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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A Canada 62,741 100.861 622.05 91.500 685.69 Mexico 49,186 65.268 753.60 59.210 830.70 Sweden 140,119 130.492 1,073.77 118.380 1,183.64 United Kingdom 92,498 61.112 1,513.58 55.440 1,668.43 Netherlands 13,423 2.304 5,825.95 2.090 6,422.49 France 15,857 0.317 50,022.08 0.288 55,059.03 Federal Republic of Germany 230,141 916.208 251.19 831.170 276.89 China 6,754 0.645 10,471.32 0.585 11,545.30 Japan 115,505 27.836 4,149.48 25.252 4,574.09 South Africa 7,965 0.160 49,781.25 0.145 54,931.03 CATEGORY TOTAL 734,189 1,305.202 562.51 1,184.060 620.06 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B Canada 5,025,863 17,657.508 284.63 16,018.626 313.75 Mexico 14,764,824 90,008.896 164.04 81,654.720 180.82 Brazil 26,849,398 158,748.601 169.13 144,014.349 186.44 Sweden 1,518,300 1,046.595 1,450.70 949.455 1,599.13 Denmark 11,500 4.045 2,843.02 3.670 3,133.51 United Kingdom 2,698,748 5,071.778 532.11 4,601.041 586.55 Netherlands 483,121 1,265.956 381.63 1,148.456 420.67 Belgium 85,134 248.265 342.92 225.222 378.00 France 86,572 71.510 1,210.63 64.873 1,334.48 Federal Republic of Germany 6,943,943 28,155.681 246.63 25,542.411 271.86 Russia 1,162,791 5,382.879 216.02 4,883.267 238.12 Spain 12,774,443 16,228.359 787.17 14,722.124 867.70 China 60,973 42.395 1,438.21 38.460 1,585.36 Korea, South 173,603 151.854 1,143.22 137.760 1,260.18 Japan 4,703,474 28,305.794 166.17 25,678.592 183.17 Australia 9,363,352 51,628.941 181.36 46,837.001 199.91 South Africa 1,332,099 1,687.021 789.62 1,530.440 870.40 CATEGORY TOTAL 88,038,138 405,706.078 217.00 368,050.467 239.20 WIRE RODS..............................3 WIRE RODS..............................3 Canada 11,040,904 32,175.061 343.15 29,188.733 378.26 Mexico 1,321,408 5,302.249 249.22 4,810.121 274.71 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Trinidad and Tobago 5,879,184 23,378.528 251.48 21,208.650 277.21 Venezuela 948,735 4,687.708 202.39 4,252.618 223.09 Brazil 953,377 4,103.658 232.32 3,722.777 256.09 Sweden 1,406,870 646.670 2,175.56 586.649 2,398.15 Finland 55,582 78.314 709.73 71.045 782.35 United Kingdom 1,235,971 3,072.268 402.30 2,787.115 443.46 Netherlands 34,639 63.946 541.69 58.011 597.11 Belgium 36,113 116.845 309.07 106.000 340.69 Luxembourg 416,342 1,124.848 370.13 1,020.445 408.00 France 1,265,140 3,948.858 320.38 3,582.345 353.16 Federal Republic of Germany 8,844,451 25,648.130 344.84 23,267.599 380.12 Moldova 5,601,205 28,019.151 199.91 25,418.553 220.36 Spain 1,728,360 5,152.195 335.46 4,673.994 369.78 Italy 1,053,596 633.301 1,663.66 574.521 1,833.87 Turkey 2,166,747 11,495.715 188.48 10,428.740 207.77 India 1,701,130 8,580.389 198.26 7,784.000 218.54 Malaysia 1,059,360 5,696.313 185.97 5,167.610 205.00 Indonesia 3,201,889 16,656.147 192.23 15,110.207 211.90 China 39,545 35.346 1,118.80 32.065 1,233.28 Korea, South 1,201,910 895.505 1,342.16 812.389 1,479.48 Taiwan 1,555,666 1,223.541 1,271.45 1,109.978 1,401.53 Japan 7,395,249 18,488.355 399.99 16,772.358 440.92 Australia 89,818 271.649 330.64 246.436 364.47 South Africa 972,218 4,528.955 214.67 4,108.600 236.63 CATEGORY TOTAL 61,205,409 206,023.644 297.08 186,901.559 327.47 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 Canada 5,653,679 17,251.825 327.71 15,650.597 361.24 Mexico 592,729 1,920.193 308.68 1,741.970 340.26 Brazil 211,872 701.637 301.97 636.515 332.86 Sweden 49,006 18.793 2,607.67 17.049 2,874.42 United Kingdom 4,956,771 17,445.673 284.13 15,826.453 313.20 Ireland 48,518 209.729 231.34 190.263 255.00 Belgium 37,021 75.604 489.67 68.587 539.77 Luxembourg 3,153,614 7,538.952 418.31 6,839.224 461.11 France 97,130 117.650 825.58 106.730 910.05 Federal Republic of Germany 4,655,539 14,679.210 317.15 13,316.759 349.60 Austria 190,581 18.614 10,238.58 16.886 11,286.33 Poland 297,539 1,156.466 257.28 1,049.129 283.61 Russia 476,700 2,236.348 213.16 2,028.781 234.97 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Ukraine 4,201 10.417 403.28 9.450 444.55 Spain 1,403,978 3,771.427 372.27 3,421.382 410.35 Italy 135,672 40.402 3,358.05 36.652 3,701.63 Turkey 116,759 422.039 276.65 382.867 304.96 India 3,300 5.677 581.29 5.150 640.78 China 55,347 27.525 2,010.79 24.970 2,216.54 Korea, South 13,320,847 