据专家预测,世界钢铁消费量今年下半年将会出现微弱回升。估计1993年的世界钢铁消费总量将比1992年增长1.2％,但同1989年的创纪录消费水平相比,仍下降了7.5％。有消息说,除欧共体国家、独联体国家和少数亚洲国家外,世界其他多数国家的钢铁消费均将出现不同程度的回升。但是,由于不少国家拥有大量的钢铁库存,因此消费量回升并不一定表现为市场需求的增加、专家预测,短期内,世界钢铁出口仍呈下降的趋势。 According to experts’ forecast, there will be a slight rebound in world steel consumption in the second half of this year. The total world steel consumption in 1993 is estimated to have increased by 1.2% over 1992, but still a decrease of 7.5% from the record consumption level in 1989. Sources said that in addition to the EC, CIS and a few Asian countries, the rest of the world’s steel consumption will show varying degrees of recovery. However, since many countries have large inventories of steel, the rebound in consumption does not necessarily reflect an increase in market demand. Experts predict that in the short term, world steel exports will still show a downward trend.