The Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma has said that data on production for sale, real consumption and stock of total finished steel (alloy + non-alloy) during the last three years and the current year is given below:-
| Year |
Total Finished Steel (alloy + non-alloy) (million tonnes or mt) |
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|
Production for sale |
Real Consumption |
Available stock at the end of the year |
|
| 2010-11 |
68.62 |
66.42 |
2.347 |
| 2011-12 |
75.70 |
71.02 |
2.894 |
| 2012-13* |
77.62 |
73.33 |
1.824 |
| April-June, 2013-14* |
19.57 |
17.80 |
1.626 |
| Source: JPC; *provisional | |||
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Verma said, data on the volume and value of import of total finished steel into the country during the current year, i.e. April-June, 2013-14 is given below. Detailed data sheet showing item-wise value of imports is enclosed (Annexure-1).
| Year |
Import of Total Finished Steel (alloy + non-alloy) |
|
|
Volume (mt) |
Value (Rs. crore) |
|
| April-June, 2013-14* |
1.33 |
6786 |
| Source: JPC; *provisional | ||
Shri Verma said, data on the volume and value of import of total finished steel into the country during the current year, i.e. April-June, 2013-14 is given below for the top five import markets for India. Detailed data sheet showing country-wise value of imports is enclosed (Annexure-2).
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Import of Total Finished Steel (alloy + non-alloy) : April-June 2013-14* |
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| Top 5 import markets |
Volume (‘000t) |
Value (Rs. crore) |
| Japan |
372 |
1700 |
| South Korea |
275 |
1414 |
| China |
242 |
1121 |
| Ukraine |
103 |
327 |
| Germany |
67 |
449 |
| Top 5 total |
1059 |
5011 |
| % Share: Top 5 |
80 |
74 |
| Source: JPC; *provisional | ||
There is no specific information to establish whether the domestic steel industries have been affected adversely by import of steel, in the recent years, the Minister added.