According to customs statistics, in September China's steel exports amounted to 5.14 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.69 million tons, a decrease of 47.7%, a decrease of 1.38 million tons from the previous period and an average daily decrease of 18.5%, and an import volume of 1.24 million tons, an increase of 90,000 tons from the same period of last year. 9.7%, an increase of 250,000 tons compared to the previous period, an increase of 29.4% on an average daily basis. From January to September, China exported 59.6 million tons of steel, a year-on-year decrease of 25.35 million tons, a decrease of 29.8%, and a total of 10.01 million tons of steel imports, an increase of 180,000 tons year-on-year, an increase of 1.8%.

In September, China imported 102.83 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 14.17 million tons, a record high, with an average daily increase of 19.8%, an increase of 9.84 million tons, an increase of 10.6%, and an average import price of US$70.29 per ton (469.64 yuan). Tons), an increase of US$6.39/tonne (38.29 yuan/ton) from the previous month; from January to September, the import of iron ore was 81.67 million tons, an increase of 54.3 million tons, an increase of 7.1%; the average import price was US$71.65/ton ( RMB 490.12/ton), an increase of US$17.58/ton (135.94 yuan/ton) over the same period of last year.

In September, China exported 470,000 tons of coke, an increase of 10,000 tons, an average daily increase of 5.6%, a decrease of 150,000 tons, a decrease of 24.2% year-on-year, and an average export price of 252.94 USD/ton (1708.43 yuan/ton), compared with the previous month. Increased 10.92 US dollars / ton (60.97 yuan / ton). From January to September, 5.74 million tons of coke was exported, a year-on-year decrease of 22.5%, and the export unit price was 256.43 US dollars/ton (1758.69 yuan/ton), an increase of 131.53 US dollars/ton (945 yuan/ton) compared with the same period of last year.