Market indicators
Steel market indicators
Global reference indices for steel and its raw materials, and the US dollar Exchange Center rate in Iran, with their sources and dates. They are reference indices, not Ahan Asa selling prices.
These figures are reference indices of the global market and the exchange rate, not Ahan Asa selling prices. They show market direction only and are not a forecast or buying advice.
US dollar – Exchange Center rate
Reference index — not an Ahan Asa selling price
1,843,829IRR per USD
+0.3% vs the previous value ·
Daily, on working days.
Values(the last value of each month)
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 1,843,829 |
Source: Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Exchange Center rate)
Iron ore 62% Fe, CFR China
Reference index — not an Ahan Asa selling price
97.7USD per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu)
+1.5% vs the previous value ·
Monthly; each month is published about 4–6 weeks later.
Values
| Data month | Value |
|---|---|
| 97.7 | |
| 96.3 | |
| 98.2 | |
| 100.8 | |
| 108.6 | |
| 106.1 | |
| 104.5 | |
| 98.8 | |
| 105.5 | |
| 104.6 | |
| 102.5 |
Source: World Bank, Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0
US PPI – hot rolled bars, plates and structural shapes (index)
Reference index — not an Ahan Asa selling price
319.7index (June 1982 = 100)
+3.0% vs the previous value · · preliminary
Monthly; each month is published about 4–6 weeks later.
Values
| Data month | Value |
|---|---|
| (preliminary) | 319.7 |
| (preliminary) | 310.5 |
| (preliminary) | 311.5 |
| (preliminary) | 301.9 |
| 296.0 | |
| 295.1 | |
| 295.1 | |
| 288.1 | |
| 287.6 | |
| 286.0 | |
| 284.5 |
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index, series WPU101704
How to read these figures
- Each figure is a public reference index or rate, shown with its source and the date it refers to. None of them is an Ahan Asa selling price.
- Monthly series show their data month: they are published about four to six weeks after the month ends, and the latest US values are preliminary for four months.
- They show where the market has been, not where it will go. They are not a forecast or buying advice.
- For a price for your quantity, delivery point and timing, send your list and we reply with a quote.