US Imports of Steel Mill Products
FOR Mechanical Tubing -- C & A

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 Country Census Data Preliminary
Census Data		 License Data
  OCT07 NOV07 DEC07 JAN08 FEB08 MAR08 APR08 MAY08 JUN08 JUL08 AUG08 SEP08 OCT08 NOV08 NOV08 DEC08
M WORLD $1,352 $1,350 $1,536 $1,467 $1,405 $1,514 $1,546 $1,708 $1,714 $1,877 $1,933 $1,906 $1,953 $1,933 $2,128 $2,006
M CHINA $1,001 $1,094 $1,233 $1,127 $1,399 $1,298 $1,386 $1,589 $1,251 $1,653 $1,568 $1,632 $1,607 $1,624 $1,641 $1,633
M MEXICO $934 $929 $913 $976 $1,038 $1,151 $1,222 $1,366 $1,429 $1,590 $1,689 $1,596 $1,507 $1,228 $1,199 $1,477
M CANADA $1,324 $1,469 $1,616 $1,497 $1,499 $1,381 $1,532 $1,499 $1,521 $1,754 $1,688 $1,800 $1,760 $1,634 $1,661 $1,731
M GERMANY $2,568 $2,962 $2,393 $2,136 $2,733 $2,355 $2,539 $2,480 $2,349 $2,240 $2,479 $2,655 $2,613 $2,493 $2,462 $2,691
M ROMANIA $1,546 $1,245 $1,308 $1,157 . $1,268 $1,313 $4,861 $1,443 $1,633 . $1,832 $2,188 $2,260 $2,376 $2,597
M JAPAN $2,886 $1,802 $2,666 $2,766 $2,203 $2,679 $2,885 $2,738 $3,167 $3,109 $3,138 $3,223 $3,189 $3,097 $4,706 $3,603
M ARGENTINA $2,237 $2,579 $3,105 $3,038 $2,412 $2,846 $1,708 $1,656 $1,886 $1,895 $1,750 $2,004 $1,759 $2,025 $2,157 $2,082
M INDIA $1,472 $1,203 $1,392 $1,440 $1,253 $1,370 $1,304 $1,491 $1,442 $1,522 $1,641 $1,590 $1,635 $1,924 $1,938 $1,931
M SPAIN $5,830 $2,159 $2,413 $2,194 $5,192 $2,681 $2,443 $2,982 $2,374 $2,504 $2,531 $2,328 $2,580 $2,420 $2,452 $2,650
M ITALY $4,604 $1,910 $2,493 $2,504 $2,237 $2,021 $2,193 $4,286 $2,147 $2,660 $2,856 $2,947 $2,387 $2,514 $2,682 $2,396
M RUSSIA $1,014 $4,270 $5,000 $4,205 $6,305 $876 $749 $924 . $1,090 $1,145 . $1,796 $1,866 $1,891 $1,800
M THAILAND $1,005 . . . . . . . $856 . $1,044 $1,015 $1,508 $1,349 $1,349 $1,004
M KOREA $1,138 $1,010 $1,572 $1,373 $1,249 $1,577 $1,552 $1,697 $1,495 $1,724 $1,580 $1,940 $2,082 $2,011 $2,172 $1,275
M SWITZERLAND $2,947 $3,355 $3,114 $3,181 $3,468 $3,260 $3,133 $2,490 $3,382 $3,106 $2,211 $3,164 $2,642 $2,402 $2,413 $3,187
M FRANCE $1,823 $1,861 $1,993 $1,845 $1,709 $1,832 $2,047 $1,638 $2,155 $2,189 $2,038 $2,260 $2,201 $2,235 $2,630 $2,296
M BRAZIL $2,021 $1,471 . $1,397 $1,886 $1,190 $1,146 $1,223 $1,397 $1,771 $1,939 $2,219 $2,331 $2,441 $2,383 $2,062
M MALAYSIA . . . $854 . . . $1,035 $1,037 $1,055 $1,045 . $1,139 $1,531 $1,240 $1,078
M TAIWAN $1,492 $1,439 $1,561 $1,506 $2,661 $1,548 $1,516 $2,559 $2,658 $2,394 $1,894 $2,076 $2,141 $1,849 $2,290 $2,208
M SWEDEN $2,021 $2,192 $1,850 $2,023 $1,904 $2,254 $2,237 $2,298 $2,381 $2,924 $2,859 $2,810 $2,675 $2,704 $2,629 $2,291
M COSTA RICA . . $933 . . . . $1,163 $1,368 $1,352 $1,467 $1,383 $1,430 $1,487 $1,428 $1,278
M BELARUS . . . . . . . . . . . . $958 . . .
