最近几周，由于建筑活动升温(这符合季节模式，因建筑项目会在冬季结束时启动)，中国钢铁需求再次出现。各种大宗商品的需求均小幅扩大，今年3月，水泥产量同比增长7.9%，同期发电量增长7.2%。
In the first quarter, a group of 80 steel mills monitored by CISA reported record losses of Rmb1bn ($159m) due to low steel prices and weak steel demand. Amid the weak domestic market, China’s steel exports soared 15.8 per cent in the first quarter, while imports 18.4 per cent.
今年第一季度，由于钢价处于低位且需求疲弱，中钢协监督的80家钢铁企业出现10亿元人民币 (合1.59亿美元)创纪录亏损。在国内市场疲弱的情况下，今年第一季度，中国的钢铁出口飙升15.8%，进口增长18.4%。
Iron ore prices have remained steady this year in the range of $135-$150 per tonne for benchmark 62 Fe grade ore, and have hovered near six-month highs this week. The price of iron ore closed at $151 per tonne on Wednesday, up almost 9 per cent from the start of the year.
今年，含铁量为62%的基准铁矿石价格一直稳定在每吨135至150美元之间，在近6个月高点徘徊。铁矿石价格周三收于每吨151美元，较今年初累计上涨近9%。
Ore inventories at Chinese ports are at very high levels relative to historic average, although they have started to fall in recent weeks.
与历史平均水平相比，中国港口的铁矿石库存处于非常高的水平，尽管最近几周已开始下降。
