China June Crude Steel Output 60.2 Mln Tons, up 0.6% on Year

BEIJING，Jul 12 (Trading Charts) - China's crude steel output rose 0.6% on year but fell 1.7% on month to 60.2 million metric tons in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

The country produced 357.2 million tons of crude steel in the first six months of the year, up 1.8% on year, it said.

Daily average production in June reached 2.01 million tons, up from 1.97 million tons in May, according to the data.