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For Immediate Release: May 28, 2008
April Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
The preliminary data released today show that overall steel imports in April 2008 increased 14.53 percent from March 2008. The change in March’s total amount of steel imports was due to a large increase in most goods, such as hot rolled sheets (42%) and blooms, billets and slabs (66%) and an decrease in a few other goods such as galvanized hot dipped sheets and strip (-31%) and oil country goods (15%). There was a notable 66% increase in blooms, billets and slabs. Stainless imports decreased 5.11% resulting from mixed increases and decreases in individual stainless products. April 2008 imports of steel mill products were up 3.35 percent compared to April 2007.
Preliminary Census Steel Import Statistic Comparisons |
Product |
Apr-07 |
Mar-08 |
Apr-08 |
% Change |
% Change |
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Mar 08 - Apr 08 |
Apr 07 - Apr 08 |
All Steel Mill Products |
2,584,463 |
2,332,179 |
2,671,126 |
14.53% |
3.35% |
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All Carbon and Alloy Products |
2,488,441 |
2,243,699 |
2,580,011 |
14.99% |
3.68% |
Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A |
557,074 |
403,963 |
669,883 |
65.83% |
20.25% |
Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A |
186,420 |
173,798 |
246,773 |
41.99% |
32.37% |
Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A |
191,672 |
151,644 |
104,324 |
-31.20% |
-45.57% |
Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A |
98,278 |
82,156 |
77,217 |
-6.01% |
-21.43% |
Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A |
107,048 |
110,462 |
143,030 |
29.48% |
33.61% |
Wire Rods -- C & A |
78,723 |
75,402 |
145,798 |
93.36% |
85.20% |
Line Pipe -- C & A |
273,289 |
248,313 |
243,929 |
-1.77% |
-10.74% |
Oil Country Goods -- C & A |
123,032 |
199,844 |
169,222 |
-15.32% |
37.54% |
Plates in Coils -- C & A |
84,619 |
77,132 |
101,929 |
32.15% |
20.46% |
Standard Pipe -- C & A |
105,042 |
103,821 |
92,718 |
-10.69% |
-11.73% |
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All Stainless Products |
96,022 |
88,480 |
91,114 |
2.98% |
-5.11% |
Sheets Cold Rolled -- S |
28,017 |
32,750 |
35,134 |
7.28% |
25.40% |
Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S |
13,919 |
11,281 |
11,602 |
2.85% |
-16.65% |
Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S |
8,697 |
9,211 |
8,671 |
-5.86% |
-0.30% |
**April 2008 figures are PRELIMINARY; final April figures to be released 6/10/08. |
*All numbers represent quantity in metric tons. |
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* Please see the SIMA website for further data and graphs: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/steel/license/index.html
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