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| TABLE 10 | |||||||||||
| RAW STEEL: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country4 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Albania | 86 | 98 | 87 | r | 100 | r | 100 | e | |||
| Algeria | 1,051 | 1,014 | 1,007 | 1,158 | r | 1,278 | |||||
| Argentina | 5,033 | 5,133 | r | 5,386 | r | 5,533 | 5,387 | p | |||
| Australia | 9,678 | 8,353 | 7,788 | 7,937 | 8,047 | ||||||
| Austria | 6,261 | 6,530 | 7,031 | 6,487 | r | 6,871 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 56 | 90 | 286 | 54 | 273 | ||||||
| Bangladeshe, 5 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | -- | 6 | |||||
| Belarus | 1,570 | 1,900 | 2,076 | 2,100 | r | 2,214 | |||||
| Belgium | 11,114 | 11,698 | 8,906 | r | 11,238 | r | 11,000 | e | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 166 | r | 117 | r | 283 | r | 469 | 550 | |||
| Brazil7 | 31,150 | 32,918 | 31,631 | 30,900 | r | 31,800 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 2,317 | 2,106 | 1,969 | 2,124 | r | 2,050 | e | ||||
| Burmae | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Canada | 15,928 | r | 16,305 | r | 15,327 | r | 15,493 | r | 15,569 | ||
| Chile7 | 1,377 | 1,579 | 1,536 | 1,627 | 1,666 | p | |||||
| China8 | 222,340 | 272,450 | 353,240 | 419,150 | r | 489,240 | |||||
| Colombia | 668 | 730 | e | 842 | r | 1,221 | r | 1,260 | p | ||
| Croatia | 434 | r | 80 | r | 74 | r | 81 | r | 75 | e | |
| Cuba | 210 | 193 | 245 | 257 | r | 260 | e | ||||
| Czech Republic | 6,783 | 7,033 | 6,189 | 6,862 | r | 7,059 | |||||
| Dominican Republice | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | 6 | |
| Ecuador | 80 | 72 | r | 84 | r | 85 | r | 87 | p | ||
| Egypt | 4,368 | r | 4,777 | r | 5,565 | r | 6,004 | r | 6,182 | ||
| El Salvador | 57 | 59 | 48 | 72 | r | 73 | p | ||||
| Ethiopia, all from scrape | 6 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 110 | ||||||
| Finland | 4,766 | 4,833 | 4,738 | r | 5,052 | r | 5,000 | e | |||
| France | 19,803 | r | 20,770 | 19,481 | 19,857 | r | 19,252 | ||||
| Germany | 44,809 | 46,374 | 44,524 | 47,224 | r | 48,550 | |||||
| Ghana, all from scrape | 25 | r | 25 | r | 25 | r | 25 | r | 25 | ||
| Greece | 1,701 | 1,967 | 2,266 | 2,416 | r | 2,400 | e | ||||
| Guatemala | 226 | 232 | 207 | r | 292 | 349 | p | ||||
| Hong Konge | 500 | 500 | 500 | 550 | 550 | ||||||
| Hungary | 1,983 | r | 1,957 | r | 1,962 | 2,029 | r | 2,227 | |||
| India | 31,779 | 32,600 | 45,800 | r | 49,500 | r | 53,100 | ||||
| Indonesia | 2,042 | 2,412 | 3,675 | r | 3,800 | 3,900 | |||||
| Iran | 7,869 | 8,682 | r | 9,405 | 9,800 | e | 10,100 | e | |||
| Israele | 180 | r | 370 | r | 480 | r | 480 | r | 480 | ||
| Italy | 26,832 | 28,317 | 29,061 | 31,550 | 31,990 | ||||||
| Japan | 110,511 | 112,718 | 112,471 | 116,266 | r | 120,203 | |||||
| Jordane | 135 | 6 | 140 | 6 | 150 | r | 150 | r | 150 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 5,069 | r | 5,372 | r | 4,477 | r | 4,245 | r | 4,784 | ||
| Korea, Northe | 1,090 | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,180 | r | 1,230 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 46,310 | 47,521 | 47,820 | 48,455 | r | 51,517 | |||||
| Latviae | 546 | 6 | 554 | 6 | 550 | 550 | 550 | ||||
| Libya | 1,007 | 1,026 | 1,260 | 1,151 | r | 1,250 | e | ||||
| Luxembourg | 2,675 | 2,684 | 2,194 | 2,802 | r | 2,800 | e | ||||
| Macedonia | 291 | 315 | r | 321 | r | 326 | r | 359 | |||
| Malaysia | 3,960 | 5,698 | 5,296 | 5,834 | r | 6,000 | e | ||||
| Mauritania | 5 | e | 5 | e | 1 | r | 1 | r | 1 | e | |
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 10�Continued | |||||||||||
| RAW STEEL: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country4 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Mexico | 15,159 | 16,737 | 16,202 | r | 16,313 | 16,300 | e | ||||
| Moldova | 886 | 1,013 | 1,016 | r | 675 | 995 | |||||
| Montenegro | (9) | 10 | (9) | 10 | (9) | 10 | 50 | 174 | |||
| Morocco | 5 | e | 5 | e | 205 | r | 314 | r | 314 | ||
| Netherlands | 6,571 | 6,848 | 6,919 | 6,372 | r | 6,400 | e | ||||
| New Zealand | 750 | 850 | 889 | r | 862 | r | 845 | ||||
