In April, the national crude steel output was 85.03 million tons, up 12.7% year-on-year, and the growth rate was up 7.9 percentage points year-on-year; steel output was 102.05 million tons, up 11.5%, up by 3 percentage points. Coke production was 38.99 million tons, up 3.4%, down 3.6% in the same period last year. The output of ferroalloys was 2.59 million tons, an increase of 3.8%, down 0.3 percentage points. The export of steel products was 6.33 million tons, which was the same as that of the previous month; the import volume was 1 million tons, an increase of 100,000 tons from the previous month. The import of iron ore was 80.77 million tons, a decrease of 5.65 million tons from the previous month; the export of coke was 580,000 tons, a decrease of 20,000 tons from the previous month.

From January to April, the national crude steel output was 314.96 million tons, an increase of 10.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate increased by 5.1 percentage points year-on-year; the steel output was 370.86 million tons, an increase of 11.1%, an increase of 6.1 percentage points. Coke production was 15.84 million tons, an increase of 6.5%, a decrease of 3.5% in the same period last year. The output of ferroalloys was 10.27 million tons, an increase of 6%, down 2.3 percentage points. From January to April, steel exports reached 23.35 million tons, an increase of 8.3%; imports of 3.9 million tons, down 13.4%. Iron ore imports were 34.21 million tons, down 3.7%. The export of coke was 2.58 million tons, down 13.8%.

Steel prices have risen from last month. In April, the domestic market steel price composite index averaged 112.05 points, up 2.89 points from the previous month and up 0.66 points year-on-year. The average price of 8mm high line was 4262 yuan / ton, up 3.5% from the previous month and up 4.6% year-on-year; the average price of 20mm medium plate and 1.0mm cold rolled coil was 4129 yuan / ton and 4525 yuan / ton respectively, compared with last month. They rose by 2.5% and 1.3% respectively, down 3.1% and 2.5% respectively. Source: National Development and Reform Commission