According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US monthly steel imports in April 2018 increased 12.2 percent from March (census data) to total 3,391,368 mt. A year-on-year comparison shows an 11.6 percent increase. In terms of value, US steel imports in April totaled $3.09 billion, compared to $2.79 billion in March and $2.50 billion in April 2017.
Top sources for US steel imports in April include: Canada, with 637,465 mt; Korea, with 428,192 mt; Russia, with 423,449 mt; Brazil, with 360,307 mt; and Mexico, with 347,134 mt.
Major steel products imported in April include blooms, billets and slab at a combined 782,004 mt; HDG sheets and strip, at 317,441 mt; OCTG, at 296,871 mt; line pipe, at 251,594 mt; HRC, at 235,633 mt; and CRC, at 198,493 mt.