Economy

April Chinese Trade Data: Iron Ore Imports and Flat Rolled Exports Up
Written by Brett Linton
May 22, 2014
Chinese steel trade data for April 2014 was released earlier this week, providing updated data on iron ore imports, steel scrap imports, and flat rolled imports and exports. Chinese imports of iron ore in April were 83,390,000 metric tons, an increase of 12.8 percent from the previous month and an increase of 24.2 percent from April 2013. Total iron ore imports for 2014 were adjusted to 305,340,000 tons.
April imports of steel scrap were 230,000 tons, down 8.0 percent from March and down 39.5 percent from the same month one year ago. 2014 total levels for steel scrap imports were adjusted to 790,000 tons.
Flat rolled imports in March were 1,080,000 tons, a 3.8 percent increase from the previous month but a 0.9 percent decrease over April 2013 figures. Total 2014 imports were adjusted to 4,100,000 tons. Chinese exports of flat rolled steel were 3,620,000 tons for April, up 15.3 percent from March and up 56.0 percent from April 2013. Total flat rolled exports for 2014 are at an adjusted 12,250,000 tons. (Source: China Customs Service)
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