According to
US preliminary census data,
US monthly steel imports in December 2016 decreased 4.3 percent from November (census data) to total 2,436,375 mt. A year-on-year comparison shows a 9.5 percent increase. In terms of value,
US steel imports in December totaled $1.894 billion, compared to $1.890 billion in November and $1.78 billion in December 2015.
Top sources for
US steel imports in December include: Canada, with 391,859 mt; Brazil, with 322,782 mt; Korea, with 232,707 mt; Mexico, with 219,294 mt; Russia, with 156,321 mt; and Turkey, with 139,005 mt.
Major steel products imported in December include blooms, billets and slab at a combined 473,932 mt; HDG, at 276,628 mt; cold rolled sheets, at 172,329 mt; OCTG, at 150,336 mt; hot rolled sheets, at 146,857 mt; and rebar, at 129,158 mt.