In March 2019, the crude steel output of 64 countries included in the World Iron and Steel Association statistics was 155 million tons, an increase of 4.9% year on year.
In the first quarter of 2019, global crude steel production reached 444.1 million tons, up by 4.5% year on year. Crude steel production in Asia was 312.9 million tons in the first quarter, up 7.0% from the same period last year. In the first quarter, crude steel production in the EU region was 42.3 million tons, down 2.0% year on year. North America's crude steel output in the first quarter was 30.7 million tons, an increase of 4.0% over the same period last year.
In March 2019, China's crude steel output reached 80.3 million tons, an increase of 10.0% over the previous year. India's crude steel output in March was 9.4 million tons, down 1.0% from a year earlier. Japan's crude steel output in March was 9.1 million tons, unchanged from the same period last year. South Korea's crude steel output in March was 6.3 million tons, up 2.8% year on year.
In the EU region, the crude steel output of Italy in March 2019 was 2.3 million tons, down 0.3% from the same period last year; that of France in March was 1.4 million tons, up 2.3% from the same period last year; and that of Spain in March was 1.4 million tons, up 5.9% from the same period last year.
In March 2019, the output of crude steel in the United States was 7.8 million tons, an increase of 5.7% over the same period last year.
Ukraine's crude steel output in March 2019 was 2 million tons, up 15.0% from the same period last year.
Brazil's crude steel output in March 2019 was 2.8 million tons, down 8.6% year on year.
Turkey's crude steel output in March 2019 was 3 million tons, down 11.7% year on year.
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