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Shipments of steel and aluminum from both U.S. and Canadian service centers increased in May compared with the prior month, according to the latest report from the Metals Service Center Institute, Rolling Meadows, Ill.
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U.S. steel imports increased 12.1 percent in April, compared with the year-ago month, according to the American Institute for International Steel, Alexandria, Va. Imports totaled 3.8 million tons in April, up 12.7 percent from March.
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U.S. steel mills shipped 7.8 million net tons of steel in April, reported the American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington. Steel shipments for the month were down 6 percent from March and up 5 percent from April 2017.
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U.S. imports and exports of brass mill products increased in April compared with the corresponding 2017 period, reports the Copper and Brass Fabricators Council, Washington. Imports totaled 44.8 million pounds in April, an 8.2 percent increase. Exports climbed 18 percent to 19.9 million pounds.
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Service center shipments of red metal products increased 6.9 percent in April, compared with the same month in 2017, reports the Copper and Brass Servicenter Association.
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in May, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management, Tempe, Ariz.
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World crude steel production totaled 148.3 million metric tons in April, a 4.1 percent increase over the year-ago month, reports Brussels-based World Steel Association. Total production through April is up 4 percent to 575.2 million tons, compared with 553.1 million tons through the first four months of 2017.
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The U.S. imported 3.7 million net tons of steel and 1.9 million net tons of finished steel in April, reports the Washington, D.C.-based American Iron and Steel Association. Total steel imports were up 12.1 percent, while finished steel imports were up 15.1 percent.
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![Brass Mill Imports Up, Exports Down in March]()
U.S. imports of brass mill products increased in March, while exports declined, reports the Washington-based Copper and Brass Fabricators Council. Imports of brass mill products totaled 42.8 million pounds for the month, a 7 percent increase over March 2017. Exports decreased 9.3 percent year over year to 22.6 million pounds.
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U.S. service center steel shipments in April increased 13 percent from the same month in 2017. Steel inventories increased 8.5 percent from year-ago levels.
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