According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of drawn wire totaled 49,528 mt in March 2020, up 14.4 percent from February but down 5.1 percent from March 2019 levels. By value, drawn wire imports totaled $58.4 million in March 2020, compared to $50.6 million in the previous month and $62.2 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most drawn wire from Mexico in March, with 16,080 mt, compared to 14,543 mt in February and 14,262 mt in March 2019. Other top sources of imported drawn wire in March include Canada, with 13,232 mt; China, with 4,190 mt; Korea, with 3,739 mt; and Japan, with 2,881 mt.