China Economic Report  

  The CBN China Economic Report provides up-to-date benchmark data of critical interest to all Western manufacturers importing from and exporting to China.  Included are RMB to U.S. Dollar exchange rate, cost to ship a standard 40' container from Shanghai to Long Beach, monthly percentage movement in the price of six benchmark materials over the past 6 months, percentage movement in materials prices over the last 4 quarters, and the weekly fluctuation in the actual price being charged in China for each of those materials.  See Notes at bottom of page.

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Source: www.exchange-rates.org


  Material Pricing Report  
  The CBN China Economic Report provides up-to-date benchmark data of critical interest to all Western manufacturers importing from and exporting to China.  Included in the Material Pricing Report are monthly percentage movement in the price of six benchmark materials over the past 6 months, percentage movement in materials prices over the last 4 quarters, and the weekly fluctuation in the actual price being charged in China for each of those materials.  See Notes at bottom of page.  


  Exchange rate data is obtained weekly from the People's Bank of China; shipping cost is a weekly average of five shipping company quotes and is for a full 20' container shipped from Shanghai to Long Beach, California.  

Materials tracked in this Report:
  Carbon Steel Q235 Wire (US equivalent 1015/1018) งถ 6.5-8
  Alloy Steel 42CrMo (US equivalent 4140) Hot Rolled Bar งถ 18-40
  Stainless Steel 304 Plate 4.0*1500*C
  Brass H62 Bar (US equivalent 360) งถ 40-100
  Aluminum 6061 Bar งถ 178/203/229/254
  Scrap Iron

 

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