According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of slab totaled 461,439 mt in June 2023, up 102.5 percent from May and up 28.7 percent from June 2022 levels. By value, slab imports totaled $376.4 million in June 2023, compared to $177.5 million in May and $156.3 million in June 2022.
The US imported the most slab from Brazil in June, with 279,918 mt, compared to 127,058 mt in May and 107,409 mt in June 2022. Other top sources of imported slab in June include Mexico, with 89,401 mt; China, with 50,000 mt; and Canada, with 42,049 mt.