US Imports of Steel Mill Products
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Quantity in Metric Tons
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'C & A' = Carbon and Alloy products, 'S' = Stainless products

Graph Product Census Data Preliminary
Census Data		 License Data
  SEP07 OCT07 NOV07 DEC07 JAN08 FEB08 MAR08 APR08 MAY08 JUN08 JUL08 AUG08 SEP08 OCT08 OCT08 NOV08
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products 86,063 99,617 96,965 80,030 149,157 80,494 131,203 190,525 107,959 113,818 172,459 158,718 114,166 141,951 177,133 111,843
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products 81,987 93,566 90,128 74,228 143,627 75,283 126,847 185,181 101,986 108,816 165,549 151,863 108,311 135,236 171,249 105,178
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A 5,076 4,032 5,914 . 5,353 . 21,931 25,329 1,768 16,622 13,696 35,293 15,237 16,430 16,430 .
M Line Pipe -- C & A 1,652 25,063 7,218 14,988 14,197 4,317 8,941 12,808 17,528 10,911 14,837 23,755 8,176 19,436 27,928 11,304
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A 2,058 1,265 601.0 272.7 1,614 402.1 585.3 2,359 1,374 3,373 8,500 5,747 15,224 18,118 26,413 12,716
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A 11,687 10,511 11,041 15,818 16,640 10,430 15,671 18,744 12,406 15,737 15,314 14,786 12,352 9,602 14,740 12,407
M Rails Standard -- C & A 14,078 2,707 12,032 796.4 11,320 15,179 21,055 18,957 17,825 11,419 23,059 11,331 8,366 11,211 11,240 12,264
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A 196.7 534.8 . 358.5 37,047 240.7 382.9 37,268 903.5 1,202 35,165 1,520 284.1 22,606 22,606 653.5
M Wire Rods -- C & A 10,099 11,103 10,655 8,596 7,407 9,387 9,054 12,902 7,529 6,481 9,736 7,553 8,247 5,172 11,490 6,851
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A 5,494 4,696 5,066 3,739 5,584 4,056 4,568 5,314 4,510 4,282 5,458 8,044 3,491 5,997 7,304 6,926
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A 1,242 1,586 1,428 624.2 3,300 707.1 3,445 2,048 3,399 3,130 1,995 6,285 5,723 2,931 2,963 5,726
M Tool Steel -- C & A 2,427 2,358 3,243 3,496 4,124 3,279 3,341 5,325 3,936 2,855 3,937 3,793 4,346 3,071 3,419 2,389
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A 5,296 3,142 1,890 2,329 1,452 851.6 3,113 6,250 468.1 2,639 1,750 3,584 3,710 3,401 6,225 4,048
M Wire Drawn -- C & A 4,169 5,322 4,813 3,662 4,766 4,893 5,102 4,988 4,819 3,763 5,090 3,925 2,769 3,503 3,054 3,446
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A 3,031 2,831 1,495 3,319 3,760 3,343 2,842 3,895 3,278 2,571 4,032 3,700 4,137 1,736 3,666 3,221
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A 2,139 2,571 5,132 2,678 4,069 1,945 3,430 3,154 3,410 3,058 2,123 2,713 2,584 2,043 2,490 3,284
M Standard Pipe -- C & A 689.6 1,473 3,087 1,462 2,112 1,575 5,178 550.3 2,465 3,776 640.3 2,258 3,749 733.2 1,729 1,920
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A 252.9 1,935 1,091 2,393 1,790 1,963 1,544 2,640 2,452 1,556 1,553 4,183 . 2,266 2,266 2,942
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A 1,931 3,242 3,053 3,029 6,451 1,771 2,650 2,192 1,590 2,138 4,427 2,905 1,449 1,741 1,829 1,908
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A 673.9 667.8 923.7 1,803 1,347 3,272 1,444 8,287 661.8 3,046 5,689 2,931 729.3 1,632 1,901 4,814
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A 1,097 668.9 765.3 292.3 321.0 811.6 882.0 1,819 633.3 502.3 479.3 911.9 2,002 1,388 1,136 1,272
M Plates in Coils -- C & A 1,413 1,409 2,380 1,590 711.6 716.8 615.9 2,079 490.3 2,546 1,034 1,595 1,929 597.4 637.6 1,027
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A 401.9 758.5 717.3 20.0 1,845 413.4 1,228 2,766 2,351 893.1 3,137 914.9 1,130 2.90 4.92 391.3
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A 793.8 456.3 1,632 943.5 623.7 812.9 4,123 2,663 3,146 1,026 494.5 555.5 666.1 585.0 452.6 822.6
