| Notable Increases in NAFTA's Steel Import Trends by Country and Product |
| Country names are links to corresponding NAFTA tables |
| Country | Product | Current Trend - Average monthly quantity January 2018 - March 2018 (metric tons) | Historic Trend - Average monthly quantity April 2017 - December 2017 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROMANIA | Hot-rolled Bar | 7,479 | 224 | 244% |
| GREECE | Line Pipe | 13,364 | 1,397 | 856% |
| MALAYSIA | Rebar | 6,753 | 1,434 | 370% |
| INDONESIA | Semi-Finished | 6,820 | 2,101 | 224% |
| KOREA | Electrical | 7,412 | 2,882 | 157% |
| MEXICO | Rebar | 6,856 | 2,689 | 154% |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Rebar | 5,434 | 2,165 | 151% |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Rail Products | 11,179 | 5,412 | 106% |
| UNITED STATES | Semi-Finished | 17,878 | 8,778 | 103% |
| QATAR | Rebar | 6,931 | . | . |
| SOURCE: Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and US Census Bureau (extracted from Global Trade Information Service). |
| Table last modified on June 11, 2018 with data through March 2018 |
| 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 2016 and March 2017 have been eliminated |
| Notable Decreases in NAFTA's Steel Import Trends by Country and Product |
| Country names are links to corresponding NAFTA tables |
| Country | Product | Current Trend - Average monthly quantity January 2018 - March 2018 (metric tons) | Historic Trend - Average monthly quantity April 2017 - December 2017 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHINA | Cold-rolled Steel | 5,941 | 15,328 | -61% |
| TURKEY | Corrosion-resistant Steel | 11,107 | 30,269 | -63% |
| INDIA | Line Pipe | 12,834 | 35,062 | -63% |
| SPAIN | Structural Shapes | 7,937 | 22,187 | -64% |
| JAPAN | Line Pipe | 5,717 | 32,711 | -82% |
| SOURCE: Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and US Census Bureau (extracted from Global Trade Information Service). |
| Table last modified on June 11, 2018 with data through March 2018 |
| 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. |