| There are no notable decreases to report this month |
| 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 March 2013 - May 2013 (metric tons) | Average monthly quantity June 2012 - February 2013 (metric tons) | Percent change from Historic to Current average quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOREA | Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A | 20,284 | 2,726 | 644% |
| MEXICO | Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A | 7,073 | 2,847 | 148% |
| JAPAN | Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A | 29,186 | 14,051 | 108% |
| WORLD | Steel Piling -- C & A | 14,432 | 7,359 | 96% |
| WORLD | Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S | 21,536 | 11,962 | 80% |
| WORLD | Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A | 14,139 | 10,056 | 41% |
| WORLD | Tin Free Steel -- C & A | 14,934 | 11,231 | 33% |
| ITALY | Rails All Other -- C & A | 5,913 | . | . |
| UNITED STATES | Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S | 13,794 | . | . |
| SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration, SIMA |
| Table last modified June 12, 2013, with Licensing data collected through May 2013 and |
| Final Census data compiled through April 2013. |
| 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 June 2011 and May 2012 have been eliminated |
| Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes |