World crude steel production slips 3% in April

The World Steel Association published the latest global crude steel production data yesterday. It’s now in the Nerds crude steel production spreadsheet below. The data (which as mentioned previously) are often significantly revised in later bulletins show a 3% decline month to month from March to April and 24% decline year on year 2008 to 2009. Notable among the data – the European Union, about 10% of production, accounted for about 31% of the decline in April.

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