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 Preliminary
Census Data		 License Data
  AUG08 SEP08 OCT08 NOV08 DEC08 JAN09 FEB09 MAR09 APR09 MAY09 JUN09 JUL09 AUG09 SEP09 SEP09 OCT09
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $1,374 $1,398 $1,434 $1,539 $1,477 $1,384 $1,302 $1,295 $1,223 $1,218 $1,202 $1,141 $926 $953 $932 $981
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $1,232 $1,297 $1,332 $1,426 $1,363 $1,289 $1,215 $1,187 $1,104 $1,092 $1,066 $994 $806 $841 $820 $858
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $1,002 $1,047 $1,017 $1,011 $712 $630 $626 $581 $442 $739 $448 $395 $393 $447 $444 $476
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $995 $1,007 $955 $928 $728 $666 $600 $624 $563 $522 $500 $507 $473 $538 $535 $565
M Line Pipe -- C & A $1,371 $1,408 $1,540 $1,502 $1,575 $1,624 $1,698 $1,717 $1,684 $1,407 $1,728 $1,645 $1,404 $1,445 $1,450 $1,470
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $1,089 $1,167 $1,149 $1,162 $1,104 $1,062 $930 $849 $770 $810 $819 $851 $834 $840 $853 $873
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $1,129 $1,116 $1,121 $1,099 $1,014 $882 $793 $726 $620 $665 $726 $732 $627 $667 $674 $727
M Wire Rods -- C & A $1,023 $1,103 $1,097 $989 $948 $770 $833 $805 $683 $741 $590 $642 $580 $591 $644 $628
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $989 $1,162 $1,198 $1,336 $734 $747 $757 $654 $588 $738 $476 $677 $546 $594 $585 $723
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $1,317 $1,353 $1,401 $1,435 $1,429 $1,329 $1,339 $1,307 $1,110 $1,008 $952 $982 $944 $905 $942 $991
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $1,139 $1,214 $1,223 $1,214 $1,134 $1,019 $1,103 $1,037 $968 $931 $807 $850 $861 $864 $905 $912
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,587 $1,627 $1,632 $1,610 $1,532 $1,410 $1,345 $1,252 $1,184 $1,169 $1,166 $1,136 $1,166 $1,132 $1,160 $1,065
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $1,510 $1,593 $1,733 $1,776 $1,897 $1,809 $1,845 $1,791 $1,958 $1,700 $2,063 $2,086 $2,316 $2,005 $2,056 $1,790
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $1,498 $1,430 $1,703 $1,574 $1,554 $1,357 $1,420 $1,629 $1,802 $1,214 $1,513 $1,321 $1,126 $810 $783 $902
M Tin Plate -- C & A $894 $946 $942 $984 $1,089 $1,129 $1,401 $1,365 $1,391 $1,364 $1,343 $1,273 $1,241 $1,182 $1,170 $1,107
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $997 $1,042 $997 $697 $779 $698 $631 $514 $646 $640 $705 $643 $639 $610 $575 $476
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A $1,333 $1,361 $1,424 $1,430 $1,384 $1,226 $1,196 $1,044 $1,011 $956 $1,275 $845 $917 $852 $955 $879
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $1,933 $1,906 $1,953 $1,933 $2,035 $2,014 $1,941 $1,781 $2,010 $1,512 $1,543 $1,548 $1,389 $1,394 $1,485 $1,442
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $1,320 $1,301 $1,315 $1,224 $948 $897 $891 $878 $824 $859 $768 $737 $707 $675 $688 $641
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $1,464 $1,391 $1,527 $1,425 $1,422 $1,309 $1,137 $1,087 $1,326 $981 $944 $977 $1,029 $1,038 $1,040 $1,130
M Rails Standard -- C & A $1,019 $832 $1,027 $1,045 $1,030 $1,104 $1,065 $1,075 $964 $863 $826 $862 $1,141 $826 $843 $770
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,987 $2,053 $1,834 $2,075 $1,915 $2,013 $1,414 $1,928 $1,402 $1,505 $1,494 $1,475 $1,358 $1,333 $1,322 $1,428
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $1,144 $1,155 $1,097 $1,046 $927 $882 $861 $763 $740 $718 $705 $602 $737 $765 $792 $792
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $1,937 $1,945 $2,038 $2,136 $2,142 $2,099 $2,083 $1,836 $1,600 $1,956 $1,573 $1,770 $1,741 $1,738 $1,815 $1,650
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $1,305 $1,362 $1,463 $1,395 $1,362 $1,256 $1,392 $1,070 $1,167 $1,170 $1,342 $1,024 $1,103 $1,131 $1,053 $1,096
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $1,004 $1,138 $1,142 $1,169 $1,125 $1,357 $1,363 $1,280 $1,292 $1,298 $1,233 $1,149 $1,127 $1,128 $1,124 $1,089
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $1,009 $1,083 $889 $1,386 $1,371 $955 $942 $927 $938 $932 $792 $693 $733 $652 $652 $768
M Steel Piling -- C & A $1,566 $1,687 $1,779 $1,803 $1,850 $1,825 $1,932 $1,173 $1,417 $1,374 $1,394 $1,074 $1,397 $1,351 $1,381 $1,245
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $2,669 $2,614 $2,757 $2,868 $2,795 $4,055 $4,185 $4,181 $3,980 $4,836 $3,866 $4,095 $4,624 $3,816 $2,791 $4,711
