Brazil raw steel output falls 9.6 % in July, AÇO BRASIL says

SAO PAULO, 22 Aug (Reuters) – Raw steel output in Brazil fell 9.6 % to 2.802 million tonnes in July in an annual basis, Aco Brasil, the group that represents mills, said on Friday. Sales in the local market fell 2.9 % to 1.856 million tonnes in the July from the same period a year earlier,the institute, known as Aço Brasil, said in a report.