China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) said August steel exports were 10.16
million tonnes, up 0.3% MoM and 6.8% YoY; average export price $722.2/tonne,
+0.9% MoM and +3.5% YoY. Jan–Aug cumulative exports totaled 75.15 million
tonnes, down 3.0% YoY; average export price $705.9/tonne, +1.0% YoY. August
imports were 0.434 million tonnes, down 2.5% MoM and 13.1% YoY; average import
price $2,002.8/tonne, +2.6% MoM and +21.2% YoY. Jan–Aug cumulative imports were
3.574 million tonnes, down 10.5% YoY; average import price $1,841.1/tonne, +7.5%
YoY.
