Crude Steel Production - May 2011

Monthly crude steel production in the 64 countries included in the report, in thousands of metric tons
May
May % change
May % change
2011
2010 May-11/10
2009 May-11/09
2011
Austria
676
659
2.5
438
54.3
3 267
Belgium
775 e
815
-4.9
358
116.4
3 781
Bulgaria
80 e
64
24.6
53
50.1
362
Czech Republic
508
461
10.2
330
53.8
2 391
Finland
385
291
32.1
250
54.2
1 907
France
1 458
1 573
-7.3
992
47.0
6 741
Germany
4 116
4 073
1.1
2 171
89.6
19 317
Greece
150 e
215
-30.2
214
-29.9
799
Hungary
140
165
-15.3
117
19.3
690
Italy
2 649
2 477
6.9
1 740
52.2
12 067
Luxembourg
240 e
274
-12.3
178
35.0
1 198
Netherlands
610 e
604
1.0
320
90.7
2 984
Poland
720
827
-13.0
569
26.5
3 571
Romania
350 e
374
-6.5
215
62.8
1 650
Slovakia
325
454
-28.4
347
-6.3
1 860
Slovenia
62
55
13.2
16
279.5
293
Spain
1 556
1 646
-5.5
1 311
18.7
7 386
Sweden
495
440
12.7
214
131.8
2 358
United Kingdom
847
894
-5.3
818
3.5
4 129
Other E.U. (27) (e)
175 e
170
2.8
190
-7.7
859
16 317
16 534
-1.3
10 842
50.5
77 609
European Union (27)
Bosnia-Herzegovina
58
51
13.6
51
14.8
271
Croatia
10 e
5
99.0
6
66.6
55
Macedonia
30 e
29
3.0
28
6.5
145
Norway
52
38
37.4
51
2.4
232
Serbia
119
83
43.4
0
742
Turkey
2 850 e
2 536
12.4
2 126
34.1
13 543
2 262
37.9
14 987
Other Europe
3 119
2 742
13.7
Byelorussia
235 e
211
11.6
218
7.8
1 107
Kazakhstan
400 e
368
8.6
331
20.8
1 998
Moldova
0e
66
-100.0
0
0
Russia
5 765 e
5 937
-2.9
4 678
23.2
28 837
Ukraine
3 165 e
2 906
8.9
2 351
34.6
15 023
Uzbekistan
70 e
66
6.6
65
7.7
313
9 635
9 553
0.9
7 643
26.1
47 278
C.I.S. (6)
Canada
1 100 e
1 055
4.3
527
108.6
5 317
Cuba
30 e
22
33.7
24
24.5
132
El Salvador
7e
5
35.1
0
34
Guatemala
35 e
22
59.8
25
40.0
155
Mexico
1 580 e
1 496
5.6
1 161
36.1
7 559
Trinidad and Tobago
53
54
-0.7
32
64.6
277
United States
7 273
7 264
0.1
4 120
76.5
35 572
North America
10 078
9 918
1.6
5 890
71.1
49 047
Argentina
496
438
13.1
269
84.4
2 243
Brazil
3 276
2 856
14.7
1 894
73.0
14 753
Chile
155 e
40
286.3
91
71.1
736
Colombia
110 e
109
0.8
94
17.0
532
Ecuador
35 e
29
19.4
25
38.3
169
Paraguay
2e
6
-68.2
4
-53.5
8
Peru
75 e
72
4.8
58
28.6
355
Uruguay
6e
6
3.6
0
24
Venezuela
340 e
108
216.1
358
-5.1
1 543
South America
4 495
3 664
22.7
2 794
60.9
20 363
Algeria
40 e
83
-51.7
28
41.5
161
Egypt
553
579
-4.5
450
22.8
2 659
Libya
0e
65
-100.0
84
-100.0
100
Morocco
25 e
58
-56.9
40
-38.2
115
South Africa
560 e
685
-18.2
585
-4.3
2 720
Africa
1 178
1 470
-19.9
1 189
-0.9
5 755
Iran
1 073
1 027
4.5
948
13.2
5 583
Qatar
170 e
178
-4.7
81
108.6
836
Saudi Arabia
467
444
5.2
405
15.3
2 275
Middle East
1 711
1 650
3.7
1 435
19.2
8 694
China
60 245
55 877
7.8
46 528
29.5
290 345
India
5 876
5 860
0.3
5 262
11.7
29 610
Japan
9 047
9 724
-7.0
6 476
39.7
45 184
South Korea
5 856
5 192
12.8
4 039
45.0
28 201
Taiwan, China
1 670 e
1 769
-5.6
1 237
35.1
9 081
Asia
82 694
78 421
5.4
63 542
30.1
402 421
Australia
563
612
-8.1
318
77.1
3 084
New Zealand
75
75
0.7
63
20.3
352
Oceania
638
687
-7.1
380
67.8
3 437
Total 64 countries
129 865
124 639
4.2
95 977
35.3
629 591
The 64 countries included in this table accounted for more than 98% of total world crude steel production in 2010.
e - estimated
* - not included in totals to avoid double-counting
r - revised

