PURCHASING HOTLINE
By Staff -- Purchasing, 1/25/2001
Quarterly averages 1999 Q1 1999 Q2 1999 Q3 1999 Q4 2000 Q1 2000 Q2 2000 Q3 2000 Q4 2001 Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2002 Q1 2002 Q2 2002 Q3 2002 Q4
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STEEL (dollars/ton) Hot-rolled sheet 252 268 283 303 327 335 287 242 246 252 255 259 263 268 274 280 Cold-rolled sheet 360 382 397 403 437 437 390 355 361 370 375 381 387 394 402 411 Galvanized sheet 410 420 423 467 440 440 420 380 387 396 401 407 414 422 430 440 Plate 353 333 300 300 323 330 317 283 288 295 299 304 309 315 321 328 Cold-finished bars 462 460 460 460 460 467 453 433 441 451 458 464 472 481 490 502 Structural beams 300 290 270 287 307 313 300 300 305 312 317 322 327 333 340 347 Reinforcing bars #6 293 293 310 307 322 312 275 273 278 285 289 293 298 304 309 316 Wire rod/low carbon 260 278 295 315 300 297 293 280 285 292 296 300 305 311 317 324 Stainless Type 304 sheet 1630 1580 1555 1750 1750 1958 1758 1573 1602 1638 1661 1670 1681 1697 1712 1734 Stainless Type 316 plate 1930 1830 1830 2000 2200 2300 2090 1950 1985 2031 2059 2069 2084 2103 2122 2149 NONFERROUS METALS (cents/lb) Aluminum (primary ingot) 58 64 71 72 79 72 76 72 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 Aluminum (secondary ingot) 61 66 73 72 70 66 65 62 63 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 Aluminum 3003 sheet 95 97 104 108 114 109 110 106 106 107 107 107 108 108 108 109 Aluminum canstock 96 98 105 109 115 110 111 110 110 111 111 111 112 112 112 113 Aluminum foil 139 138 148 152 157 158 153 152 152 153 153 154 154 155 155 156 Aluminum extrusions 105 107 114 118 124 119 120 119 119 120 120 121 121 121 122 122 Antimony 68 64 60 56 57 55 79 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 Cadmium 22 21 19 15 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 Cobalt 1589 1722 1893 1514 1481 1636 1460 1499 1504 1508 1513 1518 1523 1527 1532 1537 Copper cathode 68 70 82 84 86 85 92 91 91 92 92 92 92 93 93 93 Copper wirebar 72 72 86 88 90 88 96 95 95 95 96 96 96 96 97 97 Copper sheet 148 149 155 163 166 163 167 171 172 172 173 173 174 174 175 175 Brass (red) sheet 138 139 145 153 156 153 157 161 162 162 163 163 164 164 165 165 Brass (yellow) sheet 128 129 135 143 146 143 147 151 151 152 152 153 153 154 154 155 Indium 214 198 176 171 160 143 113 96 96 97 97 97 98 98 98 98 Lead (primary ingot) 29 29 29 28 27 25 27 27 26 26 26 27 27 27 26 26 Magnesium (primary ingot) 137 139 142 143 142 138 138 129 129 130 130 131 131 131 130 130 Mercury 140 137 138 140 140 140 140 143 144 144 145 145 146 146 147 147 Molybdenum 266 261 265 254 249 265 256 233 234 235 236 236 237 238 239 239 Nickel (melting grade) 213 240 303 358 428 443 385 346 347 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 Tin (alloyers' grade) 356 366 358 383 385 357 367 359 360 361 362 363 364 366 367 368 Titanium (sponge) 450 425 425 425 425 425 425 425 426 428 429 431 432 433 434 436 Titanium (non-aero sheet) 913 875 875 875 875 875 875 875 878 881 884 886 889 892 894 897 Titanium (non-aero plate) 838 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 752 755 757 760 762 764 767 769 Zinc (special high grade) 50 51 57 57 56 55 58 53 54 54 54 54 54 54 55 55 Zinc (die-cast #3) 59 60 66 66 65 67 67 62 63 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 PRECIOUS METALS ($/troy ounce) Gold 287 274 255 296 290 280 276 