According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of wire rod totaled 89,669 mt in February 2018, up 40.7 percent from January but down 26.5 percent from February 2017 levels. By value, wire rod imports totaled $58.4 million in February 2018, compared to $44.9 million in the previous month and $61.5 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most wire rod from Canada in February, with 28,364 mt, compared to 31,568 mt in January and 29,149 mt in February 2017. Other top sources of imported wire rod in February include Germany, with 16,874 mt; Brazil, with 16,048 mt; India, with 10,495 mt; Egypt, with 7,935 mt; and Japan, with 6,700 mt.