Monthly crude steel production in the 65 countries included in the report, in thousands of tonnes.

June June % change 6 months

2015 2014 Jun-15/14 2015 2014 % change
Austria 591 622 -5.0 3 969 3 956 0.3
Belgium 620 e 580 6.8 3 837 3 681 4.2
Bulgaria 59 55 8.4 324 314 3.2
Croatia 20 e 15 32.6 95 108 -11.9
Czech Republic 480 426 12.8 2 769 2 726 1.6
Finland 349 319 9.4 2 071 1 967 5.3
France 1 383 1 401 -1.3 8 166 8 305 -1.7
Germany 3 769 3 562 5.8 22 149 22 485 -1.5
Greece 105 e 95 10.5 518 510 1.6
Hungary 145 e 78 85.9 852 465 83.2
Italy 1 920 2 166 -11.4 11 719 13 105 -10.6
Luxembourg 180 e 164 9.8 1 110 1 121 -1.0
Netherlands 588 556 5.7 3 553 3 438 3.3
Poland 870 e 700 24.3 4 947 4 207 17.6
Slovakia 395 372 6.2 2 428 2 325 4.4
Slovenia 53 51 3.9 325 323 0.6
Spain 1 273 1 317 -3.3 7 830 7 578 3.3
Sweden 268 413 -35.1 2 468 2 428 1.6
United Kingdom 1 082 1 045 3.5 6 258 6 198 1.0
Other E.U. (28) (e) 480 e 449 6.8 2 726 2 420 12.7
European Union (28) 14 631 14 386 1.7 88 115 87 661 0.5
Bosnia-Herzegovina 65 e 68 -4.1 417 412 1.0
Macedonia 10 e 21 -51.9 60 115 -47.7
Norway 45 e 53 -15.7 282 302 -6.8
Serbia 86 0 .. 489 222 120.1
Turkey 2 842 2 975 -4.5 16 189 17 163 -5.7
Other Europe 3 048 3 117 -2.2 17 436 18 214 -4.3
Byelorussia 232 215 7.7 1 364 1 203 13.4
Kazakhstan 312 291 7.2 1 860 1 779 4.5
Moldova 28 36 -22.2 157 194 -19.0
Russia 5 643 6 101 -7.5 35 713 35 418 0.8
Ukraine 2 004 2 563 -21.8 11 258 15 473 -27.2
Uzbekistan 61 69 -12.2 347 382 -9.4
C.I.S. (6) 8 280 9 275 -10.7 50 699 54 449 -6.9
Canada 1 030 e 1 063 -3.1 6 250 6 208 0.7
Cuba 30 e 18 65.5 147 129 14.3
El Salvador 10 e 10 3.8 53 53 0.8
Guatemala 30 e 31 -4.2 170 171 -0.6
Mexico 1 560 e 1 565 -0.3 9 256 9 652 -4.1
Trinidad and Tobago 30 e 26 15.0 175 258 -32.2
United States 6 721 7 345 -8.5 39 857 43 611 -8.6
North America 9 411 10 058 -6.4 55 908 60 081 -6.9
Argentina 445 477 -6.9 2 432 2 695 -9.8
Brazil 2 777 2 719 2.1 17 075 16 746 2.0
Chile 85 e 83 2.8 532 552 -3.6
Colombia 100 e 105 -4.5 550 602 -8.7
Ecuador 55 e 58 -5.9 318 319 -0.3
Paraguay 4 e 4 -10.3 19 19 -0.1
Peru 105 e 88 19.5 596 543 9.8
Uruguay 8 e 8 -6.4 38 36 3.7
Venezuela 80 e 86 -7.2 685 728 -6.0
South America 3 657 3 628 0.8 22 245 22 241 0.0
Egypt 450 e 684 -34.2 3 115 3 362 -7.3
Libya 50 e 78 -36.3 234 475 -50.8
Morocco 50 e 32 57.9 301 282 6.6
South Africa 530 e 518 2.3 3 210 3 474 -7.6
Africa 1 080 1 312 -17.7 6 860 7 594 -9.7
Iran 1 428 1 408 1.5 8 372 8 015 4.5
Qatar 230 e 256 -10.2 1 301 1 448 -10.2
Saudi Arabia (1) 540 e 490 10.3 3 118 3 111 0.2
United Arab Emirates 265 186 42.3 1 483 1 294 14.6
Middle East 2 463 2 339 5.3 14 274 13 868 2.9
China 68 946 69 510 -0.8 409 971 415 370 -1.3
India 7 422 7 363 0.8 44 957 43 133 4.2
Japan 8 571 9 135 -6.2 52 635 55 239 -4.7
South Korea 5 862 6 078 -3.6 34 534 36 300 -4.9
Taiwan, China 1 440 e 1 934 -25.5 10 644 11 159 -4.6
Thailand 300 e 348 -13.8 1 936 1 949 -0.7
Asia 92 541 94 369 -1.9 554 677 563 149 -1.5
Australia 408 381 7.1 2 386 2 251 6.0
New Zealand 75 74 1.1 445 427 4.1
Oceania 483 455 6.1 2 831 2 678 5.7
Total 65 countries (2) 135 594 138 940 -2.4 813 045 829 935 -2.0
(1) - HADEED only.
(2) - the 65 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98% of total world crude steel production in 2014.
e - estimated