58,510.108 227.67 53,079.492 250.96 Taiwan 10,470 23.749 440.86 21.545 485.96 Japan 12,034,680 49,312.688 244.05 44,735.731 269.02 South Africa 716,454 2,568.013 278.99 2,329.663 307.54 CATEGORY TOTAL 48,222,407 178,062.739 270.82 161,535.845 298.52 STEEL PILING...........................5 STEEL PILING...........................5 Canada 1,511,253 2,504.194 603.49 2,271.767 665.23 United Kingdom 465,326 1,132.509 410.88 1,027.395 452.92 Luxembourg 5,068,192 9,850.375 514.52 8,936.112 567.16 Federal Republic of Germany 2,484,737 4,500.175 552.14 4,082.491 608.63 CATEGORY TOTAL 9,529,508 17,987.252 529.79 16,317.765 584.00 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A Canada 5,693,927 14,003.376 406.61 12,703.653 448.21 Mexico 68,568 243.413 281.69 220.821 310.51 Brazil 5,916,703 13,165.983 449.39 11,943.982 495.37 Sweden 3,263,228 4,338.694 752.12 3,935.998 829.07 Finland 309,628 786.682 393.59 713.666 433.86 Denmark 145,228 427.482 339.73 387.805 374.49 United Kingdom 1,217,481 1,341.485 907.56 1,216.975 1,000.42 Netherlands 24,377 258.583 94.27 234.583 103.92 Belgium 1,605,172 1,343.683 1,194.61 1,218.969 1,316.83 France 3,413,776 4,284.543 796.77 3,886.873 878.28 Federal Republic of Germany 2,642,609 3,519.068 750.94 3,192.446 827.77 Austria 354,800 477.912 742.40 433.555 818.35 Czech Republic 2,578,522 7,680.282 335.73 6,967.437 370.08 Russia 3,484,632 8,808.606 395.59 7,991.035 436.07 Ukraine 7,173,076 16,350.248 438.71 14,832.700 483.60 Spain 201,540 107.997 1,866.16 97.973 2,057.10 Italy 673,069 506.857 1,327.93 459.813 1,463.79 Macedonia (Skopje) 204,488 624.404 327.49 566.450 361.00 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Bulgaria 550,692 2,289.041 240.58 2,076.584 265.19 India 533,211 1,985.692 268.53 1,801.390 296.00 Thailand 9,739 35.121 277.30 31.861 305.67 Indonesia 2,119,509 6,832.806 310.20 6,198.619 341.93 Korea, South 6,402,656 21,888.435 292.51 19,856.860 322.44 Japan 16,495,697 22,133.122 745.29 20,078.836 821.55 Australia 73,156 128.866 567.69 116.905 625.77 South Africa 1,028,208 1,209.294 850.25 1,097.053 937.25 CATEGORY TOTAL 66,183,692 134,771.676 491.08 122,262.842 541.32 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B PLATES IN COILS.......................6B Canada 5,345,044 16,961.629 315.13 15,387.335 347.37 Mexico 482,738 2,015.835 239.47 1,828.735 263.97 Venezuela 2,024,523 10,129.356 199.87 9,189.200 220.32 Brazil 344,248 1,495.480 230.19 1,356.677 253.74 Sweden 252,901 520.103 486.25 471.830 536.00 Finland 680,295 2,467.407 275.71 2,238.395 303.92 Netherlands 1,379,113 5,190.408 265.70 4,708.660 292.89 Belgium 682,481 943.481 723.36 855.912 797.37 France 7,400,553 22,061.660 335.45 20,014.007 369.77 Federal Republic of Germany 1,562,255 4,388.310 356.00 3,981.009 392.43 Slovakia 201,470 825.697 244.00 749.060 268.96 Hungary 47,937 223.901 214.10 203.120 236.00 Lithuania 1,394,363 8,292.586 168.15 7,522.910 185.35 Russia 4,816,133 26,979.289 178.51 24,475.206 196.78 Kazakhstan 666,118 4,502.103 147.96 4,084.240 163.09 Spain 39,245 38.305 1,024.54 34.750 1,129.35 Romania 1,707,961 8,745.460 195.30 7,933.750 215.28 India 183,758 898.536 204.51 815.138 225.43 Thailand 525,499 1,747.571 300.70 1,585.370 331.47 China 473,937 2,416.653 196.11 2,192.351 216.18 Korea, South 148,280 585.735 253.15 531.370 279.05 Taiwan 931,171 4,361.497 213.50 3,956.685 235.34 Japan 2,853,209 11,330.399 251.82 10,278.768 277.58 South Africa 706,974 1,835.326 385.20 1,664.980 424.61 CATEGORY TOTAL 34,850,206 138,956.727 250.80 126,059.458 276.46 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 11,315 22.855 495.08 20.734 545.72 France 2,704,707 5,302.526 510.08 4,810.372 562.27 Federal Republic of Germany 500,124 1,112.477 449.56 1,009.222 495.55 Japan 7,943,893 17,186.445 462.22 15,591.285 509.51 CATEGORY TOTAL 11,160,039 23,624.303 472.40 21,431.613 520.73 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 Canada 338,174 593.129 570.15 538.078 628.49 United Kingdom 465,668 153.925 3,025.29 139.638 3,334.82 Luxembourg 114,271 87.811 1,301.33 79.661 1,434.47 Federal Republic of Germany 282,534 279.654 1,010.30 253.698 1,113.66 Austria 200,647 185.553 1,081.35 168.331 1,191.98 Poland 242,092 550.228 439.98 499.159 485.00 Korea, South 47,884 133.451 358.81 121.065 395.52 Taiwan 39,000 12.015 