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May 2, 2012
Warehouse shipments of copper and brass products were down 8.1 percent in March compared to the same month the previous year, according to the Copper and Brass Servicenter Association, Overland Park, Kansas. Distributors shipped 23.3 million pounds during the month, compared to 25.5 million pounds in March 2011.
The shipments were off 1.6 percent from February’s total of 24.0 million pounds.
Copper shipments decreased 5.6 percent in March from a year ago to 10.6 million pounds. Alloy shipments saw a 10.1 percent drop to 12.8 million pounds. Compared to February, total copper shipments were down 4.7 percent, while alloy shipments were up 1.2 percent.
For the year to date, total copper shipments were up 6.4 percent to 32.6 million pounds, and alloy shipments were down 1.5 percent to 38.3 million pounds. Total warehouse shipments remained ahead of last year’s pace, up 2.0 percent compared to the first three months of 2010.
Among product lines, 200 series brass plate and other plate saw the biggest year-over-year gains in March, up 49.9 and 93.8 percent, respectively. Copper pipe, up 12.1 percent, was the only other product to show a gain in March compared to the previous year. The biggest decline was experienced in copper plate, which fell 39.6 percent to 541,000 pounds.
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