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US flat products imports up 13% in June

July 8, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 13% from 877,000 short tons in May to 988,000 tons in June. Flat products imports in June 2015 were 1,076,000 tons and in June 2014 they were 1,160,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first seven months of 2016 were 27% lower than in […]

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US flat products imports rise 10% in April

May 11, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 10% from 784,000 short tons in March to 864,000 tons in April. Flat products imports in April 2015 were 1,088,000 tons and in April 2014 they were 1,055,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first four months of 2016 were 31% lower than in […]

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US flat products imports rise 2% in March

April 6, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 2% from 860,000 short tons in February to 878,000 tons in March. Flat products imports in March 2015 were 1,271,000 tons and in March 2014 they were 1,001,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first three months of 2016 were 32% lower than in […]

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US cold rolled imports down 47% since October 2014 peak

March 11, 2016

The US Department of Commerce published the preliminary antidumping decision on cold rolled steel imports last week. It will be interesting to see what kind of impact the trade case have on import volumes. Since the last peak in October 2014, US cold rolled sheet (excluding strip) imports from all countries have declined by 47% […]

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US flat products imports fall 7% in January

February 10, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 7% from 882,000 short tons in December to 825,000 tons in January. Flat products imports in January 2015 were 1,499,000 tons and in January 2014 they were 921,000 tons. Lower cold rolled and cut plate imports drove the overall decline with cold rolled imports falling […]

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US flat products imports climb 12% in December

January 7, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products import rose 12% from 843,000 short tons in November to 947,000 tons in December. Flat products imports in December 2014 were 1,333,000 tons and in December 2013 they were 738,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the full year 2015 were 7% lower than in 2014, driven […]

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