From January to March, the key statistics of steel companies’ direct steel supply sales accounted for 45.17% of domestic steel sales, and steel direct supply sales increased by 23.05% year-on-year; steel distribution sales accounted for 38.03% of steel domestic sales, and steel distribution sales year-on-year. Increased by 14.65%; steel retail sales accounted for 6.34% of domestic steel sales, and steel retail sales increased by 32.80% year-on-year; steel branch sales accounted for 10.46% of domestic steel sales, and steel branch sales increased by 14.71% year-on-year.

From January to March, the key statistics of iron and steel enterprises’ direct supply sales of long products accounted for 32.89% of the domestic long products sales, and the sales of long products increased by 17.60% year-on-year; the distribution sales of long products accounted for 49.98% of the domestic sales of long products. , Long product distribution sales increased by 15.56% year-on-year; long product retail sales accounted for 7.40% of domestic long product sales, and long product retail sales increased by 29.03% year-on-year; long product branch sales accounted for 10.74% of domestic long product sales. Sales of long products branch increased by 27.67% year-on-year.

From January to March, the key statistics of iron and steel enterprises' direct supply of sheet and strip sales accounted for 55.18% of the domestic sales of sheet and strip, and the sales of direct supply of sheet and strip increased by 25.22% year-on-year; the sales of plate and strip distribution accounted for domestic sales of sheet and strip. The sales volume ratio was 28.90%, and the distribution sales of plate and strip increased by 14.64% year-on-year; the sales of plate and strip accounted for 5.26% of the domestic sales of plate and strip, and the sales of plate and strip increased by 35.94% year-on-year; the sales of plate and strip branches accounted for a year-on-year increase of 35.94%. The proportion of domestic sales of plates and strips was 10.66%, and the sales of plate and strip branches increased by 6.49% year-on-year.

Increase in domestic steel sales

Greater than the increase in steel production

From January to March, compared with the same period last year, the increase in domestic steel sales in key statistical steel companies was greater than the increase in steel output, and the direct export volume of steel increased, indicating that the increased production of steel in key statistical steel companies has been digested in the domestic market. The international market has also digested part of the increased steel production. This shows that China is leading the world in fighting the epidemic and economic recovery, and economic growth has returned to normal levels.

From January to March, compared with the same period last year, in key statistics of steel companies, the increase in plate and strip output was greater than that of steel, and the increase in plate and strip sales was greater than the increase in steel sales, indicating that the increase in plate and strip production was the main factor driving the increase in steel output. , The sales growth of plate and strip is the main factor driving the growth of steel sales. According to the key statistics, the growth rate of the direct export volume of long products by iron and steel enterprises is greater than the growth rate of the direct export volume of steel products, indicating that from an export perspective, the export situation of long products is better than that of strips.

In terms of different regions, from January to March, compared with the same period of last year, the steel inflows in Northwest China have the largest increase in key statistical steel companies. Among them, the inflows of long products and plates and strips in the northwest region have increased sharply, and the increase is greater than the increase in the inflow of steel in the entire northwest region, indicating that the demand for construction steel and manufacturing steel in the northwest region is better than other steel needs.

In terms of sales channels, from January to March, compared with the same period last year, the sales volume of direct steel supply increased by the key statistical steel companies. Among them, the sales of direct supply of plate and strip have increased sharply, and the increase is greater than that of the entire direct supply of steel, indicating that the key statistical iron and steel enterprises have increased their service to plate and strip users, and further expanded the proportion of plate and strip direct supply channels.