US iron, steel trade imbalance shrinks
Mar 08, 2013 | 05:08 PM
| Corinna Petry
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Trade balance,
iron and steel,
metallurgical coal,
scrap,
ores,
copper,
aluminum,
Alliance for American Manufacturing
IHS Global Insight
CHICAGO — The gap between iron and steel mill product imports and exports fell 12 percent in January vs. December as imports exceeded exports by just $574 million, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data.
But after two years of monthly trade surpluses, copper recorded a $153-million deficit in January, with imports rising 34.6 percent and exports falling 8.3 percent from the previous month.....
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