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March 10, 2020
U.S. Steel Exports Bounced Back in January
Written by Brett Linton
New Commerce Department data shows the United States exported 647,156 tons of steel in January, up 21 percent from December and up 2 percent from the same month one year ago. While up dramatically over one month prior, recall that December 2019 was the second lowest export level in the past decade (just ahead of the lowest level in December 2018).
January exports were 5 percent above the 2019 average of 615,698 tons, but remain significantly muted compared to historical levels, as shown in the purple line graph below.
