According to preliminary statistics data released by the US Department of Commerce, the total US rebar imports reached 63,030 tonnes in December 2022, up by 10% from November and up by 5.4% from December 2021.
In terms of value, total reinforcing steel imports amounted to $52.6 million in December 2022, compared to $49.8 million in November and $51.4 million in December 2021.
The United States imported the most considerable amount of reinforcing steel from Algeria in December, at 24,521 tonnes, compared to 13,308 tonnes in November and 25,245 tonnes in December 2021.
Other major sources of rebar imports in December include Mexico at 20,282 tonnes, Canada at 11,895 tonnes, Turkey at 3,350 tonnes and the Dominican Republic at 1,733 tonnes.
