According to statistics, the US imported 199,000 short tonnes of steel long products in June 2012, falling by 17% MoM in comparison of 239,000 short tonnes in May 2012.
Among them, the imports of merchant bars decreased substantially by 40% MoM and that of rebar dropped by 12% MoM.
Meanwhile, the country's imports of steel long products are expected to remain flat from the June's level based on the imports up to July 18th 2012 at 101,000 tonnes.