India steel consumption rose 2.8% in January 2016 to 6.97 million tons (mt) from 6.78 mt in December 2015, latest provisional steel ministry data showed.
In January 2015, steel consumption was at 6.79 mt. This shows steel consumption rose by 2.7% year-on-year.
In April-January 2015-16, steel consumption rose 4.2% to 65.91 mt, up from 63.25 mt in the same period last year.