Steel Products Prices North America
September 10, 2015
Early Review of September Steel Import License Data Show No Change in Trend
Written by John Packard
The U.S. Department of Commerce (US DOC) released final July Census Data which means they have announced the final steel import numbers for the month. Total steel imports for the month of July 2015 were 3,285,600 net tons (SMU converts the USDOC metric ton data into net tons for our readers).
The July totals were very close to our three month moving average (3MMA) of 3,261,433 net tons and well below the 12 month moving average of 3,698,181 net tons. This shows us that imports are beginning to decline from the highs seen in late 2014 and early 2015.
