Details of China's finished steel imports in 2006

Product Name

2006 Quantity (mt)

2005 Quantity

(mt)

Y-O-Y Difference (%)

I. Finished Steel

18,510,014

25,816,708

-28.3

1. Rebar & WR

1,124,175

1,087,829

+3.34

2. Section

334,839

623,242

-46.27

3. Flat rolled

15,532,622

22,428,596

-30.75

4. Steel pipe/tube

973,016

1,088,326

-10.6

5. Steel for Railway

161,041

165,276

-2.56

6. Others

384,321

423,440

-0.09