1. Steel Price Index Middle East

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4. steelprices.com Why ……. Provide bench mark to users to compare the transaction prices What….. Provide daily prices for benchmark products in commercially vital location in Middle East Trend analysis and movements of prices Export levels from major trading countries like Ukraine and China General information related to the industry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

5. Steel price indices What ….. Barometer to track and measure price movements on a daily basis. Why …. Steel prices, accounting for a major portion of the Wholesale Price Index, are a critical factor in monitoring and controlling the Inflationary pressure. Outlines the way local steel market is moving on a daily basis thereby facilitating steel buyers, bankers and analyst take accurate decisions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

6. Methodology Basis …. Price Input from steelprices-middleeast.com 5 days a week 5 reference locations at UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait & Qatar as major volumes are transacted there Base price taken on 30 th June 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

7. Methodology Bench mark products - Long Product Grade Bars BS 4449 Grade 460 B Rods SAE 1008 Angles A 36/275JR Structural HEA Bench mark products - Flat Product Grade Size HRC Tube 2.5 x 1250 Plates A36/SS400 8 x 1250 Plates S275 JR HRS HDG 0.70 MM CRS Commercial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

8. Methodology 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 How …. We have taken country wise sales pattern to give weight age for each item Based on this Price Index (PI) for each product is arrived at Than we have taken 2007-08 share of each product in total Long product sale and in Total Flat product sale. This gives us Long Product Price Index (LPPI) Flat Product Price Index (FPPI) Based on this ratio of long to flat in total sales Steel Price Index (MEASPI) is calculated

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10. Long products 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

11. Flat products 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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