Lower average grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) import prices and slightly lower domestic GOES surcharges drove the monthly GOES MMI® down by 9 points, a 3.7 percent drop.
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“The headline news suggests power construction spending has held steady [see chart below],” said Lisa Reisman, managing editor of MetalMiner. “But other construction spending, particularly non-residential construction spending, continues to struggle as June’s numbers fell 1.7% at a seasonally adjusted (SA) rate in June after increasing 0.7% in May, according to Reed Construction Data.”
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The overall construction sector has likely weighed heavily on GOES demand, though we note the trend of rising import levels for July and August.
The US grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) coil price itself dropped 3.8 percent for September.
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