U.S. Steel Merchant Final Imports: Final merchant imports to the U.S. came in at 44,561 tons in June 2021, increasing 6% month over month (m/m).

Figure 1 further breaks down total merchant imports from January 2019 – June 2021. When looking at the current year, we see that imports reached their peak in March at 44,908 tons, just slightly above this month’s tonnage.

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries in rank order through June. Mexico and Canada, combined, account for 83% of the total this month. Canada was the largest exporter with 19,092 tons; Mexican imports came in at 17,803 tons.

Figure 3 charts the largest imports by district of entry into the U.S. in rank order. Detroit, MI was the largest receiver of merchants this month, receiving 12,583 tons of the total (28%). Laredo, TX was next, coming in at 10,440 tons, while El Paso, TX was the third-largest receiver, coming in at 6,734 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 67% of all U.S. merchant imports.

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