India steel consumption rose 1.1% in February 2016 to 7.05 million tons (mt) from 6.97 mt in January 2016, latest provisional steel ministry data showed.
In February 2015, steel consumption was at 6.53 mt. This shows steel consumption rose by 7.9% year-on-year.
In April-February, 2015-16, steel consumption rose 4.6% to 72.96 mt, up from 69.78 mt in the same period last year.