U.S. Steel Merchant Final Imports: Final merchant imports to the U.S. came in at 39,203 tons in December 2023, increasing 13% month over month (m/m).

Figure 1 further breaks down total merchant imports from January 2022 – December 2023.

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries in rank order through December. Mexico and Canada, combined, account for 87% of the total this month. Mexico was the largest exporter to the U.S. with 17,914 tons; Canadian imports came in at 16,176 tons.

Figure 3 also 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 14,890 tons of the total. Detroit, MI was next, coming in at 8,337 tons, while Buffalo, NY was the third-largest receiver, coming in at 4,604 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 71% of all U.S. merchant imports.

Please note the format of Figure 2 and Figure 3 has changed. Countries are listed alphabetically left to right and month/year is on the y-axis. There are listed totals YTD for each country and district of entry, respectively.

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