根据美国统计局在星期三公布的初步数据，美国在11月进口了210万吨钢铁产品，比10月份进口量少了10%。11月进口成品钢材165万吨，比前一个月下跌的13%。估计到11月份进口的成品钢材市场份额占到20%，而到现在为止是22%。
与10月份相比，11月钢卷板进口增长了15%，螺纹钢进口增加了10%。今年迄今为止与去年同期相比进口有增长的产品包括：定尺板（增长61％）;板卷（增长37％）;线管（增长31％）;热轧条（增长28％）;和石油国家的商品（增长22％）。
美国最大的海外钢铁供应商是韩国，11月从韩国进口的钢铁有19.3万吨（比10月减少了10%）， 其次是日本，11月从日本进口11.5万吨（减少6%）；从荷兰进口的钢铁增长84%达到10.8万吨；从中国进口钢铁8.2万吨（减少29%）；从印度进口钢铁6.6万吨（减少49%）。
According to preliminary Census Bureau data released Wednesday, the US imported 2.1 million net tons (nt) of steel products in November, reflecting a 10 percent drop from October final data. Finished steel imports were 1.65 million nt in November, a 13 percent decline from the previous months. Year-to-date, finished steel import market share in November was an estimated 20 percent, and is 22 percent year-to-date.
Compared to October, plates in coils imports were up 15 percent in November and rebar imports rose 10 percent. Year-to-date import increases versus the same period last year include: cut length plates (up 61 percent); plates in coils (up 37 percent); line pipe (up 31 percent); hot rolled bar (up 28 percent); and oil country goods (up 22 percent).
Korea was the US' largest offshore steel supplier in November with 193,000 nt (down 10 percent from October), followed by Japan with 115,000 nt (down 6 percent); the Netherlands with 108,000 nt (up 84 percent); China with 82,000 nt (down 29 percent); and India with 66,000 nt (up 49 percent).
