SAS Output

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 August 2008 - October 2008 (metric tons)	Average monthly quantity November 2007 - July 2008 (metric tons)	Ratio of current to historic average quantity
TURKEY	Plates in Coils -- C & A	29,215	1	35048.12
ARGENTINA	Oil Country Goods -- C & A	11,991	1,464	8.19
JAPAN	Oil Country Goods -- C & A	15,795	2,120	7.45
CHINA	Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A	65,710	13,997	4.69
INDIA	Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A	36,767	11,409	3.22
UKRAINE	Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A	23,633	8,490	2.78
CHINA	Oil Country Goods -- C & A	232,502	91,030	2.55
CHINA	All Carbon & Alloy Products	506,459	230,065	2.20
CHINA	All Products	520,560	247,621	2.10
WORLD	Oil Country Goods -- C & A	375,133	187,694	2.00
WORLD	Plates in Coils -- C & A	111,806	74,176	1.51
WORLD	Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A	140,808	100,013	1.41

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration, SIMA

Table last modified November 13, 2008, with Licensing data collected through October 2008 and

Final Census data compiled through September 2008.

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 November 2006 and October 2007 have been eliminated

Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes

Notable Decreases in SIMA's Steel Import Trends by Country and Product