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October 11, 2013
Analysis of Imports by Groups, Regions and Importing Countries
Written by Brett Linton
SMU has received a number of questions about the overall level of imports into the U.S. For example, 33.5 million tons in 2012 sounds like a lot. We don’t see this magnitude on the flat rolled side. Could someone please explain what product forms the imports are coming in and where they are coming from? This article addresses those questions.
The following table shows imports by major product category. The data is in millions of short tons (MT).
