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 July 2008 - September 2008 (metric tons) Average monthly quantity October 2007 - June 2008 (metric tons) Ratio of current to historic average quantity
TURKEY Plates in Coils -- C & A 14,685 1 17617.00
JAPAN Oil Country Goods -- C & A 10,681 1,317 8.11
CHINA Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A 42,568 10,688 3.98
INDIA Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A 36,773 11,408 3.22
CHINA Oil Country Goods -- C & A 205,833 82,785 2.49
MEXICO Oil Country Goods -- C & A 6,259 2,578 2.43
COLOMBIA Oil Country Goods -- C & A 11,446 5,580 2.05
WORLD Oil Country Goods -- C & A 346,142 168,886 2.05

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration, SIMA
Table last modified October 20, 2008, with Licensing data collected through September 2008 and
Final Census data compiled through July 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 October 2006 and September 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 July 2008 - September 2008 (metric tons) Average monthly quantity October 2007 - June 2008 (metric tons) Ratio of current to historic average quantity
GREECE Line Pipe -- C & A 5,992 15,824 0.38
BRAZIL Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A 30,818 86,832 0.35
CANADA Line Pipe -- C & A 5,531 37,611 0.15

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration, SIMA
Table last modified October 20, 2008, with Licensing data collected through September 2008 and
Final Census data compiled through July 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