Understanding Steel Demand Through Distribution Purchasing Activity
EUROMETAL’s Purchasing Indices by EU Steel Distribution provides a unique forward-looking perspective on steel demand trends across Europe, based on purchasing activity from steel distributors and service centres towards EU suppliers.
Built on an indexed methodology using 2023 average = 100, the quarterly report allows market participants to monitor purchasing behaviour across key steel product categories and identify directional changes in market sentiment and industrial demand.
The report includes detailed purchasing indices for:
- Beams
- Merchant Bars
- Reinforcing Bars
- Quarto Plates
- Hot Rolled Flats
- Cold Rolled Flats
- Coated Flats
The study compares and analyses:
- Full Year 2024
- Full Year 2025
- Q1 2025
- Q2 2025
- Q3 2025
- Q4 2025
- Q1 2026
Unlike traditional apparent consumption or production statistics, this report reflects the real purchasing intentions and expectations of the European steel distribution sector — often acting as an early indicator of market developments.