U.S. Census Bureau News

U.S. Department of Commerce ( Washington, DC 20230


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10:00 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2007

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Preliminary: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products
November 2007


The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that preliminary November steel imports 
were $2.1 billion (2.1 million metric tons) compared to the preliminary October 
totals of $2.3 billion (2.4 million metric tons).           
	
The October to November change in steel imports, based on metric tonnage, 
reflected a decrease primarily in blooms, billets and slabs.  Monthly changes 
in steel imports reflected a decrease primarily with Brazil.    
   
The year to date final statistics through October 2007 showed steel imports of 
26.2 million metric tons compared to 35.2 million metric tons through October 
2006.  The largest commodity decreases were in blooms, billets, and slabs; hot 
rolled sheets; cold rolled sheets; and hot dipped sheets and strip.  The largest 
country decreases were with Russia and Turkey.  
 
Notes:

The data in this report are preliminary and subject to revisions.

Analysis of recent months for steel product imports indicates 
the value of preliminary data should equal about 96 percent of 
the final value reported in the regular monthly trade statistics 
report.  Preliminary data reported for individual steel categories 
and at the individual country of origin level have been less 
consistently predictive of the final data reported in the regular 
monthly trade statistics. For further details visit the Foreign Trade 
Division web site at: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/.  On the 
web site you can access product by country and country by 
product tables.

The next release is January 29, 2008.