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February 10, 2020
U.S. Steel Exports Sink in December, Near All-Time Low
Written by Brett Linton
The United States exported 534,724 tons of steel in December, according to final Commerce Department Census data, down 11 percent from November but up 3 percent from the same month one year ago. This is the second lowest export level in the past decade, just behind December 2018 when 519,099 tons were exported out of the country.
December exports were 13 percent below the 2019 average of 615,698 tons, and remain significantly muted compared to recent years as shown in the purple line graph below.
