There are indications that the benefits of steel plants are beginning to be seen as ice fires. In the first half of the year, 63 of the 88 priority steel plants measured by the china steel association (cica) were profitable, with only six of them earning more than 500 million, making a profit of $8,098 million, or 53. 4 per cent of the total profit. At the same time, out of 25 lost steel plants, seven lost more than $500 million, the loss was $5,

On 1 september, the china institute of indexes published a 100-city housing price index in august, showing an average price of $10,771 per square metre for new housing in 100 cities across the country, a 0. 59 per cent decline in the ring ratio, which was the fourth consecutive month since the first decline in may。At a time when the prices of 100 urban houses were falling, local governments were more anxious to save the market, and policie