China's output of hot rolled narrow strip steel in May 2008

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China's output of hot rolled narrow strip steel in May 2008

Released : Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:35 AM
BEIJING, Jul 24, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Chinaproduced 3,558,000 tons of hot rolled narrow strip steel in May2008. The output in January-May reached 16,484,000 tons, up 4.1percent year on year, according to the National Bureau ofStatistics.
Following is a table showing China's hot rolled narrow strip steelproduction from January 2004 to May 2008: (unit: 1,000 tons)
Current month Cumulative total Cumulative
change year on
year (percent)
2004 17,364.1 16.6
2005 26,900.5 34.7
2006 36,407.9 25.5
2007
February 2,933 5,755 29.6
March 3,431 9,264 27.6
April 3,295 13,080 8.7
May 3,149 15,415 20.0
June 3,551 19,894 13.5
July 3,172 23,166 12.7
August 3,227 26,392 11.3
September 3,332 29,721 10.2
October 3,326 32,982 13.8
November 2,811 35,853 11.9
December 3,367 39,381 14.2
2008
February 3,108 6,102 3.1
March 3,409 9,522 1.1
April 3,337 12,869 0.3
May 3,558 16,484 4.1
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Keywords:
Asia , Central Asia , Eastern Asia , Far East , China , Metals & Mining , Natural Resources , Steel & Iron