December marks second slowest month for imports in 2023

December’s import level was slightly lower than an earlier license count had suggested, resulting in December marking the second-slowest month for imports in 2023.

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The US Commerce Department’s preliminary count shows 2,083,360 short tons (st) of steel products entered the country in the last month of 2023. This was a 2% increase from November’s final tally of 2,033,422 st, but a 5% drop from December 2022.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.