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US imports of long products continued to decline in December

January 19, 2009

US long products import licenses declined to 160,000 short tons in December from November actual imports of 173,000 tons. This compares to average monthly Jan-Nov imports of 282,000 tons. Licenses for all products were down in December except parallel flange sections, which climbed from 14,000 tons in November to 29,000 tons, mainly due to a […]

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US Long Products Imports Decline in November

December 17, 2008

US long products import licenses declined 19% to 172,000 short tons in November compared to October actuals of 211,000 tons.  License volumes declined for all products except Parallel Flange Shapes and All Other Structural Sections.  High December licenses recorded up to the 16th of the month for Parallel Flange Shapes (21,000 tons) due to applications […]

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US long products imports show small rise

November 19, 2008

US long products imports licenses grew marginally to 241,000 short tons in October from 233,000 tons of actual imports in September. As predicted in an earlier post, rebar licenses declined (to 37,000 tons from 58,000 September actuals) and wire rod licenses increased (to 143,000 tons from 97,000 September actuals). China accounted for a big portion […]

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US long products imports remain low in September

October 17, 2008

US long products import licenses stayed low at 207,000 short tons in September, compared to August actual imports of 232,000 tons.  Licenses granted up to October 15th indicate that rebar imports in October will decline significantly compared to typical monthly levels (16,000 tons of rebar licenses to October 15th compared to 83,000 tons of actual […]

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Revised US imports of wire rod in July

September 25, 2008

July wire rod imports reported in our earlier post have been revised to 94,000 tons. The earlier figure was incorrect because it did not account for a change in wire rod import codes put into effect in July. See the updated spreadsheet below.  

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US long products imports drop marginally in August

September 17, 2008

US long products imports licenses dropped to 207,000 short tons in August compared to July actuals of 212,000 tons. This is due mainly to lower licenses for importers of rebar (where licenses reached 69,000 tons in August compared to July actuals of 97,000 tons) and wire rod (62,000 tons licenses in August compared to 87,000 […]

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