In July this year, Italian producers' overall crude steel output increased by 7.1 percent year on year to 2,069,000 metric tons, as announced by the Italian steel association Federacciai. In the first seven months of the year, Italian crude steel output rose by 4.1 percent year on year to 14.204 million metric tons.
July was the fourth consecutive month in which a year-on-year increase was recorded in Italian crude steel output, following the year-on-year declines seen in the first quarter this year.
The July 2016 output figure was lower than the outputs of 2.115 million metric tons in July 2014, 2.094 million metric tons in July 2013, 2.405 million metric tons in July 2012 and 2.636 million metric tons in July 2011.
