According to final census data from theUSDepartment of Commerce,USimports of structuralpipeand tube totaled 33,194 mt in December 2022, up 13.6 percent from November and up 3.1 percent from December 2021 levels. By value, structuralpipeand tube imports totaled $49.1 million in December 2022, compared to $49.6 million in November and $72.7 million in December 2021.
TheUSimported the most structuralpipeand tube from Canada in December, with 14,067 mt, compared to 17,657 mt in November and 4,331 mt in December 2021. Other top sources of imported structuralpipeand tube in December include South Korea, with 7,979 mt; Mexico, with 6,887 mt; and China, with 1,046 mt.