According to the data released by the Russian Federation's Federal State Statistics Service, in the first nine months of 2009 Russia produced 42.8 million metric tons of crude steel - down 24.8 percent, 37.1 million metric tons of finished steel products - down 20.8 percent, 4.7 million metric tons of steel pipes - down 25.7 percent, and 19.8 million metric tons of coke - down 24.7 percent, all compared to January-September 2008.
In addition, during the same period the country registered a 12.6 percent decrease in coal mining output and a 17 percent reduction in iron ore mining output year on year. The respective figures in metric tons were 212 million and 67.2 million.