Steel Products Prices North America
October 5, 2017
Flat Rolled Steel Imports Down
Written by Peter Wright
Total rolled steel imports declined by 5.8 percent in the three months through September, compared with the three months through June. Sheet product imports were down by 3.9 percent on the same basis.
The final license data for September was reported by of the U.S. Commerce Department on Oct. 3. The data is reported within the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis system (SIMA). An explanation of the methodology used to analyze the trade data is given at the end of this piece, together with notes describing SIMA. All volumes in this analysis are reported in short tons. We prefer not to dwell on single-month results because of the extreme variability that can occur in individual products. In the comments below, we use three-month moving averages to give what we believe is the most accurate picture.
