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For Immediate Release: November 27, 2007
October Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
The preliminary data released today show that overall steel imports in October 2007 increased 13 percent from September 2007. The change in September’s total amount of steel imports was due largely to an increase in blooms, billets and slabs; which increased by 119% from September to October. Changes were mixed in other carbon categories and most stainless categories decreased. October 2007 imports of steel mill products were down 30 percent compared to October 2006.
Preliminary Census Steel Import Statistic Comparisons |
Product |
Oct-06 |
Sep-07 |
Oct-07 |
% Change |
% Change |
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Sept- Oct 07 |
Oct 06 - Oct 07 |
All Steel Mill Products |
3,518,462 |
2,166,485 |
2,449,729 |
13.07% |
-30.38% |
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All Carbon and Alloy Products |
3,420,751 |
2,090,448 |
2,375,527 |
13.64% |
-30.56% |
Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A |
704,844 |
321,793 |
705,040 |
119.10% |
0.03% |
Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A |
361,603 |
187,378 |
169,984 |
-9.28% |
-52.99% |
Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A |
329,149 |
142,169 |
143,808 |
1.15% |
-56.31% |
Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A |
253,481 |
75,617 |
96,072 |
27.05% |
-62.10% |
Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A |
143,718 |
114,663 |
55,408 |
-51.68% |
-61.45% |
Wire Rods -- C & A |
236,278 |
89,833 |
69,774 |
-22.33% |
-70.47% |
Line Pipe -- C & A |
192,773 |
198,356 |
236,963 |
19.46% |
22.92% |
Oil Country Goods -- C & A |
158,678 |
147,552 |
114,644 |
-22.30% |
-27.75% |
Plates in Coils -- C & A |
144,839 |
56,883 |
65,161 |
14.55% |
-55.01% |
Standard Pipe -- C & A |
142,043 |
93,650 |
108,957 |
16.34% |
-23.29% |
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All Stainless Products |
97,711 |
76,037 |
74,202 |
-2.41% |
-24.06% |
Sheets Cold Rolled -- S |
35,880 |
22,666 |
21,065 |
-7.06% |
-41.29% |
Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S |
12,988 |
12,871 |
11,467 |
-10.91% |
-11.71% |
Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S |
10,063 |
7,647 |
7,653 |
0.08% |
-23.95% |
**October 2007 are PRELIMINARY; final October figures to be released 12/12/07. |
* Please see the SIMA website for further data and graphs: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/steel/license/index.html
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