Monday, January 10, 2011
Estimated Availability and Apparent Consumption of Finished Steel and Pig Iron in India (April-December, 2007 and 2008)
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(Qty. In ' 000 Tonne)
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Particulars
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Finished Steel (Carbon)
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Finished Steel (Alloy)
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Total Finished Steel
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Pig Iron
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April-Dec. 2008 (P)
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April-Dec. 2007
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% Variation
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April-Dec. 2008 (P)
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April-Dec. 2007
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% Variation
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April-Dec. 2008 (P)
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April-Dec. 2007
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% Variation
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April-Dec. 2008 (P)
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April-Dec. 2007
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% Variation
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Prod. of Main Producers
|
12697
|
13131
|
-3.3
|
155
|
182
|
-14.8
|
12852
|
13313
|
-3.5
|
542
|
751
|
-27.8
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Prod. of Other Producers$
|
31200
|
30145
|
3.5
|
250
|
2050
|
9.8
|
33450
|
32195
|
3.9
|
3500
|
3300
|
6.1
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Less: IPT/Own Consumption
|
4000
|
3679
|
8.7
|
225
|
193
|
16.6
|
4225
|
3872
|
9.1
|
4
|
20
|
-80
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Total Production for Sale
|
39897
|
39597
|
0.8
|
2180
|
2039
|
6.9
|
42077
|
41636
|
1.1
|
4038
|
4031
|
0.2
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Imports$
|
4058
|
5106
|
-20.5
|
443
|
296
|
49.7
|
4501
|
5402
|
-16.7
|
7
|
7
|
-
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Exports**$
|
2703
|
3543
|
-23.7
|
152
|
240
|
-36.7
|
2855
|
3783
|
-24.5
|
306
|
326
|
-6.1
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Availability
|
41252
|
41160
|
0.2
|
2471
|
2095
|
17.9
|
43723
|
43255
|
1.1
|
3739
|
3712
|
0.7
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Variation in Stock
|
1325
|
482
|
-
|
10
|
7
|
-
|
1335
|
489
|
-
|
98
|
96
|
-
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Apparent Consumption
|
39927
|
40678
|
-1.8
|
2461
|
2088
|
17.9
|
42388
|
42766
|
-0.9
|
3641
|
3616
|
0.7
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Less: Double Counting
|
4500
|
4000
|
12.5
|
45
|
36
|
25
|
4545
|
4036
|
12.6
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Real Consumption
|
35427
|
36678
|
-3.4
|
2416
|
2052
|
17.7
|
37843
|
38730
|
-2.3
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3641
|
3616
|
0.7
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Abbr. : P : Provisional. Note : $ : Partly Estimated. ** : In addition export of semis was 409 thousand tonnes in April-Dec. 2008 & 284 thousand tonnes in April-Dec., 2007.
Source: Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India.