US Imports of Steel Mill Products
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Average Unit Value in US$ per Metric Ton
Same Table - Metric Tons

Same Table - US Dollars

'C & A' = Carbon and Alloy products, 'S' = Stainless products

Graph Product Census Data License Data
  SEP08 OCT08 NOV08 DEC08 JAN09 FEB09 MAR09 APR09 MAY09 JUN09 JUL09 AUG09 SEP09 OCT09 NOV09
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $1,556 $1,503 $1,612 $1,912 $1,886 $1,599 $1,438 $1,599 $1,684 $1,658 $1,139 $1,036 $1,027 $1,459 $915
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $1,361 $1,358 $1,444 $1,575 $1,615 $1,471 $1,297 $1,415 $1,511 $1,469 $953 $897 $859 $1,257 $763
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $778 $982 $1,343 $1,186 $1,470 $1,076 $430 $401 $1,112 . $290 $303 $350 $1,358 $412
M Rails Standard -- C & A $823 $923 $983 $880 $1,133 $1,066 $1,135 $1,058 $898 $843 $802 $1,181 $813 $786 $2,020
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $1,305 $1,235 $1,218 $1,364 $1,362 $1,271 $1,517 $1,445 $1,476 $1,593 $925 $1,255 $979 $915 $1,041
M Line Pipe -- C & A $1,260 $1,335 $1,450 $1,513 $1,652 $1,502 $1,620 $1,673 $1,518 $1,833 $1,836 $1,476 $1,793 $1,722 $757
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $1,110 $1,145 $1,209 $1,223 $1,236 $1,145 $1,235 $1,161 $1,116 $1,883 $1,148 $1,129 $1,085 $1,134 $1,039
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $1,341 $1,442 $1,248 $1,272 $1,241 $1,286 $1,209 $1,695 $1,228 $1,514 $1,058 $1,067 $975 $1,349 $843
M Wire Rods -- C & A $891 $1,022 $987 $1,016 $990 $1,054 $995 $954 $893 $782 $618 $595 $1,204 $704 $641
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $828 $1,120 $1,132 $1,135 $1,101 $1,048 $1,199 $1,156 $1,041 $1,037 $1,038 $946 $966 $1,011 $1,180
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,750 $1,811 $1,766 $2,065 $1,765 $2,396 $1,930 $2,127 $1,859 $1,772 $1,704 $1,827 $1,944 $1,922 $1,605
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $2,118 $2,113 $2,015 $2,120 $2,537 $4,042 $2,839 $2,466 $2,883 $2,262 $2,403 $3,620 $2,504 $2,743 $2,044
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $1,814 $1,703 $1,729 $1,680 $1,612 $1,330 $1,336 $1,568 $1,363 $2,108 $1,603 $1,844 $1,302 $2,702 $3,201
M Black Plate -- C & A $969 $1,026 $1,185 $1,057 $1,285 $964 $947 $929 $953 $906 $832 $924 $853 $876 $997
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $3,223 $3,189 $3,097 $3,488 $3,567 $3,828 $3,536 $4,418 $4,126 $3,608 $4,070 $4,533 $3,844 $3,854 $3,225
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $1,362 $2,021 $1,541 $1,665 $1,460 $3,040 $1,489 $1,617 $2,885 $2,437 $1,351 $1,914 $3,022 $1,452 $2,241
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $831 $1,075 $1,049 $1,122 $1,126 $1,126 $1,005 $1,229 $1,032 $1,079 $991 $897 $951 $939 $1,045
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A $1,844 $1,872 $1,920 $1,910 $1,735 $2,103 $2,024 $1,767 $1,962 $2,220 $1,970 $1,995 $1,821 $1,735 $994
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $1,064 $3,077 $1,306 $1,347 $1,469 $1,221 . $7,533 $1,276 $1,063 $1,037 $632 $1,011 $669 .
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $1,509 $1,626 $1,506 $1,766 $1,798 $1,930 $1,799 $1,931 $2,625 $3,787 $2,244 $4,499 $3,935 $2,959 $2,458
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $1,391 $1,335 $1,247 $1,379 $1,245 $1,376 $1,138 $1,042 $1,332 $1,452 $1,287 $793 $540 $1,482 $1,272
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $4,682 $4,147 $5,107 $3,527 $3,821 $3,764 $3,272 $3,783 $4,492 $3,777 $3,827 $3,455 $3,650 $9,203 $3,875
M Tool Steel -- C & A $1,440 $1,628 $1,533 $1,749 $1,881 $1,998 $2,083 $2,364 $2,066 $7,165 $2,082 $3,928 $2,914 $2,130 $2,578
M Tin Plate -- C & A $1,048 $1,217 $1,340 $1,394 $1,435 $1,439 $1,413 $1,351 $1,295 $2,169 $1,104 $1,116 $1,112 $945 $1,118
M Rails All Other -- C & A $978 $1,744 $2,144 $1,794 $1,545 $1,504 $999 $1,055 $1,300 $1,322 $1,335 $667 $859 $899 .
