According to data released by the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan's crude steel output totaled 9.2 million tons in April, up by 1% year on year but falling by 3% from a month ago.
In April, the country's output of pig iron totaled 6.8 million tons, falling by 5.2% from a month ago but rising by 1.7% year on year.
In the first four months of this year, Japan's crude steel output amounted to 35.8 million tons, up by 0.5% year on year.
In the given period of time, the country's pig iron production totaled 27.4 million tons, up by 2.6% year on year.