3,245.94 10.900 3,577.98 Japan 830,501 1,762.563 471.19 1,598.971 519.40 CATEGORY TOTAL 2,560,771 3,758.330 681.36 3,409.501 751.07 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 Canada 123,534 625.981 197.34 567.881 217.54 CATEGORY TOTAL 123,534 625.981 197.34 567.881 217.54 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 Canada 25,277,526 63,875.068 395.73 57,946.503 436.22 Mexico 1,071,755 3,312.434 323.56 3,004.990 356.66 Trinidad and Tobago 994,281 1,236.511 804.10 1,121.744 886.37 Brazil 1,456,782 4,319.209 337.28 3,918.322 371.79 Argentina 478,896 1,206.003 397.09 1,094.068 437.72 Sweden 1,116,120 389.043 2,868.89 352.934 3,162.40 Denmark 10,027 1.080 9,284.26 0.980 10,231.63 United Kingdom 4,331,205 7,968.345 543.55 7,228.763 599.16 Netherlands 30,824 50.264 613.24 45.599 675.98 Belgium 375,991 85.027 4,422.02 77.135 4,874.45 France 1,324,529 473.641 2,796.48 429.680 3,082.59 Federal Republic of Germany 2,952,451 2,719.151 1,085.80 2,466.773 1,196.89 Austria 170,566 52.578 3,244.06 47.698 3,575.96 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Russia 138,095 161.955 852.68 146.923 939.91 Belarus 9,279 18.772 494.30 17.030 544.86 Ukraine 476,619 1,293.838 368.38 1,173.750 406.07 Spain 2,252,373 4,295.645 524.34 3,896.945 577.98 Italy 1,334,635 1,113.829 1,198.24 1,010.449 1,320.83 Slovenia 161,030 83.749 1,922.77 75.976 2,119.49 Turkey 832,962 3,111.602 267.70 2,822.799 295.08 India 238,674 463.210 515.26 420.217 567.98 Malaysia 38,975 111.463 349.67 101.118 385.44 China 11,500 18.449 623.34 16.737 687.10 Korea, South 1,482,351 4,386.256 337.95 3,979.146 372.53 Taiwan 530,327 342.862 1,546.77 311.039 1,705.02 Japan 6,422,598 12,569.887 510.95 11,403.213 563.23 Australia 210,262 551.496 381.26 500.309 420.26 South Africa 89,578 262.473 341.28 238.112 376.20 CATEGORY TOTAL 53,820,211 114,473.842 470.15 103,848.952 518.25 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A Canada 2,494,614 7,776.058 320.81 7,054.323 353.63 Mexico 1,054,107 3,620.823 291.12 3,284.756 320.91 Sweden 5,153 0.047 109,638.30 0.043 119,837.21 United Kingdom 6,712 9.502 706.38 8.620 778.65 France 15,181 3.207 4,733.71 2.909 5,218.63 Federal Republic of Germany 698,147 1,485.608 469.94 1,347.721 518.02 Austria 31,339 9.417 3,327.92 8.543 3,668.38 Switzerland 35,154 38.788 906.31 35.188 999.03 Spain 257,959 272.596 946.31 247.295 1,043.12 Italy 16,062 2.646 6,070.29 2.400 6,692.50 Turkey 566,939 2,211.565 256.35 2,006.299 282.58 Malaysia 6,937 21.441 323.54 19.451 356.64 China 254,869 111.068 2,294.71 100.759 2,529.49 Korea, South 1,954,265 6,919.531 282.43 6,277.295 311.32 Taiwan 56,319 33.769 1,667.77 30.635 1,838.39 Japan 671,887 2,051.483 327.51 1,861.075 361.02 CATEGORY TOTAL 8,125,644 24,567.549 330.75 22,287.312 364.59 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 Canada 43,212 166.120 260.13 150.702 286.74 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Mexico 1,264,576 5,006.420 252.59 4,541.749 278.43 Venezuela 992,877 4,957.914 200.26 4,497.745 220.75 Latvia 695,211 4,130.269 168.32 3,746.918 185.54 Moldova 4,688,902 13,061.705 358.98 11,849.383 395.71 Indonesia 2,519,679 13,762.047 183.09 12,484.723 201.82 Korea, South 5,560,901 29,950.665 185.67 27,170.794 204.66 Japan 615,202 3,308.017 185.97 3,000.983 205.00 South Africa 1,155,506 5,644.321 204.72 5,120.443 225.67 CATEGORY TOTAL 17,536,066 79,987.478 219.24 72,563.440 241.67 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 Canada 5,037,019 4,738.489 1,063.00 4,298.686 1,171.76 Mexico 65,996 104.322 632.62 94.639 697.34 Brazil 80,887 70.594 1,145.81 64.042 1,263.03 Argentina 45,985 84.495 544.23 76.653 599.91 Sweden 420,091 147.910 2,840.18 134.182 3,130.76 Finland 116,334 148.212 784.92 134.456 865.22 Denmark 98,667 48.613 2,029.64 44.101 2,237.30 United Kingdom 4,844,920 5,238.193 924.92 4,752.010 1,019.55 Netherlands 62,836 6.629 9,478.96 6.014 10,448.29 Belgium 108,992 118.240 921.79 107.266 1,016.09 France 4,382,460 4,238.813 1,033.89 3,845.388 1,139.67 Federal Republic of Germany 3,346,275 3,249.223 1,029.87 2,947.646 1,135.24 Austria 75,954 21.365 3,555.07 19.382 3,918.79 Switzerland 165,775 42.343 3,915.05 38.413 4,315.60 Estonia 290,678 555.576 523.20 504.010 576.73 Poland 4,943 9.486 521.08 8.606 574.37 Russia 490,121 624.577 784.72 566.607 865.01 