01

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This week, HRC social inventory was 3.538 million mt, down 10,600 mt from the previous period, down 0.30% WoW, up 23.44% YoY, and up 24.36% on a lunar-calendar YoY basis.
This week, HRC mill inventory was 1.186 million mt, up 42,900 mt from the previous period, up 3.75% WoW, up 3.70% YoY, and down 1.04% on a lunar-calendar YoY basis.
This week, total HRC inventory was 4.724 million mt, up 32,200 mt from the previous period, up 0.69% WoW, up 17.81% YoY, and up 16.83% on a lunar-calendar YoY basis.

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