Steel Imports Down 17% Year-to-Date through November

December 30, 2019

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 1,541,000 net tons (NT) of steel in November 2019, including 1,311,000 net tons (NT) of finished steel (down 29.9% and 12.5%, respectively, vs. October final data). Through the first eleven months of 2019, total and finished steel imports are 26,332,000 and 19,675,000 net tons (NT), down 17.3% and 18.1%, respectively, vs. the same period in 2018. Annualized total and finished steel imports in 2019 would be 28.7 and 21.5 million NT, down 14.8% and 16.5%, respectively, vs. 2018. Finished steel import market share was an estimated 15% in November and is estimated at 19% over the first eleven months of 2019.

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