Spain 657,384 878.972 747.90 797.390 824.42 Italy 3,312,003 1,107.656 2,990.10 1,004.849 3,296.02 Slovenia 143,461 73.296 1,957.28 66.493 2,157.54 Saudi Arabia 84,869 42.030 2,019.25 38.129 2,225.84 United Arab Emirates 85,605 42.810 1,999.65 38.837 2,204.21 India 100,053 65.444 1,528.83 59.370 1,685.25 China 110,725 172.642 641.36 156.618 706.97 Korea, South 1,560,936 1,261.787 1,237.08 1,144.674 1,363.65 Taiwan 954,958 506.461 1,885.55 459.454 2,078.46 Japan 571,082 642.806 888.42 583.144 979.32 Australia 310,408 520.839 595.98 472.497 656.95 Egypt 7,777 15.958 487.34 14.477 537.20 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE South Africa 119,735 174.948 684.40 158.710 754.43 CATEGORY TOTAL 27,656,929 24,952.731 1,108.37 22,636.743 1,221.77 TOOL STEEL............................17 TOOL STEEL............................17 Canada 1,004,377 738.120 1,360.72 669.611 1,499.94 Brazil 379,135 268.366 1,412.75 243.458 1,557.29 Sweden 2,175,395 1,088.237 1,999.01 987.232 2,203.53 United Kingdom 326,986 137.775 2,373.33 124.987 2,616.16 France 1,638,257 1,432.958 1,143.27 1,299.958 1,260.24 Federal Republic of Germany 1,262,718 1,008.705 1,251.82 915.082 1,379.90 Austria 2,287,269 707.791 3,231.56 642.097 3,562.19 Switzerland 3,524 1.102 3,197.82 1.000 3,524.00 Russia 12,399 8.078 1,534.91 7.328 1,692.00 Spain 5,755 1.362 4,225.40 1.236 4,656.15 Italy 80,851 34.511 2,342.76 31.308 2,582.44 Slovenia 219,502 120.325 1,824.24 109.157 2,010.88 India 44,999 36.534 1,231.70 33.143 1,357.72 China 611,333 435.147 1,404.89 394.759 1,548.62 Korea, South 235,719 132.356 1,780.95 120.071 1,963.16 Taiwan 520,831 311.861 1,670.07 282.916 1,840.94 Japan 3,649,708 4,583.350 796.30 4,157.946 877.77 Australia 3,086 0.707 4,364.92 0.641 4,814.35 CATEGORY TOTAL 14,461,844 11,047.284 1,309.09 10,021.930 1,443.02 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 Canada 9,719,101 17,506.836 555.16 15,881.939 611.96 Mexico 687,511 1,713.203 401.30 1,554.192 442.36 Guatemala 312,436 805.335 387.96 730.588 427.65 Peru 15,390 31.447 489.39 28.528 539.47 Brazil 138,920 134.264 1,034.68 121.802 1,140.54 Argentina 141,262 147.563 957.30 133.867 1,055.24 Sweden 8,487 6.078 1,396.35 5.514 1,539.17 United Kingdom 18,622 13.254 1,405.01 12.024 1,548.74 Netherlands 411,502 828.145 496.90 751.281 547.73 France 113,729 118.239 961.86 107.265 1,060.26 Federal Republic of Germany 2,891,013 2,552.507 1,132.62 2,315.596 1,248.50 Austria 10,053 5.366 1,873.46 4.868 2,065.12 Slovakia 14,005 41.998 333.47 38.100 367.59 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Switzerland 60,909 20.343 2,994.10 18.455 3,300.41 Spain 537,671 1,328.607 404.69 1,205.292 446.09 Italy 322,504 236.509 1,363.60 214.557 1,503.12 Romania 476,618 1,362.611 349.78 1,236.140 385.57 Turkey 1,599,939 4,024.390 397.56 3,650.866 438.24 India 6,260 0.628 9,968.15 0.570 10,982.46 Malaysia 305,793 962.346 317.76 873.026 350.27 Indonesia 631,037 1,734.112 363.90 1,573.160 401.13 Philippines 1,402,064 3,984.970 351.84 3,615.105 387.83 China 1,214,295 2,804.440 432.99 2,544.146 477.29 Korea, South 5,641,400 15,913.410 354.51 14,436.407 390.78 Taiwan 531,611 1,431.037 371.49 1,298.215 409.49 Japan 3,493,219 5,099.592 685.00 4,626.273 755.08 Australia 21,116 59.018 357.79 53.540 394.40 South Africa 617,506 1,831.975 337.07 1,661.940 371.56 CATEGORY TOTAL 31,343,973 64,698.222 484.46 58,693.256 534.03 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 Canada 3,709 0.031 119,645.16 0.028 132,464.29 Venezuela 555,568 1,586.234 350.24 1,439.008 386.08 Sweden 601,574 1,337.773 449.68 1,213.608 495.69 United Kingdom 156,842 52.977 2,960.57 48.060 3,263.46 Netherlands 3,742 0.772 4,847.15 0.700 5,345.71 Federal Republic of Germany 1,253,250 1,626.352 770.59 1,475.402 849.43 Austria 40,445 51.776 781.15 46.970 861.08 Spain 730,162 1,252.817 582.82 1,136.537 642.44 Italy 4,420 0.661 6,686.84 0.600 7,366.67 India 224,052 378.811 591.46 343.652 651.97 China 1,427,971 2,408.004 593.01 2,184.505 653.68 Japan 3,304,904 1,489.165 2,219.30 1,350.948 2,446.36 South Africa 24,122 56.262 428.74 51.040 472.61 CATEGORY TOTAL 8,330,761 10,241.635 813.42 9,291.058 896.64 LINE PIPE.............................20 LINE PIPE.............................20 Canada 112,931 231.600 487.61 210.104 537.50 Mexico 1,330,834 3,058.044 