US iron and steel trade deficit jumps 64% in Nov.

Jan 13, 2011 | 07:42 AM | Corinna Petry

U.S. metals trade was mixed in November, with iron and steel posting a wider deficit while copper saw its surplus grow.

The U.S. iron and steel mill product trade deficit widened to $264 million in November, a 64-percent jump from $161 million the previous month, pushing the 11-month deficit to just over $4 billion vs. $1.46 billion in the same period in 2009, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data released Thursday. ....





Latest Pricing Trends

Poll

Do you think steel mills will succeed in their efforts to stop selling at a discount to the CRU index?

Yes
No
It’s too early to tell


View previous results

AMM Events