Japanese crude steel output down 10.6 percent in January

Product

January 2012 (mt)

Y-o-y change (%)

 M-o-m change  (%)

Section

452,400

  0.2

   0.6

Bar

771,100

  3

  -4.3

Wire rod

143,900

-20.2

  -5.2

Heavy plate

941,800

-13.2

   12.7

Hot rolled wide strip

3,540,000

-13.3

   9.9

Cold rolled wide strip

1,704,700

-14.3

   10.1

Galvanized sheet

1,022,600

-5.8

   7.7

Welded pipe

287,700

-8.9

  -3.5