M Rails All Other -- C & A $687 $861 $830 $1,352 $952 $1,122 $1,292 $1,063 $1,192 $1,115 $1,031 $1,216 $864 $819 $850 $872
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $1,603 $1,929 $1,925 $2,082 $2,129 $1,868 $1,652 $1,599 $2,014 $1,677 $2,299 $1,913 $2,048 $1,725 $2,507 $2,130
M Tool Steel -- C & A $3,210 $3,119 $3,474 $3,320 $3,263 $3,193 $3,308 $3,198 $3,833 $2,840 $3,175 $3,335 $3,168 $2,606 $2,583 $2,356
M Black Plate -- C & A $944 $1,051 $1,039 $931 $943 $897 $849 $938 $864 $916 $717 $835 $785 $707 $851 $831
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $5,108 $4,213 $4,018 $4,431 $4,577 $4,101 $4,233 $4,010 $3,326 $3,782 $3,810 $3,774 $3,799 $3,826 $3,877 $7,372
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $1,123 $1,287 $1,118 $1,505 $1,179 $1,502 $1,364 $1,305 $1,492 $677 $738 $960 $1,599 $975 $1,020 $816
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A $1,411 $925 $1,007 $1,046 $773 $1,581 $785 $771 $857 $850 $1,082 $721 $730 $745 $966 $1,525
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A $2,810 $1,487 $2,228 $3,399 $3,321 $3,934 $2,805 $3,453 $3,316 $3,022 $3,766 $931 $1,278 $926 $931 $654
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $5,146 $5,111 $4,929 $4,764 $4,898 $4,537 $4,102 $4,363 $4,257 $4,045 $3,692 $4,118 $3,564 $3,703 $3,803 $3,893
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $3,991 $3,846 $3,777 $3,454 $3,104 $2,734 $2,496 $2,247 $2,166 $2,093 $2,011 $2,191 $2,160 $2,448 $2,448 $2,695
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $9,241 $8,876 $8,741 $9,033 $8,785 $8,706 $8,782 $9,898 $8,981 $9,201 $7,570 $9,528 $7,244 $7,398 $7,689 $7,290
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $4,819 $4,317 $4,188 $3,928 $4,033 $3,424 $2,894 $2,913 $2,775 $2,451 $2,746 $2,594 $2,698 $3,194 $3,199 $3,247
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $5,857 $5,729 $6,044 $5,839 $5,441 $5,015 $4,756 $4,603 $4,624 $4,311 $4,260 $4,010 $4,532 $3,787 $3,467 $4,216
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $4,722 $4,634 $4,321 $4,659 $4,761 $3,055 $3,680 $3,071 $3,912 $3,393 $3,223 $2,694 $2,891 $3,238 $3,090 $3,265
M Wire Drawn -- S $6,286 $6,225 $6,409 $5,905 $5,846 $4,872 $5,037 $4,944 $4,345 $4,165 $4,300 $3,913 $4,025 $3,983 $4,062 $4,229
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $4,932 $4,924 $5,563 $5,766 $5,280 $4,697 $4,685 $4,390 $4,070 $4,002 $3,671 $3,574 $3,883 $4,006 $4,248 $4,353
M Oil Country Goods -- S $3,972 $4,605 $3,551 $2,844 $4,130 $4,088 $2,577 $3,341 $5,119 $4,752 $4,948 $10,272 $4,816 $5,366 $6,926 $10,033
M Wire Rods -- S $4,654 $4,183 $4,140 $3,348 $3,554 $3,508 $3,174 $2,817 $3,219 $2,515 $3,389 $2,355 $2,519 $2,896 $2,754 $2,912
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $6,163 $5,646 $5,913 $6,397 $5,547 $4,964 $4,940 $4,151 $3,851 $4,657 $4,244 $4,655 $3,890 $4,175 $4,411 $4,303
M Plates in Coils -- S $5,625 $4,730 $5,226 $4,509 $3,305 $2,896 $2,633 $2,863 $2,510 $2,475 $2,442 $2,922 $2,349 $3,200 $3,039 $3,551
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S $4,308 $4,185 $4,187 $3,474 $3,270 $2,817 $4,235 $1,844 $2,024 $2,799 $2,452 $2,652 $3,013 $3,074 $2,898 $3,283
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $2,025 $2,084 $2,063 $1,920 $2,032 $1,832 $1,751 $1,793 $1,470 $1,871 $1,669 $1,830 $1,985 $2,102 $2,003 $1,859
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $4,783 $4,914 $4,656 $4,858 $4,358 $4,919 $3,493 $3,630 $2,448 $2,308 $2,312 $2,387 $2,691 $3,025 $2,998 $3,317
M Line Pipe -- S $1,854 $6,359 $8,921 $9,357 $15,559 $14,537 $3,885 $13,463 $6,228 $6,202 $8,637 $5,783 $7,643 $4,195 $6,052 $2,347
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $4,319 $5,826 $5,094 $5,260 $4,219 $3,937 $2,225 $2,963 $5,256 $3,363 $2,351 $1,856 $2,480 $3,779 $4,189 $2,828
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S $5,212 $5,422 $4,837 $4,324 $4,973 $6,409 $5,618 $5,190 $3,164 $5,084 $4,401 $4,363 $3,244 $3,390 $3,484 $3,794

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: November 3, 2009, with
Licensing data collected through November 3, 2009 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through September 2009
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of Census data, including peliminary 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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