Chinas steel exports drop to 4.62 million tons in October

Chinas steel exports drop to 4.62 million tons in October 发布时间:08-11-19    阅读次数:   

Customs data showed that China exported 4.62 million tons of steel products in October of this year, down 2.05 million tons from September, and it imported 1.15 million tons of steel products, with a net steel product export of 3.47 million tons. The country exported 110,000 tons of billet and 530,000 tons of coke in October, and imported 20,000 tons of billet and 30.62 million tons of iron ore, down 8.58 million tons from September and up 2.86 percent year-on-year. From January to October, China exported 53.12 million tons of steel products, down 1.2 percent with an export value of $55.6 billion, up 49.8 percent; imported 13.47 million tons, down 5 percent, with a net steel product export of 39.65 million tons. It also exported 12.4 million tons of billet in the first ten months, down 79.8 percent and 11.58 million tons of coke, down 12 percent, with the coke export value of $5.53 billion, up 123.4 percent, while imported 150,000 tons of billet, down 24 percent; and 376.69 million tons of iron ore, up 20.2 percent, with an import value of $53.3 billion, up 108.7 percent.