U.S. Fabricated Beam Final Imports: Final fabricated beam imports to the U.S. came in at 53,946 tons in December 2021, decreasing 7.5% month over month (m/m).

Figure 1 breaks down total fabricated beam imports from January 2019 – December 2021. When looking at the current year, we see that fabricated beam imports reached their peak in November at 58,321 tons.

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries in rank order through December. Mexico was the largest exporter of fabricated beams with 14,535 tons this month (27%). Canada was the second-largest exporter with 12,667 tons. Turkey was the third-largest exporter of fabricated beams to the U.S. with 7,339 tons. Together these three exporters accounted for 64% of total fabricated beam imports.

Figure 3 also charts the largest imports by district of entry to the U.S. in rank order. The Houston-Galveston port was the largest receiver of fabricated beams this month, receiving 11,711 tons. Laredo, TX was second, coming in at 7,940 tons. El Paso, TX was the third-highest receiver with 5,378 tons. Together, these three districts of entry accounted for 46% of total imports.

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