US Imports of Steel Mill Products
FROM CHINA

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
  DEC10 JAN11 FEB11 MAR11 APR11 MAY11 JUN11 JUL11 AUG11 SEP11 OCT11 NOV11 DEC11 JAN12 FEB12
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $1,733 $1,739 $1,884 $1,543 $1,557 $1,389 $1,510 $1,466 $1,494 $1,542 $1,468 $1,740 $1,686 $1,564 $1,397
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $1,229 $1,250 $1,293 $1,177 $1,164 $1,079 $1,167 $1,156 $1,193 $1,261 $1,239 $1,428 $1,354 $1,279 $1,217
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $714 $724 $855 $811 $760 $816 $841 $864 $826 $796 $768 $782 $804 $760 $711
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $1,417 $1,292 $1,344 $1,305 $1,232 $1,498 $1,186 $1,359 $1,452 $1,379 $1,510 $1,646 $1,917 $1,496 $1,588
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $854 $735 $918 $952 $864 $903 $995 $949 $997 $976 $1,017 $1,039 $1,008 $1,013 $947
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metallic Coat -- C & A $944 $911 $980 $946 $987 $998 $1,067 $1,096 $1,068 $1,081 $971 $1,088 $1,058 $1,019 $1,046
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $1,408 $1,297 $1,390 $1,257 $1,241 $1,232 $1,223 $1,309 $1,340 $1,449 $1,403 $1,458 $1,451 $1,352 $1,256
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $1,456 $1,529 $1,483 $1,550 $1,512 $1,788 $1,788 $1,721 $1,946 $1,742 $1,683 $1,950 $1,890 $1,800 $1,847
M Line Pipe -- C & A $977 $961 $1,103 $916 $1,255 $1,097 $964 $1,127 $1,122 $1,144 $1,196 $1,567 $1,151 $1,029 $1,445
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $998 $939 $906 $998 $1,028 $1,048 $1,062 $1,062 $1,053 $1,027 $1,070 $1,014 $1,011 $1,021 $1,043
M Tool Steel -- C & A $3,551 $3,158 $4,788 $2,853 $4,466 $2,604 $3,207 $3,881 $3,428 $3,606 $4,070 $3,708 $3,626 $4,256 $3,009
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $831 $820 $823 $877 $920 $966 $1,016 $1,053 $1,034 $1,028 $1,016 $1,349 $1,021 $1,178 .
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $1,959 $1,161 $1,388 $1,677 $1,211 $1,795 $1,278 $1,379 $1,387 $1,204 $1,733 $1,257 $1,193 $1,292 $1,597
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $2,135 $2,738 $2,015 $1,341 $1,839 $1,290 $1,772 $1,413 $1,959 $2,269 $1,380 $2,096 $1,777 $2,103 $2,267
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $1,441 $1,054 . . $1,279 $1,248 $1,018 $977 . $856 $915 $993 $792 . .
M Tin Plate -- C & A $962 $939 $941 $1,062 $1,006 $1,054 $1,043 $1,049 . . $1,031 $1,015 $1,026 $1,008 $1,041
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $1,444 $4,888 $950 $954 $1,000 $1,047 $1,563 $1,482 $1,028 $1,136 $2,807 $2,778 $2,987 $1,981 $603
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $1,602 $1,373 $1,313 $1,320 $1,359 $1,682 $1,674 $1,876 $1,539 $1,358 $1,388 $1,759 $1,862 $1,662 $1,600
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $1,918 $2,498 $1,485 $1,193 $2,543 $2,108 $1,393 $1,290 $2,175 $1,534 $1,851 $1,272 $2,544 $1,884 $4,159
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $1,702 $2,004 $1,140 $1,593 $1,314 $1,363 $1,304 $1,694 $1,511 $1,880 $1,708 $1,822 $1,596 $1,630 $1,549
M Rails Standard -- C & A . $880 $795 $814 $859 $865 . $952 $865 $939 $933 $991 $974 $997 $1,013
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,612 $1,498 $1,780 $1,588 $1,125 $1,514 $1,612 $1,619 $1,470 $1,505 $1,444 $1,658 $1,420 $1,369 $1,771
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $1,494 $1,220 $1,399 $2,274 $2,708 $2,209 $1,738 $1,587 $2,515 $1,975 $1,600 $1,551 $1,530 $2,009 $2,047
M Rails All Other -- C & A $672 $946 $926 $975 $952 $725 $879 . $779 $962 $997 $1,019 $1,017 $863 $886
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $1,142 $1,866 $2,269 $854 $923 $1,064 $1,150 $1,065 $986 $1,047 $982 $1,201 $947 $946 $1,740
M Black Plate -- C & A $766 $795 $788 $808 $835 $844 $878 $896 $878 $893 $846 $848 $876 $830 .
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $1,946 $1,490 $1,616 $2,285 $2,097 $2,135 $2,150 $2,396 $2,878 $2,078 $2,180 $2,341 $2,060 $2,266 $2,498
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $839 $845 . . $923 $949 $1,085 $1,084 $1,037 $1,038 . $1,326 $1,037 . .