435.19 2,774.212 479.72 Brazil 2,027,130 3,283.909 617.29 2,979.113 680.45 Norway 14,902 15.384 968.67 13.956 1,067.78 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE United Kingdom 3,747,494 5,678.422 659.95 5,151.379 727.47 France 42,508 34.074 1,247.52 30.911 1,375.17 Federal Republic of Germany 5,978,401 9,798.963 610.11 8,889.472 672.53 Austria 217,783 439.831 495.15 399.008 545.81 Czech Republic 1,307,894 3,231.253 404.76 2,931.344 446.18 Italy 1,036,380 1,146.274 904.13 1,039.883 996.63 Romania 872,876 1,767.797 493.76 1,603.719 544.28 Indonesia 355,869 544.787 653.23 494.223 720.06 Korea, South 4,328,486 14,157.220 305.74 12,843.218 337.03 Taiwan 274,888 935.158 293.95 848.361 324.02 Japan 23,221,961 43,122.475 538.51 39,120.062 593.61 South Africa 381,409 1,221.227 312.32 1,107.879 344.27 CATEGORY TOTAL 45,251,746 88,666.418 510.36 80,436.844 562.57 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A Canada 6,166,158 7,728.409 797.86 7,011.097 879.49 Mexico 3,188,875 6,787.444 469.82 6,157.467 517.89 Brazil 113,409 146.985 771.57 133.343 850.51 Argentina 2,234,533 2,117.469 1,055.28 1,920.936 1,163.25 Sweden 686,289 590.569 1,162.08 535.755 1,280.98 Finland 105,469 55.235 1,909.46 50.108 2,104.83 United Kingdom 215,491 86.284 2,497.46 78.276 2,752.96 Netherlands 5,108 0.820 6,229.27 0.744 6,865.59 France 675,133 648.971 1,040.31 588.737 1,146.75 Federal Republic of Germany 3,443,488 2,782.064 1,237.75 2,523.847 1,364.38 Austria 58,760 31.635 1,857.44 28.699 2,047.46 Czech Republic 16,384 23.810 688.11 21.600 758.52 Switzerland 746,568 421.633 1,770.66 382.499 1,951.82 Spain 365,899 677.010 540.46 614.173 595.76 Italy 1,025,105 1,220.496 839.91 1,107.216 925.84 Turkey 209,408 750.048 279.19 680.432 307.76 India 86,368 97.098 889.49 88.086 980.50 Malaysia 8,138 27.866 292.04 25.280 321.91 China 28,672 31.017 924.40 28.138 1,018.98 Korea, South 711,376 1,902.172 373.98 1,725.622 412.24 Taiwan 389,438 227.014 1,715.48 205.944 1,890.99 Japan 7,250,586 5,639.301 1,285.72 5,115.889 1,417.27 Australia 30,350 72.334 419.58 65.620 462.51 CATEGORY TOTAL 27,761,005 32,065.685 865.75 29,089.508 954.33 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B PRESSURE TUBING......................21B IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 93,066 29.943 3,108.11 27.164 3,426.08 Mexico 47,523 56.694 838.24 51.432 924.00 Sweden 54,891 53.505 1,025.90 48.539 1,130.86 Denmark 2,497 0.050 49,940.00 0.045 55,488.89 United Kingdom 37,394 9.372 3,989.97 8.502 4,398.26 Netherlands 30,299 19.009 1,593.93 17.245 1,756.97 France 960,359 1,096.575 875.78 994.796 965.38 Federal Republic of Germany 2,466,947 1,583.552 1,557.86 1,436.575 1,717.24 Switzerland 33,792 1.601 21,106.81 1.452 23,272.73 Italy 188,727 171.751 1,098.84 155.810 1,211.26 Romania 441,613 854.802 516.63 775.464 569.48 India 103,665 138.980 745.90 126.081 822.21 Korea, South 187,697 356.493 526.51 323.405 580.38 Japan 481,165 384.575 1,251.16 348.881 1,379.17 CATEGORY TOTAL 5,129,635 4,756.903 1,078.36 4,315.391 1,188.68 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D Canada 4,513,132 837.261 5,390.35 759.551 5,941.84 Mexico 71,108 33.947 2,094.68 30.796 2,309.00 Brazil 70,957 23.149 3,065.23 21.000 3,378.90 Sweden 938,914 136.059 6,900.79 123.431 7,606.79 Denmark 14,019 1.856 7,553.34 1.684 8,324.82 United Kingdom 1,077,595 272.822 3,949.81 247.500 4,353.92 Netherlands 6,853 0.019 360,684.21 0.017 403,117.65 France 1,153,810 251.874 4,580.90 228.496 5,049.59 Federal Republic of Germany 313,425 63.773 4,914.70 57.854 5,417.52 Austria 151,833 31.790 4,776.12 28.839 5,264.85 Switzerland 86,765 1.141 76,042.94 1.035 83,830.92 Poland 2,640 0.473 5,581.40 0.429 6,153.85 Spain 1,312,107 300.885 4,360.83 272.958 4,806.99 Italy 33,229 3.287 10,109.22 2.982 11,143.19 India 92,967 25.057 3,710.22 22.731 4,089.88 Thailand 393,964 260.387 1,512.99 236.219 1,667.79 Malaysia 370,087 236.410 1,565.45 214.468 1,725.60 Singapore 94,659 51.561 1,835.86 46.775 2,023.71 Philippines 3,901 2.045 1,907.58 1.855 2,102.96 China 123,157 77.141 1,596.52 69.981 1,759.86 Korea, South 1,156,780 505.809 2,286.99 458.862 2,520.98 Taiwan 889,648 569.807 1,561.31 516.920 1,721.06 Japan 9,354,413 2,505.276 3,733.89 2,272.749 4,115.90 CATEGORY TOTAL 22,225,963 6,191.826 3,589.57 5,617.132 