ENA Sectors 2018-12-03 06:20:06 <p><strong>New Delhi, Dec 3 (KNN) </strong>India's finished steel exports fell by 23.4% to 0.596% million tons (MT) in October 2018, according to Joint Plant Committee (JPC). </p> <p>JPC, the institution that collects and maintains data on the Indian steel and iron sector, said in its latest report. </p> <p>The country's finished steel output at 11.029 MT in October was 6.1 per cent higher from 10.398 MT in same month of 2017. </p> <p>During the same month a year ago, the country had exported 0.778 MT of finished steel.</p> <p>Report quoted, Exports stood at 0.596 MT in October 2018, down by 23.4 per cent over October 2017 and was up by 3.8 per cent over September 2018.</p> <p>The imports grew by 17.3 per cent to 0.706 MT in October 2018 from 0.602 MT in year-ago period. </p> <p>During October, JPC said, the consumption of finished stood at 8.315 MT 2018, up by 8.4 per cent over 7.672 MT in October 2017. </p> 21446 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/indias-finished-steel-exports-fall-by-234-to-0596-mt-in-october-report 2018-12-03 06:20:06 knnindia.co.in