According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of wire rod totaled 71,146 mt in September 2018, down 32.9 percent from August and down 14.4 percent from September 2017 levels. By value, wire rod imports totaled $54.9 million in September 2018, compared to $77.5 million in the previous month and $54.0 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most wire rod from Canada in September, with 22,837 mt, compared to 28,248 mt in August and 28,814 mt in September 2017. Other top sources of imported wire rod in September include Germany, with 17,777 mt; Japan, with 13,417 mt; Egypt, with 8,264 mt; and Spain, with 8,145 mt.