Steel Products Prices North America
January 30, 2014
2013 Imports Analysis
Written by Brett Linton
Using December license data, total 2013 imports are projected to have been 32,146,101 net tons (NT). This is a decrease of 4.0 percent from the 33,474,544 NT imported in 2012, however when compared to 2011 figures, 2013 total imports were up 12.7 percent.
Looking back to 2007, prior to the recessionary period and where trade figures were more or less ‘normal’, total imports were 33,243,522 NT, 3.3 percent lower than 2013 figures.
