Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that from January to June 2023, the national output of coke, crude steel, pig iron and steel continued to grow year-on-year. Specifically: From January to June, the national coke output was 240 million tons, an increase of 1.8% year-on-year. The output of coke in June was 40.69 million tons, a decrease of 2.2% year-on-year and a decrease of 2.0% month-on-month; based on this calculation, the average daily output of coke in June was 1.356 million tons, an increase of 1.3% month-on-month.
From January to June, the national output of crude steel was 540 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%. The output in June was 91.11 million tons, up 0.4% year-on-year and 1.1% month-on-month; the average daily output in June was 3.037 million tons, up 4.5% month-on-month.
From January to June, the national pig iron output was 450 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. The output in June was 76.98 million tons, flat year-on-year, down 0.03% month-on-month; the average daily output in June was 2.566 million tons, up 3.3% month-on-month.
From January to June, the national steel output was 680 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%. The output in June was 120 million tons, up 5.4% year-on-year and 1.4% month-on-month; the average daily output was 4.003 million tons, up 4.7% month-on-month.