India's finished steel imports fell 11.3% year on year in April to 0.5 million metric tons following a decline in shipments from China and Japan, according to provisional government data reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.

Japan’s exports to the United States, its largest single trading partner, fell nearly 2% in April as tariff hikes imposed by President Donald Trump hit home. Globally, exports rose just 2% year-on-year,

Japan’s exports to the U.S. fell in April for the first time in four months as the effects of higher tariffs started to kick in.