Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-16
By: Central News Agency

Taipei, July 16 (CNA) Taiwan was the 10th largest steel supplier to the United States in 2015, accounting for about 4 percent of total U.S steel imports, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

Citing the data, the MOEA said Taiwan had US$1.05 billion in steel sales to the U.S. in 2015, down 6.3 percent from a year earlier. The total accounted for 4.0 percent of America’s total steel imports.

The leading foreign supplier of steel to the U.S. in 2015 was Canada, exporting US$4.35 billion in steel products to its southern neighbor for a 16.6 percent share of U.S. imports.     [FULL  STORY]