US flat products imports unchanged between April and May at 840k tonnes

by Jessica Wagner on June 9, 2016

in Data

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports were unchanged month-on-month at 841,000 short tons in April and in May. Flat products imports in May 2015 were 1,160,000 tons and in May 2014 they were 1,087,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first five months of 2016 were 31% lower than in the same period last year, with hot rolled showing the strongest decline at 36%.

SIMA US import licenses and actuals, flat products
January 2013 to May 2016

short tons