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
  SEP07 OCT07 NOV07 DEC07 JAN08 FEB08 MAR08 APR08 MAY08 JUN08 JUL08 AUG08 SEP08 OCT08 NOV08
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $983 $952 $1,031 $1,039 $1,010 $1,033 $1,086 $1,057 $1,201 $1,251 $1,327 $1,374 $1,398 $1,450 $1,551
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $829 $814 $891 $881 $873 $887 $934 $923 $1,038 $1,102 $1,181 $1,232 $1,297 $1,349 $1,432
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $480 $520 $550 $566 $563 $605 $593 $624 $742 $822 $900 $1,002 $1,047 $1,023 $980
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $1,108 $1,168 $1,122 $1,213 $1,113 $1,085 $1,175 $1,226 $1,243 $1,347 $1,506 $1,510 $1,593 $1,771 $1,726
M Line Pipe -- C & A $1,156 $1,204 $1,222 $1,245 $1,148 $1,237 $1,205 $1,275 $1,304 $1,325 $1,368 $1,371 $1,408 $1,546 $1,491
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $592 $590 $579 $585 $581 $591 $641 $681 $763 $862 $953 $995 $1,007 $967 $955
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $867 $856 $870 $898 $850 $888 $878 $903 $929 $982 $1,035 $1,089 $1,167 $1,172 $1,200
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $867 $877 $886 $899 $944 $932 $972 $974 $1,061 $1,082 $1,144 $1,139 $1,214 $1,222 $1,302
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $619 $612 $602 $586 $648 $651 $704 $710 $860 $975 $1,024 $989 $1,162 $1,262 $1,395
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $878 $1,175 $1,089 $944 $1,090 $1,439 $1,265 $1,411 $1,510 $1,482 $1,392 $1,498 $1,430 $1,708 $1,548
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $816 $846 $942 $1,005 $998 $1,002 $1,009 $1,033 $1,177 $1,173 $1,285 $1,317 $1,353 $1,443 $1,461
M Wire Rods -- C & A $602 $646 $652 $605 $636 $686 $652 $724 $827 $875 $960 $1,023 $1,103 $1,096 $1,020
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $708 $678 $701 $689 $691 $694 $747 $804 $843 $963 $1,030 $1,129 $1,116 $1,162 $1,120
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $598 $640 $661 $699 $638 $648 $690 $753 $811 $861 $966 $997 $1,042 $999 $797
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A $933 $1,002 $962 $1,005 $924 $989 $1,046 $1,053 $1,099 $1,131 $1,232 $1,333 $1,361 $1,430 $1,473
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,060 $1,066 $1,089 $1,057 $1,079 $1,109 $1,189 $1,210 $1,313 $1,383 $1,497 $1,587 $1,627 $1,652 $1,676
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $1,273 $1,352 $1,350 $1,536 $1,467 $1,405 $1,514 $1,546 $1,708 $1,714 $1,877 $1,933 $1,906 $2,045 $2,041
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $925 $916 $942 $1,016 $1,012 $984 $1,070 $1,176 $1,339 $1,358 $1,481 $1,464 $1,391 $1,550 $1,520
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $911 $834 $796 $811 $784 $794 $889 $940 $944 $1,180 $1,222 $1,320 $1,301 $1,340 $1,320
M Tin Plate -- C & A $800 $749 $816 $777 $854 $873 $867 $954 $924 $934 $920 $894 $946 $944 $943
M Rails Standard -- C & A $747 $685 $731 $859 $774 $831 $801 $773 $749 $966 $887 $1,019 $832 $962 $1,139
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $922 $995 $1,006 $939 $972 $1,015 $1,005 $1,165 $1,187 $1,234 $1,199 $1,305 $1,362 $1,480 $1,410
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,628 $1,481 $1,372 $1,650 $1,536 $1,578 $1,546 $1,434 $1,642 $1,848 $1,876 $1,987 $2,053 $1,844 $2,101
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $715 $750 $693 $742 $740 $825 $750 $870 $961 $961 $1,120 $1,144 $1,155 $1,099 $1,054
M Tool Steel -- C & A $2,860 $2,833 $2,530 $2,777 $2,617 $2,848 $3,134 $2,921 $3,201 $3,499 $3,437 $3,210 $3,119 $3,478 $3,708
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $2,490 $2,793 $2,542 $3,013 $2,732 $2,736 $2,644 $3,190 $2,609 $2,796 $3,542 $2,669 $2,614 $2,837 $2,946
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $1,718 $1,441 $2,011 $1,992 $1,441 $2,436 $1,583 $1,728 $2,110 $1,838 $1,600 $1,603 $1,929 $1,956 $2,290
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $1,679 $1,763 $1,757 $1,591 $1,780 $1,723 $1,646 $1,863 $1,913 $1,861 $1,978 $1,937 $1,945 $2,174 $2,270
