US Imports of Steel Mill Products
FROM WORLD

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 $1,097 $1,110 $1,123 $1,144 $1,137 $1,150 $1,208 $1,224 $1,214 $1,162 $1,228 $1,233 $1,221 $1,140 $1,081
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $945 $966 $968 $1,005 $1,002 $1,021 $1,074 $1,080 $1,074 $1,053 $1,104 $1,097 $1,084 $1,032 $975
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $575 $599 $593 $680 $694 $773 $745 $753 $720 $698 $713 $715 $691 $655 $647
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $1,486 $1,434 $1,367 $1,514 $1,376 $1,453 $1,466 $1,506 $1,598 $1,420 $1,489 $1,532 $1,689 $1,410 $1,392
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $623 $619 $703 $783 $846 $881 $896 $819 $805 $791 $774 $770 $719 $732 $728
M Line Pipe -- C & A $1,166 $1,099 $1,111 $1,156 $1,183 $1,232 $1,225 $1,253 $1,269 $1,265 $1,300 $1,294 $1,356 $1,309 $1,216
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $876 $952 $974 $989 $995 $1,001 $1,061 $1,039 $1,032 $1,022 $1,034 $1,062 $1,050 $1,049 $998
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $1,045 $1,071 $1,104 $1,132 $1,138 $1,176 $1,159 $1,247 $1,240 $1,232 $1,299 $1,237 $1,177 $1,224 $1,162
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $701 $696 $724 $769 $827 $867 $879 $836 $829 $849 $837 $779 $764 $829 $838
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $991 $1,028 $999 $1,176 $1,095 $1,157 $1,140 $1,095 $1,071 $1,028 $1,114 $1,141 $1,103 $1,053 $1,060
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $807 $853 $865 $843 $907 $957 $982 $965 $958 $931 $940 $961 $1,007 $857 $935
M Wire Rods -- C & A $783 $753 $820 $822 $846 $869 $883 $971 $947 $983 $971 $986 $917 $904 $807
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $1,118 $1,053 $1,066 $1,158 $1,227 $1,181 $1,186 $1,145 $1,139 $1,180 $1,200 $1,167 $1,273 $1,179 $1,167
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $1,646 $1,654 $1,696 $1,642 $1,513 $1,862 $1,831 $1,838 $1,923 $1,833 $1,901 $1,982 $2,044 $1,915 $2,008
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $642 $672 $642 $620 $658 $675 $687 $707 $598 $722 $704 $700 $694 $667 $654
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metallic Coat -- C & A $1,110 $1,053 $1,069 $1,048 $1,104 $1,166 $1,200 $1,167 $1,239 $1,147 $1,155 $1,156 $1,133 $1,163 $1,100
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,399 $1,311 $1,335 $1,332 $1,352 $1,371 $1,429 $1,445 $1,455 $1,473 $1,458 $1,468 $1,444 $1,446 $1,439
M Tin Plate -- C & A $1,045 $1,087 $1,211 $1,174 $1,209 $1,199 $1,175 $1,176 $1,250 $1,171 $1,160 $1,161 $1,162 $1,129 $1,115
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $1,168 $1,071 $1,163 $1,201 $1,303 $1,277 $1,183 $1,202 $1,214 $1,323 $1,265 $1,338 $1,264 $1,265 $1,298
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $797 $886 $884 $820 $869 $895 $908 $976 $1,014 $1,012 $1,042 $1,119 $1,056 $890 $984
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,682 $1,703 $1,830 $1,663 $1,877 $1,807 $1,555 $1,844 $1,849 $1,777 $1,853 $1,960 $1,634 $1,891 $1,557
M Tool Steel -- C & A $2,906 $2,483 $3,137 $2,985 $3,332 $2,836 $3,184 $3,090 $2,872 $3,131 $2,948 $3,182 $3,284 $3,189 $3,034
M Rails Standard -- C & A $1,004 $937 $949 $954 $924 $930 $1,053 $1,106 $972 $1,047 $994 $1,052 $1,076 $1,006 $1,092
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $1,151 $1,173 $1,207 $1,154 $1,219 $1,222 $1,203 $1,284 $1,219 $1,230 $1,249 $1,147 $1,163 $1,235 $1,081
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $2,043 $1,789 $1,944 $2,188 $1,870 $1,909 $1,689 $2,279 $2,067 $1,816 $2,082 $2,563 $2,414 $2,173 $3,196
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $2,461 $1,931 $1,999 $2,031 $2,078 $2,147 $1,929 $1,962 $1,961 $1,573 $1,878 $1,808 $1,891 $1,715 $1,733
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $2,225 $2,126 $1,991 $1,943 $2,156 $2,247 $2,186 $2,358 $2,285 $2,484 $2,429 $2,432 $2,059 $2,371 $2,669
M Steel Piling -- C & A $1,091 $1,086 $1,048 $1,151 $1,165 $1,182 $1,283 $1,217 $1,324 $1,259 $1,343 $1,194 $1,147 $1,381 $1,306
