US Imports of Steel Mill Products
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Quantity in Metric Tons
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'C & A' = Carbon and Alloy products, 'S' = Stainless products

Graph Product Census Data Preliminary
Census Data		 License Data
  AUG07 SEP07 OCT07 NOV07 DEC07 JAN08 FEB08 MAR08 APR08 MAY08 JUN08 JUL08 AUG08 SEP08 SEP08 OCT08
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products 177,349 86,063 99,617 96,965 80,030 149,157 80,494 131,203 190,525 107,959 113,818 172,459 158,718 110,462 121,790 176,931
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products 170,587 81,987 93,566 90,128 74,228 143,627 75,283 126,847 185,181 101,986 108,816 165,549 151,863 104,792 116,663 171,068
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A 10,135 5,076 4,032 5,914 . 5,353 . 21,931 25,329 1,768 16,622 13,696 35,293 11,727 15,237 16,430
M Line Pipe -- C & A 19,580 1,652 25,063 7,218 14,988 14,197 4,317 8,941 12,808 17,528 10,911 14,837 23,755 8,170 10,362 27,928
M Rails Standard -- C & A 22,886 14,078 2,707 12,032 796.4 11,320 15,179 21,055 18,957 17,825 11,419 23,059 11,331 8,366 8,406 11,186
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A 13,063 11,687 10,511 11,041 15,818 16,640 10,430 15,671 18,744 12,406 15,737 15,314 14,786 12,352 12,398 14,740
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A 36,235 196.7 534.8 . 358.5 37,047 240.7 382.9 37,268 903.5 1,202 35,165 1,520 284.1 3,318 22,606
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A 431.1 2,058 1,265 601.0 272.7 1,614 402.1 585.3 2,359 1,374 3,373 8,500 5,747 15,224 18,608 26,413
M Wire Rods -- C & A 12,144 10,099 11,103 10,655 8,596 7,407 9,387 9,054 12,902 7,529 6,481 9,736 7,553 8,247 8,255 11,490
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A 6,730 5,494 4,696 5,066 3,739 5,584 4,056 4,568 5,314 4,510 4,282 5,458 8,044 3,491 3,444 7,297
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A 6,497 1,242 1,586 1,428 624.2 3,300 707.1 3,445 2,048 3,399 3,130 1,995 6,285 5,723 5,589 2,956
M Tool Steel -- C & A 2,382 2,427 2,358 3,243 3,496 4,124 3,279 3,341 5,325 3,936 2,855 3,937 3,793 4,346 4,190 3,419
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A 3,756 3,031 2,831 1,495 3,319 3,760 3,343 2,842 3,895 3,278 2,571 4,032 3,700 4,137 4,134 3,666
M Wire Drawn -- C & A 4,861 4,169 5,322 4,813 3,662 4,766 4,893 5,102 4,988 4,819 3,763 5,090 3,925 2,769 3,019 2,982
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A 2,388 673.9 667.8 923.7 1,803 1,347 3,272 1,444 8,287 661.8 3,046 5,689 2,931 729.3 772.6 1,901
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A 4,627 5,296 3,142 1,890 2,329 1,452 851.6 3,113 6,250 468.1 2,639 1,750 3,584 3,710 3,665 6,225
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A 2,736 1,931 3,242 3,053 3,029 6,451 1,771 2,650 2,192 1,590 2,138 4,427 2,905 1,449 1,366 1,829
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A 3,110 2,139 2,571 5,132 2,678 4,069 1,945 3,430 3,154 3,410 3,058 2,123 2,713 2,582 2,681 2,467
M Standard Pipe -- C & A 1,372 689.6 1,473 3,087 1,462 2,112 1,575 5,178 550.3 2,465 3,776 640.3 2,258 3,749 4,108 1,729
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A 3,208 252.9 1,935 1,091 2,393 1,790 1,963 1,544 2,640 2,452 1,556 1,553 4,183 . . 2,266
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A 6,835 401.9 758.5 717.3 20.0 1,845 413.4 1,228 2,766 2,351 893.1 3,137 914.9 1,130 266.0 4.92
M Plates in Coils -- C & A 937.8 1,413 1,409 2,380 1,590 711.6 716.8 615.9 2,079 490.3 2,546 1,034 1,595 1,929 2,005 637.6
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A 873.7 1,097 668.9 765.3 292.3 321.0 811.6 882.0 1,819 633.3 502.3 479.3 911.9 2,002 1,998 1,136
M Rails All Other -- C & A 80.0 32.6 4.04 . 15.0 11.7 885.9 301.1 142.1 1,124 11.6 134.5 1,018 571.7 576.1 35.2
