US steel export

Steel Exports Grew in August

Exports of steel from the United States increased in August by 13.1 percent over July, according to a report from the American Institute for International Steel. The month-to-month increase is encouraging news in an industry that has been in a deep and prolonged slump. Exports in August fell 40.6 percent compared with a year ago.

U.S. exporters shipped 800,000 tons of steel in August, 2009. In July, they shipped 707,000 tons. In August, 2008, they shipped 1.3 million tons.