| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS FROM ALL COUNTRIES |
| Quantities in Metric Tons By Steel Product |
| Steel Mill Product | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Percent
Change Between 2000 - 2001 |
January through September 2001 |
January through September 2002 |
| ALL SMP | 37,666,051 | 32,414,195 | 34,433,707 | 27,350,808 | ( 20.57%) | 20,109,081 | 21,698,890 |
| Semi-Finished | 6,146,948 | 7,783,389 | 7,761,825 | 5,842,250 | ( 24.73%) | 4,185,333 | 5,973,020 |
| COLD-ROLLED STEEL | 4,055,110 | 3,431,608 | 2,924,830 | 3,069,887 | 4.96% | 2,175,974 | 1,365,683 |
| HOT-ROLLED STEEL | 10,608,242 | 6,011,617 | 6,832,286 | 2,890,017 | ( 57.70%) | 2,124,361 | 2,943,866 |
| Wire Rod | 2,146,579 | 2,508,394 | 2,695,683 | 2,733,351 | 1.40% | 1,904,336 | 2,401,140 |
| Corrosion Resistant | 1,966,684 | 2,294,525 | 2,067,815 | 1,737,877 | ( 15.96%) | 1,243,197 | 1,618,958 |
| Rebar | 1,115,118 | 1,662,531 | 1,514,859 | 1,595,036 | 5.29% | 1,249,477 | 1,013,330 |
| Hot Rolled Bars | 1,412,851 | 1,359,840 | 1,583,915 | 1,328,468 | ( 16.13%) | 968,949 | 1,086,877 |
| Line Pipe | 1,141,966 | 842,553 | 808,795 | 1,223,509 | 51.28% | 979,663 | 782,994 |
| Standard Pipe | 829,332 | 777,177 | 1,154,850 | 1,041,374 | ( 9.83%) | 804,816 | 747,998 |
| Heavy Structurals | 2,518,343 | 1,288,065 | 1,761,563 | 893,822 | ( 49.26%) | 662,830 | 520,432 |
| OCTG | 311,307 | 154,375 | 653,401 | 890,765 | 36.33% | 742,990 | 324,150 |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 1,927,471 | 829,435 | 897,046 | 854,166 | ( 4.78%) | 602,341 | 573,017 |
| Wire Drawn | 632,663 | 669,940 | 668,742 | 623,050 | ( 6.83%) | 475,928 | 520,075 |
| Mechanical Tubing | 442,652 | 398,793 | 510,022 | 451,409 | ( 11.49%) | 345,575 | 367,318 |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 454,025 | 431,098 | 476,375 | 407,962 | ( 14.36%) | 324,709 | 268,682 |
| Tin Plate | 290,846 | 447,331 | 358,827 | 342,986 | ( 4.41%) | 245,976 | 198,785 |
| Cold Finished Bars | 315,647 | 277,316 | 372,887 | 315,195 | ( 15.47%) | 243,439 | 195,657 |
| Standard Rails | 249,300 | 225,881 | 214,354 | 184,657 | ( 13.85%) | 136,831 | 149,012 |
| Light Shaped Bars | 281,591 | 265,154 | 319,026 | 161,967 | ( 49.23%) | 121,219 | 128,391 |
| Tin Free | 146,068 | 186,382 | 167,523 | 147,129 | ( 12.17%) | 111,953 | 82,870 |
| Steel Piling | 197,956 | 117,722 | 182,102 | 144,262 | ( 20.78%) | 110,435 | 110,542 |
| Tool Steel | 145,595 | 148,655 | 162,450 | 141,585 | ( 12.84%) | 107,526 | 97,675 |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 113,156 | 104,319 | 111,250 | 99,162 | ( 10.87%) | 77,780 | 49,060 |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 63,983 | 75,574 | 87,756 | 84,236 | ( 4.01%) | 63,406 | 56,293 |
| Pressure Tubing | 61,038 | 46,538 | 51,333 | 72,133 | 40.52% | 50,636 | 73,753 |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 14,251 | 24,630 | 24,983 | 24,740 | ( 0.97%) | 18,162 | 15,996 |
| All Other Rails | 52,315 | 27,936 | 28,007 | 20,097 | ( 28.24%) | 14,006 | 10,647 |
| Pipe for Piling | 20,664 | 19,196 | 34,217 | 19,084 | ( 44.23%) | 7,695 | 12,234 |
| Railroad Accessories | 4,352 | 4,219 | 6,980 | 10,631 | 52.32% | 9,538 | 10,434 |
| Source: U.S. Department Commerce with data through September 2002 * |
| Hot Rolled includes hot-rolled sheet and plate in coils |
| Cold Rolled includes cold-rolled sheet, strip and black plate |
| Galvanized includes galvanized hot-dipped, electrolytic and other metal coated sheet and strip |
| Line Pipe includes line pipe > 16 inches in diameter, line pipe <= 16 inches in diameter, and non-specified types of line pipe |
| *September 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Last Modified: October 29, 2002 |
| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| September 2001 to September 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | September 2001 | September 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,586,822 | 2,362,884 | ( 8.66%) |
| Semi-Finished | 712,766 | 725,767 | 1.82% |
