China exports fall but higher than expected

Dec 11, 2008 | 10:19 AM |

A 36-percent decline in Chinese steel exports in November was smaller than market sources had expected.

China exported 2.95 million tonnes of finished steel last month, down from about 4.61 million tonnes in October, according to preliminary Customs data, putting the 11-month total at 56.05 million tonnes, 3.1 percent lower than in the same period last year.....





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