HRC Inventory in the Second Week of July 2026

Published: Jul 9, 2026 14:05

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This week, HRC social inventory stood at 2.7381 million mt, down 21,000 mt vs. the prior week (–0.76% WoW, +41.23% YoY, +45.65% YoY on a lunar calendar basis).

This week, HRC mill inventory stood at 1.0712 million mt, down 25,700 mt vs. the prior week (–2.34% WoW, +3.60% YoY, +5.56% YoY on a lunar calendar basis).

This week, total HRC inventory stood at 3.8093 million mt, down 46,600 mt vs. the prior week (–1.21% WoW, +28.14% YoY, +31.60% YoY on a lunar calendar basis).

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