The USA imported 3.4 million tons of steel in May, including 2.6 million tons of finished steel, according to Census Bureau data and the American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington. Total steel imports were up 2.5 percent compared with April, while finished imports increased 1.8 percent.
For the year to date, total imports of 15.7 million tons were up 22.2 percent compared with 2016, while finished steel imports increased 14.2 percent. Finished steel import market share was estimated at 27 percent in May, and is 26 percent for the year to date.