World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 143.2 million metric tons (Mt) in July 2017, a 6.3% increase compared to July 2016. July 2017 crude steel production (and comparisons to July 2016) included:

• China—74 Mt, up 10.3%
• Japan—8.6 Mt, down 4.3%
• India—8.4 Mt, up 3.5%
• South Korea—6.2 Mt, up 2.3%
• Germany—3.5 Mt, up 3.6%
• Turkey—3.3 Mt, up 27.8%
• U.S.—7.1 Mt, up 5.6%
• Brazil—2.8 Mt, up 1%

The crude steel capacity utilization ratio of the 67 countries in July 2017 was 72.1%. This is 3.2 percentage points higher than July 2016 and 1.5 percentage points lower than June 2017.

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