[Concrete Price Index March Report]: The market demand is slowly recovering, and the concrete price is rising steadily.

2023-04-04 09:16:13

In March, driven by infrastructure projects, the downstream construction volume increased annually, but the market demand in most areas has not yet recovered to the same period in previous years, and the price of concrete is stable and strong. By the end of March, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) closed at 140.28 points, up 0.37% from the end of February, and down 6.63% from the same period last year.

In March, the market demand for concrete picked up, and the price of commercial concrete in China rose steadily. In the first ten days of March, the weather in China was good, the construction of infrastructure projects in the southern region was accelerated, and the shipment of concrete increased compared with the previous period, and partially recovered to about 7-8%. In late March, the domestic precipitation weather increased significantly, which hindered the further recovery of demand, coupled with the low start-up rate of real estate projects, the overall shipment of concrete market did not increase significantly. On the whole, the concrete market showed a slow recovery trend in March, and the quotations of enterprises were mainly stable. However, due to the gradual implementation of local raw material price increases, cost-side support has been strengthened, so concrete prices in individual provinces have increased accordingly.

By the end of March, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) closed at 140.28 points, up 0.37% from the end of February and down 6.63% from the same period last year.

Figure 1: Trend and Operation of National Concrete Price Index in March (Point)

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In May, the rainy weather in the south continued, the demand for concrete market still declined, coupled with the obvious drop in costs, domestic commercial mixed prices generally fell. By the end of May, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) had closed at 136.22 points, down 1.81% from the end of April and 8.22% from the same period last year.

2023-06-01 16:40:45

In March, driven by infrastructure projects, the downstream construction volume increased annually, but the market demand in most areas has not yet recovered to the same period in previous years, and the price of concrete is stable and strong. By the end of March, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) closed at 140.28 points, up 0.37% from the end of February, and down 6.63% from the same period last year.

2023-04-04 09:16:13

After the Lantern Festival, the construction demand in the southern market has gradually recovered, but the overall situation is still weaker than same period in previous years, and the price of concrete has generally remained stable and fallen, with only a slight rise in the central and southern parts. By the end of February, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) had closed at 139.76 points, down 0.24% from the end of January and 8.08% from the same period last year.

2023-03-01 16:50:19

Coinciding with the Spring Festival holiday, domestic construction projects basically entered a state of holiday shutdown, concrete market turnover dropped to a low level, some concrete enterprises continued to lower their quotations before the festival, and prices have basically maintained stable operation since the Spring Festival. By the end of January, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) had closed at 140.09 points, down 0.69% from the end of December and 9.39% from the same period last year.

2023-02-02 16:03:44

Despite the optimization and adjustment of the epidemic prevention policy, the overall construction progress in China has further slowed down due to the approaching New Year and the low temperature, and the demand for concrete in the southern market has gradually weakened. By the end of December, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) closed at 141.07 points, down 0.93% from the end of November, compared with the same period last year. Prices fell by 10.26%.

2023-01-04 11:40:36

Prices in Ningxia are stable but export sales are low, Gansu is facing callback pressure after price increases, sales in Qinghai are not up to expectations after pushing up, Shaanxi has great resistance to price recovery, Xinjiang is stable due to engineering demand, and the overall market is mainly stable price wait-and-see in the short term.