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US flat products imports unchanged between April and May at 840k tonnes

June 9, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports were unchanged month-on-month at 841,000 short tons in April and in May. Flat products imports in May 2015 were 1,160,000 tons and in May 2014 they were 1,087,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first five months of 2016 were 31% lower than in the […]

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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 20% in February

March 10, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports dropped 20% from 997,000 short tons in January to 795,000 tons in February. Flat products imports in February 2015 were 1,254,000 tons and in February 2014 they were 982,000 tons. Lower hot rolled imports drove the decline with significantly lower volumes compared to February from Canada […]

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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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