NBS: China's Jan-Nov pig iron output falls 3.5% YoY

China's total production of pig iron added up to 782.8 million tonnes during January-November this year, lower by 27.5 million tonnes or 3.5% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday morning.

The decline in pig iron output was faster than the 2.7% drop of China's crude steel production during the same period, as reported. In November alone, the country's output of pig iron was higher by 4.1% on year at 67.5 million tonnes, but compared with October, the daily average production