Accordingly, China's overall silicon steel imports totaled 87300 t in May, declining by 1.47% month over month while rising by 2.22% year over year. At the same time, the oriented silicon steel imports had amounted to 25450 t, dropping by 7.32% month over month and by 7.76% year over year. Besides, China's non-oriented silicon steel imports stood at 67867 t, rising by 1.24% month over month and by 7.05% year over year.
On the other hand, China's overall silicon steel exports reached 17400 t in May, surging by 27.01% month over month and by 31.82% year over year. Meanwhile, the oriented silicon steel exports came to 445 t, declining by 42.64% month over month and by 44.32% year over year. In addition, the non-oriented silicon steel exports had amounted to 16945 t, increasing by 30.85% month on month and by 36.35% year over year.