3,956.82 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 816,725 1,128.943 723.44 1,024.160 797.46 Mexico 357,154 437.270 816.78 396.685 900.35 Denmark 7,115 0.003 2,371,666.67 0.003 2,371,666.67 United Kingdom 22,518 0.884 25,472.85 0.802 28,077.31 Belgium 71,800 58.202 1,233.63 52.800 1,359.85 Federal Republic of Germany 137,364 12.216 11,244.60 11.082 12,395.24 Switzerland 31,473 0.700 44,961.43 0.635 49,563.78 Italy 24,752 2.822 8,771.08 2.560 9,668.75 Israel 9,532 0.007 1,361,714.29 0.006 1,588,666.67 China 40,415 94.154 429.24 85.415 473.16 Korea, South 24,623 4.752 5,181.61 4.311 5,711.67 Japan 69,707 31.710 2,198.27 28.767 2,423.16 CATEGORY TOTAL 1,613,178 1,771.663 910.54 1,607.226 1,003.70 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A Canada 10,335,048 22,701.581 455.26 20,594.534 501.83 Mexico 945,806 971.683 973.37 881.496 1,072.96 Sweden 31,600 18.137 1,742.29 16.454 1,920.51 Finland 120,928 57.777 2,093.01 52.414 2,307.17 United Kingdom 139,352 115.819 1,203.19 105.069 1,326.29 Netherlands 9,404 4.676 2,011.12 4.242 2,216.88 France 211,374 348.458 606.60 316.116 668.66 Federal Republic of Germany 27,372 13.832 1,978.89 12.548 2,181.38 Spain 15,146 46.341 326.84 42.040 360.28 Italy 3,382 4.090 826.89 3.710 911.59 Turkey 113,747 375.206 303.16 340.381 334.18 Indonesia 163,488 534.889 305.65 485.243 336.92 Korea, South 2,916,107 9,006.423 323.78 8,170.492 356.91 Taiwan 269,192 428.351 628.44 388.594 692.73 Japan 575,417 1,491.980 385.67 1,353.502 425.13 CATEGORY TOTAL 15,877,363 36,119.243 439.58 32,766.835 484.56 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B PIPE FOR PILING......................22B Canada 345,471 869.844 397.16 789.109 437.80 Mexico 198,114 496.824 398.76 450.711 439.56 Korea, South 3,711 8.057 460.59 7.309 507.73 CATEGORY TOTAL 547,296 1,374.724 398.11 1,247.129 438.84 WIRE DRAWN............................23 WIRE DRAWN............................23 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 10,762,784 17,684.570 608.60 16,043.177 670.86 Mexico 1,782,158 2,770.832 643.19 2,513.657 708.99 Honduras 89,881 223.668 401.85 202.908 442.96 Dominican Republic 105,687 223.454 472.97 202.714 521.36 Trinidad and Tobago 2,188 4.128 530.04 3.745 584.25 Venezuela 406,483 733.291 554.33 665.231 611.04 Ecuador 70,857 106.000 668.46 96.162 736.85 Chile 232,395 351.017 662.06 318.437 729.80 Brazil 68,267 109.986 620.69 99.778 684.19 Argentina 275,720 625.606 440.72 567.540 485.82 Sweden 2,306,207 803.229 2,871.17 728.677 3,164.92 Finland 30,004 58.687 511.25 53.240 563.56 United Kingdom 1,686,383 1,063.024 1,586.40 964.359 1,748.71 Ireland 10,524 1.121 9,388.05 1.017 10,348.08 Netherlands 137,515 99.056 1,388.26 89.862 1,530.29 Belgium 2,821,479 2,167.156 1,301.93 1,966.011 1,435.13 Luxembourg 107,622 240.157 448.13 217.867 493.98 France 4,142,538 4,595.098 901.51 4,168.604 993.75 Federal Republic of Germany 1,069,723 674.755 1,585.35 612.128 1,747.55 Austria 474,038 159.591 2,970.33 144.779 3,274.22 Czech Republic 116,496 115.263 1,010.70 104.565 1,114.10 Switzerland 189,171 70.383 2,687.74 63.850 2,962.74 Poland 36,068 61.157 589.76 55.481 650.10 Belarus 53,630 40.022 1,340.01 36.307 1,477.13 Spain 153,105 218.293 701.37 198.032 773.13 Italy 1,665,429 1,838.924 905.65 1,668.244 998.31 Turkey 23,331 21.321 1,094.27 19.342 1,206.24 Israel 152,107 190.527 798.35 172.843 880.03 Saudi Arabia 40,240 91.915 437.80 83.384 482.59 United Arab Emirates 4,063 6.581 617.38 5.970 680.57 India 332,743 537.433 619.13 487.551 682.48 Thailand 137,267 83.447 1,644.96 75.702 1,813.25 China 2,023,575 2,920.656 692.85 2,649.575 763.74 Korea, South 3,119,062 3,326.280 937.70 3,017.551 1,033.64 Taiwan 1,581,984 1,828.925 864.98 1,659.173 953.48 Japan 5,884,387 6,509.242 904.00 5,905.087 996.49 Australia 239,955 389.049 616.77 352.939 679.88 Egypt 276,710 584.099 473.74 529.886 522.21 South Africa 936,524 2,120.461 441.66 1,923.650 486.85 CATEGORY TOTAL 43,548,300 53,648.402 811.74 48,669.025 894.78 BLACK PLATE...........................28 BLACK PLATE...........................28 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 9,647 27.791 347.13 25.212 382.64 Mexico 115,160 263.937 436.32 239.440 480.96 Venezuela 29,683 136.812 216.96 124.114 239.16 Brazil 63,298 183.174 345.56 166.173 380.92 Netherlands 