If you are following steel production and trade in China, you might be interested in the spreadsheet below which we will update each month. Since data is typically available six weeks after the end of each month, we are currently posting the July figures. August results should be available by September 20th.
China finished steel production fell 4.4% in July to 40.89 million metric tonnes, reversing the average monthly growth trend through June of about 3%. Net exports rose to 5.8m tonnes, the highest level since April 2007’s 5.5m tonnes. Finally, exports as a share of finished steel production grew from 12% in June to 18% in July.
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