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As per statistics from the General Administration of Customs, China
exported 5.743 million tons of steel products in May 2019, down 1.14
million tons or 16.6% year on year; imports in May were 982,000 tons,
down 152,000 tons or 13.4% year on year. The
cumulative steel exports in the first five months of 2019 were 29.093
million tons, increasing 699,000 tons or 2.5% year on year. The
cumulative steel imports in the first five months of 2019 were 4.878
million tons, down 752,000 tons or 13.4% year on year.
Table 1: China steel imports and exports in May 2019
|
In 10,000 tons |
May, 2019 |
April, 2019 |
May, 2018 |
YoY |
MoM |
|
Change |
Change% |
Change |
Change% on a daily basis |
|
Steel imports |
98.2 |
100 |
113.4 |
-15.2 |
-13.4 |
-1.8 |
-5.0 |
|
Steel exports |
574.3 |
632.6 |
688.3 |
-114.0 |
-16.6 |
-58.3 |
-12.1 |
|
Steel net exports |
476.1 |
532.6 |
574.9 |
-98.8 |
-17.2 |
-56.5 |
-13.5 |
|
Iron ore imports |
8375.3 |
8077.2 |
9413.5 |
-1038.2 |
-11.0 |
298.1 |
0.3 |
|
Average iron ore import price (US$/ton) |
92.7 |
89.6 |
66.5 |
26.2 |
39.4 |
3.1 |
|
|
Coke exports |
87.9 |
58.2 |
83.8 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
29.7 |
46.2 |
|
Average coke export price (US$/ton) |
273.7 |
304.3 |
301.4 |
-27.7 |
-9.2 |
-30.6 |
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Table 2: China steel imports and exports in January-May 2019
|
In 10,000 tons |
January-May, 2019 |
January-May, 2018 |
Change |
Change% |
|
Steel imports |
487.8 |
563.0 |
-75.2 |
-13.4 |
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Steel exports |
2909.3 |
2839.4 |
69.9 |
2.5 |
|
Steel net exports |
2421.5 |
2276.4 |
145.1 |
6.4 |
|
Iron ore imports |
42391.6 |
44735.5 |
-2343.9 |
-5.2 |
|
Average iron ore import price (US$/ton) |
84.3 |
71.3 |
13.0 |
18.2 |
|
Coke exports |
346.4 |
383.4 |
-37.0 |
-9.7 |
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Average coke export price (US$/ton) |
295.4 |
306.2 |
-10.8 |
-3.5 |
Related links:
Customs: China Coke Exports in May up 4.9%
Customs: China Iron Ore Imports in May down 11% |
(To contact the reporter on this story: leo.ji@steelhome.cn or 86-555-2238932) |
