Weekly Report on Concrete: Weak Demand and Stable Price in National Concrete Market (3.30-4.3)

On April 3, the National Concrete Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 90.13 points, up 0.09% annually and down 10.34% year-on-year.

This week, the overall recovery of the national concrete market fell short of expectations, the demand performance was weak, the price was stable and weak, the demand in the north started slowly, and the south was constrained by factors such as rain and shortage of funds. In North China, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei were stable with a slight increase, while Shanxi and Inner Mongolia were weak; in Northeast China, the market was mainly stable, and the downstream started slowly; in East China, the rainfall increased, the cost support weakened, and the quotation was stable and weak; in Central and South China, the demand was weak, and the price was weak and stable; in Southwest China, Sichuan and Chongqing were stable, and Yunnan and Guizhou were mainly wait-and-see; in Northwest China, the demand was stable and weak, and the demand recovery was slow.