Weekly Report of Cement Net: Market Demand Is Low, Concrete Price Continues to Decline (7.29-8.2)

2024-08-02 17:29:53

Domestic construction conditions have not been significantly improved, coupled with insufficient new projects in most regions, the concrete market is still flat. From July 25th to July 31st, the national concrete price index closed at 115.36 points, down 0.59% from the previous month.

From July 25 to July 31, the national concrete price index closed at 115.36 points, down 0.59% annually and 12.11% year-on-year. In terms of regions, the price of concrete in Hubei and Jiangsu has been reduced by 10-20 yuan/m3; the price of concrete in Anhui, Shanghai, Hebei and Shandong has been reduced by 10 yuan/m3; the price of concrete in other provinces and cities in China has remained stable.

Figure 1: Trend

of Concrete Price Index in the Past Year Data Source: Cement Big Data (https://data.ccement.com/)

From the perspective of regional market conditions

of the first and sixth regions, from July 25 to July 31, Concrete prices in East China, Central South China and North China fell by 0.89%, 0.59% and 0.40%, respectively, while the concrete price index in other parts of the country remained stable.

Table 1: Comparison

of Concrete Price Indices in Six Regions Data Source: Cement Big Data (https://data.ccement.com/)

The concrete market in different regions is as follows:

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Correlation

Influenced by weather and holiday factors, the domestic concrete market demand is generally weak this week, coupled with the loosening of local cost support, concrete prices have declined steadily. From March 31 to April 4, the national concrete price index closed at 100.52 points, down 0.04% annually and 17.85% year-on-year.

2025-04-04 10:50:50

Domestic concrete demand improved slightly this week, but the overall concrete price index slowed down due to the mixed rise and fall of raw material prices. From March 24 to March 28, the national concrete price index closed at 100.56 points, up 0.07% annually and 17.83% year-on-year.

2025-03-28 18:04:44

This week, the demand for concrete market further recovered, the cost increase narrowed, the price of concrete in most regions was mainly stable, and some parts followed the slight adjustment of raw materials. From March 17 to March 21, the national concrete price index closed at 100.49 points, up 0.09% annually and down 17.99% year-on-year.

2025-03-23 23:59:23

This week, the domestic concrete market demand continued to improve, the upstream raw material cost continued to push up, the concrete price was mainly stable, followed by the partial increase in raw materials. From March 10 to March 14, the national concrete price index closed at 100.40 points, up 0.29% annually and down 18.40% year-on-year.

2025-03-14 18:26:29

Domestic market demand continued to pick up slowly this week, and upstream raw materials tried to push up, but it was difficult for concrete enterprises to transmit downstream, mostly to wait and see. From March 4 to March 7, the national concrete price index closed at 100.11 points, up 0.01% annually and 18.99% year-on-year.

2025-03-07 18:07:16

This week, domestic demand in some regions has improved, but most of the market demand performance is still relatively weak, concrete prices are mainly stable, with small fluctuations in local raw materials. From February 24 to February 28, the national concrete price index closed at 100.10 points, down 0.17% annually and 19.13% year-on-year.

2025-02-28 15:07:34

This week, the pace of downstream resumption of work in most regions of China is still relatively slow, coupled with the unstable support of the cost side, the price of concrete has declined steadily. From February 17 to February 21, the national concrete price index closed at 100.27 points, down 1.76% annually and 19.23% year-on-year.

2025-02-21 18:06:59

After the Spring Festival, the pace of recovery of downstream terminal demand is slow, the concrete market is still relatively depressed, and the focus of transactions is stable and weak. From February 10 to February 14, the national concrete price index closed at 102.07 points, down 1.39% annually and 17.78% year-on-year.

2025-02-16 23:15:36

Near the Spring Festival holiday, the downstream is generally closed for holidays, the concrete market is basically at a standstill, and the quotation of enterprises is steadily declining. From January 13 to January 17, the national concrete price index closed at 106.63 points, down 1.95% annually and 14.26% year-on-year.

2025-01-17 17:17:59

Recently, the shutdown of construction sites in various parts of the country has increased, the market demand has further declined, and the cost has supported the fatigue, so the price of concrete has weakened. From January 2 to January 8, the national concrete price index closed at 109.20 points, down 1.97% annually and 12.34% year-on-year.

2025-01-10 18:24:51

Recently, the scope of domestic projects has gradually expanded, the market demand has continued to weaken, the concrete market has been flat, and the quotation of enterprises has been stable and small. From December 26 to January 1, the national concrete price index closed at 111.39 points, and the ring ratio remained stable, with a year-on-year decline of 10.74%.

2025-01-03 18:19:46

Near the end of the year, the domestic concrete market demand continued to weaken, the cost support declined compared with the previous period, and the price of concrete in many places declined steadily. From December 19 to December 25, the national concrete price index closed at 111.39 points, down 0.80% annually and 10.97% year-on-year.

2024-12-27 17:40:19

Off-season construction conditions are gradually weakening, concrete market demand is weak, and enterprise quotations are mainly stable, with a slight decline in some areas. From December 12 to December 18, the national concrete price index closed at 112.29 points, down 0.03% annually and 10.35% year-on-year.

2024-12-22 20:17:53

With the decline of temperature, the demand of concrete market in most regions of the country has further weakened, and enterprises mainly focus on stabilizing prices. From December 5 to December 11, the national concrete price index closed at 112.32 points, with a stable ring-to-ring ratio and a year-on-year decline of 10.24%.