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $1,631 $2,408 $2,900 $2,060 $3,208 $2,250 $2,727 $5,247 $2,971 $3,547 $3,435 $2,213 $4,700 $2,784 $6,950
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $4,174 $3,330 $3,670 $5,495 $3,392 $5,491 $4,636 $4,962 $3,187 $6,686 $4,593 $2,820 $4,827 $4,639 $6,109
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,718 $1,745 $2,207 $2,204 $2,888 $2,026 $2,476 $2,542 $2,540 $2,250 $2,766 $3,722 $3,802 $5,235 $2,121
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $1,517 $1,997 $1,541 $1,701 $2,811 $1,874 $1,300 $1,640 $2,160 $2,561 $2,674 $2,125 $2,050 $2,109 $1,631
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $1,279 $1,691 $1,254 $1,538 $1,581 $3,109 $7,888 $3,581 $4,319 $6,264 . $1,781 $3,225 $3,325 .
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A . $1,244 $1,230 $1,262 $1,367 $1,376 $1,221 $1,150 $1,218 . . $981 . . $1,033
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A . . . . . . . . . . . . $718 . .
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A . . . $830 . . . . . $1,301 . . . . .
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $1,057 $1,065 . . . $809 . . . . . . . . .
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A . . $1,353 $1,612 $1,504 $1,396 $1,456 . . . . . . . $6,802
M Steel Piling -- C & A . . . . . . . $1,119 . . . . . . .
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $5,160 $4,476 $5,512 $5,489 $6,395 $5,153 $6,018 $5,919 $5,185 $6,866 $8,404 $5,671 $8,039 $7,162 $3,022
M Oil Country Goods -- S $5,015 $3,961 $5,769 $5,249 $7,161 $4,732 $5,669 $5,036 $4,395 $4,676 $10,251 $4,657 $5,415 $9,386 $2,726
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $9,196 $10,436 $9,630 $9,959 $9,294 $9,760 $10,426 $11,229 $9,057 $15,116 $10,697 $8,016 $13,826 $8,800 $5,559
M Line Pipe -- S $5,543 $5,321 $7,112 . $6,617 $2,300 . $24,886 . . $4,308 $9,266 $9,034 $3,463 .
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $6,418 $6,643 $5,057 $5,100 $4,956 $5,649 $5,237 $3,472 $4,188 $2,616 $2,959 $3,448 $4,873 $2,936 $4,052
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $7,616 $9,709 $7,636 $12,569 $9,874 $10,164 $8,920 $8,477 $7,089 $10,341 $11,149 $12,219 $13,931 $12,480 $6,829
M Wire Drawn -- S $8,809 $11,289 $11,960 $11,848 $13,332 $10,484 $10,556 $9,484 $9,852 $11,366 $8,568 $10,359 $10,827 $10,120 $11,196
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $4,272 $6,088 $3,355 $6,311 $8,295 $6,392 $7,070 $4,180 $5,033 $16,893 $7,920 $3,597 $3,789 $3,441 $3,209
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $1,572 $1,650 $1,204 $1,880 $1,649 $1,760 $1,789 $1,239 $1,506 $2,097 $2,301 . . $1,710 $1,900
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $7,162 $6,003 $19,147 $32,819 $7,995 $11,300 $8,620 $8,755 $6,295 $8,669 $3,250 $9,615 $6,275 $6,674 $4,775
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $2,401 $2,122 $1,941 $2,079 $3,886 $2,225 . . . $2,393 $2,393 $2,295 $2,195 $2,393 $2,958
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $4,922 . $9,991 . $6,436 $5,123 $10,078 . . $73,300 . $10,087 $2,420 $88,208 .
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S . $2,240 . . . . . . . . . $2,240 $24,459 $86,200 .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,143 . .
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $4,389 $5,056 $5,056 . $5,056 $3,743 $5,055 $5,055 $5,052 . . . $3,765 $9,576 .
M Plates in Coils -- S . . . . $4,148 . . . . . . . . $5,407 .
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S $5,096 $5,374 $5,278 $5,791 $4,603 $4,979 . $4,817 . . . . . . .
M Wire Rods -- S $2,298 $3,339 $2,660 $2,531 $2,876 . . . . . . . . . .

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: November 17, 2009, with
Licensing data collected through November 17, 2009 and
Final Census data compiled through September 2009
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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