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January 9, 2015
November Steel Exports Analysis
Written by Brett Linton
With the higher value of the U.S. dollar versus other steel trading nation’s currencies, we are seeing exports of steel in November as down slightly over October. November steel exports totaled 953,828 net tons (865,299 metric tons), down 5.6 percent over October but up 1.6 percent from November 2013 (all products). Here is a breakdown of flat rolled and plate exports for the month of November:
Cut plate exports declined 5.2 percent from October to November to 102,843 tons, but were up 2.3 percent compared to levels one year prior.
