In the January-November period of last year, the steel industry in China's Hebei Province recorded an overall operating revenue of RMB 1.21053 trillion ($0.19 trillion), up 26.85 percent, and a gross profit of RMB 65.762 billion ($10.23 billion), rising by 137.89 percent, both year on year, with the gross profit accounting for 22.91 percent of overall industrial gross profits in Hebei Province in the given period, as announced by Hebei Metallurgical Industry Association.