Steel Products Prices North America
December 29, 2020
Census Data Shows Modest Steel Imports in November
Written by Brett Linton
Updated preliminary data now shows November steel imports at 1.37 million net tons, down 9 percent from October levels, but up 9 percent over September. Recall that total steel imports in September had reached an 11-year low of 1.26 million tons. December import licenses are currently at the 1.44 million ton level, but will continue to fluctuate over the next few weeks as data is processed. Therefore, the analysis below will only focus on imports through November preliminary Census data.
