根據(jù)美國統(tǒng)計(jì)局在星期三公布的初步數(shù)據(jù)，美國在11月進(jìn)口了210萬噸鋼鐵產(chǎn)品，比10月份進(jìn)口量少了10%。11月進(jìn)口成品鋼材165萬噸，比前一個(gè)月下跌的13%。估計(jì)到11月份進(jìn)口的成品鋼材市場份額占到20%，而到現(xiàn)在為止是22%。

    與10月份相比，11月鋼卷板進(jìn)口增長了15%，螺紋鋼進(jìn)口增加了10%。今年迄今為止與去年同期相比進(jìn)口有增長的產(chǎn)品包括：定尺板（增長61％）;板卷（增長37％）;線管（增長31％）;熱軋條（增長28％）;和石油國家的商品（增長22％）。

    美國最大的海外鋼鐵供應(yīng)商是韓國，11月從韓國進(jìn)口的鋼鐵有19.3萬噸（比10月減少了10%）， 其次是日本，11月從日本進(jìn)口11.5萬噸（減少6%）；從荷蘭進(jìn)口的鋼鐵增長84%達(dá)到10.8萬噸；從中國進(jìn)口鋼鐵8.2萬噸（減少29%）；從印度進(jìn)口鋼鐵6.6萬噸（減少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).