According to Chinese customs data, in October this year
China's steel export volume came to 3.82 million mt, down 390,000 mt from September but up 33.57 percent year on year. In the first 10 months of 2011, Chinese steel exports totaled 40.97 million mt, rising by 11.3 percent year on year.
As for imports, in October Chinese steel imports amounted to 1.2 million mt, declining by 130,000 mt month on month but increasing by 5.26 percent compared to the same period of last year. In the January-October period,
China's total imports of steel products decreased by 3.5 percent year on year to 13.16 million mt.