[Industry Data] In the first three quarters, China’s crude steel output totaled 724.77 million tons, down 2.9% year on year.
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According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in September 2026, China’s crude steel output totaled 73.59 million tonnes, up 0.1% year on year; pig iron output reached 65.34 million tonnes, down 1.4% year on year; and steel product output stood at 118.17 million tonnes, a decline of 3.8% compared with the same period last year.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in September 2026, China’s crude steel output totaled 73.59 million tonnes, up 0.1% year on year; pig iron output reached 65.34 million tonnes, down 1.4% year on year; and steel product output stood at 118.17 million tonnes, a decline of 3.8% compared with the same period last year.
From January to September, China’s crude steel output totaled 724.77 million tonnes, down 2.9% year on year; pig iron output reached 628.44 million tonnes, a decrease of 3.0% year on year; and steel product output stood at 1,067.10 million tonnes, down 2.0% year on year.
By major sector, in September, the value added of the mining industry increased by 1.3% year on year, that of the manufacturing sector rose by 6.0%, and that of the electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply sector grew by 5.6%.
By economic sector, in September, the value added of state-controlled enterprises increased by 3.6% year on year; joint-stock enterprises grew by 6.0%; foreign-invested enterprises and those invested by Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan recorded a 3.7% increase; and private enterprises expanded by 3.8%.
By industry, in September, value added increased year on year in 31 of the 41 major industrial categories. Specifically, coal mining and washing declined by 3.3%, while oil and natural gas extraction rose by 9.8%; the food processing industry grew by 4.1%; the manufacture of wine, beverages, and refined tea expanded by 5.5%; the textile industry increased by 3.2%; the chemical materials and chemical products industry expanded by 2.4%; the non-metallic mineral products industry fell by 2.4%; the ferrous metal smelting and rolling industry grew by 1.6%; the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling industry contracted by 5.1%; the general equipment manufacturing sector expanded by 8.5%; the special-purpose equipment manufacturing sector grew by 12.1%; the automobile manufacturing sector increased by 6.7%; the railway, shipbuilding, aerospace, and other transportation equipment manufacturing sector expanded by 11.7%; the electrical machinery and apparatus manufacturing sector grew by 8.1%; the computer, communications, and other electronic equipment manufacturing sector surged by 16.4%; and the electricity and heat production and supply sector expanded by 5.6%.
By product category, in September, among the 626 industrial products surveyed at or above designated size, 271 saw year-on-year output growth. Specifically, steel production totaled 118.17 million tonnes, down 3.8% year on year; cement output reached 144.01 million tonnes, a decline of 5.3%; ten major non‑ferrous metals amounted to 6.93 million tonnes, up 0.1%; ethylene output stood at 3.55 million tonnes, an increase of 6.4%; automobile production was 3.063 million vehicles, down 5.7%, including 1.870 million new‑energy vehicles, up 16.9%; electricity generation totaled 829.4 billion kWh, a decrease of 1.2%; and crude oil processing volume reached 57.48 million tonnes, down 8.4%.
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