According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of wire rod totaled 48,146 mt in February 2020, down 24.4 percent from January and down 13.0 percent from February 2019 levels. By value wire rod imports totaled $33.5 million in February 2020, compared to $44.0 million in the previous month and $42.9 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most wire rod from Canada in February, with 22,462 mt, compared to 29,584 mt in January and 17,973 mt in February 2019. Other top sources of imported wire rod in February include Brazil, with 10,055 mt; Japan, with 9,460 mt; Mexico, with 3,592 mt; and Korea, with 2,398 mt.