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For Immediate Release: February 25, 2008
January Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
The preliminary data released show that overall steel imports in January 2009 increased 13.36 percent from December 2008. This change in January’s total amount of steel imports was due to an increase in several categories including reinforcing bars (295.16%), cold-rolled sheets (59.32%), and carbon & alloy line pipe (25.51%). Notable decreases included galvanized hot-dipped sheets & strip (-18.01%), wire rod (-16.98%), and stainless blooms, billets, & slabs (-15.40%). January 2009 imports of steel mill products were down 12.16 percent compared to January 2008. Oil country goods, however, increased 136.44% from January 2008 to January 2009.
Preliminary Census Steel Import Statistic Comparisons |
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Jan 08 |
Dec 08 |
Jan 09 |
% Change |
% Change |
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Dec 08- Jan 09 |
Jan 08- Jan 09 |
All Steel Mill Products |
2,419,196 |
1,874,759 |
2,125,142 |
13.36% |
-12.16% |
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All Carbon and Alloy Products |
2,336,651 |
1,814,790 |
2,063,554 |
13.71% |
-11.69% |
Oil Country Goods -- C & A |
193,894 |
417,652 |
458,445 |
9.77% |
136.44% |
Line Pipe -- C & A |
277,392 |
205,688 |
258,155 |
25.51% |
-6.93% |
Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A |
408,530 |
186,097 |
180,375 |
-3.07% |
-55.85% |
Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A |
219,120 |
137,436 |
137,258 |
-0.13% |
-37.36% |
Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A |
135,159 |
112,357 |
92,124 |
-18.01% |
-31.84% |
Standard Pipe -- C & A |
73,853 |
92,532 |
102,442 |
10.71% |
38.71% |
Wire Rods -- C & A |
87,139 |
93,443 |
77,574 |
-16.98% |
-10.98% |
Plates in Coils -- C & A |
71,144 |
47,867 |
54,913 |
14.72% |
-22.81% |
Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A |
99,127 |
57,995 |
92,400 |
59.32% |
-6.79% |
Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A |
115,313 |
12,448 |
49,189 |
295.16% |
-57.34% |
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All Stainless Products |
82,544 |
59,968 |
61,587 |
2.70% |
-25.39% |
Sheets Cold Rolled -- S |
31,398 |
11,992 |
13,981 |
16.59% |
-55.47% |
Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S |
10,858 |
9,568 |
9,781 |
2.23% |
-9.92% |
Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S |
8,757 |
7,728 |
6,538 |
-15.40% |
-25.34% |
**January 2009 figures are PRELIMINARY; final January 2009 figures to be released 13 Mar 09. |
*All numbers represent quantity in metric tons. |
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* Please see the SIMA website for further data and graphs: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/steel/license/index.html
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