According to a recent report by Majestic Steel, global steel production declined in December after a slight increase in November. At the close of 2019, "global production totaled 1.845 billion metric tons, up 3.1 percent from 1.790 billion metric tons in 2018." The report reads:
December production declined to 4.907 million metric tons/day (152.1 million tons total). This is down from 4.930 million metric tons/day in November but up from 4.737 million metric tons/day in December 2018. This was the first y/y increase in per/day production since August.