China's steel imports and exports from January to April

1、In April

(1) The import of steel was 522,000 tons, an increase of 21,000 tons or 4.2% compared with the previous month. The average price was 1,690.0 US dollars per ton, a decrease of 8 US dollars per ton or 0.5% compared with the previous month.
(2) The import of iron ore was 103,138,000 tons, an increase of 9,164,000 tons or 9.8% compared with the previous month. The average price was 98.1 US dollars per ton, a decrease of 0.4 US dollars per ton or 0.4% compared with the previous month.
(3) The export of steel was 10,462,000 tons, an increase of 6,000 tons or 0.06% compared with the previous month. It increased by 574,400 tons or 5.8% compared with the same period last year. The average price was 694.4 US dollars per ton, an increase of 0.9 US dollars per ton or 0.1% compared with the previous month.

2、From January to April

(1) The cumulative import of steel from January to April was 2,072,000 tons, a decrease of 333,000 tons or 13.8% compared with the same period last year.
(2) The cumulative import of iron ore from January to April was 38,836,000 tons, a decrease of 2,273,200 tons or 5.5% compared with the same period last year.
(3) The cumulative export of steel from January to April was 37,891,000 tons, an increase of 2,865,000 tons or 8.2% compared with the same period last year.