Monthly crude steel production in the 64 countries included in the report, in thousands of tonnes.

June June % change 6 months

2018 2017 Jun-18/17 2018 2017 % change
Austria 474 655 -27.7 3 750 4 084 -8.2
Belgium 670 614 9.0 4 039 3 954 2.2
Bulgaria 62 61 1.8 347 347 -0.2
Croatia 10 e 0 .. 54 0 ..
Czech Republic 433 380 14.0 2 506 2 436 2.9
Finland 345 333 3.7 2 114 2 085 1.4
France 1 267 1 325 -4.4 7 979 7 917 0.8
Germany 3 770 e 3 603 4.6 22 455 22 220 1.1
Greece 125 e 129 -3.1 761 689 10.4
Hungary 165 155 6.2 996 912 9.2
Italy 2 135 2 103 1.5 12 806 12 369 3.5
Luxembourg 185 e 199 -6.9 1 155 1 103 4.7
Netherlands 582 604 -3.5 3 532 3 442 2.6
Poland 840 853 -1.6 5 223 5 128 1.9
Slovakia 424 423 0.2 2 566 2 482 3.4
Slovenia 57 53 6.7 352 316 11.3
Spain 1 295 e 1 253 3.4 7 462 7 384 1.1
Sweden 378 372 1.6 2 438 2 407 1.3
United Kingdom 681 610 11.6 3 876 3 845 0.8
Other E.U. (28) (e) 495 e 488 1.4 2 926 2 878 1.7
European Union (28) 14 393 14 214 1.3 87 337 85 998 1.6
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 60 -97.6 239 360 -33.6
Macedonia 37 0 .. 131 106 24.0
Norway 53 52 1.7 298 319 -6.8
Serbia 180 102 76.0 997 696 43.3
Turkey 3 043 3 021 0.7 18 893 18 215 3.7
Other Europe 3 314 3 236 2.4 20 558 19 696 4.4
Byelorussia 220 e 218 0.9 1 146 1 153 -0.6
Kazakhstan 370 e 389 -4.9 2 291 2 244 2.1
Moldova 55 e 43 27.9 307 153 100.7
Russia 6 120 e 5 618 8.9 36 066 35 070 2.8
Ukraine 1 711 1 591 7.5 10 391 10 235 1.5
Uzbekistan 60 e 58 3.4 338 322 5.0
C.I.S. (6) 8 536 7 917 7.8 50 539 49 177 2.8
Canada 985 e 1 121 -12.1 6 479 6 633 -2.3
Cuba 20 e 16 25.0 109 101 8.3
El Salvador 10 e 7 42.9 52 45 14.2
Guatemala 25 e 23 8.7 147 142 3.9
Mexico 1 685 e 1 698 -0.8 10 372 10 045 3.3
United States 6 847 6 793 0.8 41 849 40 677 2.9
North America 9 572 9 658 -0.9 59 008 57 642 2.4
Argentina 414 372 11.1 2 550 2 122 20.1
Brazil 2 590 e 2 649 -2.2 16 862 16 715 0.9
Chile 80 e 92 -13.5 543 579 -6.2
Colombia 90 e 110 -18.3 553 639 -13.5
Ecuador 50 e 46 8.7 293 279 5.2
Paraguay 1 e 2 -33.3 7 8 -6.8
Peru 100 e 97 3.2 608 600 1.4
Uruguay 5 e 4 13.6 29 26 8.7
Venezuela 60 e 30 97.5 298 256 16.4
South America 3 390 3 403 -0.4 21 742 21 224 2.4
Egypt 610 e 571 6.9 3 767 3 331 13.1
Libya 36 17 116.0 184 210 -12.4
South Africa 547 e 458 19.5 3 197 3 078 3.9
Africa 1 193 1 045 14.2 7 148 6 620 8.0
Iran 2 080 e 1 785 16.5 12 516 9 947 25.8
Qatar 225 207 8.7 1 316 1 298 1.4
Saudi Arabia (1) 460 401 14.5 2 545 2 519 1.0
United Arab Emirates 279 268 4.0 1 585 1 729 -8.3
Middle East 3 044 2 662 14.3 17 962 15 493 15.9
China 80 196 74 624 7.5 451 157 425 420 6.0
India 8 739 8 136 7.4 52 831 50 291 5.1
Japan 8 760 8 410 4.2 52 980 52 324 1.3
South Korea 6 122 5 931 3.2 36 066 34 794 3.7
Pakistan 360 e 315 14.3 2 432 2 294 6.0
Taiwan, China 1 660 e 1 817 -8.6 10 141 11 509 -11.9
Thailand 290 e 345 -15.9 2 088 2 152 -3.0
Vietnam (2) 1 252 880 42.3 6 215 4 849 28.2
Asia 107 378 100 458 6.9 613 910 583 634 5.2
Australia 507 448 13.1 2 923 2 549 14.6
New Zealand 52 55 -6.3 327 326 0.1
Oceania 559 504 10.9 3 250 2 876 13.0
Total 64 countries (3) 151 379 143 096 5.8 881 455 842 360 4.6
(1) - HADEED only.
(2) - partial data, approximately 75% of national total.
(3) - the 64 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 99% of total world crude steel production in 2017.
e - estimated