China steel output and inventory (CISA)
China steel output and inventory from the China Iron and Steel Association, published every ten days.
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| Indicator | 10-10-2026 | 30-09-2026 | 20-09-2026 | 10-09-2026 | 31-08-2026 | 20-08-2026 | 10-08-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 20-07-2026 | 10-07-2026 | 30-06-2026 | 20-06-2026 | 10-06-2026 | 31-05-2026 | 20-05-2026 | 10-05-2026 | 30-04-2026 | 20-04-2026 | 10-04-2026 | 31-03-2026 | 20-03-2026 | 10-03-2026 | 28-02-2026 | 20-02-2026 | 10-02-2026 | 31-01-2026 | 20-01-2026 | 10-01-2026 | 31-12-2025 | 20-12-2025 | 10-12-2025 | |
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| Key steel enterprises (CISA member statistics)4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Key steel enterprises: average daily output of crude steel | 193.9 | 188.1 | 192.2 | 192.4 | 188.55 | 196.5 | 197.3 | 186.45 | 201.5 | 202.2 | 202.4 | 210 | 208.3 | 200.64 | 209.6 | 211 | 203.6 | 211.1 | 210.4 | 199.27 | 202.7 | 201.1 | 202.75 | 202.9 | 194.6 | 193.45 | 197.9 | 199.7 | 164.27 | 184.5 | 186.9 | |
| Key steel enterprises: average daily output of pig iron | 177.8 | 175.3 | 177 | 179.5 | 176.45 | 182 | 185 | 175.45 | 184.1 | 186.5 | 190 | 190.1 | 188.8 | 181.91 | 187.9 | 189.5 | 185 | 189.8 | 189.2 | 181.27 | 181.4 | 182.1 | 189.75 | 184.4 | 177.2 | 174.09 | 179.4 | 176.2 | 167 | 168.1 | 171.4 | |
| Key steel enterprises: average daily output of finished steel products | 182 | 205.6 | 185.5 | 179.4 | 200.82 | 191.5 | 181.9 | 198.18 | 192.9 | 188.2 | 221.8 | 204.8 | 194 | 207.09 | 200.7 | 194.2 | 215.5 | 201.5 | 195.4 | 205.82 | 198.4 | 184.5 | 211.12 | 190.1 | 175 | 193.64 | 187.7 | 182.2 | 189.18 | 180.3 | 182.9 | |
| Key steel enterprises: inventory of finished steel products | 1,697 | 1,565 | 1,708 | 1,652 | 1,625 | 1,833 | 1,718 | 1,628 | 1,813 | 1,677 | 1,628 | 1,790 | 1,687 | 1,583 | 1,877 | 1,688 | 1,543 | 1,863 | 1,751 | 1,655 | 1,791 | 1,781 | 1,734 | 1,812 | 1,511 | 1,471 | 1,613 | 1,504 | 1,414 | 1,601 | 1,475 | |
| National estimate (derived by CISA from key enterprises)3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National estimate: average daily output of crude steel | 243 | 235 | 241 | 241 | 239 | 249 | 267 | 252 | 272 | 273 | 266 | 276 | 279 | 269 | 281 | 283 | 273 | 280 | 273 | 259 | 263 | 248 | 250 | 250 | 240 | 239 | 244 | 248 | 202 | 227 | 228 | |
| National estimate: average daily output of pig iron | 215 | 212 | 215 | 218 | 214 | 221 | 234 | 222 | 233 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 238 | 229 | 236 | 239 | 233 | 239 | 236 | 227 | 227 | 219 | 229 | 222 | 213 | 210 | 216 | 215 | 201 | 202 | 209 | |
| National estimate: average daily output of finished steel products | 371 | 392 | 374 | 367 | 383 | 376 | 405 | 416 | 413 | 408 | 435 | 423 | 412 | 422 | 417 | 410 | 428 | 415 | 408 | 411 | 404 | 393 | 410 | 398 | 381 | 398 | 393 | 387 | 392 | 385 | 387 | |
| Northeast region: key steel enterprises4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast: average daily output of crude steel | 20.6 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 20 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 19.9 | |
| Northeast: average daily output of pig iron | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 20 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.1 | |
| Northeast: average daily output of finished steel products | 15.8 | 20 | 17.7 | 15.1 | 19.9 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 19 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 21.3 | 18.3 | 15.8 | 20.2 | 16.1 | 14 | 18 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 20.6 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 19.4 | 16 | 14.5 | |
| Northeast: inventory of finished steel products | 201 | 171 | 212 | 186 | 166 | 219 | 196 | 164 | 209 | 176 | 154 | 197 | 172 | 150 | 177 | 156 | 128 | 214 | 195 | 179 | 228 | 222 | 199 | 251 | 198 | 163 | 204 | 174 | 172 | 199 | 176 | |