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $849 $885 $914 $916 $961 $966 $935 $952 $977 $951 $980 $996 $960 $895 $794
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $1,130 $1,220 $1,190 $1,171 $1,172 $1,147 $1,145 $1,138 $1,161 $1,240 $1,167 $1,272 $1,120 $1,240 $1,064
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $925 $1,049 $941 $1,003 $1,096 $1,049 $943 $1,090 $1,120 $1,227 $1,106 $977 $859 $981 $960
M Black Plate -- C & A $884 $923 $821 $593 $768 $911 $821 $867 $872 $809 $853 $913 $871 $893 $892
M Rails All Other -- C & A $727 $1,560 $1,002 $979 $1,093 $762 $996 $1,363 $798 $955 $1,037 $1,060 $1,083 $1,034 $961
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $928 $1,033 $1,076 $852 $1,079 $1,129 $1,193 $1,002 $1,266 $1,120 $1,015 $1,001 $819 $1,106 $1,533
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A $704 $908 $760 $1,154 $1,031 $942 $963 $942 $871 $789 $877 $943 $952 $1,113 $1,157
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $3,337 $4,008 $2,880 $2,683 $2,936 $2,920 $2,997 $3,539 $3,644 $3,656 $4,371 $3,771 $3,573 $3,744 $4,719
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A $1,656 $1,106 $1,092 $1,240 $1,187 $945 $730 $895 $365 $890 $839 $849 $913 $1,308 $1,395
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $4,190 $4,225 $4,362 $4,438 $4,618 $4,713 $4,680 $4,510 $4,593 $4,601 $4,538 $4,304 $4,542 $4,106 $4,175
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $3,289 $3,236 $3,219 $3,471 $3,473 $3,586 $3,717 $3,582 $3,394 $3,279 $3,316 $3,041 $2,954 $2,817 $2,917
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $6,882 $6,371 $7,281 $7,151 $7,281 $7,755 $7,301 $7,524 $7,450 $7,503 $7,781 $7,313 $8,061 $6,841 $8,450
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $4,042 $3,953 $4,045 $4,103 $4,297 $4,159 $4,065 $3,926 $3,827 $3,970 $3,670 $3,843 $3,570 $3,242 $3,021
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $4,860 $4,853 $4,965 $5,183 $5,221 $5,486 $5,715 $5,742 $5,615 $5,416 $5,565 $5,495 $5,270 $5,012 $5,057
M Plates in Coils -- S $3,660 $3,795 $3,705 $3,617 $4,460 $4,562 $4,189 $3,980 $3,641 $3,832 $3,786 $3,050 $3,327 $2,985 $2,811
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $4,297 $4,368 $4,585 $4,551 $4,571 $3,937 $4,521 $4,171 $4,187 $3,714 $4,122 $3,767 $3,386 $3,553 $4,003
M Wire Drawn -- S $5,462 $5,645 $5,773 $5,853 $6,054 $5,904 $5,910 $6,311 $6,206 $5,803 $5,773 $5,763 $5,563 $5,511 $6,334
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $4,889 $5,541 $4,929 $5,174 $5,737 $5,400 $5,418 $5,590 $5,942 $5,452 $5,658 $5,030 $4,906 $4,989 $4,557
M Oil Country Goods -- S $4,620 $5,879 $4,995 $5,576 $7,877 $8,931 $8,140 $5,257 $7,680 $7,335 $5,572 $5,258 $5,812 $5,202 $7,179
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $4,460 $4,633 $4,454 $4,371 $4,840 $4,713 $4,376 $4,923 $4,626 $4,638 $4,495 $4,974 $4,634 $4,112 $5,154
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $1,961 $1,949 $2,010 $1,868 $1,813 $1,873 $1,940 $2,007 $2,392 $1,901 $2,669 $2,554 $1,988 $2,343 $2,518
M Wire Rods -- S $3,947 $4,479 $4,264 $4,455 $4,185 $4,702 $4,669 $4,796 $4,600 $3,950 $4,784 $4,310 $4,086 $3,727 $3,539
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S $3,070 $3,050 $3,215 $3,157 $3,086 $3,230 $3,466 $3,546 $3,419 $3,850 $2,675 $3,146 $3,876 $2,865 $2,968
M Line Pipe -- S $7,249 $5,462 $4,657 $5,202 $4,747 $5,349 $5,392 $5,617 $5,988 $6,270 $5,081 $5,971 $6,079 $4,908 $2,088
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $4,150 $4,000 $4,314 $4,322 $4,319 $4,692 $4,600 $4,784 $5,163 $4,790 $4,621 $4,763 $4,081 $4,229 $4,044
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S $5,955 $6,172 $5,832 $5,109 $4,774 $5,955 $5,574 $5,510 $5,095 $6,202 $5,401 $5,155 $5,672 $4,638 $6,197
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $3,111 $2,286 $2,109 $2,248 $1,660 $3,018 $1,400 $1,600 $1,449 $1,454 $1,886 $3,008 $2,674 $2,776 $3,859
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- S $7,198 . . $31,679 $10,978 $6,909 $7,677 $6,730 $14,432 $11,548 $9,034 $10,260 $7,203 $17,593 .

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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