| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| November 2001 to November 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | November 2001 | November 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,567,931 | 2,352,965 | ( 8.37%) |
| Semi-Finished | 658,689 | 610,394 | ( 7.33%) |
| Finished Products | 1,909,242 | 1,742,572 | ( 8.73%) |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 252,372 | 433,373 | 71.72% |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 272,759 | 218,286 | ( 19.97%) |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 100,474 | 59,333 | ( 40.95%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 159,739 | 267,179 | 67.26% |
| Wire Rod | 267,134 | 127,387 | ( 52.31%) |
| Heavy Structurals | 72,182 | 38,241 | ( 47.02%) |
| Rebar | 160,891 | 48,512 | ( 69.85%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 124,304 | 117,581 | ( 5.41%) |
| Standard Pipe | 78,353 | 65,027 | ( 17.01%) |
| OCTG | 61,121 | 39,356 | ( 35.61%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 17,335 | 14,486 | ( 16.43%) |
| Cold Finished Bars | 26,122 | 20,590 | ( 21.18%) |
| Line Pipe (4) | 83,002 | 75,189 | ( 9.41%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 38,198 | 37,949 | ( 0.65%) |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 2,296 | 1,644 | ( 28.38%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 5,664 | 576 | ( 89.82%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 7,591 | 6,848 | ( 9.79%) |
| Railroad Accessories | 486 | 431 | ( 11.31%) |
| Other Rails | 3,771 | 1,456 | ( 61.40%) |
| Standard Rails | 12,994 | 16,924 | 30.24% |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 7,746 | 3,332 | ( 56.98%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 6,944 | 6,909 | ( 0.51%) |
| Steel Piling | 16,208 | 18,829 | 16.18% |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 27,961 | 25,475 | ( 8.89%) |
| Tin Free | 12,037 | 9,969 | ( 17.19%) |
| Tin Plate | 31,942 | 15,965 | ( 50.02%) |
| Tool Steel | 10,218 | 11,605 | 13.58% |
| Wire Drawn | 49,398 | 60,121 | 21.71% |
| (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 |
| November 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| December 24, 2002 |
| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| October 2002 to November 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | October 2002 | November 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,743,581 | 2,352,965 | ( 14.24%) |
| Semi-Finished | 851,159 | 610,394 | ( 28.29%) |
| Finished Products | 1,892,422 | 1,742,572 | ( 7.92%) |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 465,926 | 433,373 | ( 6.99%) |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 174,220 | 218,286 | 25.29% |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 62,358 | 59,333 | ( 4.85%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 253,164 | 267,179 | 5.54% |
| Wire Rod | 215,998 | 127,387 | ( 41.02%) |
| Heavy Structurals | 42,800 | 38,241 | ( 10.65%) |
| Rebar | 41,519 | 48,512 | 16.84% |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 150,040 | 117,581 | ( 21.63%) |
| Standard Pipe | 95,062 | 65,027 | ( 31.60%) |
| OCTG | 55,330 | 39,356 | ( 28.87%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 17,271 | 14,486 | ( 16.12%) |
| Cold Finished Bars | 24,086 | 20,590 | ( 14.52%) |
| Line Pipe (4) | 86,316 | 75,189 | ( 12.89%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 46,472 | 37,949 | ( 18.34%) |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 1,842 | 1,644 | ( 10.71%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 598 | 576 | ( 3.63%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 7,258 | 6,848 | ( 5.65%) |
| Railroad Accessories | 1,193 | 431 | ( 63.86%) |
| Other Rails | 1,283 | 1,456 | 13.42% |
| Standard Rails | 5,487 | 16,924 | 208.43% |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 3,719 | 3,332 | ( 10.41%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 5,950 | 6,909 | 16.12% |
| Steel Piling | 8,780 | 18,829 | 114.46% |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 27,175 | 25,475 | ( 6.26%) |
| Tin Free | 6,207 | 9,969 | 60.59% |
| Tin Plate | 18,601 | 15,965 | ( 14.17%) |
| Tool Steel | 14,142 | 11,605 | ( 17.94%) |
| Wire Drawn | 59,626 | 60,121 | 0.83% |
| (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 |
| November 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| December 24, 2002 |
