After healthy growth in March, U.S. fastener imports and exports fell in April.
U.S. fastener exports of iron and steel fasteners (HTS Code: 7318) dropped 4% to $330.25 million in April, according to Zepol data analyzed by GlobalFastenerNews.com.
The top five consumers of U.S. fastener exports in April were Mexico (down 3.1% month-to-month to $111.3 million); Canada (up 3.8% to $90.6 million);China (down 6.5% to $15.7 million); the UK (down 14.8% to $13.2 million); and Germany (down 9.6% to $9.4 million).(…)
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