The Canadian market for Iron & Steel Finished Products - monthly development, primary market

This compendium presents the Canadian annual market for Iron & Steel Finished Products (flat, bars, rods, shapes, wire), in its dynamic, in database and charts format. The compendium contains Trend Reports by product families as per international HS classification at HS 04 level (for example Flat-Rolled Iron & Non-alloy Steel Not under 600mm Width, Hot-Rolled, Not Clad; Wire of Stainless Steel; Alloy Steel Bars and Rods, etc.) Each product family is the sum of the consisting Product Groups at HS 06 level. The compendium presents the Trend Reports at the HS 04 level due to the large number of Product Groups. Trend Reports by Product Groups may be provided against specific request.

The trend report shows for each month the total annual market 12 months rolling (the sum of 12 months back from that reference month), and the year over year change rate (reporting to same month of previous year), up to the current Reference Month.

The reports present the Primary Market consisting of the total products entering the market, from import and domestic manufacturing, for use on this territory.

The market is tracked in value and in volume (where available) by month and by sources (domestic manufacturing and suppliers from other countries) from official statistics databases.

The market size is determined using import CIF and manufacturers' shipments values. The market volume is determined, where statistical records are available, using also average unit prices. Product- mix and weighted evaluations are taken into account.

The time period is Jan 2007 to current Reference Month. The current Reference Month is 2 months behind the publishing time.