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Imports
highest in nearly a year
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the United
States imported a total of 2,072,000 net tons (NT) of steel in
April, inlcuding 1,672,000 NT of finished steel. This was the
highest monthly total since January 2009. Annualized total and
finished steel imports in 2010 would be 22.1 and 17.5 million
NT, respectively.
Key finished steel products with significant
import increases in April 2010 compared to March include all
other metallic sheet and strip (up 128 percent), reinforcing
bars (up 101 percent), oil country goods (up 32 percent), line
pipe (up 20 percent) and plates in coils (up 20 percent).
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