| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| December 2001 to December 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | December 2001 | December 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,027,348 | 2,488,774 | 22.76% |
| Semi-Finished | 320,849 | 504,881 | 57.36% |
| Finished Products | 1,706,499 | 1,983,892 | 16.26% |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 211,361 | 563,115 | 166.42% |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 343,221 | 170,616 | ( 50.29%) |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 74,350 | 62,277 | ( 16.24%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 155,964 | 212,598 | 36.31% |
| Wire Rod | 232,430 | 401,924 | 72.92% |
| Heavy Structurals | 92,935 | 54,649 | ( 41.20%) |
| Rebar | 44,754 | 26,577 | ( 40.61%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 112,163 | 107,221 | ( 4.41%) |
| Standard Pipe | 80,277 | 68,453 | ( 14.73%) |
| OCTG | 37,188 | 20,175 | ( 45.75%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 11,133 | 9,485 | ( 14.81%) |
| Cold Finished Bars | 17,574 | 20,183 | 14.84% |
| Line Pipe (4) | 78,562 | 62,830 | ( 20.02%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 30,914 | 30,893 | ( 0.07%) |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 1,493 | 1,237 | ( 17.16%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 5,045 | 375 | ( 92.58%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 7,269 | 5,877 | ( 19.14%) |
| Railroad Accessories | 245 | 1,007 | 310.26% |
| Other Rails | 1,494 | 773 | ( 48.25%) |
| Standard Rails | 22,587 | 19,369 | ( 14.24%) |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 9,908 | 8,102 | ( 18.22%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 7,389 | 6,067 | ( 17.90%) |
| Steel Piling | 11,497 | 6,380 | ( 44.51%) |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 24,611 | 29,194 | 18.62% |
| Tin Free | 10,123 | 5,310 | ( 47.54%) |
| Tin Plate | 28,426 | 18,620 | ( 34.50%) |
| Tool Steel | 10,621 | 14,246 | 34.14% |
| Wire Drawn | 42,966 | 56,338 | 31.12% |
| (1) Includes hot-rolled sheet and plate in coils |
| (2) Includes cold-rolled sheet and strip and black plate |
| (3) Includes galvanized hot-dipped, electrolytic and other metal coated sheet and strip |
| (4) Line Pipe includes line pipe > 16 inches in diameter, line pipe <= 16 inches in diameter, and non-specified types of line pipe |
| December 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| January 28, 2003 |
| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| November 2002 to December 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | November 2002 | December 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,519,807 | 2,488,774 | ( 1.23%) |
| Semi-Finished | 652,610 | 504,881 | ( 22.64%) |
| Finished Products | 1,867,197 | 1,983,892 | 6.25% |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 464,241 | 563,115 | 21.30% |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 233,550 | 170,616 | ( 26.95%) |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 65,610 | 62,277 | ( 5.08%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 293,821 | 212,598 | ( 27.64%) |
| Wire Rod | 132,275 | 401,924 | 203.85% |
| Heavy Structurals | 38,807 | 54,649 | 40.82% |
| Rebar | 55,204 | 26,577 | ( 51.86%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 118,542 | 107,221 | ( 9.55%) |
| Standard Pipe | 76,424 | 68,453 | ( 10.43%) |
| OCTG | 42,942 | 20,175 | ( 53.02%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 15,388 | 9,485 | ( 38.36%) |
| Cold Finished Bars | 21,317 | 20,183 | ( 5.32%) |
| Line Pipe (4) | 80,822 | 62,830 | ( 22.26%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 43,300 | 30,893 | ( 28.65%) |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 1,653 | 1,237 | ( 25.16%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 557 | 375 | ( 32.72%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 7,333 | 5,877 | ( 19.85%) |
| Railroad Accessories | 431 | 1,007 | 133.38% |
| Other Rails | 1,565 | 773 | ( 50.63%) |
| Standard Rails | 17,038 | 19,369 | 13.68% |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 3,361 | 8,102 | 141.05% |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 7,140 | 6,067 | ( 15.03%) |
| Steel Piling | 18,830 | 6,380 | ( 66.12%) |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 25,545 | 29,194 | 14.28% |
| Tin Free | 10,482 | 5,310 | ( 49.34%) |
| Tin Plate | 17,033 | 18,620 | 9.32% |
| Tool Steel | 13,905 | 14,246 | 2.45% |
| Wire Drawn | 60,078 | 56,338 | ( 6.23%) |
| (1) Includes hot-rolled sheet and plate in coils |
| (2) Includes cold-rolled sheet and strip and black plate |
| (3) Includes galvanized hot-dipped, electrolytic and other metal coated sheet and strip |
| (4) Line Pipe includes line pipe > 16 inches in diameter, line pipe <= 16 inches in diameter, and non-specified types of line pipe |
| December 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| January 28, 2003 |
| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| January-December 2001 to January-December 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | January-December 2001 | January-December 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 27,350,808 | 29,533,501 | 7.98% |
| Semi-Finished | 5,842,250 | 7,983,013 | 36.64% |
| Finished Products | 21,508,558 | 21,550,489 | 0.19% |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 2,890,017 | 4,483,929 | 55.15% |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 3,069,887 | 1,947,194 | ( 36.57%) |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 854,166 | 764,018 | ( 10.55%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 1,737,877 | 2,379,937 | 36.95% |
| Wire Rod | 2,733,351 | 3,153,501 | 15.37% |
| Heavy Structurals | 893,822 | 656,541 | ( 26.55%) |
| Rebar | 1,595,036 | 1,156,702 | ( 27.48%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 1,328,468 | 1,463,893 | 10.19% |
| Standard Pipe | 1,041,374 | 989,103 | ( 5.02%) |
| OCTG | 890,765 | 443,236 | ( 50.24%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 161,967 | 170,535 | 5.29% |
| Cold Finished Bars | 315,195 | 261,543 | ( 17.02%) |
| Line Pipe (4) | 1,223,509 | 1,014,030 | ( 17.12%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 451,409 | 488,096 | 8.13% |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 24,740 | 20,746 | ( 16.14%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 19,084 | 13,756 | ( 27.92%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 72,133 | 94,332 | 30.78% |
| Railroad Accessories | 10,631 | 13,065 | 22.89% |
| Other Rails | 20,097 | 14,289 | ( 28.90%) |
| Standard Rails | 184,657 | 190,911 | 3.39% |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 99,162 | 64,249 | ( 35.21%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 84,236 | 75,535 | ( 10.33%) |
| Steel Piling | 144,262 | 144,532 | 0.19% |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 407,962 | 351,220 | ( 13.91%) |
| Tin Free | 147,129 | 104,869 | ( 28.72%) |
| Tin Plate | 342,986 | 253,646 | ( 26.05%) |
| Tool Steel | 141,585 | 140,523 | ( 0.75%) |
| Wire Drawn | 623,050 | 696,555 | 11.80% |
| (1) Includes hot-rolled sheet and plate in coils |
| (2) Includes cold-rolled sheet and strip and black plate |
| (3) Includes galvanized hot-dipped, electrolytic and other metal coated sheet and strip |
| (4) Line Pipe includes line pipe > 16 inches in diameter, line pipe <= 16 inches in diameter, and non-specified types of line pipe |
| December 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| January 28, 2003 |