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $2,071 $1,174 $1,128 $1,606 $1,313 $1,729 $2,450 $1,396 $3,649 $1,677 $3,428 $1,395 $1,645 $2,466 $1,071
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A $1,203 $979 $1,188 $1,206 $974 $1,317 $851 $1,009 $1,722 $1,109 $1,115 $1,094 $1,186 $1,205 $1,234
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $2,147 $2,670 $2,200 $1,917 $2,176 $2,759 $2,199 $2,186 $2,148 $2,119 $2,580 $2,946 $2,931 $3,601 $1,957
M Steel Piling -- C & A $746 $730 $751 $859 $887 . . . . $775 . $1,049 $1,166 $15,588 .
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $11,600 $9,356 $8,704 $10,189 . $8,937 $739 $8,117 $12,176 $1,669 $4,717 $9,876 $8,474 $11,050 $8,730
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A . $718 . . $960 $939 . $3,111 $718 $2,506 $718 $1,039 . $435 .
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $440 . . . . $1,241 $20,000 . $3,968 . . $994 $1,621 $758 $145
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A . $809 . $2,457 . $2,191 $809 $1,266 $1,647 $1,253 $1,067 . $1,272 $1,152 .
M Wire Rods -- C & A $1,739 $1,499 $750 $1,685 . $1,721 $1,775 . $1,265 . $850 . . $1,528 $1,279
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $3,662 $3,544 $3,802 $3,921 $3,829 $3,992 $4,168 $4,045 $4,204 $4,180 $4,181 $4,112 $4,478 $4,297 $4,028
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $3,327 $3,169 $3,279 $3,425 $3,333 $3,476 $3,775 $3,617 $3,326 $3,386 $3,287 $3,116 $3,025 $2,937 $2,834
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $6,253 $6,377 $6,222 $6,173 $6,633 $6,767 $6,361 $6,775 $6,508 $7,156 $6,988 $7,334 $7,699 $7,421 $6,732
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $3,592 $3,716 $3,928 $4,126 $4,338 $3,930 $3,971 $3,747 $4,552 $4,381 $3,650 $3,626 $3,315 $3,446 $3,396
M Wire Drawn -- S $3,662 $3,606 $3,542 $4,047 $4,295 $3,656 $3,953 $5,254 $4,417 $4,440 $4,357 $3,801 $3,932 $3,581 $3,718
M Line Pipe -- S $9,330 $5,163 $4,624 $4,879 $5,041 $5,601 $6,005 $6,373 $6,895 $6,442 $6,090 $6,843 $6,541 $3,373 $6,901
M Wire Rods -- S $2,242 $1,945 $1,970 $1,852 $1,876 $2,159 $2,895 $2,216 $2,665 $2,447 $2,527 $3,325 $2,677 $2,032 $2,888
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $4,772 $4,673 $4,464 $5,177 $4,811 $4,820 $6,114 $5,323 $4,611 $6,500 $5,164 $4,480 $5,944 $4,686 $5,164
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $4,333 $3,974 . $2,999 $4,078 $6,683 $3,310 $4,182 $4,342 $4,492 $4,406 $4,307 $5,397 $3,743 $4,750
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $2,042 $2,383 $5,232 $3,984 $3,776 $2,581 $2,944 $2,204 $2,471 $1,885 $3,287 $3,748 $3,340 $3,561 $6,045
M Oil Country Goods -- S $6,345 $8,217 $8,591 $6,383 $4,808 $6,288 $5,412 $7,820 $7,287 $9,705 $6,160 $6,031 $7,819 $10,114 $6,841
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $9,526 $6,816 $8,476 $4,540 $3,500 $5,478 $9,639 $10,935 $11,673 $11,411 $6,005 $6,877 $8,735 $7,182 $4,403
M Plates in Coils -- S $4,122 $3,151 $3,268 $3,308 $3,730 $3,756 $3,732 $3,708 $3,634 $3,496 $3,450 $2,715 $2,634 $3,042 $3,071
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S $4,144 . . . . . . . $4,146 . $4,143 $4,143 $3,130 $1,325 .
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S $10,089 $9,028 $4,688 $14,460 $5,545 $10,200 $9,670 $4,484 $5,121 $8,123 $8,118 $7,845 $7,843 $5,840 .
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $3,366 $1,993 . . $2,575 $3,870 $3,502 $3,546 . $3,835 . . $1,509 $3,996 $10,970
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S . . . $5,106 $5,400 $4,450 $4,449 $3,766 . $4,448 . . $6,025 . $201,667
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- S $7,198 . . . . . . $7,201 $20,030 . . . $7,203 . .
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S . . . . $5,160 . $3,905 $4,134 $3,946 . . . . $166,667 .

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: February 10, 2012, with
Licensing data collected through February 10, 2012 and
Final Census data compiled through December 2011
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
Data extracted from the import licenses are not official Census data
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