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SIMA US long products import licenses for Sept, Oct, Nov 07

January 2, 2008

Below is Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System (SIMA) data comparing US long products import licenses to actual imports for September and October 2007.  November licenses are also listed below, though actuals are not yet available because Department of Commerce actual import data is published 6 weeks after the end of each month.  The license  […]

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SIMA licenses vs. actuals April-Sept, SIMA forecasts Oct

November 22, 2007

License data for the month listed is collected as of the date listed after each month (about 2 weeks after month-end)     Licenses vs. Actuals April (5/15) May (6/12) Licenses Actuals Licenses Actuals Rebar          109,419          118,021          236,809          240,524 Wire Rod          130,411            86,792          177,187          212,986 MBQ            […]

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Notes on SIMA Licenses

October 17, 2007

Here’s a graphical version of the SIMA versus actual import data that Jessica posted. It includes only carbon/alloy finished long products. The data is shown in short tons. The SIMA license data comes from this website of the import administration. It’s published every Tuesday evening. The analysis here is an attempt to exploit the early […]

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SIMA licenses vs. actuals April-July, SIMA forecasts Aug, Sept

October 17, 2007

License data for the month listed is collected as of the date listed after each month (about 6 weeks after month-end)   Licenses vs. Actuals April (5/15) May (6/12) Licenses Actuals Licenses Actuals Rebar          109,419          118,021          236,809          240,524 Wire Rod          130,411            86,792          177,187          212,986 MBQ            20,834 […]

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