M Steel Piling -- C & A $1,069 $1,075 $1,134 $1,188 $1,206 $1,228 $1,259 $1,301 $1,373 $1,345 $1,515 $1,566 $1,687 $1,794 $1,744
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $872 $881 $912 $930 $947 $999 $989 $961 $961 $960 $955 $1,004 $1,138 $1,163 $1,147
M Rails All Other -- C & A $637 $918 $619 $674 $914 $741 $642 $1,137 $927 $1,025 $1,142 $687 $861 $826 $1,296
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $735 $719 $697 $736 $879 $778 $883 $938 $981 $1,042 $1,006 $1,009 $1,083 $1,387 $1,336
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $3,614 $3,712 $2,547 $2,829 $2,933 $3,709 $3,713 $3,692 $3,829 $4,272 $3,973 $5,108 $4,213 $4,394 $4,473
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $674 $807 $728 $889 $708 $807 $780 $809 $905 $1,293 $1,162 $1,123 $1,287 $1,158 $1,493
M Black Plate -- C & A $721 $719 $800 $705 $732 $688 $790 $784 $773 $773 $841 $944 $1,051 $1,160 $1,075
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A $1,080 $1,063 $1,168 $1,024 $879 $1,301 $909 $1,091 $1,042 $1,343 $1,075 $1,411 $925 $1,404 $1,060
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A $1,158 $1,346 $1,262 $759 $3,316 $823 $1,805 $1,420 $1,494 $1,778 $1,865 $2,810 $1,487 $1,754 $2,859
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $5,220 $5,403 $4,896 $4,784 $4,888 $4,686 $4,923 $4,919 $5,102 $5,338 $5,186 $5,146 $5,111 $4,767 $3,928
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $4,349 $3,812 $3,378 $3,466 $3,666 $3,723 $3,893 $4,022 $4,133 $4,222 $4,106 $3,991 $3,846 $3,634 $3,473
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $7,421 $8,883 $8,383 $7,497 $8,145 $8,089 $8,509 $7,895 $9,124 $8,753 $8,713 $9,241 $8,876 $8,256 $8,677
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $4,793 $4,718 $4,531 $4,461 $4,847 $4,380 $4,486 $4,558 $4,624 $4,871 $4,833 $4,819 $4,317 $4,211 $4,060
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $6,039 $6,178 $5,138 $5,799 $5,466 $5,457 $5,948 $5,924 $6,223 $6,066 $6,629 $5,857 $5,729 $5,782 $6,142
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $5,937 $5,457 $4,978 $5,785 $5,164 $4,635 $4,868 $5,289 $5,103 $5,201 $5,736 $4,722 $4,634 $4,532 $4,238
M Oil Country Goods -- S $3,364 $4,714 $4,635 $4,947 $3,661 $4,694 $3,622 $4,105 $3,394 $4,226 $2,587 $3,972 $4,605 $3,842 $3,090
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $4,909 $4,973 $5,466 $5,229 $6,241 $4,952 $5,066 $4,844 $5,077 $5,049 $4,892 $4,932 $4,924 $5,028 $6,246
M Wire Drawn -- S $6,647 $6,312 $6,091 $6,093 $6,312 $6,144 $6,550 $6,090 $6,266 $6,613 $6,670 $6,286 $6,225 $6,437 $5,657
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $6,068 $5,922 $4,873 $5,906 $5,723 $5,513 $4,947 $5,615 $6,294 $6,497 $6,067 $6,163 $5,646 $5,919 $6,234
M Plates in Coils -- S $4,978 $5,013 $4,499 $4,676 $5,745 $4,285 $4,727 $4,688 $4,707 $5,194 $4,866 $5,625 $4,730 $5,285 $4,939
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $2,169 $2,203 $2,809 $1,744 $1,811 $2,217 $2,371 $2,097 $1,965 $2,047 $2,506 $2,025 $2,084 $2,119 $1,804
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S $2,906 $4,405 $3,344 $4,089 $3,631 $3,886 $3,893 $3,307 $3,934 $3,320 $4,673 $4,308 $4,185 $3,871 $3,585
M Wire Rods -- S $5,246 $4,775 $4,220 $4,543 $4,532 $4,366 $4,638 $4,359 $4,718 $4,683 $4,592 $4,654 $4,183 $4,168 $1,439
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $5,511 $5,309 $4,953 $5,084 $4,984 $6,514 $5,978 $5,235 $4,796 $4,842 $5,045 $4,783 $4,914 $4,746 $4,850
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S $6,339 $6,649 $6,437 $7,292 $4,971 $4,898 $4,678 $6,101 $5,576 $5,455 $5,715 $5,212 $5,422 $4,901 $4,963
M Line Pipe -- S $1,516 $4,172 $3,126 $1,515 $2,517 $4,493 $5,780 $4,502 $4,998 $15,666 $7,540 $1,854 $6,359 $1,611 $1,500
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $3,228 $5,305 $4,952 $5,393 $4,751 $4,976 $4,962 $4,678 $5,001 $4,036 $6,416 $4,319 $5,826 $2,883 $6,067

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
Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes
 
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