254,487 779.543 326.46 707.190 359.86 Belgium 20,481 51.081 400.95 46.340 441.97 France 79,495 135.232 587.84 122.680 647.99 Federal Republic of Germany 135,255 85.332 1,585.04 77.412 1,747.21 Thailand 27,591 81.251 339.58 73.710 374.32 Japan 5,527,313 11,581.893 477.24 10,506.920 526.06 CATEGORY TOTAL 6,262,410 13,326.048 469.94 12,089.191 518.02 TIN PLATE.............................29 TIN PLATE.............................29 Canada 2,997,039 4,908.876 610.53 4,453.259 673.00 Venezuela 31,112 60.219 516.65 54.630 569.50 Brazil 540,022 889.244 607.28 806.709 669.41 Norway 1,116,322 2,078.011 537.21 1,885.140 592.17 Netherlands 3,012,475 5,094.329 591.34 4,621.499 651.84 France 815,057 1,291.809 630.94 1,171.910 695.49 Federal Republic of Germany 615,894 1,148.622 536.20 1,042.013 591.06 Korea, South 270,760 558.508 484.79 506.670 534.39 Japan 3,397,878 6,327.584 536.99 5,740.289 591.94 CATEGORY TOTAL 12,796,559 22,357.203 572.37 20,282.119 630.93 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A Canada 1,311,379 2,105.440 622.85 1,910.024 686.58 Brazil 170,368 136.653 1,246.72 123.970 1,374.27 Netherlands 239,495 448.959 533.45 407.289 588.02 France 8,806 15.637 563.15 14.186 620.75 Federal Republic of Germany 420,845 701.236 600.15 636.151 661.55 Japan 4,453,400 8,463.818 526.17 7,678.249 580.00 CATEGORY TOTAL 6,604,293 11,871.745 556.30 10,769.869 613.22 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 Canada 4,880,358 17,161.209 284.38 15,568.391 313.48 Mexico 5,961,466 21,949.243 271.60 19,912.024 299.39 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Venezuela 1,391,326 7,450.505 186.74 6,758.986 205.85 Brazil 2,481,681 9,262.183 267.94 8,402.513 295.35 Argentina 122,214 367.422 332.63 333.320 366.66 Sweden 414,136 907.901 456.15 823.634 502.82 Norway 168,906 238.568 708.00 216.425 780.44 Finland 1,685,252 6,915.959 243.68 6,274.054 268.61 United Kingdom 28,734 121.728 236.05 110.430 260.20 Netherlands 7,099,855 26,674.208 266.17 24,198.441 293.40 Belgium 1,310,541 2,586.060 506.77 2,346.035 558.62 France 2,715,141 8,508.014 319.13 7,718.343 351.78 Federal Republic of Germany 6,830,014 24,896.089 274.34 22,585.358 302.41 Austria 269,783 519.110 519.70 470.929 572.87 Slovakia 225,694 880.041 256.46 798.360 282.70 Hungary 74,302 336.028 221.12 304.840 243.74 Lithuania 1,281,741 7,605.759 168.52 6,899.830 185.76 Russia 8,017,661 44,478.434 180.26 40,350.168 198.70 Kazakhstan 654,484 3,773.718 173.43 3,423.460 191.18 Kyrgyzstan 7,211 24.671 292.29 22.381 322.19 Italy 80,576 43.431 1,855.26 39.400 2,045.08 Slovenia 23,372 24.119 969.03 21.880 1,068.19 Romania 1,128,113 5,771.550 195.46 5,235.864 215.46 Turkey 484,078 2,156.859 224.44 1,956.670 247.40 India 1,347,838 6,447.319 209.05 5,848.911 230.44 China 5,721,406 28,002.408 204.32 25,403.364 225.22 Korea, South 8,987,453 33,874.663 265.31 30,730.586 292.46 Taiwan 4,938,834 20,188.932 244.63 18,315.096 269.66 Japan 24,081,562 91,295.766 263.78 82,822.149 290.76 New Zealand 248,552 1,159.444 214.37 1,051.830 236.30 South Africa 1,900,668 9,358.095 203.10 8,489.523 223.88 CATEGORY TOTAL 94,562,952 382,979.433 246.91 347,433.195 272.18 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 Canada 12,211,804 19,363.519 630.66 17,566.294 695.18 Mexico 12,658,115 16,606.091 762.26 15,064.797 840.24 Venezuela 7,117,405 26,793.417 265.64 24,306.586 292.82 Chile 34,461 103.441 333.15 93.840 367.23 Brazil 15,170,903 52,073.748 291.33 47,240.523 321.14 Argentina 2,750,785 8,975.480 306.48 8,142.421 337.83 Sweden 1,358,618 1,001.155 1,357.05 908.233 1,495.89 Finland 1,363,511 1,502.447 907.53 1,362.997 1,000.38 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE United Kingdom 323,078 249.183 1,296.55 226.055 1,429.20 Netherlands 6,757,618 20,329.120 332.41 18,442.273 366.42 Belgium 13,223,803 31,857.615 415.09 28,900.750 457.56 Luxembourg 128,351 341.507 375.84 309.810 414.29 France 8,112,361 15,834.420 512.32 14,364.748 564.74 Federal Republic of Germany 7,256,692 14,650.044 495.34 13,290.300 546.01 Austria 98,120 208.339 470.96 189.002 519.15 Slovakia 2,657,262 8,104.800 327.86 7,352.553 361.41 Russia 13,673,546 49,951.499 273.74 45,315.250 301.74 Ukraine 1,330,109 5,532.808 240.40 5,019.280 265.00 Kazakhstan 939,743 4,360.081 215.53 3,955.400 237.58 Spain 247,689 199.976 