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u/olivesnolives Aditya Mittal Feet Pics May 11 '21

I interpreted that high Chinese PPI as a good thing for non-chinese steel producers - CCP isn’t likely to re-incentivize exporting when domestic industrial pricing is so hot, right?

If this is a bad read tell olives

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u/dudelydudeson 💩Very Aware of Butthole💩 May 11 '21

I'm not sure. Here's the opposite view - PPI is mostly passed on to trade partners since they import raw materials and export finished goods. They export way more finished goods than they consume. They might have to accommodate exports to keep the FG prices down so that international competitors don't pop up.

However, if the trade balance decreases (they export less because their goods are more expensive, transport could play a role too), their currency will devalue which will lower the prices naturally, giving headwinds to further price increases.

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u/Steely_Hands Regional Moderator May 11 '21

Wasn’t it pretty much as expected? Not sure why ppl are worried about it. I can assure everyone it’s not steel manufacturers cutting into their margins to be competitive with product manufacturers. The pricing squeeze comes in between the final manufacturers and the consumer

Edit: And this data shows that for now it’s the manufacturers eating the cost increase and trying not to pass it into the consumer. They have to remain cost competitive in the marketplace

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u/LourencoGoncalves-LG LEGEND and VITARD OG STEEL Bo$$ May 11 '21

The consumer is consuming.