U.S. steel imports decrease by 21.2% year-on-year in 2020
2021-02-04 11:30:55 [Print]
According to a report compiled by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) based on preliminary data released by the US Census Bureau, the US steel imports in December 2020 were 1.49 million short tons (1.36 million tons), an increase of 9% from the previous month. Among them, the import volume of finished steel was 1.34 million short tons, an increase of 13.5% from the previous month.
In December, the United States imported the most finished steel from South Korea with 222,000 short tons, a 75% increase from the previous month; 86,000 short tons of finished steel from the Netherlands, a 69% increase from the previous month; 66,000 short tons from Germany, stable month-on-month; 56,000 short tons from Japan, an increase of 21% from the previous month.
The report shows that for the whole year of 2020, US steel imports amounted to 22.02 million short tons, a year-on-year decrease of 21.2%. Among them, the import volume of finished steel was 16.14 million short tons, a year-on-year decrease of 23.3%.
In December, the United States imported the most finished steel from South Korea with 222,000 short tons, a 75% increase from the previous month; 86,000 short tons of finished steel from the Netherlands, a 69% increase from the previous month; 66,000 short tons from Germany, stable month-on-month; 56,000 short tons from Japan, an increase of 21% from the previous month.
The report shows that for the whole year of 2020, US steel imports amounted to 22.02 million short tons, a year-on-year decrease of 21.2%. Among them, the import volume of finished steel was 16.14 million short tons, a year-on-year decrease of 23.3%.
