IISI Crude Steel Production, 2003
01/23/2004 -
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Dec. '03
|
Dec. '02
|
change
|
YTD '03
|
YTD '02
|
change
|
|
|
European Union (15)
|
12,511
|
12,187
|
+2.7%
|
159,760
|
158,567
|
+0.8%
|
|
Other Europe
|
4,118
|
3,937
|
+4.6%
|
48,471
|
45,014
|
+7.7%
|
|
C.I.S. total
|
9,010
|
8,602
|
4.7%
|
105,887
|
99,908
|
+6.0%
|
|
North America
|
10,020
|
10,103
|
-0.8%
|
123,401
|
123,644
|
-0.2%
|
|
South America
|
3,441
|
3,460
|
-0.5%
|
42,703
|
40,866
|
+4.5%
|
|
Africa
|
1,234
|
1,265
|
-2.4%
|
16,066
|
15,692
|
+2.4%
|
|
Middle East
|
1,087
|
1,065
|
+2.1%
|
12,867
|
11,918
|
+8.0%
|
|
Asia
|
38,040
|
33,116
|
+14.9%
|
427,614
|
381,867
|
+12.0%
|
|
Asia minus China
|
17,882
|
17,454
|
+2.5%
|
207,498
|
200,179
|
+3.7%
|
|
Oceania
|
681
|
699
|
-2.5%
|
8,372
|
8,292
|
+1.0%
|
|
Total 63 countries
|
80,143
|
74,433
|
+7.7%
|
945,140
|
885,766
|
+6.7%
|
