Exports: Iron, steel less than 600 mm wide
Iron, steel less than 600 mm wide, the No. 485 export by value totaled $19.71 million for the month of December, $292.51 million in 2019, and $319.14 million for all of 2018, the latest annual data available, according to U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by WorldCity. Need more details? Read more
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Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Ambassador Bridge, Mich. | $79.04 M |
| 2 | Port Laredo | $41.74 M |
| 3 | Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY | $18.82 M |
| 4 | Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, Calif. | $18.13 M |
| 5 | El Paso Border Crossing, Texas | $15.25 M |
| 6 | Nogales Border Crossing, Ariz. | $13.27 M |
| 7 | Port of Virginia | $13.15 M |
| 8 | Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, Mich. | $12.7 M |
| 9 | Pharr International Bridge in Texas | $10.7 M |
| 10 | Brownsville International Bridges | $8.43 M |
U.S. exports of Iron, steel less than 600 mm wide decreased 8.34 percent through December 2019 to $292.51 million
U.S. exports of Iron, steel less than 600 mm wide decreased 8.34 percent from $319.14 million to $292.51 million in 2019 when compared to 2018, according to WorldCity analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.
The category ranked 485 in 2019 among the roughly 1,265 export commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 483 for the last full year with a total value of $319.14 million, a $6.49 million, 2.08 percent increase from the 2017 total.
Through December of 2019 the top trade partners were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 China, No. 4 Italy and No. 5 Germany. The leading gateways were No. 1 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, Mich., No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 4 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, Calif. and No. 5 El Paso Border Crossing, Texas.
In the last previous full year, the top trade partners were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 China and No. 5 Italy. The leading gateways were No. 1 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, Mich., No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Port of Virginia, No. 4 Port of New York and No. 5 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY.
Top Countries
| Rank | Country | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | $124,797,136 |
| 2 | Canada | $117,083,783 |
| 3 | China | $8,460,414 |
| 4 | Italy | $8,270,978 |
| 5 | Germany | $5,119,392 |
| 6 | South Korea | $3,783,708 |
| 7 | France | $3,700,904 |
| 8 | Japan | $3,618,548 |
| 9 | Belgium | $2,544,413 |
| 10 | Slovakia | $2,022,155 |
January – December 2019
Top Districts
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | $24,476,010 |
| 2 | Laredo | $17,248,891 |
| 3 | New York City | $9,842,045 |
| 4 | San Diego | $8,772,938 |
| 5 | Norfolk | $8,537,232 |
| 6 | Buffalo | $8,108,103 |
| 7 | El Paso | $6,723,885 |
| 8 | Phoenix/Nogales | $5,418,598 |
| 9 | Los Angeles | $2,666,142 |
| 10 | Low Value Shipments | $2,076,792 |
Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five of 2019 were:
Highlights for the top five ports:
- Detroit Ambassador Bridge, Mich. rose 16.92 percent compared to last year to $79.04 million.
- Port Laredo rose 5.29 percent compared to last year to $41.74 million.
- Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY fell 15.96 percent compared to last year to $18.82 million.
- Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, Calif. fell 7.49 percent compared to last year to $18.13 million.
- El Paso Border Crossing, Texas rose 0.71 percent compared to last year to $15.25 million.
There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.
Highlights for the top five foreign markets:
- U.S. exports to No. 1 Mexico increased $1.17 million, 0.95 percent, (42.66 percent of all shipments).
- U.S. exports to No. 2 Canada increased $6.19 million, 5.58 percent, (40.03 percent market share).
- U.S. exports to No. 3 China decreased $6.03 million, 41.61 percent, (2.89 percent market share).
- U.S. exports to No. 4 Italy decreased $2.24 million, 21.31 percent, (2.83 percent market share).
- U.S. exports to No. 5 Germany decreased $18.35 million, 78.19 percent, (1.75 percent of all shipments).
All totaled, 90.16 percent of all these Iron, steel less than 600 mm wide exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets in 2019. That is equal to $263.73 million of the $292.51 million total.
All totaled, 59.13 percent of all these Iron, steel less than 600 mm wide exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports in 2019. That is equal to $172.97 million of the $292.51 million total