On December 15th, the National Bureau of Statistics website published an article titled "Industrial Value Added of Enterprises Above Designated Size Increased by 4.8% in November 2025."

According to the data in the article: In November 2025, China's crude steel output was 69.87 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 10.9%; pig iron output was 62.34 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 8.7%; and steel product output was 115.91 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.6%.

From January to November, China's crude steel output was 891.67 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.0%; pig iron output was 774.05 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.3%; and steel product output was 1,332.77 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.0%.