2024-12-15 11:02:18

Recently, the domestic concrete market demand has weakened seasonally, coupled with the slowdown of raw material prices, concrete prices have been stable and small. From November 28 to December 4, the national concrete price index closed at 112.32 points, down 0.03% annually and 10.12% year-on-year.

2024-12-06 17:54:48

With the decline of temperature, the demand for terminal construction is weakening, the demand for concrete market is weakening, and the quotation of enterprises is mainly stable. From November 21 to November 27, the national concrete price index closed at 112.35 points, with a stable ring-to-ring ratio and a year-on-year decline of 10.13%.

2024-11-29 17:29:42

Recently, the overall domestic demand has declined steadily, coupled with the weakening of local cost support, and the price of concrete has been stable and small. From November 14 to November 20, the national concrete price index closed at 112.35 points, down 0.13% annually and 10.08% year-on-year.

2024-11-22 18:03:03

Recently, the concrete market demand has weakened, coupled with the cost-side support has not been further strengthened, enterprises are mainly shipping at stable prices, with a slight increase in individual regions. From November 7 to November 13, the national concrete price index closed at 112.50 points, up 0.03% annually and down 10.07% year-on-year.

2024-11-15 17:37:41

Recently, due to the persistent cost pressure in the south, the price of concrete has risen slightly with the raw materials, but the growth of market demand is limited, and the overall quotation is still stable. From October 31 to November 6, the national concrete price index closed at 112.47 points, up 0.31% annually and down 10.11% year-on-year.

2024-11-08 17:41:17

Recently, the domestic temperature has dropped, local demand has dropped compared with the previous period, and the price of concrete market is mainly in a narrow range. From October 24 to October 30, the national concrete price index closed at 112.12 points, down 0.02% annually and 10.33% year-on-year.

2024-11-01 01:06:33

Recently, the construction in the south is relatively active, the local market demand is warming up, coupled with the increasing pressure on the cost side, the market price trend is stable and small. From October 17 to October 23, the national concrete price index closed at 112.14 points, down 0.02% annually and 10.65% year-on-year.

2024-10-25 17:29:24

With the improvement of weather conditions, the domestic market demand has improved as a whole in the near future, but it is still difficult to reach the peak season level in previous years. Concrete enterprises mainly ship at stable prices, and there are still some downward adjustments. From October 10 to October 16, the national concrete price index closed at 112.16 points, down 0.59% annually and 10.64% year-on-year.

2024-10-18 17:28:46

After the National Day, the domestic concrete market demand rebounded slightly, but the total amount is still relatively weak, concrete enterprises are mainly shipping at stable prices, and have not yet followed the rise of raw materials. From October 3 to October 9, the national concrete price index closed at 112.82 points, in line with the National Day holiday, with a year-on-year decline of 10.21%.

2024-10-12 17:25:54

Recently, the domestic market demand in some areas has improved slightly compared with the previous period, but the overall situation is still weaker than same period in history, and the price of concrete remains stable and weak. From September 19 to September 25, the national concrete price index closed at 112.82 points, down 0.10% annually and 10.45% year-on-year.

2024-09-27 17:57:56

Recently, the local weather conditions in China are not good, the recovery of market demand is insufficient, the price of concrete is mainly stable, and the local pressure is falling. From September 12 to September 18, the national concrete price index closed at 112.93 points, down 0.21% annually and 10.83% year-on-year.

2024-09-20 17:55:34

Recently, the domestic market demand has recovered slightly compared with the previous period, but the overall level is still significantly lower than same period in previous years, and the price of concrete before the Mid-Autumn Festival is mainly a smooth transition. From September 5th to September 11th, the national concrete price index closed at 113.17 points, and the ring ratio remained stable, with a year-on-year decline of 10.81%.

2024-09-14 19:27:38

Recently, the price of raw materials has shown an upward trend again, but due to the lack of new orders in the concrete market and the fierce competition among enterprises, the focus of transactions continues to decline steadily. From August 29 to September 4, the national concrete price index closed at 113.17 points, down 0.45% annually and 11.09% year-on-year.

2024-09-06 17:22:16

Most regions in China are affected by capital factors, lack of construction increment downstream, no improvement in concrete market demand, and downward pressure on local quotations. From August 22 to August 28, the national concrete price index closed at 113.68 points, down 0.42% annually and 11.12% year-on-year.

2024-08-30 17:31:27

Domestic high temperature rain weather has not yet subsided, downstream construction activity is still low, the concrete market is relatively flat, and the market price is stable. From August 15 to August 21, the national concrete price index closed at 114.16 points, down 0.28% annually and 11.40% year-on-year.

2024-08-23 17:35:52

Domestic construction conditions have not improved significantly, coupled with the small number of new key projects, the market demand is still relatively low, and the price of concrete has fallen more or risen less. From August 8 to August 14, the national concrete price index closed at 114.48 points, down 0.33% annually and 11.69% year-on-year.

2024-08-17 10:46:53

The domestic market continued to be controlled by the hot and rainy weather, the market demand was weak, the price of concrete continued to fall steadily, and the decline in Sichuan and Chongqing was relatively large. From August 1st to August 7th, the national concrete price index closed at 114.86 points, down 0.43% from the previous month.

2024-08-09 18:09:08

Domestic construction conditions have not been significantly improved, coupled with insufficient new projects in most regions, the concrete market is still flat. From July 25th to July 31st, the national concrete price index closed at 115.36 points, down 0.59% from the previous month.

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