BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s apparent steel consumption in the first three quarters of 2024 slid 6.2% year-on-year to 688 million metric tons, the state-backed China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) told reporters on Friday.
China’s crude steel output for the same period slipped 3.6% on the year to 768.48 million tons, official data showed last week.
(Reporting by Amy Lv and Mei Mei Chu; Editing by Tom Hogue)
