| U.S.
IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| January-December
2000 to January-December 2001 Comparisons |
| Quantities
in Metric Tons |
| All
Grades |
| AISICAT |
January-December
2000 |
January-December
2001 |
%
CHANGE |
| Steel
Mill Products |
34,433,707 |
27,224,752 |
(
20.94%) |
| Semi-Finished |
7,761,825 |
5,728,751 |
(
26.19%) |
| Finished
Products |
26,671,881 |
21,496,000 |
(
19.41%) |
|
Hot-Rolled Steel (1) |
6,832,286 |
2,889,370 |
(
57.71%) |
|
Cold-Rolled Steel (2) |
2,924,830 |
3,069,257 |
4.94% |
|
Cut-to-Length Plate |
897,046 |
853,836 |
(
4.82%) |
|
Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) |
2,067,815 |
1,737,564 |
(
15.97%) |
|
Wire Rod |
2,695,683 |
2,733,205 |
1.39% |
|
Heavy Structurals |
1,761,563 |
893,879 |
(
49.26%) |
|
Rebar |
1,514,859 |
1,593,593 |
5.20% |
|
Hot-Rolled Bars |
1,583,915 |
1,328,013 |
(
16.16%) |
|
Standard Pipe |
1,154,850 |
1,040,512 |
(
9.90%) |
|
OCTG |
653,401 |
888,980 |
36.05% |
| Light
Shaped Bars |
319,026 |
161,963 |
(
49.23%) |
| Cold
Finished Bars |
372,887 |
315,096 |
(
15.50%) |
| Line
Pipe (4) |
808,795 |
1,223,509 |
51.28% |
| Mechanical
Tubing |
510,022 |
451,063 |
(
11.56%) |
| Pipe
and Tubing, NEC |
24,983 |
24,727 |
(
1.02%) |
| Pipe
for Piling |
34,217 |
15,643 |
(
54.28%) |
| Pressure
Tubing |
51,333 |
71,904 |
40.07% |
| Railroad
Accessories |
6,980 |
10,631 |
52.32% |
| Other
Rails |
28,007 |
20,097 |
(
28.24%) |
| Standard
Rails |
214,354 |
184,640 |
(
13.86%) |
| Electrical
Sheets & Strip |
111,250 |
98,786 |
(
11.20%) |
| Stainless
Pipe & Tubing |
87,756 |
84,049 |
(
4.22%) |
| Steel
Piling |
182,102 |
144,262 |
(
20.78%) |
| Structural
Pipe & Tube |
476,375 |
407,899 |
(
14.37%) |
| Tin
Free |
167,523 |
147,122 |
(
12.18%) |
| Tin
Plate |
358,827 |
342,551 |
(
4.54%) |
| Tool
Steel |
162,450 |
141,024 |
(
13.19%) |
| Wire
Drawn |
668,742 |
622,826 |
(
6.87%) |
|
| U.S.
IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| December
2000 to December 2001 Comparisons |
| Quantities
in Metric Tons |
| All
Grades |
|
COUNTRY=ALL
COUNTRIES
|
| AISICAT |
December
2000 |
December
2001 |
%
CHANGE |
| Steel
Mill Products |
2,141,705 |
1,901,291 |
(
11.23%) |
| Semi-Finished |
488,111 |
207,350 |
(
57.52%) |
| Finished
Products |
1,653,594 |
1,693,941 |
2.44% |
|
Hot-Rolled Steel (1) |
295,771 |
210,714 |
(
28.76%) |
|
Cold-Rolled Steel (2) |
190,010 |
342,591 |
80.30% |
|
Cut-to-Length Plate |
46,362 |
74,019 |
59.65% |
|
Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) |
156,478 |
155,651 |
(
0.53%) |
|
Wire Rod |
253,808 |
232,284 |
(
8.48%) |
|
Heavy Structurals |
94,617 |
92,991 |
(
1.72%) |
|
Rebar |
54,814 |
43,310 |
(
20.99%) |
|
Hot-Rolled Bars |
98,466 |
111,708 |
13.45% |
|
Standard Pipe |
88,181 |
79,415 |
(
9.94%) |
|
OCTG |
64,020 |
35,402 |
(
44.70%) |
| Light
Shaped Bars |
15,558 |
11,129 |
(
28.46%) |
| Cold
Finished Bars |
28,556 |
17,475 |
(
38.81%) |
| Line
Pipe (4) |
38,178 |
78,562 |
105.78% |
| Mechanical
Tubing |
35,363 |
30,568 |
(
13.56%) |
| Pipe
and Tubing, NEC |
2,073 |
1,480 |
(
28.60%) |
| Pipe
for Piling |
321 |
1,604 |
399.80% |
| Pressure
Tubing |
5,048 |
7,039 |
39.46% |
| Railroad
Accessories |
2,213 |
245 |
(
88.91%) |
| Other
Rails |
2,118 |
1,494 |
(
29.49%) |
| Standard
Rails |
17,677 |
22,570 |
27.68% |
| Electrical
Sheets & Strip |
9,500 |
9,532 |
0.33% |
| Stainless
Pipe & Tubing |
6,843 |
7,202 |
5.25% |
| Steel
Piling |
10,940 |
11,497 |
5.09% |
| Structural
Pipe & Tube |
29,081 |
24,548 |
(
15.59%) |
| Tin
Free |
16,104 |
10,116 |
(
37.18%) |
| Tin
Plate |
32,083 |
27,991 |
(
12.75%) |
| Tool
Steel |
13,887 |
10,060 |
(
27.56%) |
| Wire
Drawn |
45,523 |
42,742 |
(
6.11%) |
| U.S.
IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| November
2001 to December 2001 Comparisons |
| Quantities
in Metric Tons |
| All
Grades |
|
COUNTRY=ALL
COUNTRIES
|
| AISICAT |
November
2001 |
December
2001 |
%
CHANGE |
| Steel
Mill Products |
2,567,931 |
1,901,291 |
(
25.96%) |
| Semi-Finished |
658,689 |
207,350 |
(
68.52%) |
| Finished
Products |
1,909,242 |
1,693,941 |
(
11.28%) |
|
Hot-Rolled Steel (1) |
252,372 |
210,714 |
(
16.51%) |
|
Cold-Rolled Steel (2) |
272,759 |
342,591 |
25.60% |
|
Cut-to-Length Plate |
100,474 |
74,019 |
(
26.33%) |
|
Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) |
159,739 |
155,651 |
(
2.56%) |
|
Wire Rod |
267,134 |
232,284 |
(
13.05%) |
|
Heavy Structurals |
72,182 |
92,991 |
28.83% |
|
Rebar |
160,891 |
43,310 |
(
73.08%) |
|
Hot-Rolled Bars |
124,304 |
111,708 |
(
10.13%) |
|
Standard Pipe |
78,353 |
79,415 |
1.35% |
|
OCTG |
61,121 |
35,402 |
(
42.08%) |
| Light
Shaped Bars |
17,335 |
11,129 |
(
35.80%) |
| Cold
Finished Bars |
26,122 |
17,475 |
(
33.10%) |
| Line
Pipe (4) |
83,002 |
78,562 |
(
5.35%) |
| Mechanical
Tubing |
38,198 |
30,568 |
(
19.97%) |
| Pipe
and Tubing, NEC |
2,296 |
1,480 |
(
35.52%) |
| Pipe
for Piling |
5,664 |
1,604 |
(
71.67%) |
| Pressure
Tubing |
7,591 |
7,039 |
(
7.26%) |
| Railroad
Accessories |
486 |
245 |
(
49.54%) |
| Other
Rails |
3,771 |
1,494 |
(
60.39%) |
| Standard
Rails |
12,994 |
22,570 |
73.69% |
| Electrical
Sheets & Strip |
7,746 |
9,532 |
23.05% |
| Stainless
Pipe & Tubing |
6,944 |
7,202 |
3.71% |
| Steel
Piling |
16,208 |
11,497 |
(
29.06%) |
| Structural
Pipe & Tube |
27,961 |
24,548 |
(
12.21%) |
| Tin
Free |
12,037 |
10,116 |
(
15.96%) |
| Tin
Plate |
31,942 |
27,991 |
(
12.37%) |
| Tool
Steel |
10,218 |
10,060 |
(
1.54%) |
| Wire
Drawn |
49,398 |
42,742 |
(
13.47%) |
|
|
| (1)
Includes hot-rolled sheet and plate in coils |
| (2)
Includes cold-rolled sheet and strip and black plate |
| (3)
Includes galvanized hot-dipped, electrolytic and other metal
coated sheet and strip |
| (4)
Line Pipe includes line pipe > 16 inches in diameter, line
pipe <= 16 inches in diameter, and non-specified types of
line pipe |
| December
2001 figures based on preliminary data |
|
|
| Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce |
| January
29, 2002 |
|
