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

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

Graph Product Census Data License Data
  SEP07 OCT07 NOV07 DEC07 JAN08 FEB08 MAR08 APR08 MAY08 JUN08 JUL08 AUG08 SEP08 OCT08 NOV08
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $1,174 $1,378 $1,298 $1,408 $1,065 $1,351 $1,106 $1,008 $1,330 $1,341 $1,168 $1,339 $1,556 $1,486 $1,896
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $940 $1,088 $1,001 $1,148 $925 $1,084 $957 $902 $1,111 $1,137 $1,046 $1,196 $1,361 $1,382 $1,581
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $537 $532 $513 . $531 . $582 $650 $655 $873 $913 $956 $1,057 $1,065 .
M Line Pipe -- C & A $1,603 $1,106 $1,117 $1,311 $1,200 $1,596 $1,125 $1,096 $1,188 $1,225 $1,237 $1,229 $1,260 $1,345 $1,449
M Rails Standard -- C & A $724 $780 $722 $900 $763 $828 $789 $757 $706 $958 $868 $956 $823 $922 $1,121
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $881 $908 $902 $887 $923 $930 $948 $942 $971 $994 $993 $1,005 $1,110 $1,176 $1,231
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $891 $795 . $442 $496 $782 $442 $515 $739 $826 $713 $914 $778 $982 $1,343
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $1,491 $3,110 $4,174 $4,345 $1,526 $3,286 $2,234 $2,040 $3,005 $1,763 $1,771 $2,736 $2,118 $2,170 $2,503
M Wire Rods -- C & A $693 $711 $705 $627 $628 $760 $642 $663 $678 $688 $767 $728 $891 $989 $937
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $847 $851 $822 $833 $915 $935 $842 $1,007 $903 $981 $923 $1,199 $1,305 $1,163 $1,149
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $1,110 $1,142 $1,163 $988 $998 $1,394 $877 $1,016 $1,082 $1,097 $1,226 $1,253 $1,341 $1,447 $1,347
M Tool Steel -- C & A $1,252 $1,344 $1,510 $1,370 $1,359 $1,376 $1,466 $1,316 $1,395 $1,623 $1,478 $1,495 $1,440 $1,574 $1,845
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $1,189 $1,226 $1,412 $1,226 $1,244 $1,218 $1,231 $1,260 $1,282 $1,348 $1,369 $1,362 $1,509 $1,542 $1,502
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,364 $1,349 $1,313 $1,334 $1,362 $1,351 $1,423 $1,406 $1,497 $1,519 $1,527 $1,665 $1,750 $1,992 $1,846
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $1,157 $890 $1,125 $690 $1,061 $972 $1,087 $958 $1,486 $1,124 $994 $1,087 $1,391 $1,393 $1,228
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $734 $769 $801 $535 $841 $870 $663 $755 $790 $672 $864 $783 $828 $1,149 $1,254
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $1,049 $1,075 $980 $1,220 $865 $1,189 $1,277 $1,284 $1,343 $1,593 $1,080 $1,414 $1,814 $1,708 $1,653
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $2,343 $2,886 $1,802 $2,666 $2,766 $2,203 $2,679 $2,885 $2,738 $3,167 $3,109 $3,138 $3,223 $3,133 $3,477
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $1,586 $1,455 $1,238 $1,413 $1,309 $1,406 $1,268 $2,395 $1,346 $1,241 $2,404 $1,502 $1,362 $1,610 $1,547
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $955 $869 $931 $893 $957 $891 $896 $936 $932 $1,005 $958 $1,010 . $1,244 $1,243
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $737 $870 $1,060 $897 $1,116 $802 $815 $908 $809 $1,277 $1,152 $1,109 $1,064 $3,052 $1,308
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $768 $734 $737 $771 $841 $857 $873 $759 $952 $884 $843 $766 $831 $1,093 $1,383
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A $2,045 $2,056 $2,009 $1,768 $2,045 $1,669 $1,697 $1,523 $1,577 $2,180 $2,168 $1,920 $1,844 $1,967 $2,060
M Rails All Other -- C & A $2,043 $4,277 . $1,240 $1,790 $979 $1,079 $1,136 $937 $1,444 $1,264 $515 $978 $1,528 .
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $969 $1,702 $1,003 $1,111 $1,706 $1,283 $945 $1,081 $953 $1,651 $2,019 $1,819 $1,517 $1,951 $1,564
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,166 $1,224 $1,264 $1,542 $1,257 $1,181 $1,099 $1,244 $1,280 $1,300 $1,323 $1,227 $1,718 $1,912 $2,318
