In December, the supply and demand fundamentals of rebar continued to weaken, and the inventory level rebounded, but the macro-policy was favorable, the market sentiment improved significantly, and the futures and spot prices fluctuated strongly. By the end of December, the national rebar price index closed at 162.02 points, up 5.45% annually, and fell 12.52% compared with the same period last year.

By the end of December, the national rebar price index closed at 162.02 points, up 5.45% annually, and down 12.52% compared with the same period last year.
Figure 1: Price Index Trend of Domestic Rebar and Concrete (Point)

Data Source: Cement Big Data (https://data.ccement.com/)