U.S. Exports Of Iron And Steel Products

TABLE 5
U.S. EXPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS¹

(Thousand metric tons)

	2013		2014
Steel mill products:
Ingots, blooms, billets, and slabs	443		289
Wire rods	144	^r	138
Structural shapes, heavy	1,010		765
Steel piling	19		13
Plates, cut lengths	1,200		1,330
Plates, in coils	644		568
Rails, standard	107		122
Rails, other	85		65
Railroad accessories	44		41
Bars, hot-rolled	552		577
Bars, light-shaped	101		88
Bars, concrete reinforcing	494		483
Bars, cold-finished	150		158
Tool steel	99		98
Pipe and tubing, standard pipe	74		89
Pipe and tubing, oil country goods	397		492
Pipe and tubing, line pipe	526		296
Pipe and tubing, mechanical tubing	103		99
Pipe and tubing, stainless	45		46
Pipe and tubing, nonclassified	372		351
Pipe and tubing, structural	259		232
Pipe for piling	17		20
Wire	163		164
Tin mill products, blackplate	4		7
Tin mill products, tinplate	125		130
Tin mill products, tin free steel	12		13
Sheets, hot-rolled	941		895
Sheets, cold-rolled	896		870
Sheets and strip, hot-dip galvanized	1,200		1,250
Sheets and strip, electrogalvanized	351		338
Sheets and strip, other metallic coated	266		289
Sheets and strip, electrical	102		88
Strip, hot-rolled	257		207
Strip, cold-rolled	306		318
Total	11,500		10,900
Fabricated steel products:
Structural shapes, fabricated	440		414
Rails, used	4		2
Railroad products	152		201
Wire rope	18		21
Wire, stranded products	39		37
Wire, other products	114		147
Springs	190		176
Nails and staples	24		26
Fasteners	431		474
Chains and parts	44		49
Grinding balls	135		144
Pipe and tube fittings	44		40
Other²	240		328
Total	1,880		2,060
Grand total	13,400		13,000
Cast iron and steel products:
Cast steel pipe fittings	23		23
Cast iron pipe and fittings	90		136
Cast steel rolls	1		(3)
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5-Continued
U.S. EXPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS¹

	2013		2014
Cast iron and steel products-Continued:
Cast grinding balls⁴	47		54
Granules, shot and grit⁵	36		41
Other castings	86		88
Total-	283		342
^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes shapes cold formed, sashes and frames, fence and sign post, architectural
and ornamental work, and conduit.
³Less than - unit.-
⁴Cast grinding balls [Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS)-
code 7325.91.000].
⁵Granule, shot and grit (HTS code 7205.10.000).

Sources: American Iron and Steel Institute and the U.S. International Trade Commission.