China July steel output at record 50.68 mln tonnes

BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - China's crude steel output in July reached a record 50.68 million tonnes, up 12.6 percent compared with last year, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics.

Total July output rose 2.55 percent compared with June, the previous monthly record.

Daily production stood at 1.63 million tonnes, according to Reuters calculations, down from 1.65 million tonnes in June.