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The American Iron and Steel Association (AISI) compiled a report based on preliminary data released by the US Census Bureau that the imports of steel in December were 1.494 million short tons (1.3553 million tons), an increase of 9% from a month earlier. Among them, the finished steel imports of 1.34 million short tons, an increase of 13.5% from a month earlier.
In December, the United States imported the largest number of finished steel from South Korea, 222,000 short tons, a 75 % increase from a month earlier; Imports of 86,000 short tons of finished steel from the Netherlands, an increase of 69% from a month earlier; Imports of 66,000 short tons from Germany, the same the previous month; Imports of 56,000 short tons from Japan, an increase of 21% from a month earlier.
The report shows that in 2020, the US steel imports were 22.019 million short tons, down 21.2% from a year earlier. Among them, the finished steel imports were 16.139 million short tons, a decrease of 23.3% from a year earlier.
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