National Building Materials Inventory Overview on July 16

Published: Jul 16, 2026 14:57
This week, total rebar inventory was 6.7274 million mt, up 59,200 mt WoW, +0.89% WoW, and +30.21% YoY based on the lunar calendar. This week, total wire rod inventory was 1.5222 million mt, down 18,900 mt WoW, -1.23% WoW, and +41.48% YoY based on the lunar calendar.

This week, total rebar inventory was 6.7274 million mt, up 59,200 mt WoW, up 0.89% WoW, and up 30.21% Lunar YoY.
This week, rebar social inventory was 4.7165 million mt, up 37,900 mt WoW, up 0.81% WoW, and up 43.54% Lunar YoY.
This week, rebar producer inventory was 2.0109 million mt, up 21,300 mt WoW, up 1.07% WoW, and up 6.92% Lunar YoY.
This week, total wire rod inventory was 1.5222 million mt, down 18,900 mt WoW, down 1.23% WoW, and up 41.48% Lunar YoY.
This week, wire rod social inventory was 637,200 mt, down 13,000 mt WoW, down 2.00% WoW, and up 20.94% Lunar YoY.
This week, wire rod producer inventory was 885,000 mt, down 5,900 mt WoW, down 0.66% WoW, and up 61.19% Lunar YoY.

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