| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| October 2001 to October 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | October 2001 | October 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,646,448 | 2,687,096 | 1.54% |
| Semi-Finished | 677,380 | 849,636 | 25.43% |
| Finished Products | 1,969,069 | 1,837,460 | ( 6.68%) |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 301,923 | 451,046 | 49.39% |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 277,934 | 170,610 | ( 38.61%) |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 77,002 | 59,476 | ( 22.76%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 178,977 | 244,907 | 36.84% |
| Wire Rod | 329,451 | 214,482 | ( 34.90%) |
| Heavy Structurals | 65,875 | 42,445 | ( 35.57%) |
| Rebar | 139,914 | 41,519 | ( 70.33%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 123,052 | 143,699 | 16.78% |
| Standard Pipe | 77,928 | 93,039 | 19.39% |
| OCTG | 49,466 | 46,645 | ( 5.70%) |
| Light Shaped Bars | 12,280 | 16,108 | 31.18% |
| Cold Finished Bars | 28,061 | 23,842 | ( 15.03%) |
| Line Pipe (4) | 82,282 | 82,781 | 0.61% |
| Mechanical Tubing | 36,721 | 45,820 | 24.78% |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 2,789 | 1,766 | ( 36.67%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 680 | 630 | ( 7.35%) |
| Pressure Tubing | 6,638 | 7,097 | 6.92% |
| Railroad Accessories | 361 | 1,120 | 209.83% |
| Other Rails | 826 | 1,283 | 55.47% |
| Standard Rails | 12,245 | 5,487 | ( 55.19%) |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 3,728 | 3,719 | ( 0.24%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 6,496 | 5,944 | ( 8.50%) |
| Steel Piling | 6,122 | 8,780 | 43.43% |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 30,681 | 27,153 | ( 11.50%) |
| Tin Free | 13,016 | 6,207 | ( 52.31%) |
| Tin Plate | 36,643 | 18,570 | ( 49.32%) |
| Tool Steel | 13,221 | 13,914 | 5.24% |
| Wire Drawn | 54,759 | 59,371 | 8.42% |
| (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 |
| October 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| November 26, 2002 |
| U.S. IMPORTS: STEEL MILL PRODUCTS |
| September 2002 to October 2002 Comparisons |
| Quantities in Metric Tons |
| All Grades |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
| AISICAT | September 2002 | October 2002 | % CHANGE |
| Steel Mill Products | 2,935,846 | 2,687,096 | ( 8.47%) |
| Semi-Finished | 593,325 | 849,636 | 43.20% |
| Finished Products | 2,342,521 | 1,837,460 | ( 21.56%) |
| Hot-Rolled Steel (1) | 528,115 | 451,046 | ( 14.59%) |
| Cold-Rolled Steel (2) | 175,224 | 170,610 | ( 2.63%) |
| Cut-to-Length Plate | 81,816 | 59,476 | ( 27.31%) |
| Corrosion Resistant Steel (3) | 232,093 | 244,907 | 5.52% |
| Wire Rod | 600,980 | 214,482 | ( 64.31%) |
| Heavy Structurals | 54,981 | 42,445 | ( 22.80%) |
| Rebar | 82,864 | 41,519 | ( 49.90%) |
| Hot-Rolled Bars | 124,252 | 143,699 | 15.65% |
| Standard Pipe | 67,102 | 93,039 | 38.65% |
| OCTG | 39,111 | 46,645 | 19.26% |
| Light Shaped Bars | 13,542 | 16,108 | 18.95% |
| Cold Finished Bars | 22,338 | 23,842 | 6.73% |
| Line Pipe (4) | 109,386 | 82,781 | ( 24.32%) |
| Mechanical Tubing | 35,849 | 45,820 | 27.81% |
| Pipe and Tubing, NEC | 1,976 | 1,766 | ( 10.64%) |
| Pipe for Piling | 294 | 630 | 113.85% |
| Pressure Tubing | 7,460 | 7,097 | ( 4.86%) |
| Railroad Accessories | 1,342 | 1,120 | ( 16.55%) |
| Other Rails | 657 | 1,283 | 95.34% |
| Standard Rails | 16,749 | 5,487 | ( 67.24%) |
| Electrical Sheets & Strip | 5,670 | 3,719 | ( 34.41%) |
| Stainless Pipe & Tubing | 5,550 | 5,944 | 7.10% |
| Steel Piling | 10,976 | 8,780 | ( 20.01%) |
| Structural Pipe & Tube | 27,728 | 27,153 | ( 2.07%) |
| Tin Free | 8,082 | 6,207 | ( 23.19%) |
| Tin Plate | 17,098 | 18,570 | 8.61% |
| Tool Steel | 12,848 | 13,914 | 8.29% |
| Wire Drawn | 58,435 | 59,371 | 1.60% |
| (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 |
| October 2002 figures based on preliminary data |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce |
| November 26, 2002 |
| COUNTRY=ALL COUNTRIES |
