'Exports of steel for the year to date period continue to run ahead of 2009, by 35.6% through 10 months.' Many markets for American made steel consume high value products, such as the Asian market, whose imports of American steel were nearly 40% either alloy or stainless products,' concluded Phelps.
Total Steel exports in October 2010 were 995.1 thousand tons compared to 988. 3 thousand tons in September 2010, a 0.7% increase, and a 1.2% increase compared to October 2009. According to year-to-date figures, exports increased'35.6% compared to 2009 or from 7.4 million tons in 2009 to 10.1 million tons in 2010.