In November this year, China’s imports of iron ore and iron ore concentrate amounted to 86.253 million mt, down 2.43 percent month on month and decreasing by 8.8 percent year on year, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on December 8. In the January-November period of this year, China’s imports of iron ore and iron ore concentrate totaled 977.891 million mt, down 1.3 percent year on year.
In November, China imported 1.057 million mt of finished steel, down 7.1 percent month on month and decreasing by 7.3 percent year on year. In the January-November period of this year, China imported 12.16 million mt of finished steel, up 0.5 percent year on year.