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Get the Facts: Here's how much imported steel, aluminum President Trump's tariffs target

Get the Facts: Here's how much imported steel, aluminum President Trump's tariffs target
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Get the Facts: Here's how much imported steel, aluminum President Trump's tariffs target
President Donald Trump signed proclamations on Monday reinstating a 25% tariff on steel imports and increasing tariffs on aluminum imports to 25%, hitting leading suppliers to the U.S.While the impact of these tariffs is yet to be determined, these are the facts on where and from whom the U.S. imports its steel and aluminum. Viewing in the app? Click here for the best interactive experienceThe U.S. imported around 26 million metric tons of steel in 2024, according to Census Bureau data. These are largely imported from Canada, Brazil and Mexico, which accounted for half of foreign steel combined. The U.S. imported around 5.43 million metric tons of aluminum in 2024, which includes unwrought aluminum, wire, foil, pipes, tubes and more, based on International Trade Administration data.Canada is the largest supplier of aluminum for the U.S. and has brought in around 3.2 million metric tons in 2024. China is the third largest supplier of aluminum and has brought in 222,900 metric tons.While these tariffs target foreign steel, many experts see this as an indirect action aimed at China. The Associated Press has reported in the past that the overproduction of steel in China has flooded the market and suppressed prices. Steel imports from China have declined in the last 10 years, from 2.9 million metric tons in 2014 to around 470,000 metric tons in 2024. China바카라 게임 웹사이트s aluminum imports have also dropped since 2018, staying below 300,000 metric tons in the last five years. The first Trump administration previously imposed 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% tariffs on aluminum in March 2018. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=

President Donald Trump signed on Monday reinstating a 25% tariff on steel imports and increasing tariffs on aluminum imports to 25%, hitting leading suppliers to the U.S.

While the impact of these tariffs is yet to be determined, these are the facts on where and from whom the U.S. imports its steel and aluminum.

Viewing in the app? Click here for the best interactive experience

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The U.S. imported around 26 million metric tons of steel in 2024, according to . These are largely imported from Canada, Brazil and Mexico, which accounted for half of foreign steel combined.

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The U.S. imported around 5.43 million metric tons of aluminum in 2024, which includes unwrought aluminum, wire, foil, pipes, tubes and more, based on .

Canada is the largest supplier of aluminum for the U.S. and has brought in around 3.2 million metric tons in 2024. China is the third largest supplier of aluminum and has brought in 222,900 metric tons.

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While these tariffs target foreign steel, many experts see this as an indirect action aimed at China. The has reported in the past that the overproduction of steel in China has flooded the market and suppressed prices.

Steel imports from China have declined in the last 10 years, from 2.9 million metric tons in 2014 to around 470,000 metric tons in 2024.

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China바카라 게임 웹사이트s aluminum imports have also dropped since 2018, staying below 300,000 metric tons in the last five years.

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The first Trump administration previously imposed 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% tariffs on aluminum in March 2018.