US Steel Imports in 2016

Steel

US steel imports fell by 5.1 Mt year-on-year to a three-year low of 30.0 Mt in 2016 following sharp annual declines in shipments from China (-1.4 Mt to 0.8 Mt), the EU (-1.2 Mt to 4.3 Mt), South Korea (-1.0 Mt to 3.4 Mt) and Brazil (-0.9 Mt to 3.9 Mt), according to preliminary US Census Bureau data. December imports were an eight-month low of 2.4 Mt.