China Steel : Preliminary Result January 2018

Jan 2018			Unit：NTD Thousands
Item	This Month	Last Month	Accumulated, as of January 2018	Accumulated, the same period of previous year
Consolidated Operating Revenues	32,819,912	30,963,922	32,819,912	25,157,643
Consolidated Operating Income	2,480,430	3,293,324	2,480,430	2,119,037
Consolidated Income Before Income Tax	2,325,396	3,394,380	2,325,396	1,634,458
Notes: 1. The preliminary consolidated operating revenues in January 2018 totaled NT$ 32,819,912 thousand. The preliminary consolidated operating income totaled NT$ 2,480,430 thousand. The preliminary consolidated income before income tax totaled NT$ 2,325,396 thousand. 2. Information for the Company's carbon steel sales volume (non-consolidated basis) is as follows: The sales volume of carbon steel in January 2018 totaled 971,312 tones, with 72% of domestic sales.

Comparison between the number for this month and last month
Item	This Month	Last Month	Difference	Difference in percentage
Consolidated Operating Revenues	32,819,912	30,963,922	1,855,990	6%
Consolidated Operating Income	2,480,430	3,293,324	(812,894)	-25%
Consolidated Income Before Income Tax	2,325,396	3,394,380	(1,068,984)	-31%

Comparison between the accumulated number as of this month and the same period of previous year
Item	Accumulated, as of January 2018	Accumulated, the same period of previous year	Difference	Difference in percentage
Consolidated Operating Revenues	32,819,912	25,157,643	7,662,269	30%
Consolidated Operating Income	2,480,430	2,119,037	361,393	17%
Consolidated Income Before Income Tax	2,325,396	1,634,458	690,938	42%