According to the data released by NBS, during the entire 2011 Chinese crude steel output reached 683.27 million t, up 8.9% year on year.
Meanwhile, in December alone, the domestic crude steel production totaled 52.16 million t, up 0.7% year over year. During the given period, the domestic pig iron and steel product output came to 48.01 million t and 71.07 million t, rising by 3.7% and 6.0%. Looking at 2011 as a whole, the domestic pig iron and steel output stood at 629.69 million t and 881.31 million t, jumping by 8.4% and 12.3% year-on-year respectively.