# HS 722850 Bars And Rods global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished reached $2.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.1B | -7.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | $2.4B | +13% | -4% |
| 2015 | $2.0B | -17.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | $1.8B | -12.5% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | $2.0B | +11.3% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | $2.4B | +24.7% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | $2.1B | -13.2% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | $1.6B | -22.1% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | $2.5B | +49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | $2.9B | +16.9% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | $2.5B | -11.8% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | $2.3B | -11.4% | -3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $363.3M | -2% | 43 |
| USA | $194.9M | +0.4% | 33 |
| France | $170.6M | +2.8% | 32 |
| Poland | $144.3M | +6.2% | 35 |
| Mexico | $131.0M | +15.4% | 29 |
| Canada | $116.2M | +6.1% | 29 |
| Italy | $114.9M | -0.5% | 36 |
| United Kingdom | $82.6M | +5.8% | 35 |
| China | $73.0M | -2.9% | 33 |
| Czechia | $66.7M | +3.1% | 27 |
| Austria | $60.2M | +8.9% | 28 |
| Romania | $44.0M | -1.9% | 29 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._