US Imports of Steel Mill Products
FROM CHINA

Average Unit Value in US$ per Metric Ton
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'C & A' = Carbon and Alloy products, 'S' = Stainless products

Graph Product Census Data Preliminary
Census Data		 License Data
  FEB08 MAR08 APR08 MAY08 JUN08 JUL08 AUG08 SEP08 OCT08 NOV08 DEC08 JAN09 FEB09 MAR09 MAR09 APR09
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $1,202 $1,185 $1,459 $1,247 $1,269 $1,350 $1,285 $1,388 $1,389 $1,545 $1,560 $1,551 $1,599 $1,540 $1,526 $1,531
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $902 $907 $1,035 $1,005 $1,066 $1,155 $1,156 $1,323 $1,327 $1,485 $1,501 $1,490 $1,544 $1,505 $1,487 $1,432
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $947 $950 $1,051 $1,107 $1,153 $1,264 $1,286 $1,396 $1,474 $1,577 $1,624 $1,563 $1,666 $1,640 $1,634 $1,491
M Line Pipe -- C & A $732 $733 $806 $794 $833 $955 $1,035 $1,144 $1,241 $1,283 $1,338 $1,370 $1,361 $1,403 $1,442 $1,455
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $778 $735 $816 $839 $922 $990 $1,013 $1,126 $1,133 $1,135 $1,087 $1,004 $781 $774 $759 $983
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $931 $1,176 $1,206 $1,219 $1,011 $901 $986 $997 $1,131 $1,252 $1,286 $1,303 $1,296 $1,856 $2,026 $1,451
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $605 $632 $663 $732 $775 $1,003 $1,045 $1,110 $1,132 $1,040 $869 $908 $709 $629 $624 $806
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,084 $1,087 $1,094 $1,122 $1,242 $1,361 $1,473 $1,469 $1,467 $1,504 $1,345 $1,235 $1,175 $1,109 $1,110 $1,042
M Wire Rods -- C & A $754 $984 . $779 $848 $896 $875 $1,208 $1,049 $1,168 $1,321 $974 $975 . . $774
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $1,399 $1,298 $1,386 $1,589 $1,251 $1,653 $1,568 $1,632 $1,607 $1,624 $1,655 $1,638 $1,695 $1,533 $1,566 $1,603
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $1,170 $1,391 $1,222 $1,229 $1,197 $1,330 $1,347 $1,615 $1,516 $1,610 $1,448 $1,624 $1,875 $1,720 $1,683 $2,103
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A $861 $880 $832 $897 $986 $1,118 $1,192 $1,253 $1,291 $1,300 $1,367 $1,247 $832 $784 $787 $805
M Rails All Other -- C & A $625 $617 $997 $1,075 $1,094 $1,100 $672 $1,252 $2,189 $1,100 $958 . $805 $1,061 $1,061 $954
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $1,404 $927 $1,250 $1,109 $949 $1,692 $1,239 $1,353 $1,466 $1,469 $1,780 $1,871 $1,916 $1,277 $1,284 $1,515
M Tin Plate -- C & A $733 $820 $857 $825 $935 $820 $907 $896 $880 $898 $985 $1,100 $1,128 $1,214 $1,210 $1,201
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $1,221 $1,413 $2,541 $1,750 $1,928 $1,304 $1,507 $1,569 $1,579 $1,657 $1,783 $2,023 $1,605 $1,576 $1,601 $2,663
M Tool Steel -- C & A $3,617 $3,580 $4,676 $4,261 $4,544 $5,244 $3,970 $4,746 $4,578 $3,919 $5,545 $3,733 $5,226 $4,212 $3,359 $7,408
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,737 $1,266 $1,155 $1,153 $1,597 $1,303 $1,448 $1,788 $1,614 $1,893 $1,822 $1,536 $1,585 $1,551 $1,367 $1,727
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $902 $2,495 $1,881 $1,757 $1,527 $1,913 $1,402 $1,718 $1,909 $1,991 $2,175 $1,832 $1,298 $4,465 $3,704 $2,170
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $756 . $512 $812 $786 $782 $910 $1,331 $978 $1,715 $1,102 $1,094 $1,649 $957 $936 $2,171
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $4,384 $1,739 $780 . $1,567 $1,749 $1,083 $4,520 $1,369 $1,393 $1,376 $1,485 $1,070 $1,874 $3,092 $1,874
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $3,527 $1,236 $2,970 $1,386 $910 $1,287 $1,265 $1,408 $1,522 $1,600 $1,068 $1,327 $1,064 $1,226 $1,828 $1,116
M Black Plate -- C & A $660 $679 $745 . $856 $1,001 $1,040 $1,219 $1,043 $798 . $908 $726 $600 $617 $607
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $1,145 $1,560 $1,039 $1,503 $2,248 $2,283 $1,471 $2,304 $2,463 $1,894 $2,370 $1,865 $1,728 $2,641 $1,108 $2,201
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A $1,071 $1,118 . $1,268 $1,148 $1,344 $1,422 $1,050 $1,372 $1,394 $1,442 $2,399 $1,227 $942 $942 $1,207
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $921 $1,380 $1,871 $1,807 $1,642 $1,853 $1,592 $1,495 $1,506 $1,998 $8,646 $2,233 $2,050 $2,258 $2,325 $2,083
