Steel Products Prices North America
December 11, 2018
Steel Exports Up in October, But Still Low
Written by Brett Linton
U.S. steel exports in October totaled 631,087 net tons (572,513 metric tons), up 7.9 percent from September, but down 28.5 percent from October 2017. Although up over the previous month, October export levels remain low in comparison to previous years. The September figure of 584,858 was the lowest monthly export figure seen in nearly 16 years.
Prior to the last four months, total exports had averaged around 850,000 tons per month for over a year, with the only sub-800,000 figure being in December 2017.
