US Imports of Steel Mill Products
FROM WORLD

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 $1,033 $1,086 $1,057 $1,201 $1,251 $1,327 $1,374 $1,398 $1,434 $1,539 $1,477 $1,384 $1,302 $1,307 $1,296 $1,247
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $887 $934 $923 $1,038 $1,102 $1,181 $1,232 $1,297 $1,332 $1,426 $1,363 $1,289 $1,215 $1,199 $1,186 $1,116
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $605 $593 $624 $742 $822 $900 $1,002 $1,047 $1,017 $1,011 $712 $630 $626 $581 $576 $394
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $1,085 $1,175 $1,226 $1,243 $1,347 $1,506 $1,510 $1,593 $1,733 $1,776 $1,897 $1,809 $1,845 $1,790 $1,832 $1,928
M Line Pipe -- C & A $1,237 $1,205 $1,275 $1,304 $1,325 $1,368 $1,371 $1,408 $1,540 $1,502 $1,575 $1,624 $1,698 $1,717 $1,676 $1,791
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $591 $641 $681 $763 $862 $953 $995 $1,007 $955 $928 $728 $666 $600 $624 $614 $591
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $888 $878 $903 $929 $982 $1,035 $1,089 $1,167 $1,149 $1,162 $1,104 $1,062 $930 $848 $826 $780
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $932 $972 $974 $1,061 $1,082 $1,144 $1,139 $1,214 $1,223 $1,214 $1,134 $1,019 $1,103 $1,037 $1,005 $989
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $651 $704 $710 $860 $975 $1,024 $989 $1,162 $1,198 $1,336 $734 $747 $757 $590 $634 $614
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $1,002 $1,009 $1,033 $1,177 $1,173 $1,285 $1,317 $1,353 $1,401 $1,435 $1,429 $1,329 $1,339 $1,343 $1,402 $1,140
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $1,439 $1,265 $1,411 $1,510 $1,482 $1,392 $1,498 $1,430 $1,703 $1,574 $1,554 $1,357 $1,420 $1,633 $1,568 $1,752
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $694 $747 $804 $843 $963 $1,030 $1,129 $1,116 $1,121 $1,099 $1,014 $882 $793 $726 $737 $628
M Wire Rods -- C & A $686 $652 $724 $827 $875 $960 $1,023 $1,103 $1,097 $989 $948 $770 $833 $805 $830 $716
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $648 $690 $753 $811 $861 $966 $997 $1,042 $997 $697 $779 $698 $631 $524 $524 $656
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $794 $889 $940 $944 $1,180 $1,222 $1,320 $1,301 $1,315 $1,224 $948 $897 $891 $878 $921 $841
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,109 $1,189 $1,210 $1,313 $1,383 $1,497 $1,587 $1,627 $1,632 $1,610 $1,532 $1,410 $1,345 $1,252 $1,282 $1,274
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $1,405 $1,514 $1,546 $1,708 $1,714 $1,877 $1,933 $1,906 $1,953 $1,933 $2,035 $2,014 $1,941 $1,781 $1,829 $2,004
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A $989 $1,046 $1,053 $1,099 $1,131 $1,232 $1,333 $1,361 $1,424 $1,430 $1,384 $1,226 $1,196 $1,044 $1,061 $1,049
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $984 $1,070 $1,176 $1,339 $1,358 $1,481 $1,464 $1,391 $1,527 $1,425 $1,422 $1,309 $1,137 $1,087 $1,306 $1,161
M Tin Plate -- C & A $873 $867 $954 $924 $934 $920 $894 $946 $942 $984 $1,089 $1,129 $1,401 $1,365 $1,397 $1,395
M Rails Standard -- C & A $831 $801 $773 $749 $966 $887 $1,019 $832 $1,027 $1,045 $1,030 $1,104 $1,065 $1,075 $1,003 $1,020
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,578 $1,546 $1,434 $1,642 $1,848 $1,876 $1,987 $2,053 $1,834 $2,075 $1,915 $2,013 $1,414 $1,921 $1,908 $1,391
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $1,015 $1,005 $1,165 $1,187 $1,234 $1,199 $1,305 $1,362 $1,463 $1,395 $1,362 $1,256 $1,392 $1,070 $1,309 $1,168
M Tool Steel -- C & A $2,848 $3,134 $2,921 $3,201 $3,499 $3,437 $3,210 $3,119 $3,474 $3,320 $3,263 $3,193 $3,308 $3,198 $3,165 $3,632
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $825 $750 $870 $961 $961 $1,120 $1,144 $1,155 $1,097 $1,046 $927 $882 $861 $763 $790 $770
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $2,736 $2,644 $3,190 $2,609 $2,796 $3,542 $2,669 $2,614 $2,757 $2,868 $2,795 $4,055 $4,185 $4,181 $4,501 $3,986
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $1,723 $1,646 $1,863 $1,913 $1,861 $1,978 $1,937 $1,945 $2,038 $2,136 $2,142 $2,099 $2,083 $1,836 $1,913 $1,548
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $2,436 $1,583 $1,728 $2,110 $1,838 $1,600 $1,603 $1,929 $1,925 $2,082 $2,129 $1,868 $1,652 $1,599 $1,682 $2,160
