NBS: China's ROM iron ore output falls 6% MoM in Nov

China's production of run-of-mine (ROM) iron ore totalled 952.3 million tonnes over January-November, rising by 1.9% from the same period last year, according to the latest data from the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In November alone, however, the country's ROM ore production dropped by 6.1% on month or 5.2% on year to 81.2 million tonnes, the NBS data show.

Specifically, two out of the country's top four iron-ore producing bases posted on-month drops in their ROM ore output last month, Mysteel Global notes. Miners in North China's Hebei province produced 36.3 million tonnes in November, 9% lower on month, while output among those in Southwest China's Yunnan decreased