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As per statistics from the General Administration of Customs, China
exported 6.327 million tons of steel products in March 2019, up 676,000
tons or 12% year on year; imports in March were 899,000 tons, down
335,000 tons or 27.1% year on year. The
cumulative steel exports in the first three months of 2019 were 17.025
million tons, increasing 1.9 million tons or 12.6% year on year. The
cumulative steel imports in the first three months of 2019 were 2.897
million tons, decreasing 554,000 tons or 16.1% year on year.
Table 1: China steel imports and exports in March 2019
|
In 10,000 tons |
March, 2019 |
February, 2019 |
March, 2018 |
YoY |
MoM |
|
Change |
Change% |
Change |
Change% on a daily basis |
|
Steel imports |
89.9 |
81.9 |
123.4 |
-33.5 |
-27.1 |
8.0 |
-0.9 |
|
Steel exports |
632.7 |
451.2 |
565.1 |
67.6 |
12.0 |
181.5 |
26.7 |
|
Steel net exports |
542.8 |
369.3 |
441.7 |
101.1 |
22.9 |
173.5 |
32.8 |
Table 2: China steel imports and exports in January and March 2019
|
In 10,000 tons |
Jan-Mar, 2019 |
Jan-Mar, 2018 |
Change |
Change% |
|
Steel imports |
289.7 |
345.1 |
-55.4 |
-16.1 |
|
Steel exports |
1702.5 |
1512.5 |
190.0 |
12.6 |
|
Steel net exports |
1412.8 |
1167.4 |
245.4 |
21.0 |
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(To contact the reporter on this story: leo.ji@steelhome.cn or 86-555-2238932) |
