According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of cut-length plate totaled 23,335 mt in June 2020, down 27.3 percent from May and down 27.4 percent from June 2019 levels. By value, cut-length plate imports totaled $18.5 million in June 2020, compared to $23.4 million in the previous month and $27.3 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most cut-length plate from Canada in June, with 10,726 mt, compared to 12,996 mt in May and 8,293 mt in June 2019. Other top sources of imported cut-length plate in June include Korea, with 7,911 mt; and Finland, with 2,258 mt.