5 months
2010 % change
2 910
12.2
3 366
12.3
341
6.2
2 257
5.9
1 612
18.3
6 763
-0.3
18 888
2.3
830
-3.7
693
-0.5
11 164
8.1
1 184
1.2
2 581
15.6
3.9
3 437
1 543
6.9
2 032
-8.5
248
18.4
7 525
-1.8
2 093
12.6
4 357
-5.2
820
4.6
74 645
4.0
256
5.9
25
117.8
101
43.9
198
17.4
498
48.8
11 006
23.0
12 084
24.0
1 049
5.6
1 638
21.9
198
-100.0
27 447
5.1
14 168
6.0
307
2.1
44 806
5.5
5 334
-0.3
117
13.3
25
34.6
110
41.6
7 082
6.7
250
11.0
33 808
5.2
46 726
5.0
2 028
10.6
13 530
9.0
304
141.8
480
10.8
131
29.2
31
-73.9
356
-0.3
23
5.3
637
142.2
17 519
16.2
325
-50.5
2 628
1.2
329
-69.6
249
-53.9
3 484
-21.9
7 016
-18.0
4 942
13.0
823
1.6
2 242
1.5
8 007
8.6
267 491
8.5
28 440
4.1
45 221
-0.1
23 828
18.4
7 956
14.1
372 936
7.9
2 927
5.4
359
-1.9
3 286
4.6
587 026
7.3

2009 % change
1 939
68.5
2 023
86.9
274
32.3
1 659
44.1
987
93.3
4 749
41.9
11 320
70.6
860
-7.1
494
39.6
8 175
47.6
855
40.1
1 591
87.5
2 496
43.1
961
71.8
1 114
67.0
152
93.3
5 589
32.1
1 137
107.3
3 594
14.9
930
-7.6
50 899
52.5
188
44.4
14
289.9
125
16.1
241
-3.7
204
264.1
9 747
38.9
10 518
42.5
1 132
-2.2
1 569
27.3
110
-100.0
21 914
31.6
11 311
32.8
310
1.0
36 346
30.1
3 477
52.9
97
35.7
11
209.1
60
160.5
5 326
41.9
137
102.9
19 903
78.7
29 011
69.1
1 348
66.4
8 624
71.1
413
78.3
457
16.5
104
63.1
20
-59.0
263
35.0
13
86.0
1 691
-8.7
12 930
57.5
233
-30.9
2 226
19.4
469
-78.7
189
-39.0
2 724
-0.2
5 841
-1.5
4 852
15.1
431
94.1
1 777
28.0
7 060
23.2
217 149
33.7
24 840
19.2
29 807
51.6
18 188
55.1
5 701
59.3
295 685
36.1
1 558
98.0
319
10.4
1 877
83.1
450 166
39.9