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<strong>Production</strong> of crude steel tonnes<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Canada 15 906 747 15 831 473 16 428 000 15 327 000 15 423 000<br />
Cuba 264 100 210 000 193 151 245 076 257 200<br />
Dominican Republic 60 956 *61 000 *61 000 *61 000 *61 000<br />
El Salvador 48 832 56 900 60 000 48 000 74 000<br />
Guatemala 216 000 226 000 232 000 207 000 292 000<br />
Mexico 14 010 000 15 178 000 17 100 000 16 195 000 16 294 000<br />
Trinidad & Tobago 816 900 896 000 789 800 712 000 673 000<br />
USA 91 588 000 93 677 000 99 681 000 94 897 000 98 539 000<br />
Argentina 4 363 367 5 033 200 5 125 200 5 382 000 5 533 000<br />
Brazil 29 604 000 31 147 000 32 909 000 31 610 000 30 901 000<br />
Chile 1 279 549 1 377 400 1 579 000 1 541 000 1 557 000<br />
Colombia 662 859 668 400 806 000 1 007 000 1 058 000<br />
Ecuador 67 233 79 800 72 000 83 000 140 000<br />
Paraguay 79 984 91 000 115 000 101 000 126 000<br />
Peru 611 363 668 400 726 000 790 000 885 000<br />
Uruguay 34 400 40 500 58 000 64 000 47 000<br />
Venezuela 4 163 855 3 930 300 4 561 000 4 907 000 4 745 000<br />
China 182 370 000 222 336 000 272 797 900 349 361 500 422 660 300<br />
Hong Kong *100 000 *100 000 *100 000 *100 000 *100 000<br />
India 28 814 000 31 779 000 32 626 000 38 098 000 44 622 000<br />
Indonesia 2 459 928 2 042 233 3 681 865 3 675 442 3 756 347<br />
Iran (a) 7 477 086 7 990 971 8 989 640 9 404 000 *9 789 000<br />
Israel *150 000 *150 000 *280 000 *300 000 *300 000<br />
Japan 107 745 000 110 510 520 112 717 664 112 471 374 116 226 201<br />
Jordan 134 000 *135 000 *140 000 150 000 150 000<br />
Kazakhstan 4 866 000 5 069 400 5 371 698 4 476 642 4 208 000<br />
Korea, Dem. P.R. of *300 000 *300 000 *300 000 *300 000 *300 000<br />
Korea, Republic of 45 389 834 46 309 629 47 520 871 47 820 037 48 433 000<br />
Kuwait — *100 000 *200 000 *450 000 *500 000<br />
Malaysia 4 721 800 3 960 000 5 698 000 5 300 000 5 500 000<br />
Pakistan *500 000 *500 000 *500 000 *500 000 *500 000<br />
Philippines 550 000 500 000 400 000 470 000 558 000<br />
Qatar 1 027 000 1 055 000 1 089 000 1 057 000 1 039 220<br />
Saudi Arabia 3 570 000 3 944 000 3 902 000 4 186 000 3 976 000<br />
Singapore 545 000 561 000 610 000 572 000 607 000<br />
Syria *70 000 *70 000 *70 000 *70 000 *70 000<br />
Taiwan 18 226 044 18 828 323 19 592 755 18 563 247 19 974 997<br />
Thailand 2 538 000 3 551 000 4 533 000 5 161 000 5 211 200<br />
United Arab Emirates *90 000 *90 000 *90 000 *90 000 *90 000<br />
Uzbekistan 450 000 499 000 602 000 595 000 730 000<br />
Vietnam 408 196 543 006 658 467 656 734 *700 000<br />
Australia 8 874 000 9 678 000 8 353 000 7 788 000 7 880 000<br />
New Zealand 765 000 853 000 885 000 889 000 823 000<br />
<strong>World</strong> Total 905 000 000 972 000 000 1 062 000 000 1 131 000 000 1 228 000 000<br />
Note(s):-<br />
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, these figures include production from scrap<br />
(2) Small amounts of steel are believed to be produced in Azerbaijan, Burma, DR Congo, Estonia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco,<br />
Sri Lanka and Uganda<br />
(a) Years ended 20 March following that stated<br />
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