According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of wire rod totaled 75,866 mt in July 2019, up 17.4 percent from June and up 0.8 percent from July 2018 levels. By value, wire rod imports totaled $57.1 million in July 2019, compared to $47.4 million in the previous month and $55.2 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most wire rod from Canada in July, with 22,231 mt, compared to 14,264 mt in June and 23,155 mt in July 2018. Other top sources of imported wire rod in July include Brazil, with 22,182 mt; Japan, with 13,805 mt; Morocco, with 5,984 mt; and Germany, with 5,167 mt.