Crude steel production growth (year to date)

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National

-1.5%

Asia-Pacific · as of 31 May 2026

Crude steel production growth in the Asia-Pacific (year to date) came in at -1.5% as of 31 May 2026 (worldsteel).

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Publisher: worldsteel
Authority tier: T2 National
Report: May 2026 crude steel production
Locator: Table 1. Crude steel production by region
Retrieved: 15 Sep 2026
Status: Verified

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Asia and Oceania 116.2 -0.9 574.4 -1.5
World Steel Association, May 2026 crude steel production · Table 1. Crude steel production by region

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APA: World Steel Association. (2026). May 2026 crude steel production. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/may-2026-crude-steel-production/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN64
MLA: World Steel Association. "May 2026 crude steel production." 2026, https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/may-2026-crude-steel-production/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN64.
Chicago: World Steel Association. "May 2026 crude steel production." 2026. https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/may-2026-crude-steel-production/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN64.
BibTeX: @misc{worldsteel2026crudedayn64, author = {{World Steel Association}}, title = {May 2026 crude steel production}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN64}, note = {Original source: https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/may-2026-crude-steel-production/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher: World Steel Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier: Tier 2 · National Official
Report: May 2026 crude steel production
Type: Press release
Published: —
Locator: Table 1. Crude steel production by region
Retrieved: 15 September 2026
Link status: Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence: See source

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Audit status: Verified
Review protocol: Editorial review
Checked on: 15 September 2026
Last revision: 15 September 2026
Archival URI: /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN64

Same indicator, other countries

as of 31 May 2026 figures for the same indicator, ranked highest first.

Country or region	Value	Source	Details
Viet Nam	26.8%	worldsteel	Open record
United States	6.8%	worldsteel	Open record
North America	5.9%	worldsteel	Open record
Korea, Republic of	2.7%	worldsteel	Open record
Latin America and the Caribbean	-0.7%	worldsteel	Open record
Global	-1.5%	worldsteel	Open record
China	-3.1%	NBS China	Open record
China	-3.9%	worldsteel	Open record
Russian Federation	-10%	worldsteel	Open record
Middle East	-14.6%	worldsteel	Open record

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Record last modified 15 September 2026. Value type: actual. Update cadence: irregular. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN64.