M UNITED ARAB EMIRATES . . . . . . . . . . $782 $1,148 $1,436 $1,461 $1,547 .
M COLOMBIA $1,468 $1,380 . $1,560 $1,374 $1,283 $1,559 . $1,687 $1,650 $1,736 $1,743 $1,479 $2,731 . .
M UKRAINE $1,215 $926 $950 $1,290 $1,303 $1,208 $1,454 $1,667 $1,508 $1,477 $1,027 $1,449 $2,496 $1,771 $1,625 $235,319
M UNITED KINGDOM $2,630 $15,702 $2,570 $6,410 $1,734 $2,539 $2,727 $2,567 $18,832 $8,365 $3,239 $1,352 $3,923 $2,034 $11,438 $2,897
M DOMINICAN REPUBLIC $1,441 $1,455 $1,400 $1,109 $1,174 $1,371 $1,381 $1,449 $1,393 $1,648 $1,688 $1,790 $1,548 $1,625 $1,484 $1,450
M AUSTRALIA . . $960 . . $989 $987 $948 $1,119 $1,245 $1,354 $1,656 . $1,618 $1,983 .
M AUSTRIA $2,875 $2,042 $3,372 $2,807 $5,598 $3,652 $3,674 $3,057 $5,896 $5,535 $5,341 $6,023 $4,553 $4,455 $4,352 $5,587
M NETHERLANDS $12,431 . $9,596 . $2,192 $2,419 $6,350 $2,808 $6,008 $2,538 $3,601 $3,520 $2,887 $3,326 $7,347 $2,554
M HONG KONG $1,135 . . . $1,474 . $1,345 . . $1,486 $1,600 . $1,585 $1,562 $1,551 $1,755
M TURKEY $723 $1,817 $1,713 . $1,168 $1,280 $1,201 . . . . . . $2,081 $2,081 $4,019
M VIETNAM . . $2,347 . . . $2,407 . . . $2,744 $1,340 . $5,988 $5,390 $1,244
M BELGIUM $2,630 $1,937 $2,008 $2,387 $1,809 $2,292 $2,582 $2,163 . $2,744 $2,433 $2,395 $2,718 $2,505 $2,600 .
M SAUDI ARABIA $1,399 $1,327 . . $1,318 $1,321 . . $1,326 $1,331 $1,326 . . $1,306 $1,461 $1,415
M IRELAND . $1,000 . . . . . . . . . . . $996 $1207182 11587000
M ISRAEL . . . . . . $997 . . . . $996 . $2,517 $82,008 $66,857
M SLOVAKIA . $7,047 . . . . $1,949 . . . $2,379 . $2,549 . $4,501 $4,030
M DENMARK . $11,021 . . . . . . $8,476 . $8,191 $19,391 . . $94,151 $37,264
M CZECH REPUBLIC $7,240 $7,336 $7,349 $7,473 $7,187 $7,330 . . . . . . . . $4,114 .
M FINLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,667
M NEW ZEALAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,889
M NORWAY . . . . $997 . $13,346 . . . . . . . . .
M PHILIPPINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,498 $16,172
M POLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,264
M PORTUGAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,251
M SINGAPORE . . . . $996 . . . . . $2,878 . . . . $10,561
M SOUTH AFRICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,774
M UNITED STATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,647 $2,289
M VENEZUELA . . . . . . $666 . . . . . . . $1,412 $1,270

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: January 6, 2009, with
Licensing data collected through January 6, 2009 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through November 2008
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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