In February, the market demand for sand and gravel in the central and southern regions gradually warmed up, and the national price fluctuated slightly. At present, the demand for sand and gravel is mainly supported by infrastructure and municipal projects. With the improvement of the weather in the north and the further promotion of the project, it is expected that the price of sand and gravel will be stable and strong in March.
By the end of February, the National Gravel Price Index (CSPI) closed at 85.74 points, down 1.76% annually and 10.37% year-on-year. The National Machine-made Sand Price Index (MSPI) closed at 92.8 points, down 0.97% from the previous year and 7.89% from the previous year.
Figure 1: Trend of national gravel price index (point) Figure 2: Trend of national machine-made sand price index (point)
Data source: cement big data ( https://data.ccement.com/)