Pittsburgh—Bullish sentiment was expected to persist in January in the US steel market, according to the monthly survey of the market by S&P Global Platts, with most participants expecting higher steel and raw material prices in coming weeks, as well as increased production, but unchanged inventory levels on average. In the survey of US producers, distributors, traders and endcustomers, conducted in the run-up to January, the index for steel price development increased from 86.8 in December to 90 in January, indicating even stronger expectations of an increase (an index of 50 indicates stability).
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机译：根据标准普尔全球普氏（S&P Global Platts）对美国钢铁市场的月度调查，匹兹堡的看涨情绪预计将在1月份持续，大多数参与者预计未来几周钢铁和原材料价格将上涨，产量增加，但平均库存水平不变。在1月份之前对美国生产商、分销商、贸易商和终端客户进行的调查中，钢材价格发展指数从12月的86.8上升到1月的90，表明对上涨的预期更高（指数50表示稳定）。
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