Trade flows

Aluminum Imports

As of Jun 2026, aluminum imports stands at $3.00B (Census International Trade), rising over the recent window.

What this measures and why it matters

  • Aluminum Imports tracks the monthly dollar value crossing the U.S. border in this commodity group. Import volume is the pressure gauge behind tariff, reshoring, and sourcing decisions: when it climbs, domestic suppliers face more foreign competition, and when it falls, it often signals reshoring or softening demand.
  • The figure comes from Census International Trade and is reported in USD/month. MFG Calcs archives every published value, so the chart and table below show the full recorded history rather than a single snapshot, and they extend automatically as new data lands.

Current reading and trend

  • Latest reading: $3.00B for Jun 2026.
  • Prior period: $2.80B (May 2026), a rise of 200616060.00.
  • Compared with a year earlier, aluminum imports is up 48.9%.
  • Across the archived window the high was $3.14B in Mar 2026 and the low was $1.84B in Jul 2025.
  • The series has moved up for 2 consecutive periods.
  • 15 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time Census International Trade publishes a new figure.

Recent observations

  • Jun 2026: $3.00B
  • May 2026: $2.80B
  • Apr 2026: $2.64B
  • Mar 2026: $3.14B
  • Feb 2026: $2.31B
  • Jan 2026: $2.37B
  • Dec 2025: $2.19B
  • Nov 2025: $1.90B
  • Oct 2025: $2.05B
  • Sep 2025: $1.95B
  • Aug 2025: $1.86B
  • Jul 2025: $1.84B
  • Jun 2025: $2.02B
  • May 2025: $2.03B
  • Apr 2025: $2.17B

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.