US Imports of Steel Mill Products
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Average Unit Value in US$ per Metric Ton
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'C & A' = Carbon and Alloy products, 'S' = Stainless products

Graph Product Census Data License Data
  DEC10 JAN11 FEB11 MAR11 APR11 MAY11 JUN11 JUL11 AUG11 SEP11 OCT11 NOV11 DEC11 JAN12 FEB12
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $1,364 $1,348 $1,502 $1,231 $1,259 $1,530 $1,386 $1,408 $1,389 $1,265 $1,471 $1,473 $1,523 $1,240 $1,240
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $1,171 $1,146 $1,317 $1,096 $1,125 $1,251 $1,251 $1,260 $1,242 $1,171 $1,338 $1,289 $1,330 $1,141 $1,037
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $571 $515 $1,030 $616 $701 $792 $844 $738 $691 $680 $673 $677 $658 $615 $583
M Line Pipe -- C & A $1,519 $1,598 $1,143 $1,087 $1,093 $1,247 $1,053 $1,081 $1,185 $1,288 $1,437 $1,248 $1,338 $1,707 $1,296
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $2,306 $2,456 $2,310 $2,539 $1,976 $2,140 $1,818 $2,225 $2,768 $1,678 $2,615 $2,266 $2,708 $2,433 $2,035
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $1,075 $1,080 $1,172 $1,164 $1,179 $1,157 $1,206 $1,299 $1,339 $1,250 $1,225 $1,219 $1,224 $1,290 $1,330
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $1,249 $1,260 $1,059 $1,100 $1,021 $1,078 $1,136 $1,191 $1,189 $1,354 $1,405 $1,215 $801 $790 $802
M Wire Rods -- C & A $951 $898 $924 $849 $883 $928 $1,017 $966 $1,092 $1,031 $1,045 $1,077 $1,056 $961 $992
M Rails Standard -- C & A $878 $926 $931 $971 $926 $907 $1,103 $1,095 $1,084 $1,049 $976 $1,099 $1,005 $1,066 $1,104
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metallic Coat -- C & A $1,875 $1,876 $1,825 $1,811 $1,739 $1,953 $1,681 $2,315 $1,763 $2,245 $1,774 $1,781 $1,357 $1,933 $2,228
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $939 $1,015 $958 $1,095 $1,203 $1,000 $1,331 $1,217 $1,198 $1,363 $1,235 $1,298 $1,757 $1,259 $1,203
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,891 $1,875 $2,005 $2,106 $1,919 $2,069 $2,458 $2,257 $2,392 $2,208 $2,336 $2,013 $2,153 $2,188 $2,108
M Tool Steel -- C & A $1,627 $1,490 $1,638 $1,747 $1,911 $1,662 $1,809 $1,783 $1,937 $2,056 $1,755 $2,088 $1,850 $2,029 $1,770
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $1,591 $1,257 $1,957 $1,420 $1,913 $1,684 $2,893 $1,608 $2,339 $1,854 $1,537 $1,456 $2,893 $3,698 $1,676
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $2,788 $2,538 $2,706 $3,129 $3,342 $3,706 $3,559 $4,054 $3,029 $3,044 $3,520 $3,817 $4,143 $4,268 $4,122
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $1,210 $1,915 $1,134 $1,091 $2,287 $1,484 $1,529 $1,359 $1,829 $1,159 $1,467 $1,356 $1,135 $1,714 $1,132
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $1,216 $1,343 $1,268 $1,341 $1,312 $1,278 $1,371 $1,432 $1,480 $1,364 $1,511 $1,486 $1,278 $1,569 $1,283
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $3,108 $2,305 $2,189 $2,482 $2,799 $2,076 $2,138 $2,375 $1,990 $1,446 $2,463 $2,252 $2,496 $1,992 $1,902
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $1,082 $1,083 $974 $933 $1,208 $1,067 $1,297 $1,075 $1,006 $1,333 $1,386 $1,168 $1,314 $1,175 $1,440
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $1,041 $1,097 $1,122 $1,293 $1,100 $1,037 $1,049 $1,071 $1,126 $994 $1,064 $1,065 $1,143 $971 $892
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $912 $850 $1,227 $821 $1,018 $1,266 $961 $1,196 $1,137 $1,125 $1,252 $1,104 . $1,203 $953
M Black Plate -- C & A $940 $924 $833 $955 $1,201 $954 $946 $1,110 $890 $1,165 $967 $1,076 $916 $907 $892
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $1,043 $1,529 $1,517 $1,090 $1,030 $1,209 $1,313 $1,115 $1,132 $1,611 $1,847 $1,286 $2,423 $1,493 $1,135
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $1,920 $1,492 $1,514 $2,050 $1,437 $1,300 $1,225 $1,169 $1,467 $1,042 $1,097 $1,191 . $954 $9,317
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $2,840 $4,502 $4,566 $118,792 $5,838 $1,732 $1,706 $2,177 $2,341 $2,044 $3,595 $2,327 $2,563 $3,634 $2,484
M Rails All Other -- C & A $879 $995 $1,045 $920 $984 $1,070 $1,224 $1,215 $1,095 $849 $1,060 $1,088 $1,156 $1,160 $1,023
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $2,364 $2,916 $2,912 $2,954 $2,519 $3,355 $1,444 $2,289 $2,794 $2,876 $2,649 $2,957 $2,706 $2,592 $2,602
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $3,212 $3,833 $4,459 $3,797 $3,582 $4,979 $4,066 $6,967 $5,676 $8,677 $6,140 $5,454 $3,677 $4,829 $6,950
M Tin Plate -- C & A $1,147 $1,165 $1,135 $1,081 $1,015 $1,145 $1,229 $1,305 $1,603 $1,355 $1,073 $1,324 $1,282 $1,600 $1,180
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $5,446 $9,557 $11,097 $12,070 $9,257 $8,199 $8,822 $8,060 $10,246 $10,648 $7,190 $8,732 $1,496 $8,999 $1,769
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $3,939 $6,624 $6,991 $3,845 $5,471 $5,195 $7,366 $11,311 $4,265 $5,259 $4,420 $5,323 $5,197 $4,955 $5,793
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A $1,170 . . . $718 . . . . . . $1,110 . . .
