U.S. Steel Merchant Final Imports: Final merchant imports to the U.S. came in at 46,783 tons in October 2021, decreasing 1% month over month (m/m).

Figure 1 further breaks down total merchant imports from January 2019 – October 2021. When looking at the current year, we see that imports reached their peak last month at 47,282 tons.

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries in rank order through October. Mexico and Canada, combined, account for 90% of the total this month. Mexico was the largest exporter to the U.S. with 25,156 tons; Canadian imports came in at 16,879 tons.

Figure 3 charts the largest imports by district of entry into the U.S. in rank order. Laredo, TX was the largest receiver of merchants this month, receiving 17,790 tons of the total. Detroit, MI was next, coming in at 10,453 tons, while El Paso, TX was the third-largest receiver, coming in at 6,191 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 74% of all U.S. merchant imports.

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