Steel Imports Down 14% Year-to-Date through August

Washington, D.C. – Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 2,000,000 net tons (NT) of steel in August 2019, including 1,783,000 net tons (NT) of finished steel (down 34.0% and 3.4%, respectively, vs. July final data). Through the first eight months of 2019, total and finished steel imports are 20,668,000 and 15,321,000 net tons (NT), down 13.6% and 15.9%, respectively, vs. the same period in 2018. Annualized total and finished steel imports in 2019 would be 31.0 and 23.0 million NT, down 8.1% and 10.6%, respectively, vs. 2018. Finished steel import market share was an estimated 19% in August and is estimated at 20% over the first eight months of 2019.

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