M Black Plate -- C & A $730 $731 $781 $791 $735 $735 $798 $804 $773 $907 $801 $926 $969 $1,097 $1,095
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $991 $957 $520 $1,037 . . $531 $531 . . $1,124 $1,254 . $1,367 $1,271
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $1,738 $1,054 $1,404 $1,115 $1,633 $1,673 $1,249 $1,509 $2,084 $1,800 $1,696 $1,837 $1,631 $3,300 $3,717
M Tin Plate -- C & A $951 $984 $983 $958 $949 $969 $979 $1,023 $1,020 $1,007 $1,047 $1,011 $1,048 $1,307 $1,329
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $3,132 $3,613 $3,082 $2,678 $3,652 $3,096 $3,506 $2,997 $3,349 $3,344 $3,203 $4,053 $4,682 $4,525 $6,307
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $829 . $354 $654 $929 $741 . $1,014 $1,420 $1,482 $1,022 $1,305 $1,279 $4,492 $1,763
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $5,372 $4,708 $5,405 $19,466 $3,242 $18,993 $6,193 $7,300 $4,790 $2,486 $4,690 $3,323 $4,174 $3,349 $3,722
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $552 . $550 . $552 . $577 . . $675 . . . . .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A . . . . . $518 $518 . . . . . . $1,025 .
M Steel Piling -- C & A $725 . . . . $942 $725 $941 . . . . . . .
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $5,881 $5,865 $5,214 $4,745 $4,711 $5,212 $5,447 $4,699 $5,070 $5,778 $4,089 $4,501 $5,160 $4,544 $6,200
M Oil Country Goods -- S $6,540 $4,678 $5,335 $4,988 $3,668 $4,597 $4,064 $4,124 $4,213 $6,052 $2,162 $3,809 $5,015 $4,399 $6,448
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $1,415 $1,052 $1,737 $1,258 $1,355 $1,881 $1,347 $1,387 $1,541 $1,484 $1,641 $1,574 $1,572 $1,677 $1,441
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $11,579 $11,022 $9,238 $10,737 $9,164 $12,692 $11,158 $9,179 $14,026 $11,336 $9,154 $8,864 $9,196 $9,624 $9,284
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $8,372 $8,447 $10,093 $7,421 $10,456 $7,877 $8,695 $7,349 $8,074 $8,248 $6,882 $7,118 $7,616 $4,863 $12,106
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $7,558 $7,488 $4,758 $5,664 $6,398 $6,855 $5,256 $6,326 $5,588 $5,269 $5,392 $6,157 $6,418 $6,828 $5,334
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $3,053 $5,741 $2,960 $2,465 $5,086 $3,286 $6,250 $7,047 $6,930 $4,647 $5,849 $6,992 $4,272 $5,984 $4,798
M Wire Drawn -- S $9,522 $13,992 $6,546 $4,508 $12,300 $8,055 $11,262 $10,231 $13,281 $11,728 $10,922 $10,003 $8,809 $12,980 $14,756
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $6,643 $8,419 $4,449 . $4,927 $5,069 $4,021 $4,298 $4,026 $4,601 $5,836 $4,817 $4,922 $21,150 $12,008
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S $6,645 $8,287 . . $4,793 $4,591 $4,454 $4,523 $4,150 $4,532 $5,392 $5,121 $5,096 $5,746 $5,508
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $6,658 $6,137 $5,875 $9,498 $5,367 $5,179 $5,905 $3,188 $6,902 $7,014 $8,670 $6,177 $7,162 $4,975 $21,472
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $2,845 $2,430 $2,323 $3,577 $2,273 $2,634 $2,205 $2,211 $2,748 $2,512 $2,295 $1,726 $2,401 $1,897 $2,393
M Wire Rods -- S $2,268 . . $2,464 $2,555 $2,791 $2,537 . $1,999 $2,527 $3,020 $3,351 $2,298 $3,338 $2,660
M Plates in Coils -- S . . . $1,970 . . $6,137 . . . $7,150 . . . .
M Line Pipe -- S . $13,927 . $8,280 . $3,429 . $4,682 $4,562 . . . $5,543 $209,016 $7,044
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $3,480 $4,549 $1,600 $1,600 $1,904 $1,600 $1,600 . $2,355 $3,081 $3,579 . $4,389 $768,000 .
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $7,436 $3,961 $2,240 . . $11,165 . $68,246 . $3,858 . . . $66,000 .

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: November 18, 2008, with
Licensing data collected through November 18, 2008 and
Final Census data compiled through September 2008
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of census data,including preliminary data
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