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November 7, 2015
September Steel Exports Down 21.5 Percent Over Last Year
Written by Brett Linton
September steel exports totaled 811,582 net tons (736,256 metric tons), down 1.8 percent over August and down 21.5 percent from September 2014. Total September figures are below both the thee month moving average (3MMA, average of July 2015 through September 2015 figures) and the twelve month moving average (12MMA, average of October 2014 through September 2015 data).
Total exports to Canada were 393,325 net tons and exports to Mexico were 330,025 tons. Total NAFTA exports accounted for 723,350 or 89.1 percent of all September exports. Here is a breakdown of flat rolled and plate exports:
