STEEL PRODUCTION ROUND UP
BACKGROUNDER
APRIL-MAY, 2001-2002
& 2002- 2003
‘000 Tonnes
ITEM/PERIOD
|
PRODUCER TYPE
|
TOTAL
|
MAIN PRODUCERS
|
SECONDARY MAJORS
|
OTHER PRODUCERS
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
PIG IRON
|
APRIL-MAY: 01-02
|
122.70
|
X
|
441.00
|
563.70
|
APRIL-MAY : 02-03
|
205.00
|
X
|
532.00
|
737.00
|
Percentage change (%)
|
67.07
|
X
|
20.63
|
30.74
|
SPONGE IRON
|
APRIL-JAN : 00-01
|
X
|
374.60
|
658.60
|
1032.20
|
APRIL-JAN : 01-02
|
X
|
376.00
|
519.10
|
895.10
|
Percentage change (%)
|
X
|
0.37
|
-21.18
|
-13.28
|
CRUDE STEEL
|
APRIL-JAN : 00-01
|
2810.9
|
495.00
|
1155.00
|
4460.00
|
APRIL-JAN : 01-02
|
2877.40
|
505.00
|
1177.00
|
4559.40
|
Percentage change (%)
|
2.37
|
2.02
|
1.90
|
2.23
|
FINISHED STEEL
|
APRIL-JAN : 00-01
|
2012.30
|
736.00
|
2207.00
|
4955.30
|
APRIL-JAN : 01-02
|
2130.80
|
785.00
|
2358.00
|
5273.60
|
Percentage change (%)
|
5.89
|
6.66
|
6.84
|
6.42
|
Provisional |