German crude steel output down in April

German crude steel output down in April

According to data released by Federal Statistics Office, Germany's crude steel output amounted to 3.9 million tons in April, down by 0.5% compared to the same period of last year. Pig iron production also fell by 1.1% to 2.5 million tons in the aforementioned period. On a month-on-month basis, crude steel and pig iron output decreased by 4.6% and 4% respectively. In the first four months of 2004, crude steel production surged by 0.6%, but pig iron output declined by 0.7% when compared with the same period of last year.