According to the data compiled by China's customs, Chinese steel product exports totaled 3.73 million t in January of 2012, decreasing by 10000 t month over month while increasing by 19.90% year over year.
During the given period, China had imported 0.92 million t of the steel products in January of 2012, dropping by 0.27 million t month over month and by 44.1% year over year. However, there were still no billet exports in January.
At the same time, Chinese coke exports came to 70 thousand t, dropping by 30 thousand t month over month and by 64.0% year over year.
In addition, China also imported 59.32 million t of the iron ore in January, declining by 4.77 million t month over month and by 13.90% year over year.