| North China region: key steel enterprises4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North China: average daily output of crude steel | 63 | 60.7 | 61.9 | 62.4 | 60.8 | 63.8 | 64.5 | 57.6 | 67.3 | 68.7 | 70.8 | 69.7 | 68.7 | 63.6 | 69.3 | 71.2 | 68 | 72.2 | 71.9 | 67 | 66 | 66.8 | 67.7 | 68.7 | 62.8 | 62.5 | 65.9 | 67.4 | 57.2 | 63.5 | 63.3 | |
| North China: average daily output of pig iron | 59.1 | 57.3 | 59 | 59.8 | 58.5 | 60.8 | 61.8 | 56 | 62.2 | 64.5 | 68.8 | 64.4 | 63.7 | 58.2 | 63.8 | 65.1 | 62.4 | 66.3 | 66.2 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 61.2 | 64.6 | 62.6 | 58 | 57.5 | 60.5 | 62.1 | 54.5 | 59.2 | 60.1 | |
| North China: average daily output of finished steel products | 64.4 | 72.7 | 64.4 | 63.1 | 71.3 | 69.7 | 65.3 | 68.3 | 69.6 | 68 | 81.7 | 73.9 | 69.9 | 69.6 | 70.5 | 70.7 | 77.2 | 73.7 | 71.6 | 70.7 | 69.7 | 64.9 | 72.6 | 69.4 | 59.9 | 66.5 | 64.2 | 65.8 | 67.1 | 66.2 | 66 | |
| North China: inventory of finished steel products | 448 | 440 | 459 | 455 | 507 | 497 | 485 | 487 | 521 | 491 | 507 | 516 | 483 | 455 | 475 | 457 | 451 | 457 | 448 | 450 | 470 | 450 | 477 | 489 | 424 | 439 | 464 | 456 | 458 | 476 | 457 | |
| East China region: key steel enterprises4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East China: average daily output of crude steel | 58.6 | 55.4 | 56.3 | 56.8 | 53.9 | 57 | 58 | 54.4 | 57.3 | 58.2 | 56.9 | 60.5 | 60.3 | 58 | 61.8 | 60.3 | 59.5 | 62.1 | 61.8 | 58.4 | 61.1 | 59.5 | 61.6 | 61.3 | 59.2 | 60 | 59.7 | 60 | 43.6 | 53.6 | 53 | |
| East China: average daily output of pig iron | 53.1 | 52.3 | 51.4 | 52.3 | 49.8 | 52.5 | 53.9 | 50.8 | 52.1 | 52.9 | 52.9 | 54.6 | 53.7 | 53.1 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 54.7 | 53.2 | 53.7 | 53.2 | 57.1 | 54.6 | 52.8 | 51.2 | 53.4 | 51.7 | 52.1 | 49.5 | 48.6 | |
| East China: average daily output of finished steel products | 55.2 | 60.8 | 54.1 | 53.4 | 56.6 | 54.5 | 53.6 | 56.9 | 55.6 | 55.9 | 60.7 | 59.1 | 57.2 | 59.6 | 59.1 | 56.4 | 62.5 | 59.9 | 58.9 | 60.1 | 58.3 | 55.1 | 64.1 | 55.2 | 53.9 | 58.8 | 56.9 | 54.5 | 54.1 | 53.3 | 54.5 | |
| East China: inventory of finished steel products | 578 | 509 | 566 | 560 | 544 | 646 | 568 | 533 | 593 | 550 | 520 | 600 | 579 | 562 | 690 | 621 | 549 | 671 | 621 | 569 | 611 | 611 | 606 | 590 | 493 | 505 | 545 | 496 | 464 | 554 | 481 | |
| Northwest region: key steel enterprises4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwest: average daily output of crude steel | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
| Northwest: average daily output of pig iron | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8 | 8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | |
| Northwest: average daily output of finished steel products | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 7 | 7.1 | |
| Northwest: inventory of finished steel products | 84 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 84 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 97 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 82 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 43 | 58 | 52 | |
| Southwest region: key steel enterprises4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest: average daily output of crude steel | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 10 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 12.7 | |
| Southwest: average daily output of pig iron | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | |
| Southwest: average daily output of finished steel products | 10.6 | 11 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12 | 12 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12 | |
| Southwest: inventory of finished steel products | 83 | 67 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 98 | 91 | 79 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 92 | 104 | 88 | 111 | 84 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 79 | 85 | |