| Norwaye | 698 | 695 | 701 | r | 679 | r | 680 | ||||
| Pakistan | 1,000 | r | 1,145 | r | 825 | r | 1,040 | r | 1,090 | ||
| Paraguay | 91 | r | 107 | r | 101 | r | 115 | r | 105 | e | |
| Peru | 669 | r | 725 | r | 790 | r | 896 | r | 750 | e | |
| Philippines | 500 | r | 400 | r | 470 | r | 558 | r | 590 | ||
| Poland | 9,107 | 10,578 | r | 8,336 | 9,992 | r | 10,631 | ||||
| Portugal | 730 | r | 730 | r | 1,400 | r | 1,400 | r | 1,400 | e | |
| Qatar | 1,054 | 1,089 | 1,057 | 1,003 | r | 1,147 | |||||
| Romania | 5,692 | r | 6,077 | r | 5,632 | r | 6,266 | r | 6,261 | ||
| Russia | 62,710 | 65,646 | 66,186 | 70,816 | r | 72,389 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3,944 | 3,902 | 4,185 | 3,974 | r | 4,600 | e | ||||
| Serbia | (9) | 10 | (9) | 10 | (9) | 10 | 1,837 | 2,000 | e | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 576 | 1,197 | r | 1,314 | r | XX | r, 1 | XX | 10 | ||
| Singaporee | 561 | r | 610 | r | 572 | r | 607 | r | 620 | ||
| Slovakia | 4,709 | r | 4,564 | r | 4,242 | r | 4,848 | r | 4,800 | ||
| Slovenia | 541 | 566 | r | 583 | r | 627 | 638 | ||||
| South Africa | 9,481 | 9,500 | r | 9,494 | r | 9,718 | r | 9,100 | |||
| Spain | 16,287 | 17,684 | 17,711 | 18,400 | e | 18,400 | e | ||||
| Sri Lankae | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Sweden | 5,707 | 5,949 | 5,692 | r | 5,435 | r | 5,500 | e | |||
| Switzerland | 1,000 | e | 1,000 | e | 1,158 | r | 1,252 | r | 1,264 | ||
| Syriae | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 18,832 | 19,604 | 18,567 | 19,203 | 20,450 | ||||||
| Thailand | 3,572 | 4,533 | 5,161 | 5,210 | r | 5,470 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 923 | 815 | r | 711 | r | 674 | r | 670 | e | ||
| Tunisia | 86 | e | 70 | r | 66 | r | 68 | r | 61 | ||
| Turkey | 18,298 | 20,478 | 20,960 | 23,308 | r | 25,750 | |||||
| Uganda | 30 | r | 30 | r | 30 | r | 30 | r | 30 | ||
| Ukraine | 36,900 | e | 38,740 | 38,636 | 40,899 | 42,830 | |||||
| United Arab Emiratese | 50 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 90 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 13,128 | 13,766 | 13,210 | 13,931 | r | 14,300 | |||||
| United States | 93,700 | 99,700 | 94,900 | 98,200 | 98,100 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 41 | 58 | 64 | 57 | r | 71 | |||||
| Uzbekistane | 472 | 602 | 6 | 607 | 6 | 730 | 740 | ||||
| Venezuela | 3,930 | 4,575 | 4,907 | 4,900 | e | 4,864 | |||||
| Vietnam | 544 | 689 | 890 | 1,400 | r | 2,000 | e | ||||
| Zimbabwe | 152 | 135 | r | 107 | r | 24 | r | 23 | |||
| ��� Total | 974,000 | 1,060,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,250,000 | r | 1,340,000 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 10�Continued | |||||||||||
| RAW STEEL: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. XX Not applicable. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.���� | |||||||||||
| 2Steel formed in solid state after melting, suitable for further processing or sale; for some countries, includes material� | |||||||||||
| reported as "liquid steel," presumably measured in the molten state prior to cooling in any specific form. | |||||||||||
| 3Table includes data available through July 28, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 4In addition to the countries listed, Mozambique is known to have steelmaking plants, but available information� | |||||||||||
| is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 5Data for year ending June 30 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 6Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 7Excludes castings. | |||||||||||
| 8Figures reported by the State Statistical Bureau that Chinese Government considers as official statistical data. | |||||||||||
| 9Country listed separately, but data is included in "Serbia and Montenegro". In 2003-05, Montenegro's steel� | |||||||||||
| production figures, in thousand metric tons, are as follows: 2003�6; 2004�30; and 2005�28. Serbia's steel�� | |||||||||||
| production figures are for 2003-05, in thousand metric tons, as follows: 2003�569; 2004�1,167; and 2005�1,286. | |||||||||||
| 10Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program