According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of rebar totaled 91,957 mt in January 2023, up 21.4 percent from December and up 29.2 percent from January 2022 levels. By value, rebar imports totaled $71.7 million in January 2023, compared to $60.9 million in December and $60.6 million in January 2022.
The US imported the most rebar from Algeria in January, with 33,929 mt, compared to 37,239 mt in December and 27,704 mt in January 2022. Other top sources of imported rebar in January include Mexico, with 29,146 mt; Turkey, with 9,316 mt; Portugal, with 6,419 mt; and Spain, with 5,451 mt.