U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
July 2001 to July 2002 Comparisons |
Quantities in Metric Tons |
All Grades |
COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
AISICAT | July 2001 | July 2002 | % CHANGE |
Steel Mill Products | 2,316,652 | 2,690,743 | 16.15% |
Semi-Finished | 580,815 | 838,611 | 44.39% |
Finished Products | 1,735,838 | 1,852,133 | 6.70% |
Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 132,797 | 424,417 | 219.60% |
Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 239,805 | 150,440 | ( 37.27%) |
Cut-to-Length Plate | 66,637 | 45,542 | ( 31.66%) |
Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 146,435 | 199,439 | 36.20% |
Wire Rod | 234,539 | 220,965 | ( 5.79%) |
Heavy Structurals | 71,134 | 45,179 | ( 36.49%) |
Rebar | 172,955 | 152,656 | ( 11.74%) |
Hot-Rolled Bars | 105,850 | 136,358 | 28.82% |
Standard Pipe | 86,116 | 90,759 | 5.39% |
OCTG | 76,845 | 46,915 | ( 38.95%) |
Light Shaped Bars | 13,581 | 12,350 | ( 9.07%) |
Cold Finished Bars | 28,678 | 21,492 | ( 25.06%) |
Line Pipe (4) | 122,576 | 65,623 | ( 46.46%) |
Mechanical Tubing | 39,681 | 55,025 | 38.67% |
Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 2,039 | 1,724 | ( 15.43%) |
Pipe for Piling | 1,725 | 575 | ( 66.67%) |
Pressure Tubing | 7,593 | 9,415 | 23.99% |
Railroad Accessories | 768 | 1,431 | 86.32% |
Other Rails | 1,208 | 2,177 | 80.29% |
Standard Rails | 17,607 | 20,161 | 14.50% |
Electrical Sheets & Strip | 6,182 | 4,276 | ( 30.82%) |
Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 9,662 | 6,755 | ( 30.08%) |
Steel Piling | 10,429 | 11,957 | 14.65% |
Structural Pipe & Tube | 31,118 | 32,560 | 4.64% |
Tin Free | 10,107 | 8,314 | ( 17.74%) |
Tin Plate | 35,067 | 12,906 | ( 63.19%) |
Tool Steel | 10,614 | 11,210 | 5.61% |
Wire Drawn | 54,090 | 61,512 | 13.72% |
(1) Includes hot-rolled sheet and plate in coils |
(2) Includes cold-rolled sheet and strip and black plate |
(3) Includes galvanized hot-dipped, electrolytic and other metal coated sheet and strip |
(4) Line Pipe includes line pipe > 16 inches in diameter, line pipe <= 16 inches in diameter, and non-specified types of line pipe |
July 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
August 27, 2002 |
U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
June 2002 to July 2002 Comparisons |
Quantities in Metric Tons |
All Grades |
COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
AISICAT | June 2002 | July 2002 | % CHANGE |
Steel Mill Products | 2,545,740 | 2,690,743 | 5.70% |
Semi-Finished | 791,918 | 838,611 | 5.90% |
Finished Products | 1,753,822 | 1,852,133 | 5.61% |
Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 371,671 | 424,417 | 14.19% |
Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 107,124 | 150,440 | 40.43% |
Cut-to-Length Plate | 36,885 | 45,542 | 23.47% |
Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 141,007 | 199,439 | 41.44% |
Wire Rod | 397,907 | 220,965 | ( 44.47%) |
Heavy Structurals | 55,388 | 45,179 | ( 18.43%) |
Rebar | 90,885 | 152,656 | 67.97% |
Hot-Rolled Bars | 125,346 | 136,358 | 8.79% |
Standard Pipe | 81,865 | 90,759 | 10.86% |
OCTG | 22,839 | 46,915 | 105.41% |
Light Shaped Bars | 13,986 | 12,350 | ( 11.70%) |
Cold Finished Bars | 19,658 | 21,492 | 9.33% |
Line Pipe (4) | 66,833 | 65,623 | ( 1.81%) |
Mechanical Tubing | 42,435 | 55,025 | 29.67% |
Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 2,130 | 1,724 | ( 19.08%) |
Pipe for Piling | 1,040 | 575 | ( 44.74%) |
Pressure Tubing | 7,841 | 9,415 | 20.07% |
Railroad Accessories | 2,087 | 1,431 | ( 31.44%) |
Other Rails | 1,197 | 2,177 | 81.86% |
Standard Rails | 16,559 | 20,161 | 21.75% |
Electrical Sheets & Strip | 2,050 | 4,276 | 108.56% |
Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 6,367 | 6,755 | 6.11% |
Steel Piling | 16,621 | 11,957 | ( 28.06%) |
Structural Pipe & Tube | 30,772 | 32,560 | 5.81% |
Tin Free | 5,839 | 8,314 | 42.39% |
Tin Plate | 13,624 | 12,906 | ( 5.26%) |
Tool Steel | 10,767 | 11,210 | 4.11% |
Wire Drawn | 63,097 | 61,512 | ( 2.51%) |
(1) Includes hot-rolled sheet and plate in coils |
(2) Includes cold-rolled sheet and strip and black plate |
(3) Includes galvanized hot-dipped, electrolytic and other metal coated sheet and strip |
(4) Line Pipe includes line pipe > 16 inches in diameter, line pipe <= 16 inches in diameter, and non-specified types of line pipe |
July 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
August 27, 2002 |
U.S. IMPORTS: 201 STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
May 2002 to June 2002 Comparisons |
Quantities in Metric Tons |
All Grades |
COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
CAT201 | May 2002 | June 2002 | % CHANGE |
COATED_SHEET | 123,267 | 145,053 | 17.67% |
COLD-FINISHED_BARS | 13,975 | 12,889 | ( 7.77%) |
COLD-ROLLED_SHEET | 67,192 | 78,137 | 16.29% |
FLANGES_&_FITTINGS | 9,625 | 9,129 | ( 5.15%) |
HOT-ROLLED_BARS | 139,116 | 143,799 | 3.37% |
HOT-ROLLED_SHEET | 230,086 | 363,556 | 58.01% |
Plate | 26,736 | 29,360 | 9.82% |
Rebar | 78,435 | 79,528 | 1.39% |
Slabs | 355,932 | 597,107 | 67.76% |
STAINLESS_BARS | 7,444 | 7,057 | ( 5.20%) |
STAINLESS_RODS | 3,235 | 3,440 | 6.32% |
STAINLESS_WIRE | 2,111 | 2,400 | 13.70% |
TIN_MILL_PRODUCTS | 20,752 | 16,727 | ( 19.39%) |
WELDED_TUBULAR_PRODUCTS | 160,199 | 181,911 | 13.55% |
ALL 201 STEEL PRODUCTS | 1,238,103 | 1,670,094 | 34.89% |
10,568,108 | 9,694,102 | ( 8.27%) |
June 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
July 30, 2002 |