China Iron and Steel Industry Editor: Han Jing reported: the United States metal service center reached 7.53 million tons of steel stocks, growth of 1.8%, an increase of 30% at the end of September, 2010.

U.S. service centers September shipments of 3.17 million tons, compared with growth of 23.9% over the same period in 2009, a decline of 0.9%. Calculated according to the number of days supply, 9 at the end of the steel stocks was 2.4 months supply, 8-end supply of 2.3 months. 9 the end of 2009 the supply of 2.3 months.

From Jan to Sep, 2010 the cumulative U.S. service center shipments of 26.8 million tons, an increase of 19.8%.