On January 5, the National Bureau of Statistics released data that, according to the monitoring of market prices of 50 important production materials in 9 categories, including black Metal, chemical products, and Henry Hub Natural Gas, showed that compared with mid-December 2024, prices of 14 products rose, 33 fell, and 3 remained unchanged. It is understood that the monitoring scope covers nearly 2,000 wholesalers, agents, Dealers and other operating enterprises in more than 300 trade markets across 31 provinces (regions, cities) in the country.