GACC: China's Jan-Sept steel exports jump 32% YoY

China's finished steel exports over this year's January-September period soared to 66.82 million tonnes, higher by 31.8% on year, according to the latest data released by China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) on October 13.

During September, China's steel exports reached 8.06 million tonnes, down by 2.6% from August but up by an impressive 61.8% compared with September 2022 when global steel demand was generally underperforming due to the pandemic, high inflation, and geopolitical conflicts. Last month's relatively high export volume also gave a boost to the total