According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of wire rod totaled 58,347mt in April 2020, up 0.8 percent from March but down 56.7 percent from April 2019 levels. By value wire rod imports totaled $41.8 million in April 2020, compared to $39.5 million in the previous month and $94.2 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most wire rod from Canada in April, with 19,953 mt, compared to 36,567 mt in March and 25,331 mt in April 2019. Other top sources of imported wire rod in April include Japan, with 13,276 mt; Brazil, with 11,522 mt; Germany, with 10,333 mt; and Mexico, with 3,205 mt.