LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Global crude steel production
in December fell 10.8% from a year earlier to 140.7 million
tonnes, World Steel Association data showed on Tuesday.
Crude steel output from China, the world's top producer and
consumer of the metal, dropped 9.8% to 77.9 million tonnes in
December, the data showed.
(Reporting by Eric Onstad; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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