US aluminium plates, sheets and bars import for January’22 hikes by 33.17% Y-o-Y

In January 2022 a total of 112,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars was imported to the United States. On a month-on-month scale a growth of 3,000 tonnes or 2.75 percent was witnessed. As per the USGS data, for December 2021 the total amount of aluminium plates, sheets and bars imported to the US stopped at 109,000 tonnes, which was followed by a month-on-month plunge of 10,000 tonnes or 8.40 percent from 119,000 tonnes in November 2021.

In January 2022 the total amount of aluminium plates, sheets and bars imported to the United States was recorded at 112,000 tonnes, which on a year-on-year calculation augmented by 27,900 tonnes or 33.17 percent from 84,100 tonnes in January 2021.

For the complete year of 2021, the total amount of aluminium plates, sheets and bars imported to the US halted at 1290,000 tonnes.

China shipped the highest amount of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to US for January 2022. The amount was recorded at 17,600 tonnes which on a month-on-month scale surged by 600 tonnes or 3.52 percent from 17,000 tonnes in January 2021. On a year-on-year forefront, there was a huge jump of 10,640 tonnes or 152.87 percent from 6,960 tonnes in January 2021.

In January 2022 a total of 33,100 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars was exported from the United States, which on a month-on-month scale declined by 7,400 tonnes or 18.27 percent from 40,500 tonnes in December 2021. Also, on a year-on-year calculation a slump of 22,800 tonnes or 40.78 percent was recorded from 55,900 tonnes in January 2021.