HRC Inventory in the 3rd Week of January 2025 (2nd Week Before the Holiday)

Published: Jan 16, 2025 14:44

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This week, HRC social inventory was 1.8558 million mt (down 24,100 mt WoW, -1.28% WoW, -10.65% YoY, -16.16% YoY on a lunar calendar basis). This week, HRC in-plant inventory was 1.1446 million mt (up 14,800 mt WoW, +1.31% WoW, +10.58% YoY, +9.29% YoY on a lunar calendar basis). This week, total HRC inventory was 3.0004 million mt (down 9,300 mt WoW, -0.31% WoW, -3.58% YoY, -7.99% YoY on a lunar calendar basis).

This week, HRC social inventory was 1.8558 million mt (down 24,100 mt WoW, -1.28% WoW, -10.65% YoY, -16.16% YoY based on the lunar calendar).
This week, HRC in-plant inventory was 1.1446 million mt (up 14,800 mt WoW, +1.31% WoW, +10.58% YoY, +9.29% YoY based on the lunar calendar).
This week, total HRC inventory was 3.0004 million mt (down 9,300 mt WoW, -0.31% WoW, -3.58% YoY, -7.99% YoY based on the lunar calendar).

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