M Steel Piling -- C & A . . . . . . . . $3,212 $3,056 $3,212 . . $3,560 .
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A . . . $891 $889 $1,606 . . . . . . . $1,156 $1,161
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A . . . . . . . . . $1,362 . . . . .
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,333
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $4,590 $6,711 $5,423 $5,492 $6,389 $6,506 $4,709 $5,329 $5,898 $6,103 $5,516 $5,770 $6,111 $5,974 $6,344
M Oil Country Goods -- S $5,871 $10,624 $4,863 $6,224 $7,397 $9,282 $4,733 $5,207 $5,364 $5,785 $5,541 $5,236 $5,721 $4,918 $7,112
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $9,818 $8,801 $9,475 $9,942 $9,705 $11,335 $10,144 $11,712 $9,270 $9,947 $9,806 $10,211 $8,806 $9,726 $9,460
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $1,672 $1,699 $1,828 $1,706 $1,659 $1,918 $1,875 $1,953 $1,970 $1,844 $1,920 $1,838 $1,759 $1,937 $2,167
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $4,217 $4,483 $4,481 $4,150 $4,723 $4,807 $5,640 $5,068 $5,284 $5,245 $5,500 $4,659 $4,797 $5,598 $4,827
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $4,198 $4,485 $4,853 $3,981 $3,647 $4,561 $4,529 $3,806 $4,179 $4,095 $4,500 $4,357 $3,126 $4,176 $5,263
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $7,907 $12,793 $8,518 $8,979 $10,606 $9,638 $12,810 $12,747 $15,108 $13,456 $11,428 $12,182 $12,704 $11,300 $9,063
M Line Pipe -- S $24,480 . . . $6,207 $6,274 $14,545 . $6,264 $9,286 . $7,565 $6,314 $9,917 $185,200
M Wire Drawn -- S $12,976 $11,780 $12,038 $12,101 $13,824 $12,055 $12,831 $13,236 $13,352 $14,095 $13,782 $12,596 $13,261 $14,850 $46,646
M Plates in Coils -- S . . $3,276 . . $5,355 $4,235 $4,267 $4,065 $4,125 $3,511 $4,155 . . $3,170
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $3,701 $3,690 $3,844 $3,315 $3,882 $3,488 $3,698 $3,349 $3,700 $3,664 $3,511 $3,729 $3,768 $5,018 $3,726
M Wire Rods -- S $3,774 $3,944 $5,358 $5,516 $6,180 $2,317 $4,380 $3,880 $4,482 $4,057 $4,040 $3,457 $3,902 $4,242 $3,271
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $10,873 . . . . . $7,349 $5,051 . . . $5,055 $5,054 . .
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $21,873 $18,823 $29,049 $6,473 $12,974 $6,738 $4,563 $6,596 $7,967 $18,187 $4,106 $17,041 $21,867 $2,558 $8,946
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $2,240 $10,867 . . . . . . $2,240 . . $3,465 . $24,468 .
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S . . $7,524 . . . $6,419 . . . . . . . .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S . . . . . . . . $1,393 . . . . . .
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S . $5,505 $5,506 $4,823 $5,725 $4,829 $6,135 $6,120 . . . . . $5,583 $5,581

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: February 10, 2012, with
Licensing data collected through February 10, 2012 and
Final Census data compiled through December 2011
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of census data,including preliminary data
Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes
Data extracted from the import licenses are not official Census data
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