US’ steel coils imports drop in Jan
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Update time : 2021-03-08 17:34:19
According to the preliminary Census Bureau data from the US Department of Commerce (USDOC), the US imported around 74,000 tons of steel coils in January, dropping by 12.2% compared to the previous month and also sliding by 3.3% from the same month a year ago.
Among them, the imports from Canada accounted for the largest proportion, totaling roughly 66,000 tons, a month-on-month increase of 36.5% and a year-on-year decrease of 5.5%. Other import sources included South Korea (around 6,900 tons) and Japan (around 1,200 tons).
The import value was roughly US$52 million during the period, down by 0.95% month on month while rising by 18.1% year on year.