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $1,611 $1,050 $2,289 $1,742 $2,592 $2,346 $1,416 $1,926 $1,445 $1,291 $1,213 $1,575 $1,117 $2,462 $1,869 $1,447
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A . . $703 . . . . . . . . . $1,361 $1,241 $1,235 $1,190
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $834 $1,167 $2,113 $994 $967 $1,072 $1,102 $1,249 $1,484 $1,799 $1,314 $959 . $1,028 . $905
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $1,991 $2,145 $2,358 $2,390 $15,660 $2,521 $2,422 $2,298 $2,676 $3,449 $2,384 $2,575 $8,975 $3,906 $6,672 $1,950
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A . . $1,220 $705 $1,400 . $1,440 $1,246 . $1,111 $1,243 $1,140 $2,348 $1,307 $1,307 $611
M Rails Standard -- C & A . . $986 . $883 $1,163 . $1,081 . . $1,192 . . $785 $2,144 .
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $801 . . $1,032 . . . $1,124 $1,124 $1,229 $1,229 $897 $1,094 . . $1,488
M Plates in Coils -- C & A . $2,203 . . $2,904 . $2,947 $3,733 $2,692 . $1,576 . . . . .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A $1,276 $1,762 $1,605 $518 $518 $2,970 . . . $1,039 . $715 $5,854 . $9,778 $3,556
M Steel Piling -- C & A . . . $725 . . . . $4,189 . . . $725 $827 $3,407 .
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $4,315 $4,441 $4,093 $4,219 $4,493 $4,418 $4,622 $4,262 $4,054 $3,336 $3,768 $3,392 $3,291 $2,079 $1,999 $3,727
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $3,890 $4,014 $3,910 $4,103 $4,290 $4,181 $4,175 $3,863 $3,761 $3,424 $3,190 $2,806 $2,501 $2,000 $1,983 $2,017
M Oil Country Goods -- S $3,434 $2,610 $3,950 $2,734 $2,817 $3,182 $4,225 $2,825 $2,753 $1,957 $2,668 $1,575 $1,779 $2,021 $2,263 $1,880
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $6,748 $6,843 $4,975 $7,375 $7,911 $8,718 $8,329 $8,328 $6,952 $10,050 $8,501 $9,038 $8,543 $2,111 $1,858 $8,687
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $4,970 $4,940 $4,630 $4,597 $4,949 $5,355 $4,652 $5,022 $4,555 $4,377 $3,883 $2,880 $2,325 $2,430 $2,269 $3,524
M Plates in Coils -- S $3,884 $3,752 $4,030 $3,728 $4,048 $4,118 $3,955 $4,025 $4,048 $4,043 $3,384 $3,158 $1,877 $2,348 $1,972 $1,750
M Wire Drawn -- S $4,997 $4,974 $4,009 $4,383 $5,202 $4,635 $4,682 $4,482 $5,189 $4,585 $4,216 $4,149 $3,216 $2,534 $2,777 $3,267
M Wire Rods -- S $2,229 $1,829 $3,404 $2,238 $1,980 $2,811 $2,944 $2,450 $2,863 $1,674 $2,363 $2,180 $2,103 $2,032 $1,886 $1,632
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $3,717 $3,994 $3,752 $4,342 $4,302 $4,321 $4,368 $3,080 $2,613 $4,488 $2,543 $2,242 $1,735 $1,799 $1,809 $1,631
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $4,819 $16,868 $3,938 $3,906 $2,234 $3,680 $3,880 $3,740 $2,876 $4,829 . $4,535 $4,339 $2,305 $2,387 $6,491
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $5,976 $4,823 $6,534 $6,309 $7,097 $6,590 $5,353 $6,709 $5,153 $6,309 $5,264 $5,569 $5,062 $3,642 $4,201 $4,034
M Line Pipe -- S $4,325 $5,873 $6,208 $4,732 $24,721 $4,854 $1,717 $5,952 $11,042 $11,106 $8,584 . $8,336 . $2,666 $1,654
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $6,779 $7,163 $3,559 $4,943 $6,783 $3,300 $2,240 $4,375 $5,567 $4,947 $7,054 $4,667 $9,409 $4,426 $3,721 $10,257
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $6,258 $45,752 $18,024 $20,384 $14,292 $12,109 $13,271 $19,780 $19,342 $27,562 $8,955 $12,689 $26,156 $22,738 $3,862 $11,915
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $2,608 . . . $5,233 . $3,935 $5,965 . . . . . $2,810 $2,810 $1,520
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S . . $5,726 $4,239 . $4,043 . $13,765 $4,378 . . . . . . .
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,677

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: May 5, 2009, with
Licensing data collected through May 5, 2009 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through March 2009
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of Census data, including peliminary data
Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes
Data extracted from the import licenses are not official Census data
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