As per statistics from General Administration of Customs, China exported
steel of 6.153 million tons in August, up 1.1 million tons or 21.8% year
on year. Steel import in August totaled 893,000 tons, down 170,000 tons
or 16% year on year.
In January-August, 2022, China exported steel of 46.225 million tons,
down 1.853 million tons or 3.9% year on year. Import totaled 7.453
million tons, down 2.007 million tons or 21.2%.
Steel (thousand tonnes) |
August, 2022 |
July, 2022 |
August, 2021 |
YoY |
YoY% |
Jan.-Aug., 2022 |
Jan.-Aug., 2021 |
Change |
Change% |
Import |
893 |
789 |
1063 |
-170 |
-16 |
7453 |
9460 |
-2007 |
-21.2 |
Export |
6153 |
6671 |
5053 |
1100 |
21.8 |
46225 |
48078 |
-1853 |
-3.9 |
Net Export |
5260 |
5882 |
3990 |
1270 |
31.8 |
38772 |
38618 |
154 |
0.4 |
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