| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| August 2001 to August 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | August 2001 | August 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 |
| August 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| September 24, 2002 |
| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| July 2002 to August 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | July 2002 | August 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,793,688 | 2,362,884 | ( 15.42%) |
| Semi-Finished | 850,727 | 725,767 | ( 14.69%) |
| Finished Products | 1,942,961 | 1,637,116 | ( 15.74%) |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 464,482 | 297,774 | ( 35.89%) |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 150,640 | 163,737 | 8.69% |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 45,735 | 66,430 | 45.25% |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 205,668 | 194,931 | ( 5.22%) |
| Wire Rod | 226,251 | 189,751 | ( 16.13%) |
| Heavy Structurals | 46,390 | 61,283 | 32.11% |
| Rebar | 184,227 | 105,904 | ( 42.51%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 136,574 | 116,504 | ( 14.70%) |
| Standard Pipe | 90,921 | 83,073 | ( 8.63%) |
| OCTG | 48,903 | 20,761 | ( 57.55%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 11,194 | 13,429 | 19.97% |
| Cold Finished Bars | 21,683 | 19,504 | ( 10.05%) |
| Line Pipe (4) | 66,776 | 103,995 | 55.74% |
| Mechanical Tubing | 55,831 | 42,119 | ( 24.56%) |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 1,744 | 1,659 | ( 4.87%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 575 | 505 | ( 12.12%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 10,003 | 6,103 | ( 38.98%) |
| Railroad Accessories | 1,431 | 1,284 | ( 10.24%) |
| Other Rails | 2,177 | 1,065 | ( 51.07%) |
| Standard Rails | 20,161 | 1,103 | ( 94.53%) |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 4,282 | 3,607 | ( 15.75%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 6,792 | 6,168 | ( 9.19%) |
| Steel Piling | 11,976 | 15,321 | 27.94% |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 32,560 | 27,242 | ( 16.33%) |
| Tin Free | 8,314 | 7,604 | ( 8.54%) |
| Tin Plate | 14,345 | 14,876 | 3.70% |
| Tool Steel | 11,556 | 10,426 | ( 9.77%) |
| Wire Drawn | 61,770 | 60,956 | ( 1.32%) |
| (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 |
| August 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| September 24, 2002 |
| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| January-August 2001 to January-August 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | January-August 2001 | January-August 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 17,958,327 | 18,689,179 | 4.07% |
| Semi-Finished | 3,780,325 | 5,366,038 | 41.95% |
| Finished Products | 14,178,002 | 13,323,141 | ( 6.03%) |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 1,928,264 | 2,392,189 | 24.06% |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 1,940,206 | 1,188,065 | ( 38.77%) |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 509,524 | 485,310 | ( 4.75%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 1,102,566 | 1,370,016 | 24.26% |
| Wire Rod | 1,625,141 | 1,798,174 | 10.65% |
| Heavy Structurals | 595,595 | 458,365 | ( 23.04%) |
| Rebar | 1,114,693 | 950,444 | ( 14.73%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 858,091 | 956,458 | 11.46% |
| Standard Pipe | 725,530 | 678,436 | ( 6.49%) |
| OCTG | 671,379 | 282,909 | ( 57.86%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 106,673 | 113,605 | 6.50% |
| Cold Finished Bars | 217,250 | 172,714 | ( 20.50%) |
| Line Pipe (4) | 860,982 | 668,942 | ( 22.30%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 315,956 | 329,921 | 4.42% |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 15,832 | 14,029 | ( 11.39%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 6,477 | 11,950 | 84.50% |
| Pressure Tubing | 45,169 | 65,503 | 45.02% |
| Railroad Accessories | 8,713 | 9,092 | 4.34% |
| Other Rails | 11,091 | 9,993 | ( 9.90%) |
| Standard Rails | 136,464 | 132,254 | ( 3.09%) |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 70,683 | 43,393 | ( 38.61%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 56,496 | 50,719 | ( 10.23%) |
| Steel Piling | 101,668 | 99,566 | ( 2.07%) |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 296,107 | 240,932 | ( 18.63%) |
| Tin Free | 103,885 | 73,398 | ( 29.35%) |
| Tin Plate | 226,327 | 181,162 | ( 19.96%) |
| Tool Steel | 98,884 | 84,719 | ( 14.33%) |
| Wire Drawn | 428,355 | 460,882 | 7.59% |
| (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 |
| August 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| September 24, 2002 |
