According to the data released by the Ukrainian Association of Steel Traders, in 2006 steel
consumption in
Ukraine increased by 19 percent year on year to 7.5 million metric tons.
In particular, during the period in question, the share of domestic supplies increased by 15 percent to 6.8 million metric tons, while the share of imports in Ukrainian steel
consumption increased by 64 percent to 700,000 metric tons.