Japan Oct — Dec crude steel output forecast to rise 2.3% Y/Y — METI

TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) — Japan's crude steel output is forecast to rise 2.3% in the October-December quarter from a year earlier, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Thursday. Demand for steel products, including those for exports, is forecast to be flat at 18.49 million tonnes in October-December compared with a year earlier, the ministry said, citing an industry survey. Exports are forecast to fall 2.4%, the ministry said. (Reporting by Tokyo Newsroom)