Notable Increases in SIMA's Steel Import Trends by Country and Product
 
Country names are links to corresponding SIMA graphs

Country Product Average monthly quantity May 2008 - July 2008 (metric tons) Average monthly quantity August 2007 - April 2008 (metric tons) Ratio of current to historic average quantity
INDIA Oil Country Goods -- C & A 6,854 2,085 3.29
MEXICO Oil Country Goods -- C & A 5,809 2,066 2.81
CHINA Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A 20,907 9,506 2.20
MEXICO Line Pipe -- C & A 17,133 8,524 2.01
WORLD Oil Country Goods -- C & A 248,489 149,836 1.66

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration, SIMA
Table last modified August 6, 2008, with Licensing data collected through July 2008 and
Final Census data compiled through May 2008.
 
A notable change is defined here by a significant increase in the current three
month average quantity over the previous nine months average quantity;
the program examines the largest importers within each product group.
Any increases for which import levels had been reached between August 2006 and July 2007 have been eliminated
 
Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes


Notable Decreases in SIMA's Steel Import Trends by Country and Product
 
Country names are links to corresponding SIMA graphs

Country Product Average monthly quantity May 2008 - July 2008 (metric tons) Average monthly quantity August 2007 - April 2008 (metric tons) Ratio of current to historic average quantity
AUSTRALIA Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A 5,480 17,286 0.32
ITALY Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A 5,204 17,122 0.30
CHINA Standard Pipe -- C & A 6,826 25,169 0.27
TURKEY Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A 7,539 35,066 0.22

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration, SIMA
Table last modified August 6, 2008, with Licensing data collected through July 2008 and
Final Census data compiled through May 2008.
 
A notable change is defined here by a significant decrease in the current three
month average quantity over the previous nine months average quantity;
the program examines the largest importers within each product group.
Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes