Steel Products Prices North America
March 29, 2015
AIIS View of February Steel Imports
Written by John Packard
The American Institute for International Steel issued the following report on February 2015 steel imports into the United States. Imports, which declined in February compared to January, are 23 percent higher than at this time last year and one of the major reasons why service center inventories are taking so long to adjust. The higher the distributor inventories, the less flat rolled steel and other steel products they need to purchase from the domestic steel mills.
Falls Church, VA. March 27, 2015. Steel imports dropped sharply in February, with decreases from all trading partners of significant size – except Russia and China.
