No significant increase in factory building (table by AI)

But the larger trend is quite clear. From January through April, steel imports totaled 6.97 million net tons, compared with 9.89 million net tons over the same period last year. That is a decline of about 30%—a major shift in a market that has long been distorted by low-cost foreign steel, dumping, subsidies, and trade rules that punished American workers while rewarding multinational corporations.

Brandon Farris, executive vice president of the Steel Manufacturers Association, said the tariffs are “working as intended.” He noted that domestic steel production has increased by nearly 5 million tons since the start of 2025.

“That’s good for American workers, their families and their communities,” Farris said.

I shudder to think how WW2 would have gone had America surrendered our ability to make steel in favor of low cost imports. Thailand would be speaking Japanese, and Europe would be speaking Russkie and/or German.

America First Economic Nationalism at Work: US Steel Production Rises as Trump Tariffs Reduce Foreign Imports By 30% The Gateway Pundit by Robert Semonsen

3 hours ago, impulse said:

But the larger trend is quite clear. From January through April, steel imports totaled 6.97 million net tons, compared with 9.89 million net tons over the same period last year. That is a decline of about 30%—a major shift in a market that has long been distorted by low-cost foreign steel, dumping, subsidies, and trade rules that punished American workers while rewarding multinational corporations.

Brandon Farris, executive vice president of the Steel Manufacturers Association, said the tariffs are “working as intended.” He noted that domestic steel production has increased by nearly 5 million tons since the start of 2025.

“That’s good for American workers, their families and their communities,” Farris said.

I shudder to think how WW2 would have gone had America surrendered our ability to make steel in favor of low cost imports. Thailand would be speaking Japanese, and Europe would be speaking Russkie and/or German.

America First Economic Nationalism at Work: US Steel Production Rises as Trump Tariffs Reduce Foreign Imports By 30% The Gateway Pundit by Robert Semonsen

Yep. And it's also resulting in higher input price for downstream industries.

https://eurometal.net/steel-tariff-boosts-us-industry-raises-costs-for-end-users/

Edited June 10Jun 10 by candide