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Long Products

US long products imports increase 16% in October

November 19, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 16% from 398,000 short tons in September to 462,000 tons in October. October 2014 longs imports were 54% higher than in October 2013 and January-to-October longs imports were 23% higher than in the same period last year. The rise in October was mainly due to […]

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US long products imports down 1% in September

October 19, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports remained essentially flat between August and September, falling 1% from 378,000 short tons in August to 374,000 tons in September. September 2014 imports were 4% higher than in September 2014 and January-to-September 2014 imports were 19% higher than in the same period last year. Compared to […]

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US long products imports rise 31% in August

September 19, 2014

Based on reported import licenses and after a last month’s fall of about 20%, US long products imports rose 31% from 314,000 short tons in July to 411,000 tons in August. August 2014 imports were 45% higher than in August 2013, and in addition, January-to-August 2014 imports were 22% higher than in the same period […]

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US long products imports fall 20% in July

August 23, 2014

Based on reported import licenses and as predicted in last month’s post, US long products imports dropped 20% from 381,000 short tons in June to 306,000 tons in July. July 2014 imports were 4% lower than in July 2013, and in addition, January-to-July 2014 imports were 19% higher than in the same period last year. […]

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US long products imports drop 8% in June

July 21, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 8% from 422,000 short tons in May to 387,000 tons in June. June imports were 18% higher than in June 2013, and in addition, 1st half 2014 imports were 38% higher than in the same period last year. Imports of all product categories except merchant […]

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US long products imports fall 16% in May

June 19, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, and after a 16% rise in April, US long products imports dropped 16% from 505,000 short tons in April to 424,000 tons in May. January-to-May long products imports in 2014 rose 25% compared to the same period last year. A fall in wire rod imports drove the overall drop due […]

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