According to the data of the General Administration of Customs on May 8, the export of steel products in China was 6.326 million tons in April 2019, a decrease of 0.1 million tons from the previous month, down 2.3% year-on-year. In the first four months, China exported 23.351 million tons of steel, an increase of 8.3%. .

In April, China imported 1.0 million tons of steel, an increase of 101,000 tons from the previous month, down 4.3% year-on-year; in January-April, China's cumulative imports of steel was 3.896 million tons, down 13.4% year-on-year.

In April, China imported 80.772 million tons of iron ore and its concentrates, a decrease of 5.752 million tons from the previous month, down 2.6% year-on-year; from January to April, China imported a total of 34.208 million tons of iron ore and concentrates, down 3.7% year-on-year. .

In April, China exported 582,000 tons of coke, down 18,000 tons from the previous month, down 28.4% year-on-year. From January to April, China exported 2.585 million tons of coke, down 13.8% year-on-year.