WASHINGTON: US imports and exports of brass mill products increased in April compared with the corresponding 2016 period, according to a report Wednesday from the Copper & Brass Fabricators Council. Imports of brass mill products in April totaled nearly 41.4 million lb compared with 39.6 million in April 2016, an increase of 4.5%.
US exports edged up to about 19.9 million lb in April from 19.8 million lb a year earlier, a 0.5% increase, the Washington-based trade group said. In first four months of the year, US imports of brass mill products totaled 155.2 million lb compared with 147.6 million lb in January-April 2016, an increase of 5.2%.