Market Update
September 2017
Rebar licenses through September 14th totaled just 673 tons, plummeting from the year to date, (YTD) average through August of 149,957 tons.
Total Merchant licenses, (representing 10 HTS codes), year to date, (YTD) through September 14th totaled 708,424 tons, down 23.1% from last year’s 921,552 tons.
Wire Rod licenses for the month of September through the 14th, totaled 56,952 tons, plummeting 67.2% from the year to date through August average of 173,561 tons.
August 2017
Total Merchant licenses (representing 10 HTS codes), year to date, (YTD) through August 21st totaled 573,690 tons, down 9.8% from last year’s 636,090 tons.
Wire Rod licenses for the month of August through the 21st, totaled 70,008 tons, plummeting 63.5% from its May, June and July licensed volume of 191,500 tons. On a year to date (YTD), y/y basis licensed import volume was 1,318,808 tons, up 2.7% over the 1,284,126 tons YTD 2016.
Rebar licenses through August 21st totaled just 13,451 tons, plummeting from the May, June and July average of 134,817 tons.