| 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 July 2018 - September 2018 (metric tons) | Historic Trend - Average monthly quantity October 2017 - June 2018 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLOVAKIA | Semi-Finished | 6,587 | 2 | 456% |
| NETHERLANDS | Semi-Finished | 8,509 | 8 | 904% |
| RUSSIA | Hot-rolled Steel | 11,226 | 22 | 322% |
| ARGENTINA | Semi-Finished | 12,509 | 270 | 536% |
| TURKEY | Line Pipe | 11,032 | 396 | 688% |
| SPAIN | Wire Rods | 5,921 | 230 | 478% |
| MOROCCO | Wire Rods | 6,754 | 675 | 900% |
| GREECE | Wire Rods | 7,497 | 792 | 846% |
| UNITED STATES | Rail Products | 260,121 | 31,565 | 724% |
| SINGAPORE | Rebar | 7,165 | 875 | 718% |
| ITALY | Wire Rods | 5,375 | 696 | 671% |
| WORLD | Rail Products | 281,765 | 62,548 | 350% |
| ITALY | Rebar | 32,745 | 8,704 | 276% |
| BULGARIA | Rebar | 5,919 | 1,774 | 233% |
| TURKEY | Hot-rolled Steel | 36,257 | 11,352 | 219% |
| ITALY | Hot-rolled Steel | 5,609 | 1,916 | 192% |
| SPAIN | Rebar | 15,544 | 5,699 | 172% |
| CHINA | Steel Piling | 6,407 | 2,625 | 144% |
| TAIWAN | Hot-rolled Steel | 5,570 | 2,623 | 112% |
| GREECE | Line Pipe | 23,521 | 11,428 | 105% |
| NEW ZEALAND | Hot-rolled Steel | 6,528 | 3,235 | 101% |
| ITALY | All Steel Mill Products | 101,880 | 58,672 | 73% |
| SOURCE: Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and US Census Bureau (extracted from Global Trade Information Service). |
| Table last modified on December 6, 2018 with data through September 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 October 2016 and September 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 July 2018 - September 2018 (metric tons) | Historic Trend - Average monthly quantity October 2017 - June 2018 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES | Other Pipe and Tube | 14,430 | 36,892 | -60% |
| JAPAN | Rail Products | 6,828 | 18,865 | -63% |
| BRAZIL | Corrosion-resistant Steel | 5,926 | 16,536 | -64% |
| CANADA | Oil Country Goods | 6,634 | 19,994 | -66% |
| KOREA | Oil Country Goods | 7,163 | 69,390 | -89% |
| SOURCE: Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and US Census Bureau (extracted from Global Trade Information Service). |
| Table last modified on December 6, 2018 with data through September 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. |