Stress is just how far today's value sits between “norm” (0) and “crisis” (100) — a fixed calibrated scale, not a verdict. It measures pressure, not a prediction of collapse.
Domestic steel demand currently reads 68 index (2021=100), mapping to a stress of 68/100 — elevated pressure, toward the crisis end of its scale.
Across the tracked period the stress has held roughly flat (+0.0 pts).
The value is sourced via independent monitoring; confidence — medium. How it is derived: Severstal data: demand near 2011 low as construction and machinery shrink.
History is accumulating since launch — a chart appears once enough daily readings pile up.
| Period | mln t (steel-product consumption) | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022 | 43.3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 46.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 43.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 22 |
Longest defensible public series behind this metric — annual, open sources. Reconstructed context, not the live value; no interpolation. Sources: Russian steel consumption (Metalinfo/Severstal/SteelOrbis/TASS)