By the end of February, raw material inventory of sample enterprises in steel structure industry increased by 10.51% month on month.

By the end of February, raw material inventory of sample enterprises in steel structure industry increased by 10.51% month on month.  And available days of raw materials decreased by 3.32% month on month.  One week after the Lantern Festival, the industry resumed work at a faster pace.  The order performance improved.  The steel price rose and then fell.  The capital kept landing and the demand steadily improved.  The enterprises fulfilled orders at a faster pace, and the overall purchasing sentiment of the market was high.

In terms of demand, the proportion of enterprises with month-on-month new orders in March was 64.89%, and the proportion of enterprises with new orders year-on-year was 57.44%.  And the order performance was in an increasing trend.  With the positive performance of policies and economic expectations before and after the meeting, the performance of raw material prices in March is expected to rise steadily.