| Finished Products | 1,874,056 | 1,637,116 | ( 12.64%) |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 185,437 | 297,774 | 60.58% |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 270,799 | 163,737 | ( 39.54%) |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 76,432 | 66,430 | ( 13.09%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 124,901 | 194,931 | 56.07% |
| Wire Rod | 235,243 | 189,751 | ( 19.34%) |
| Heavy Structurals | 87,808 | 61,283 | ( 30.21%) |
| Rebar | 168,365 | 105,904 | ( 37.10%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 119,409 | 116,504 | ( 2.43%) |
| Standard Pipe | 103,808 | 83,073 | ( 19.97%) |
| OCTG | 71,109 | 20,761 | ( 70.80%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 15,561 | 13,429 | ( 13.70%) |
| Cold Finished Bars | 23,151 | 19,504 | ( 15.75%) |
| Line Pipe (4) | 149,274 | 103,995 | ( 30.33%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 40,252 | 42,119 | 4.64% |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 2,693 | 1,659 | ( 38.39%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 651 | 505 | ( 22.42%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 8,578 | 6,103 | ( 28.85%) |
| Railroad Accessories | 976 | 1,284 | 31.55% |
| Other Rails | 900 | 1,065 | 18.40% |
| Standard Rails | 11,614 | 1,103 | ( 90.50%) |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 7,810 | 3,607 | ( 53.81%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 8,244 | 6,168 | ( 25.18%) |
| Steel Piling | 8,143 | 15,321 | 88.14% |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 40,722 | 27,242 | ( 33.10%) |
| Tin Free | 15,759 | 7,604 | ( 51.75%) |
| Tin Plate | 30,605 | 14,876 | ( 51.40%) |
| Tool Steel | 10,888 | 10,426 | ( 4.24%) |
| Wire Drawn | 54,925 | 60,956 | 10.98% |
| (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 |
| September 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| October 29, 2002 |
| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| August 2002 to September 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | August 2002 | September 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,519,199 | 2,853,396 | 13.27% |
| Semi-Finished | 740,767 | 591,983 | ( 20.09%) |
| Finished Products | 1,778,432 | 2,261,413 | 27.16% |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 368,116 | 481,335 | 30.76% |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 169,257 | 172,098 | 1.68% |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 73,077 | 81,060 | 10.92% |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 213,176 | 230,698 | 8.22% |
| Wire Rod | 193,900 | 598,816 | 208.83% |
| Heavy Structurals | 68,223 | 55,127 | ( 19.19%) |
| Rebar | 105,999 | 62,792 | ( 40.76%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 123,883 | 123,040 | ( 0.68%) |
| Standard Pipe | 86,699 | 65,936 | ( 23.95%) |
| OCTG | 23,530 | 38,473 | 63.50% |
| Light Shaped Bars | 14,673 | 13,542 | ( 7.70%) |
| Cold Finished Bars | 20,408 | 22,038 | 7.99% |
| Line Pipe (4) | 109,730 | 108,317 | ( 1.29%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 43,781 | 35,734 | ( 18.38%) |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 1,668 | 1,959 | 17.43% |
| Pipe for Piling | 488 | 302 | ( 38.11%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 7,005 | 7,349 | 4.91% |
| Railroad Accessories | 1,284 | 1,342 | 4.51% |
| Other Rails | 1,082 | 637 | ( 41.12%) |
| Standard Rails | 1,116 | 16,744 | 1400.16% |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 3,610 | 5,664 | 56.91% |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 6,278 | 5,464 | ( 12.97%) |
| Steel Piling | 15,321 | 10,976 | ( 28.36%) |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 27,887 | 27,105 | ( 2.80%) |
| Tin Free | 8,994 | 8,082 | ( 10.14%) |
| Tin Plate | 16,007 | 16,491 | 3.02% |
| Tool Steel | 11,090 | 12,293 | 10.85% |
| Wire Drawn | 62,151 | 57,998 | ( 6.68%) |
| (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 |
| September 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| October 29, 2002 |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
