Steel Products Prices North America

January 8, 2014
November Imports Drop to 2.59 Million Tons
Written by Brett Linton
Final November trade data shows that the United States received a total of 2,592,549 net tons of steel for the month. This is a decrease of 16.4 percent compared to the 3,101,063 NT imported in October. It is also a decrease from November 2012 tonnage by 4.8 percent. December license data figures are estimated at 2,466,260 tons, down 4.9 percent compared to November.
Semi-finished imports (blooms, billets, and slabs) were 665,110 NT in November, down 17.9 percent from October but up 2.8 percent from November 2012. December tonnage is estimated at 526,565 NT, down 20.8 percent compared to November. The primary countries that semi-finished products were received from in November were Brazil and Russia.


