According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the average daily output of crude steel in China was 2.749 million tons in July 2019. The average daily output of pig iron in July was 2.204 million tons. The average daily output of steel in July was 3.413 million tons.

In July 2019, China's pig iron output was 68.31 million tons, up 0.6% year-on-year; from January to July, pig iron production was 473.44 million tons, up 6.7% year-on-year.

In July 2019, China's crude steel output was 85.22 million tons, up 5.0% year-on-year; from January to July, crude steel output was 577.06 million tons, up 9.0% year-on-year.

In July 2019, China's steel output was 105.82 million tons, up 9.6% year-on-year; from January to July, steel output was 697.76 million tons, up 11.2% year-on-year.