StatWatch: U.S. Stone Imports, January 2013

March 27, 2013

SLATE

VALUE
Total: $4.5 million (-2.8%)
Sector leader: China @ $2.5 million (+9.1%)

Backfill: Recovery remains uneven with slate, with down-sliding again from India ($1.1 million, -17.0%), Brazil ($398,955, -3.4%) and the United Kingdom ($22,646, -73.5%). Vietnam shines in January with $146,720 (+274.4%).

OTHER STONE

VALUE
Total: $17.8 million (+8.6%)
Sector leader: Brazil @ $5.9 million (+46.7%)

VOLUME
Total: 21,621 metric tons (+30.5%)
Sector leader: India @ 7,185 metric tons (+12.5%)

Backfill: The catch-all category for U.S. stone imports continues a steady improvement in values and volume, with Brazil and India trading top spots in a monthly battle. Brazil’s 6,509 metric tons (+66.9%) in January easily offsets China’s 47.7% drop to 3,340 metric tons. (Conversely, China’s valuation of those imports goes up 17.3% from January 2012 totals to $2.5 million.)

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