HRC Inventory Levels in the Third Week of April 2025: Decline in Social Inventory, Slight Increase in In-Plant Stocks

Published: Apr 17, 2025 14:05

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HRC Inventory in the 3rd Week of April 2025

This week, the social inventory of HRC was 2.4375 million mt, down 124,500 mt WoW, down 4.86% WoW, down 12.25% YoY, and down 8.28% on a lunar YoY basis.

This week, the in-plant inventory of HRC was 1.1254 million mt, up 14,100 mt WoW, up 1.27% WoW, up 1.94% YoY, and up 4.52% on a lunar YoY basis.

This week, the total inventory of HRC was 3.5629 million mt, down 110,400 mt WoW, down 3.01% WoW, down 8.21% YoY, and down 1.62% on a lunar YoY basis.

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