U.S. Fabricated Beam Final Imports: Final fabricated beam imports to the U.S. came in at 58,321 tons in November 2021, increasing 1.6% month over month (m/m).

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

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries in rank order through November. Mexico was the largest exporter of fabricated beams with 20,506 tons this month (35%). Canada was the second-largest exporter with 13,813 tons. Turkey was the third-largest exporter of fabricated beams to the U.S. with 7,662 tons. Together these three exporters accounted for 72% of total fabricated beam imports.

Figure 3 also charts the largest imports by district of entry to the U.S. in rank order. The El Paso, TX port was the largest receiver of fabricated beams this month, receiving 9,439 tons. Laredo, TX was a close second, coming in at 9,368 tons. Houston-Galveston, TX was the third-highest receiver with 6,115 tons. Together, these three districts of entry accounted for 43% of total imports.

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