| Central-South region: key steel enterprises4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central-South: average daily output of crude steel | 32.3 | 31.2 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 32.7 | 34.6 | 34 | 32.6 | 34.9 | 32.8 | 32 | 34.7 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 34 | 33.9 | 32.4 | 34.3 | 34.8 | 33.5 | 34 | 33.8 | 34 | 32.5 | 32.8 | 31.3 | 32.5 | 31.8 | 24.6 | 26.3 | 29.7 | |
| Central-South: average daily output of pig iron | 29.5 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 30.6 | 31 | 31.2 | 30.5 | 31.4 | 30.2 | 30 | 30.8 | 30.7 | 31 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 30 | 30.6 | 31 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 29.5 | 29.2 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 25.5 | 24.2 | 22 | 25.3 | |
| Central-South: average daily output of finished steel products | 28.8 | 32.7 | 30.9 | 30 | 33.8 | 31.7 | 29.2 | 33.7 | 31.4 | 29 | 35.5 | 32.2 | 30 | 34.9 | 31.6 | 30.3 | 35.5 | 31.9 | 30.9 | 36.1 | 33.1 | 29.6 | 34.2 | 29.7 | 28.1 | 31.9 | 31.3 | 28.3 | 31 | 26 | 28.9 | |
| Central-South: inventory of finished steel products | 303 | 301 | 323 | 305 | 264 | 317 | 314 | 293 | 331 | 294 | 263 | 292 | 277 | 241 | 354 | 280 | 247 | 336 | 297 | 261 | 288 | 293 | 263 | 288 | 245 | 221 | 251 | 234 | 200 | 235 | 223 |
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The series on this page is weekly and runs from Oct 10, 2019 to Oct 10, 2026. Source: China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) — Ten-day Report on Output and Inventory of Key Steel Enterprises.
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About this data
China steel output and inventory from the China Iron and Steel Association, published every ten days. The table tracks average daily output of crude steel, pig iron and finished steel products, alongside finished steel inventory. Series provide key steel enterprise figures, national estimates and regional breakdowns across North China, Northeast, East China, Northwest and Southwest since 2019. Output is reported as a daily average because ten-day reporting intervals vary in calendar length toward month-end.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for China steel output and inventory (CISA)?
- The latest reading is 193.9 10,000 tonnes per day, for Oct 10, 2026. That is +3.1% from Sep 30, 2026 and −4.6% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the China steel output and inventory (CISA) data go?
- The series on this page is weekly and runs from Oct 10, 2019 to Oct 10, 2026. Source: China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) — Ten-day Report on Output and Inventory of Key Steel Enterprises. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What does the China steel output and inventory ten-day report measure?
- This table tracks average daily production of crude steel, pig iron, and finished steel products, alongside enterprise inventories of finished steel across China. Published by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), it provides high-frequency operational metrics for major domestic mills.
- Why is China's ten-day steel production reported as average daily output?
- Reporting production as an average daily volume allows meaningful comparisons across periods because the final ten-day period of each month varies in calendar length depending on the month. Daily averages normalize output across periods with differing numbers of days.
- What is the difference between key enterprise output and the national estimate in China's steel data?
- Key steel enterprise output measures actual reported volumes from major steelmakers that are members of the China Iron and Steel Association. The national estimate represents CISA's calculated projection of total nationwide steel production across all domestic producers based on those sample enterprise returns.