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The US metals sector will see modest growth over the next several years . Positive tailwinds from accelerating economic expansion will drive metal production and consumption. Still total production and consumption levels will remain below pre-crisis levels through 2018.
Our expectation for accelerating real GDP growth in the coming quarters underpins our view that the metal sector will see modest growth over a multi-year period. We forecast real GDP growth of 2.6% in 2015 up from 2.1% in 2014. Moreover we forecast average annual growth of 2.4% in 2016-2018. Gains in non-residential construction automotive production and oil and gas investment should lead to steady albeit low demand growth for refined metal products. However elevated inventories weak foreign demand and increased competition from cheap imports will limit production growth.
We expect the US to continue importing significant quantities of refined metals such as aluminium copper and zinc as well as bauxite ore. Though the US exports some metal we expect that the bulk of metals sector production will be used for domestic consumption rather than for export abroad. We also note that domestic US companies will dominate production of their respective metals although laws on foreign ownership of US based companies enables some foreign companies to operate as well with various foreign steel firms maintaining US operations.
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The United States Metals Report has been researched at source and features latest-available data for steel aluminium and other major globally-traded commodities. Our analysis covers all primary indicators including production exports and price with our forecasts underpinned by Business Monitor International (BMI)'s macroeconomists global economic outlook. The report analyses trends and prospects and critically evaluates latest industry news trends and regulatory developments in United States.
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Executive Summary
Summary of BMI's key forecasts and industry analysis covering metals production and prices plus analysis of landmark company developments and key changes in the regulatory environment.
SWOT Analysis
SWOT (Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the state's metals sector business environment politics and economics which carefully evaluates the short- and medium-term issues facing the industry.
Global Metals Market Overview
Global demand supply and price forecasts for steel and aluminium as well as gold copper and tin drawing on both our industry expertise and our macroeconomic and financial market team's long-term global demand forecasts and shorter-term market views.
Industry Forecasts
Historic data series and forecasts to end-2017 for all key industry indicators (see list below) supported by explicit assumptions plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast.
Production (`000 tonnes US$bn) consumption (`000 tonnes US$bn) exports (`000 tonnes US$bn); prices (US$/tonne) and growth (%).
Macroeconomic Forecasts
BMI forecasts to end-2017 for headline country macroeconomic indicators including real GDP growth (%) GDP per capita (US$) population (mn) industrial production index (% y-o-y average) and unemployment (% of labour force).
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