According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics: In May 2022, the average daily output of crude steel in China was 3.1165 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 0.8%; the average daily output of pig iron was 2.5965 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 1.5%; the average daily output of steel was 3.9552 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 3.3%. %.
In May, crude steel production was 96.61 million tons, down 3.5% year-on-year; pig iron production was 80.49 million tons, up 2.0% year-on-year; steel production was 122.61 million tons, down 2.3% year-on-year; coke output was 41.76 million tons, up 5.9% year-on-year.
From January to May, the output of crude steel was 435.02 million tons, down 8.7% year-on-year; the output of pig iron was 360.87 million tons, down 5.9% year-on-year; the output of steel was 549.31 million tons, down 5.1% year-on-year. The output of coke was 198.01 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%.