According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of wire rod totaled 121,987 mt in February 2017, up 27.1 percent from January but down 2.0 percent from February 2016 levels. By value, wire rod imports totaled $61.5 million in February 2017, compared to $54.3 million in the previous month and $58.1 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most wire rod from Canada in February, with 29,149 mt, compared to 25,301 mt in January and 34,568 mt in February 2016. Other top sources of imported wire rod in February include Ukraine, with 27,963 mt; Brazil, with 16,899 mt; Russia, with 15,865 mt; Belarus, with 15,205 mt; and Japan, with 6,659 mt.