Japan June crude steel output falls 8.1 pct yr/yr

TOKYO, July 21 : Japan's crude steel output fell 8.1 per cent in June from a year earlier to 7.45 million tonnes, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said.

Output, which is not seasonally-adjusted, decreased 7.6 per cent from May.

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