US Line Pipe Imports Displayed Some Startling Changes in The Latest June Data

US line pipe imports displayed some startling changes in the latest June data available from the US Department of Commerce. Overall line pipe import levels rose by about 18% from May's final figure to June's preliminary figure of 195,457 tonnes. Imports from high-volume supplier Korea doubled from May to June, Steel Briefing finds. June imports from Korea totaled 62,275 t compared with 30,931 t in May. South Africa, Italy and China posted similarly impressive increases. Imports from South Africa rose from just 293 t in May to 10,093 t in June; imports from China rose from 1,289 t to 9,889 t; and Italy's rose from 676 t to 11,460 t in the same comparison. Conversely, imports from Canada fell from 27,265 t in May to 17,642 t in June. Likewise, imports from India fell from 19,495 to 1,852 t; imports from Japan fell from 22,387 t to 14,574 t, and imports from Greece fell from 16,310 t to 78 t. Source: steelbb.com