269 270 271 272 273 273 274 275 276 Silver 5.30 5.13 5.21 5.27 5.21 5.07 4.97 4.76 4.78 4.79 4.81 4.82 4.84 4.85 4.87 4.88 Platinum 359 358 353 427 471 514 572 591 593 595 596 598 600 602 604 606 Palladium 336 343 343 398 560 597 724 804 807 809 812 815 817 819 822 824 Rhodium 821 860 898 912 1695 1910 2103 1782 1788 1794 1799 1805 1811 1816 1822 1827 ENERGY (national average) Electricity (cents/kwh) 4.38 4.25 4.31 4.14 4.16 4.40 4.80 4.72 5.19 4.52 4.25 4.40 5.02 4.46 4.68 4.91 Natural gas (cents/mcf) 231 235 240 266 357 391 107 502 552 480 452 468 533 475 498 522 Crude oil-Texas ($/bbl) 13.02 17.62 19.95 22.41 26.83 28.77 30.48 31 33 29 27 28 32 32 31 33 No. 2 fuel oil (cents/gal.) 44 51 61 71 108 101 107 125 114 110 107 113 106 106 104 111 No. 6 fuel oil ($/gal.) 17 19 19 22 26 25 26 29 26 26 25 26 25 25 24 26 WOOD PULP ($/ton) Bleached hardwood/North 450 470 493 570 610 650 670 680 707 711 711 714 715 709 697 699 Bleached hardwood/South 420 453 498 568 600 640 670 670 697 700 700 704 704 699 686 689 Bleached softwood/North 465 492 543 597 640 680 710 710 738 742 742 746 747 741 727 730 Bleached softwood/South 425 430 490 568 620 660 690 693 721 725 725 728 729 723 710 713 Unbleached softwood kraft 430 473 510 563 600 640 670 670 697 700 700 704 704 699 686 689 PAPER & PAPERBOARD ($/ton) Newsprint 550 485 460 515 515 555 560 600 624 627 627 630 631 626 615 617 Uncoated grndwd/supercalendered 807 793 780 680 680 680 693 680 707 711 711 714 715 709 697 699 Coated publication #3 800 800 845 940 940 940 940 940 978 982 982 987 988 980 963 967 Uncoated bond #4 700 720 775 860 860 870 840 873 908 913 913 917 918 911 895 898 Uncoated directory 700 680 680 680 680 680 693 680 707 711 711 714 715 709 697 699 Unbleached kraft/shipping sack 620 643 670 690 690 717 737 750 780 784 760 764 767 744 729 734 Linerboard/East 363 385 403 428 428 455 455 455 473 476 461 464 465 451 442 445 Linerboard/West 370 390 410 445 445 475 475 475 494 496 482 484 486 471 462 465 Corrugating medium/semichemical 305 337 380 422 422 435 428 430 447 449 436 438 440 427 418 421 Bleached kraft/folding carton stock 730 710 824 833 833 860 867 880 915 920 892 897 900 873 856 861 Recycled boxboard/claycoated 490 470 520 557 557 590 590 590 614 617 598 601 604 585 574 577 LUMBER ($/1000 bd ft) 2x4 Douglas fir 356 385 433 371 327 314 281 302 266 260 255 248 250 252 254 274 2x4 Inland hem/fir 379 442 442 391 408 378 281 271 238 234 229 222 224 226 228 246 1x12 Ponderosa pine 508 481 442 466 443 391 316 358 315 309 303 293 296 298 301 325 PLYWOOD ($/1000 bd ft) 1/4" sanded 390 428 453 358 345 346 347 353 311 304 298 289 292 294 296 320 1/2" 4-ply CDX fir 337 401 436 440 318 307 292 288 253 248 243 236 238 240 242 261 OSB Waferboard/Northeast 220 291 299 249 265 241 170 155 136 133 131 127 128 129 130 140 1/10" CDX fir, veneer 47 52 52 46 48 44 41 39 34 34 33 32 32 32 33 35 Particleboard/West 180 237 270 245 250 250 218 197 173 170 166 161 163 164 165 178 PLASTICS (cents/lb) ABS/injection molding 67 67 67 69 74 77 78 75 74 75 75 73 72 71 71 70 LDPE/liner grade 29 33 38 52 52 50 48 48 48 48 48 47 47 46 46 45 LDPE/clarity 42 45 46 57 47 49 52 52 51 52 52 51 50 50 49 49 LLDPE/butene-based 33 38 43 45 49 51 52 53 52 53 53 52 51 50 50 50 LLDPE/octene-based 41 48 53 55 46 47 47 47 47 47 47 46 46 45 45 44 HDPE/blow-mold HIC grade 32 35 39 45 42 43 44 45 45 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 |