MEPS - HOT ROLLED COIL QUARTERLY STEEL DATA ('000 tonnes)

 

HOT ROLLED COIL	ACTUAL				YEAR
Production (as finished product)	Q2/09	Q3/09	Q4/09	Q1/2010	2009	2010(f)	2011(f)	2012(f)
EU - 15 (E)	4249	5932	6753	7510	21145	Quarterly & yearly forecasts plus current data available here
JAPAN	2335	3801	4013	4151	11757
SOUTH KOREA	1580	2110	2162	2320	7304
TAIWAN CHINA	896	831	609	913	2984
BRAZIL	1086	1423	1613	1672	4814
Shipments
USA	2760	3896	4466	5045	13910	Quarterly & yearly forecasts plus current data available here
CANADA	546	949	1037	1266	3637
CHINA	23236	27710	30959	31200	103339
Imports
EU - 15	846	677	1032	1224	3434	Quarterly & yearly forecasts plus current data available here
JAPAN	218	301	368	344	1072
SOUTH KOREA	1307	1853	2076	2040	6154
TAIWAN CHINA	161	282	345	359	902
BRAZIL	84	121	65	273	375
USA	432	530	647	707	2252
CANADA	267	281	412	475	1081
CHINA	1550	1253	685	574	4210
Exports
EU - 15	1080	1044	1281	1122	4147	Quarterly & yearly forecasts plus current data available here
JAPAN	1753	2849	2918	3009	8782
SOUTH KOREA	1182	1248	1347	1145	4679
TAIWAN CHINA	912	617	611	590	2768
BRAZIL	213	458	314	232	1079
USA	296	527	612	591	1645
CANADA	185	374	252	322	1113
CHINA	331	893	2181	2005	3769
Apparent Consumption
EU - 15	4016	5565	6504	7612	20432	Quarterly & yearly forecasts plus current data available here
JAPAN	800	1253	1463	1486	4047
SOUTH KOREA	1705	2715	2891	3215	8779
TAIWAN CHINA	145	496	343	682	1118
BRAZIL	957	1086	1364	1713	4110
USA	2896	3899	4501	5161	14517
CANADA	628	856	1197	1419	3605
CHINA	24455	28070	29463	29769	103780

Data taken from previous editions of MEPS World Steel Outlook

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Source: MEPS World Steel Outlook Quarterly Report and KOSA, IBS, AISI, CANSTAT, JISF, TSIIA, Official Statistics and MEPS Estimates Trade: ISSB - Official Statistics