Steel Products Prices North America
June 7, 2018
April Steel Exports Flat over March
Written by Brett Linton
U.S. steel exports in April 2018 totaled 861,004 net tons (781,091 metric tons), down 0.9 percent from the month before, but up 0.4 percent from April 2017. Total exports have averaged around 835,000 tons over the last few months. The total April export figure is above the three-month moving average (average of February 2018, March 2018 and April 2018), but below the 12-month moving average (average of May 2017 through April 2018). Here is a breakdown of flat rolled and plate steel exports:
Cut plate exports decreased 2.4 percent from March to 86,414 tons, up 6.8 percent compared to levels one year ago.
