According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s crude steel output in September 2026 reached 73.59 million tonnes, an increase of 0.1% year-on-year. Pig iron output stood at 65.34 million tonnes, down 1.4% year-on-year, while steel product output was 118.17 million tonnes, a decline of 3.8% year-on-year. For the period from January to September, my country’s crude steel output totaled 724.77 million tonnes, down 2.9% year-on-year; pig iron output was 628.44 million tonnes, down 3.0% year-on-year; and steel product output reached 1,067.10 million tonnes, a decrease of 2.0% year-on-year.

Broken down by the three major categories, the value added of the mining sector in September increased by 1.3% year-on-year; the manufacturing sector grew by 6.0%; and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water rose by 5.6%. By industry, 31 out of the 41 major industrial sectors recorded year-on-year growth in value added in September. Specifically, the smelting and rolling of ferrous metals grew by 1.6%, while the smelting and rolling of non-ferrous metals declined by 5.1%. The manufacturing of general-purpose machinery increased by 8.5%, special-purpose machinery by 12.1%, automobiles by 6.7%, railway, ship, aerospace, and other transport equipment by 11.7%, electrical machinery and equipment by 8.1%, and computer, communication, and other electronic equipment by 16.4%.

In terms of specific products, the output of 271 out of 626 industrial products (from enterprises above a designated size) increased year-on-year in September. Among these, the output of steel products reached 118.17 million tonnes (down 3.8% year-on-year); cement, 144.01 million tonnes (down 5.3%); ten types of non-ferrous metals, 6.93 million tonnes (up 0.1%); ethylene, 3.55 million tonnes (up 6.4%); and automobiles, 3.063 million units (down 5.7%), of which 1.87 million units were new energy vehicles (up 16.9%). Power generation stood at 829.4 billion kilowatt-hours (down 1.2%), and the volume of crude oil processed reached 57.48 million tonnes (down 8.4%).

Data source: National Bureau of Statistics.