In August 2017, the world's 67 countries included in the World Iron and Steel Association statistics crude steel production was 143.6 million tons, an increase of 6.3%.

    China's crude steel production in August 2017 was 74.6 million tonnes, up 8.7% year-on-year. Japan's crude steel production in August was 8.7 million tons, down 2.0% year-on-year. India's crude steel production in August was 8.5 million tons, up 4.1% year on year.

    In the EU countries, Germany in August 2017 crude steel production of 3.6 million tons, an increase of 3.3%. France's crude steel production in August was 1.1 million tonnes, up 15.5 percent year on year. Italian crude steel production in August was 1.1 million tons, up 0.4% year on year. Spain's crude steel production in August was 1.1 million tonnes, down 2.7 percent year-on-year.