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US flat steel products imports rise 38% in March

April 11, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 38% from 709,000 short tons in February to 978,000 tons in March. Hot rolled imports increased the most compared to other product categories, with higher volumes mainly from Canada, South Korea and Turkey. Flat products imports in the first three months of 2018 were […]

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US long steel products imports unchanged in October at 326k tons

November 21, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports showed little change between September and October, falling 1% from 329,000 short tons in September to 326,000 tons in October. Licenses indicate lower rebar imports in October due to declining volumes from Spain, Italy and Brazil, and despite higher rebar imports from Turkey. The decline in […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 4% in October

November 8, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 4% from 834,000 short tons in September to 866,000 tons in October. Flat products imports for the first ten months of 2017 were 2% lower than in the first ten months of 2016. However, comparing the first ten months of 2017 to 2016 by […]

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US long steel products imports drop 18% in August

September 17, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports fell 18% from 429,000 short tons in July to 351,000 tons in August. Long products imports for the first eight months of 2017 were 4% lower than in the same period last year, driven by a 22% drop in rebar imports. The decline in imports […]

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US flat steel imports fall 11% in August

September 10, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 11% from 1,044,000 short tons in July to 935,000 tons in August. Flat products imports for the first eight months of 2017 were flat compared to the same period last year. However, comparing the first eight months of 2016 to 2017 by product, cut […]

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US long steel products imports drop 30% in July

August 18, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports fell 30% from 539,000 short tons in June to 376,000 tons in July. Long products imports for the first seven months of 2017 were 2% lower than in the same period last year, driven by a 19% decline in rebar imports but offset by a […]

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