Cement Network Weekly Report: Concrete Market Demand Is fatigue, Price Index Is Weak (3.31-4.4)

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. In terms of different regions, the price of concrete in Zhejiang and Jiangsu is increased by 5 yuan/m3; the price of concrete in Guangdong, Hebei and Liaoning is reduced by 5-10 yuan/m3; the price of concrete in other provinces and cities in China is generally stable.

Figure 1: Trend

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

1. From the perspective of regional market conditions

, from March 31 to April 4, The drop was relatively large in Northeast China, with the concrete price index falling by 1.80%; the concrete price index in Central South and North China fell by 0.24% and 0.18% respectively. The concrete price index in East China rose slightly, up 0.29% from the previous month. The price index of concrete in the southwest and northwest regions continued to run smoothly.

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: