HRC Inventory for Week 2 of May 2026

Published: May 14, 2026 13:54

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Social inventory of HRC stood at 2.9862 million mt this week, down 98,400 mt from the previous week (-3.19% WoW, +42.51% YoY, +30.06% YoY on a lunar calendar basis).

Mill inventory of HRC stood at 979,900 mt this week, down 4,900 mt from the previous week (-0.50% WoW, -7.13% YoY, -11.68% YoY on a lunar calendar basis).

Total HRC inventory stood at 3.9661 million mt this week, down 103,300 mt from the previous week (-2.54% WoW, +25.89% YoY, +16.46% YoY on a lunar calendar basis).

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