Tag: China’s steel and economic data in 5M 2025 (Jan-May)

Reversing the slight uptick of January-April (4MCY’25), China’s crude steel production fell 1.7% y-o-y in January-May (5MCY’25). This was precipitated by a 6.9% y-o-y drop in May, though volumes inched up by 1% m-o-m.