| 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 2019 - July 2019 (metric tons) | Historic Trend - Average monthly quantity August 2018 - April 2019 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGYPT | Rebar | 10,376 | 347 | 893% |
| ALGERIA | Rebar | 8,998 | 1,121 | 702% |
| MALAYSIA | Wire Rods | 14,515 | 4,058 | 257% |
| MALAYSIA | Plate Cut Length | 5,734 | 2,001 | 186% |
| SPAIN | Rebar | 33,504 | 13,441 | 149% |
| CANADA | Oil Country Goods | 7,451 | 3,201 | 132% |
| VIETNAM | Oil Country Goods | 5,283 | 2,335 | 126% |
| CANADA | Semi-Finished | 22,482 | 10,299 | 118% |
| MEXICO | Rebar | 28,409 | 13,118 | 116% |
| SOURCE: Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and US Census Bureau (extracted from Global Trade Information Service). |
| Table last modified on October 31, 2019 with data through July 2019 |
| 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 2017 and July 2018 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 2019 - July 2019 (metric tons) | Historic Trend - Average monthly quantity August 2018 - April 2019 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERMANY | Line Pipe | 5,927 | 15,247 | -61% |
| TURKEY | Rebar | 6,320 | 20,669 | -69% |
| WORLD | Rail Products | 35,988 | 431,358 | -91% |
| UNITED STATES | Rail Products | 12,683 | 397,034 | -96% |
| SOURCE: Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and US Census Bureau (extracted from Global Trade Information Service). |
| Table last modified on October 31, 2019 with data through July 2019 |
| 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. |