US Finish Flat Steel Imports Fall 7% in Oct'19
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--United State's finished flat steel imports fell by 7.4% M-o-M in Oct'19 against Sep'19 registered an import volume of 985,751 MT.
--Country's' Semi finished steel import has observed a fall by 4.9M-o-M.
--Imports of ferrous scrap by US moved down by 22% M-o-M in Oct'19.
--On the other hand iron ore import volumes have sharply rose to 444,952 MT in Oct'19 against Nov'19 by 50.8% M-o-M.
--Finish long steel import volumes rose to 229,836 MT up 3.2% M-o-M in Oct'19.
| Commodity | Sub Commodity | October'19 | September'19 | % Change M-o-M |
| Finish Flat | Pipes and Tubes | 296,541 | 363,120 | -18.3 |
| Galvanised Steel | 268,235 | 268,154 | 0 | |
| HRC/Plate | 194,950 | 202,716 | -3.8 | |
| Electrical Steel | 113,198 | 91,416 | 23.8 | |
| CRC | 84,785 | 106,191 | -20.2 | |
| Others | 28,041 | 32,936 | -14.9 | |
| Total Finish Flat | 985,751 | 1,064,533 | -7.4 | |
| Semi Finish | Pig Iron | 392,436 | 445,466 | -11.9 |
| Billet | 236,639 | 215,868 | 9.6 | |
| Total Semi Finish | 629,075 | 661,334 | -4.9 | |
| Iron Ore | Pellet/Concentrate | 231,877 | 85,426 | 171.4 |
| Fines/Lumps | 213,075 | 209,603 | 1.7 | |
| Total Iron Ore | 444,952 | 295,029 | 50.8 | |
| Total Ferrous Scrap | 266,386 | 340,374 | -21.7 | |
| Finish Long | Rebar | 127,679 | 132,915 | -3.9 |
| Structure | 68,921 | 57,396 | 20.1 | |
| Wire Rod | 33,236 | 32,499 | 2.3 | |
| Total Finish Long | 229,836 | 222,810 | 3.2 | |
| Ferro Alloy | Ferro Manganese | 19,501 | 25,196 | -22.6 |
| Ferro Silico Manganese | 7,474 | 36,392 | -79.5 | |
| Total Ferro Alloy | 26,976 | 61,588 | -56.2 | |
| Total Graphite Electrode | 6,078 | 5,190 | 17.1 | |
Qty in MT
Source: SteelMint, Customs
