HRC Inventory in the 4th Week of January 2025 (1st Week Before the Holiday)

Published: Jan 23, 2025 14:04

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This week, HRC social inventory was 1.9673 million mt (up 111,500 mt WoW, up 6.01% WoW, down 5.12% YoY, down 23.18% YoY on a lunar calendar basis). This week, HRC in-plant inventory was 1.1295 million mt (down 15,100 mt WoW, down 1.32% WoW, up 8.46% YoY, up 6.63% YoY on a lunar calendar basis). This week, total HRC inventory was 3.0968 million mt (up 96,400 mt WoW, up 3.21% WoW, down 0.58% YoY, down 14.46% YoY on a lunar calendar basis).

This week, HRC social inventory was 1.9673 million mt (up 111,500 mt WoW, up 6.01% WoW, down 5.12% YoY, down 23.18% YoY based on the lunar calendar).

This week, HRC in-plant inventory was 1.1295 million mt (down 15,100 mt WoW, down 1.32% WoW, up 8.46% YoY, up 6.63% YoY based on the lunar calendar).

This week, total HRC inventory was 3.0968 million mt (up 96,400 mt WoW, up 3.21% WoW, down 0.58% YoY, down 14.46% YoY based on the lunar calendar).

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