M Rails All Other -- C & A 32.6 4.04 . 15.0 11.7 885.9 301.1 142.1 1,124 11.6 134.5 1,018 571.7 41.1 45.9 1.18
M Black Plate -- C & A 1,776 1,513 362.8 393.6 1,588 1,776 987.7 458.1 2,194 423.0 484.5 710.3 295.5 220.4 206.0 567.8
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A 546.8 766.8 521.8 175.3 629.3 506.3 680.1 690.4 637.7 744.3 682.1 491.5 374.6 138.2 126.1 121.8
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A 412.1 338.0 485.6 373.8 222.5 588.2 320.1 472.0 200.7 534.8 537.7 328.4 294.5 276.1 194.8 238.5
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A 97.8 188.8 145.0 206.8 161.2 151.1 204.4 326.2 203.9 182.8 307.6 213.9 221.3 190.4 170.6 157.7
M Tin Plate -- C & A 355.8 304.4 117.7 109.2 62.9 322.4 136.5 77.0 92.3 341.2 351.1 238.0 167.6 64.6 170.1 205.0
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A 59.7 1,751 32.3 478.5 . . 70.1 28.7 . . 753.6 417.0 . . 162.1 863.6
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A 39.7 358.2 329.4 207.4 1,538 56.5 228.9 577.4 527.2 154.9 29.3 118.5 13.9 92.1 97.7 70.3
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A 41.8 . 929.7 51.5 12.5 101.9 . 5.49 52.6 19.6 113.3 33.8 63.3 1.94 8.45 46.5
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A 2,710 . 3,017 . 3,554 . 2,767 . . 2,867 . . . . . 2,564
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A . . . . . 10.5 10.6 . . . . . . . 133.8 .
M Steel Piling -- C & A 6.13 . . . . 509.4 5.53 56.9 . . . . . . . .
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products 4,075 6,051 6,837 5,801 5,530 5,210 4,356 5,343 5,972 5,002 6,909 6,855 5,855 6,715 5,883 6,664
M Oil Country Goods -- S 1,106 3,403 2,278 2,207 2,811 2,056 1,267 1,802 2,249 1,531 3,140 3,436 2,815 3,546 2,329 4,093
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S 1,255 471.1 847.9 698.3 893.6 1,007 1,076 1,483 1,643 1,426 1,242 1,384 1,076 1,705 1,690 943.5
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S 754.9 757.5 1,071 646.4 517.0 468.2 661.5 674.6 610.0 890.0 1,064 825.4 629.4 543.4 708.0 963.5
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S 334.8 505.7 335.8 461.1 429.7 553.4 484.2 442.5 408.7 287.7 570.1 444.9 370.8 315.0 596.9 301.2
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S 152.1 420.8 741.3 119.8 346.4 235.2 469.6 346.4 423.5 396.3 349.1 367.9 387.1 320.1 318.7 202.0
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S 235.8 340.2 1,323 1,415 275.0 538.3 154.4 174.8 152.1 78.9 251.9 163.6 206.4 113.8 117.4 72.7
M Wire Drawn -- S 98.5 53.9 140.6 201.4 71.2 140.7 154.4 169.5 107.0 112.1 153.8 107.3 141.6 84.9 64.6 36.8
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S 11.2 16.7 32.3 . 62.1 53.0 28.8 146.6 268.0 173.2 30.3 58.8 105.2 . 1.83 0.34
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S 11.5 5.43 21.0 7.30 44.5 34.9 7.14 18.7 18.1 24.6 6.41 42.2 32.4 24.0 19.2 3.53
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S 30.0 19.2 . . 29.6 89.7 4.61 34.8 39.7 46.9 49.1 6.62 57.8 9.78 9.15 12.1
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S 26.7 22.7 14.9 18.9 24.5 21.5 13.4 32.4 7.65 18.6 13.1 13.1 6.44 24.4 20.8 7.84
M Line Pipe -- S . 6.95 . 1.05 . 1.99 . 16.3 34.6 . . . 14.2 4.78 0.24 10.2
M Wire Rods -- S 37.7 . . 16.1 17.1 2.40 11.0 . 3.31 2.43 16.6 4.43 8.12 6.15 6.15 17.0
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S 4.56 25.8 21.5 . . 5.02 . 0.28 . 8.91 . . . 16.1 0.55 .
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S 14.9 1.51 8.34 5.77 6.90 2.25 3.48 . 6.53 3.95 1.86 . 3.45 0.53 0.00 .
M Plates in Coils -- S . . . 2.39 . . 18.8 . . . 19.3 . . . . .

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: December 2, 2008, with
Licensing data collected through December 2, 2008 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through October 2008
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of Census data, including peliminary data
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