China’s statistics bureau releases industrial output data.
- Crude steel output in April rose 0.2% y/y to 85.03m tons
- Crude steel output in Jan.-April rose 1.3% y/y to 319.46m tons
- Steel products output in April rose 3.6% y/y to 107.01m tons
- Steel products output in Jan.-April fell 0.2% y/y to 374.39m tons
- Primary aluminum output in April rose 1.5% y/y to 2.97m tons
- Primary aluminum output in Jan.-April rose 2.4% y/y to 11.83m tons
- Pig iron output in April fell 1.2% y/y to 72.02m tons
- Pig iron output in Jan.-April rose 1.3% y/y to 277.99m tons