According to
US preliminary census data,
US monthly steel imports in February 2017 decreased 4.6 percent from January (census data) to total 2,358,100 mt, representing a 25 percent market share. A year-on-year comparison shows an 18.0 percent increase. In terms of value,
US steel imports in February totaled $1.65 billion, compared to $1.73 billion in January and $1.41 billion in February 2016.
Top sources for
US steel imports in February include: Canada, with 442,877 mt; Brazil, with 343,039 mt; Mexico, with 237,885 mt; Korea, with 237,553 mt; and Turkey, with 178,207 mt.
Major steel products imported in February include blooms, billets and slab at a combined 566,823 mt; HDG, at 234,204 mt; cold rolled sheets, at 180,786 mt; OCTG, at 178,396 mt; rebar, at 148,453 mt; and line pipe, at 132,012 mt.