South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 108,188 mt in May this year, increasing by 6.9 percent compared to April and up 60.8 percent from May 2014, according to the customs and excise data released by the South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI).
The country's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports during the first five months of this year amounted to 666,317 mt, increasing by 69.4 percent from 393,333 mt in the corresponding period of 2014.
South Africa's total imports of primary carbon and alloy steel products during the 12 months from June 2014 to May 2015 amounted to 1,311,411 mt, indicating an increase of 15.7 percent compared to the corresponding 12-month period one year earlier.