China's steel exports, imports data

China’s steel exports, imports data

Data released from the China's Customs General Administration show that the country's steel product exports rose 120 percent year on year to 13.1 million metric tons in the first seven months of the year. Meanwhile, steel product imports fell 24.4 percent year on year to 15.4 million metric tons during the same period. For the first seven months of the year, China's iron ore imports jumped 31.9 percent to 150 million metric tons while the country's coal imports rose 55.4 percent to 14.9 million metric tons.