CISA’s data showed China’s 71 large and medium-sized mills obtained a profit of 10.6 billion yuan in July, four of which suffered a loss with a total deficit of 215 million yuan. They produced 38.67 million tons of crude steel and 36.53 million tons of steel products in the month. The steel sector in 22 provinces and cities had a profit of 29.8 billion yuan in the first seven months. Small steelmakers uncovered by the CISA’s July data were supposed to produce 12.01 million tons of steel, 24.38 million tons of steel products, and make a profit of 7.5 to 10 billion yuan.