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A 1,214 793.8 456.3 1,632 943.5 623.7 812.9 4,123 2,663 3,146 1,026 494.5 555.5 666.1 880.0 452.6
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A 935.3 546.8 766.8 521.8 175.3 629.3 506.3 680.1 690.4 637.7 744.3 682.1 491.5 374.6 356.9 126.1
M Black Plate -- C & A 2,124 1,776 1,513 362.8 393.6 1,588 1,776 987.7 458.1 2,194 423.0 484.5 710.3 295.5 295.5 206.0
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A 21.8 59.7 1,751 32.3 478.5 . . 70.1 28.7 . . 753.6 417.0 . 182.7 162.1
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A 428.2 412.1 338.0 485.6 373.8 222.5 588.2 320.1 472.0 200.7 534.8 537.7 328.4 294.5 124.4 194.7
M Tin Plate -- C & A 542.9 355.8 304.4 117.7 109.2 62.9 322.4 136.5 77.0 92.3 341.2 351.1 238.0 167.6 169.1 170.1
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A 166.4 97.8 188.8 145.0 206.8 161.2 151.1 204.4 326.2 203.9 182.8 307.6 213.9 220.3 167.9 169.3
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A 25.4 41.8 . 929.7 51.5 12.5 101.9 . 5.49 52.6 19.6 113.3 33.8 63.3 67.8 1.69
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A 250.4 39.7 358.2 329.4 207.4 1,538 56.5 228.9 577.4 527.2 154.9 29.3 118.5 13.9 12.1 97.7
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A . 2,710 . 3,017 . 3,554 . 2,767 . . 2,867 . . . . .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A . . . . . . 10.5 10.6 . . . . . . . 133.8
M Steel Piling -- C & A . 6.13 . . . . 509.4 5.53 56.9 . . . . . . .
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products 6,761 4,075 6,051 6,837 5,801 5,530 5,210 4,356 5,343 5,972 5,002 6,909 6,855 5,670 5,126 5,863
M Oil Country Goods -- S 3,178 1,106 3,403 2,278 2,207 2,811 2,056 1,267 1,802 2,249 1,531 3,140 3,436 2,815 2,238 2,329
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S 991.2 1,255 471.1 847.9 698.3 893.6 1,007 1,076 1,483 1,643 1,426 1,242 1,384 1,076 1,078 1,690
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S 1,239 754.9 757.5 1,071 646.4 517.0 468.2 661.5 674.6 610.0 890.0 1,064 825.4 629.4 727.2 688.4
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S 404.8 334.8 505.7 335.8 461.1 429.7 553.4 484.2 442.5 408.7 287.7 570.1 444.9 191.3 200.2 596.9
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S 374.5 152.1 420.8 741.3 119.8 346.4 235.2 469.6 346.4 423.5 396.3 349.1 367.9 387.1 409.2 318.7
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S 385.7 235.8 340.2 1,323 1,415 275.0 538.3 154.4 174.8 152.1 78.9 251.9 163.6 206.4 147.0 117.4
M Wire Drawn -- S 63.6 98.5 53.9 140.6 201.4 71.2 140.7 154.4 169.5 107.0 112.1 153.8 107.3 141.6 85.9 64.3
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S 17.4 11.2 16.7 32.3 . 62.1 53.0 28.8 146.6 268.0 173.2 30.3 58.8 105.2 109.9 1.83
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S 26.6 30.0 19.2 . . 29.6 89.7 4.61 34.8 39.7 46.9 49.1 6.62 57.8 79.7 9.15
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S 9.11 11.5 5.43 21.0 7.30 44.5 34.9 7.14 18.7 18.1 24.6 6.41 42.2 26.6 28.1 19.2
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S 39.6 26.7 22.7 14.9 18.9 24.5 21.5 13.4 32.4 7.65 18.6 13.1 13.1 6.44 11.5 20.8
M Wire Rods -- S . 37.7 . . 16.1 17.1 2.40 11.0 . 3.31 2.43 16.6 4.43 8.12 8.05 6.15
M Plates in Coils -- S . . . . 2.39 . . 18.8 . . . 19.3 . . . .
M Line Pipe -- S . . 6.95 . 1.05 . 1.99 . 16.3 34.6 . . . 14.2 . 0.24
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S 3.24 14.9 1.51 8.34 5.77 6.90 2.25 3.48 . 6.53 3.95 1.86 . 3.45 1.75 0.00
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S 27.2 4.56 25.8 21.5 . . 5.02 . 0.28 . 8.91 . . . 0.12 0.55

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: November 4, 2008, with
Licensing data collected through November 4, 2008 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through September 2008
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of Census data, including peliminary data
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