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For Immediate Release: July 24, 2007
June Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
The preliminary data released today show that overall steel imports in June 2007 decreased 10 percent from May 2007. The change in June’s total amount of steel imports was due primarily to a decrease in most carbon categories (excluding blooms, billet and slabs, and standard pipe). June 2007 imports of steel mill products were down 22 percent compared to June 2006.
Preliminary Census Steel Import Statistic Comparisons |
Product |
Jun-06 |
May-07 |
Jun-07 |
% Change |
% Change |
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May - Jun 07 |
Jun 06 - Jun 07 |
All Steel Mill Products |
3,350,364 |
2,912,514 |
2,614,762 |
-10.22% |
-21.96% |
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All Carbon and Alloy Products |
3,262,219 |
2,807,607 |
2,506,263 |
-10.73% |
-23.17% |
Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A |
519,482 |
381,760 |
518,915 |
35.93% |
-0.11% |
Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A |
412,416 |
262,721 |
193,302 |
-26.42% |
-53.13% |
Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A |
288,975 |
193,670 |
156,360 |
-19.26% |
-45.89% |
Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A |
265,840 |
140,581 |
94,881 |
-32.51% |
-64.31% |
Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A |
213,740 |
203,002 |
174,324 |
-14.13% |
-18.44% |
Wire Rods -- C & A |
250,301 |
193,165 |
150,007 |
-22.34% |
-40.07% |
Line Pipe -- C & A |
114,002 |
261,569 |
182,900 |
-30.08% |
60.44% |
Oil Country Goods -- C & A |
145,325 |
171,503 |
142,814 |
-16.73% |
-1.73% |
Plates in Coils -- C & A |
143,819 |
97,372 |
68,736 |
-29.41% |
-52.21% |
Standard Pipe -- C & A |
121,447 |
140,802 |
141,196 |
0.28% |
16.26% |
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All Stainless Products |
88,144 |
104,906 |
108,498 |
3.42% |
23.09% |
Sheets Cold Rolled -- S |
32,795 |
32,114 |
32,421 |
0.96% |
-1.14% |
Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S |
10,752 |
13,001 |
12,654 |
-2.67% |
17.69% |
Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S |
10,258 |
9,878 |
9,553 |
-3.29% |
-6.87% |
**June 2007 are PRELIMINARY; final June figures to be released 8/14/07. |
* Please see the SIMA Web site for further data and graphs.
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