| 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 January 2009 - March 2009 (metric tons) | Average monthly quantity April 2008 - December 2008 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINLAND | Plates in Coils -- C & A | 6,970 | 162 | 199% |
| TURKEY | Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A | 13,420 | 486 | 660% |
| AUSTRALIA | Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A | 5,169 | 944 | 447% |
| MEXICO | Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A | 14,764 | 5,088 | 190% |
| MEXICO | Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A | 26,906 | 9,805 | 174% |
| RUSSIA | Oil Country Goods -- C & A | 11,799 | 5,568 | 111% |
| WORLD | Oil Country Goods -- S | 10,225 | 6,184 | 65% |
| SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration, SIMA |
| Table last modified April 9, 2009, with Licensing data collected through March 2009 and |
| Final Census data compiled through February 2009. |
| 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 April 2007 and March 2008 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 January 2009 - March 2009 (metric tons) | Average monthly quantity April 2008 - December 2008 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA | Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A | 17,339 | 43,369 | -60% |
| CANADA | Oil Country Goods -- C & A | 6,567 | 18,401 | -64% |
| CHINA | Line Pipe -- C & A | 14,975 | 42,643 | -64% |
| CHINA | Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A | 12,415 | 38,867 | -68% |
| WORLD | Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A | 110,445 | 442,582 | -75% |
| MEXICO | Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A | 17,096 | 95,882 | -82% |
| CHINA | Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A | 5,473 | 34,090 | -83% |
| CANADA | Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A | 7,581 | 77,636 | -90% |
| UKRAINE | All Products | 9,933 | 118,371 | -91% |
| UKRAINE | All Carbon & Alloy Products | 9,831 | 117,968 | -91% |
| SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration, SIMA |
| Table last modified April 9, 2009, with Licensing data collected through March 2009 and |
| Final Census data compiled through February 2009. |
| 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 |
