[ferro-alloys.com]China's crude steel output in November fell 6% from October to 77.62 million mt, but rose 10.8% on the year, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed. The annual growth rate was also up from 9.1% in October.

China's crude steel output in November fell 6% from October to 77.62 million mt, but rose 10.8% on the year, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed. The annual growth rate was also up from 9.1% in October.

Over January-November, China's crude steel output totaled 857.37 million mt, up 6.7% on the year.

Meanwhile, China's pig iron output increased 9.9% on the year to 63.73 million mt in November, though it fell 5.9% from October.

During January-November, pig iron output totaled 707.85 million mt, up 2.4% on the year.

（S&P Global Platts）

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