South Korean billet imports decline 27 percent in 2017

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 01:21:14 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego
       

According to preliminary customs data, South Korea imported 2.04 million mt of billet in 2017. Compared to 2.79 million mt in 2016, imports declined by 27 percent.

South Korea 2017 2016
billet imports million mt million mt
Jan 0.23 0.26
Feb 0.13 0.24
Mar 0.2 0.22
Apr 0.22 0.28
May 0.25 0.19
Jun 0.24 0.28
Jul 0.18 0.21
Aug 0.16 0.32
Sep 0.12 0.22
Oct 0.12 0.2
Nov 0.12 0.23
Dec 0.07 0.14
Annual total 2.04 2.79

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