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Brazil raw steel output falls 3.2% in September, industry group says

· Issued by Usinas Siderurgicas De Minas Gerais Sa-usiminas

Raw steel output in Brazil fell 3.2% in September from a year earlier, to 2.80 million metric tons, steelmakers lobby group Aco Brasil said on Thursday.

Sales in the local market fell 0.6% to 1.89 million tons in the same comparison, Aco Brasil said.