| 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 May 2018 - July 2018 (metric tons) | Historic Trend - Average monthly quantity August 2017 - April 2018 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLOVAKIA | Semi-Finished | 6,587 | 2 | 456% |
| NETHERLANDS | Semi-Finished | 7,463 | 6 | 571% |
| BULGARIA | Rebar | 6,263 | 827 | 656% |
| MALAYSIA | Wire Rods | 6,342 | 1,073 | 491% |
| ITALY | Rebar | 42,913 | 8,612 | 398% |
| PORTUGAL | Rebar | 9,424 | 2,912 | 223% |
| GREECE | Line Pipe | 25,463 | 8,221 | 209% |
| SPAIN | Hot-rolled Bar | 9,133 | 3,007 | 203% |
| UNITED STATES | Line Pipe | 7,475 | 2,888 | 158% |
| AUSTRIA | Corrosion-resistant Steel | 19,276 | 8,649 | 122% |
| GERMANY | Wire Rods | 16,435 | 7,677 | 114% |
| GERMANY | Plate Cut Length | 6,755 | 3,170 | 113% |
| TURKEY | Hot-rolled Steel | 18,944 | 9,292 | 103% |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Semi-Finished | 7,535 | 3,749 | 100% |
| AUSTRIA | All Steel Mill Products | 52,509 | 32,414 | 61% |
| GREECE | Wire Rods | 7,374 | . | . |
| SOURCE: Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and US Census Bureau (extracted from Global Trade Information Service). |
| Table last modified on October 9, 2018 with data through July 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 August 2016 and July 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 May 2018 - July 2018 (metric tons) | Historic Trend - Average monthly quantity August 2017 - April 2018 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOREA | Oil Country Goods | 27,288 | 82,293 | -66% |
| INDIA | Line Pipe | 7,224 | 27,661 | -73% |
| BRAZIL | Corrosion-resistant Steel | 5,501 | 21,921 | -74% |
| SOURCE: Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and US Census Bureau (extracted from Global Trade Information Service). |
| Table last modified on October 9, 2018 with data through July 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. |