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Japan June crude steel output down 33.6 pct yr/yr

Published: 20 Jul 2009 21:38:08 PST

TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - Japan's crude steel output in June fell 33.6 percent from a year earlier to 6.89 million tonnes, falling for the ninth straight month, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said on Tuesday.

Output rose 6.3 percent from May, however.

Japan's top two steelmakers are Nippon Steel Corp (5401.T) and JFE Holdings Inc (5411.T).

(Reporting by Ritsuko Shimizu)


Source: Reuters

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