In April, the national concrete market as a whole showed a weak pattern of low peak season and less recovery than expected. In North China, the recovery is slow, the price in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei is under pressure at a low level, and the increase of cement is mostly symbolic; in Northeast China, the cost is fatigue, the demand recovery is slow, and it is difficult to increase the price without increasing the volume; in East China, due to rain and capital constraints, the shipment volume is only 5-6%, and the support of cement cost is collapsed; The central and southern regions continued to suffer from high cost and weak demand, and Guangdong and Guangxi were dragged down by extreme weather and real estate, resulting in increased downward pressure on prices; the southwest region was weak, with a slight downward trend in Sichuan and Chongqing in the latter half of the year, a sluggish demand in Yunnan and Guizhou, and difficulties in transmitting price increases; the northwest region recovered slowly, with overall weakness, and prices were mainly stable or partially declining. Restricted by multiple factors such as frequent periodic rainy weather, insufficient new projects and slow arrival of capital construction funds, the downstream construction progress is generally lower than same period last year, the recovery of market demand in various regions is limited, and the price of concrete is mainly weak and stable, with local downward pressure.
By the end of April, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) closed at 89.89 points, down 0.27% from the previous month, and down 10.41% from the same period last year.
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