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $999 $989 $961 $961 $960 $955 $1,004 $1,138 $1,142 $1,169 $1,125 $1,357 $1,363 $1,280 $1,279 $1,294
M Steel Piling -- C & A $1,228 $1,259 $1,301 $1,373 $1,345 $1,515 $1,566 $1,687 $1,779 $1,803 $1,850 $1,825 $1,932 $1,173 $1,299 $1,423
M Rails All Other -- C & A $741 $642 $1,137 $927 $1,025 $1,142 $687 $861 $830 $1,352 $952 $1,122 $1,292 $1,063 $1,062 $1,216
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $778 $883 $938 $981 $1,042 $1,006 $1,009 $1,083 $889 $1,386 $1,371 $955 $942 $927 $937 $926
M Black Plate -- C & A $688 $790 $784 $773 $773 $841 $944 $1,051 $1,039 $931 $943 $897 $849 $938 $898 $864
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $807 $780 $809 $905 $1,293 $1,162 $1,123 $1,287 $1,118 $1,505 $1,179 $1,502 $1,364 $1,305 $1,343 $1,651
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $3,709 $3,713 $3,692 $3,829 $4,272 $3,973 $5,108 $4,213 $4,018 $4,431 $4,577 $4,101 $4,233 $4,010 $4,024 $4,140
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A $1,301 $909 $1,091 $1,042 $1,343 $1,075 $1,411 $925 $1,007 $1,046 $773 $1,581 $785 $771 $1,728 $960
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A $823 $1,805 $1,420 $1,494 $1,778 $1,865 $2,810 $1,487 $2,228 $3,399 $3,321 $3,934 $2,805 $3,453 $1,733 $3,245
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $4,686 $4,923 $4,919 $5,102 $5,338 $5,186 $5,146 $5,111 $4,929 $4,764 $4,898 $4,537 $4,102 $4,105 $3,763 $4,294
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $3,723 $3,893 $4,022 $4,133 $4,222 $4,106 $3,991 $3,846 $3,777 $3,454 $3,104 $2,734 $2,496 $2,246 $2,213 $2,165
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $8,089 $8,509 $7,895 $9,124 $8,753 $8,713 $9,241 $8,876 $8,741 $9,033 $8,785 $8,706 $8,782 $7,005 $5,895 $8,676
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $4,380 $4,486 $4,558 $4,624 $4,871 $4,833 $4,819 $4,317 $4,188 $3,928 $4,033 $3,424 $2,894 $2,913 $2,980 $2,671
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $5,457 $5,948 $5,924 $6,223 $6,066 $6,629 $5,857 $5,729 $6,044 $5,839 $5,441 $5,015 $4,756 $4,603 $4,643 $4,650
M Oil Country Goods -- S $4,694 $3,622 $4,105 $3,394 $4,226 $2,587 $3,972 $4,605 $3,551 $2,844 $4,130 $4,088 $2,577 $3,341 $2,900 $4,309
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $4,635 $4,868 $5,289 $5,103 $5,201 $5,736 $4,722 $4,634 $4,321 $4,659 $4,761 $3,055 $3,680 $3,071 $3,180 $4,205
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $4,952 $5,066 $4,844 $5,077 $5,049 $4,892 $4,932 $4,924 $5,563 $5,766 $5,280 $4,697 $4,685 $4,354 $4,345 $4,143
M Wire Drawn -- S $6,144 $6,550 $6,090 $6,266 $6,613 $6,670 $6,286 $6,225 $6,409 $5,905 $5,846 $4,872 $5,037 $4,944 $4,900 $4,411
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $2,217 $2,371 $2,097 $1,965 $2,047 $2,506 $2,025 $2,084 $2,063 $1,920 $2,032 $1,832 $1,751 $1,793 $1,804 $1,489
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $5,513 $4,947 $5,615 $6,294 $6,497 $6,067 $6,163 $5,646 $5,913 $6,397 $5,547 $4,964 $4,940 $4,151 $4,275 $3,836
M Plates in Coils -- S $4,285 $4,727 $4,688 $4,707 $5,194 $4,866 $5,625 $4,730 $5,226 $4,509 $3,305 $2,896 $2,633 $2,863 $2,583 $2,458
M Wire Rods -- S $4,366 $4,638 $4,359 $4,718 $4,683 $4,592 $4,654 $4,183 $4,140 $3,348 $3,554 $3,508 $3,174 $2,817 $2,788 $3,237
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S $3,886 $3,893 $3,307 $3,934 $3,320 $4,673 $4,308 $4,185 $4,187 $3,474 $3,270 $2,817 $4,235 $1,844 $1,824 $2,250
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $6,514 $5,978 $5,235 $4,796 $4,842 $5,045 $4,783 $4,914 $4,656 $4,858 $4,358 $4,919 $3,493 $3,630 $3,566 $2,467
M Line Pipe -- S $4,493 $5,780 $4,502 $4,998 $15,666 $7,540 $1,854 $6,359 $8,921 $9,357 $15,559 $14,537 $3,885 $13,463 $2,731 $10,695
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S $4,898 $4,678 $6,101 $5,576 $5,455 $5,715 $5,212 $5,422 $4,837 $4,324 $4,973 $6,409 $5,618 $5,190 $4,606 $3,274
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $4,976 $4,962 $4,678 $5,001 $4,036 $6,416 $4,319 $5,826 $5,094 $5,260 $4,219 $3,937 $2,225 $2,963 $4,802 $4,317

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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