1,238.59 181.415 1,365.32 Italy 876,534 713.471 1,228.55 647.250 1,354.24 Romania 265,368 220.751 1,202.11 200.262 1,325.10 Turkey 4,298,206 11,583.345 371.07 10,508.237 409.03 India 33,149 21.569 1,536.88 19.567 1,694.13 Thailand 6,408,141 19,124.093 335.08 17,349.090 369.36 Indonesia 340,890 1,092.346 312.07 990.960 344.00 Philippines 619,862 2,332.930 265.70 2,116.399 292.89 China 7,008,986 23,661.569 296.22 21,465.420 326.52 Korea, South 6,665,176 17,061.217 390.66 15,477.680 430.63 Taiwan 8,228,935 16,961.568 485.15 15,387.280 534.79 Japan 17,795,387 39,899.496 446.01 36,196.224 491.64 South Africa 2,707,957 5,901.420 458.87 5,353.680 505.81 CATEGORY TOTAL 162,662,565 416,612.464 390.44 377,944.576 430.39 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A Canada 17,249,728 34,861.924 494.80 31,626.214 545.43 Mexico 17,131,094 32,508.811 526.97 29,491.506 580.88 Colombia 408,221 857.089 476.29 777.538 525.02 Venezuela 372,102 719.082 517.47 652.340 570.41 Brazil 333,962 727.459 459.08 659.940 506.05 Argentina 198,882 471.057 422.20 427.336 465.40 Sweden 20,526 19.795 1,036.93 17.958 1,143.00 Finland 52,878 55.292 956.34 50.160 1,054.19 United Kingdom 33,828 49.763 679.78 45.144 749.34 Netherlands 2,030,057 4,349.592 466.72 3,945.885 514.47 Luxembourg 604,496 1,129.395 535.24 1,024.570 590.00 France 170,658 265.413 642.99 240.779 708.77 Federal Republic of Germany 20,721,864 38,908.404 532.58 35,297.120 587.07 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Russia 4,212,784 10,846.365 388.41 9,839.660 428.14 Italy 1,156,124 1,825.558 633.30 1,656.119 698.09 Indonesia 167,836 362.186 463.40 328.570 510.81 China 7,800 2.674 2,916.98 2.426 3,215.17 Korea, South 5,518,035 11,377.028 485.02 10,321.069 534.64 Taiwan 1,274,127 2,404.672 529.85 2,181.482 584.06 Japan 7,877,034 15,133.305 520.51 13,728.707 573.76 New Zealand 1,991,436 5,382.673 369.97 4,883.080 407.82 South Africa 1,915,210 4,143.461 462.22 3,758.886 509.52 CATEGORY TOTAL 83,448,682 166,400.998 501.49 150,956.489 552.80 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B Canada 187,600 348.810 537.83 316.435 592.85 Mexico 3,341 4.597 726.78 4.170 801.20 Brazil 391,929 960.061 408.23 870.953 450.00 United Kingdom 37,814 75.038 503.93 68.073 555.49 Ireland 36,630 21.495 1,704.12 19.500 1,878.46 Federal Republic of Germany 651,068 1,078.216 603.84 978.141 665.62 Singapore 21,045 1.840 11,437.50 1.669 12,609.35 China 1,046,580 2,339.578 447.34 2,122.430 493.10 Korea, South 421,883 940.040 448.79 852.790 494.71 Taiwan 144,041 231.593 621.96 210.098 685.59 Japan 4,454,542 8,581.982 519.06 7,785.445 572.16 CATEGORY TOTAL 7,396,473 14,583.248 507.19 13,229.704 559.08 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 Canada 2,560,787 3,158.349 810.80 2,865.207 893.75 Mexico 473,657 744.447 636.25 675.351 701.35 United Kingdom 1,490,042 2,329.314 639.69 2,113.119 705.14 Netherlands 8,118 0.694 11,697.41 0.630 12,885.71 Belgium 143,054 162.851 878.43 147.736 968.31 Luxembourg 1,136,367 2,177.093 521.97 1,975.026 575.37 France 180,311 189.088 953.58 171.538 1,051.14 Federal Republic of Germany 398,481 212.641 1,873.96 192.905 2,065.69 Switzerland 2,740 0.022 124,545.45 0.020 137,000.00 China 8,092 1.490 5,430.87 1.352 5,985.21 Korea, South 1,800,419 3,384.040 532.03 3,069.950 586.47 Taiwan 952,077 1,964.770 484.57 1,782.410 534.15 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Japan 433,434 384.397 1,127.57 348.719 1,242.93 Australia 9,378 2.935 3,195.23 2.663 3,521.59 CATEGORY TOTAL 9,596,957 14,712.133 652.32 13,346.626 719.05 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 Canada 5,065 3.975 1,274.21 3.606 1,404.60 Sweden 487,317 646.739 753.50 586.712 830.59 United Kingdom 1,038,499 1,007.010 1,031.27 913.544 1,136.78 France 604,060 526.081 1,148.23 477.253 1,265.70 Federal Republic of Germany 431,025 404.924 1,064.46 367.341 1,173.36 Slovakia 10,716 21.484 498.79 19.490 549.82 Russia 884,445 168.177 5,259.01 152.568 5,797.05 Italy 16,246 20.723 783.96 18.800 864.15 Japan 1,738,093 3,031.374 573.37 2,750.017 632.03 CATEGORY TOTAL 5,215,466 5,830.488 894.52 5,289.331 986.04 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 Canada 1,380,860 4,011.153 344.26 3,638.858 379.48 Mexico 442,375 986.665 448.35 895.088 494.23 Brazil 214,299 222.389 963.62 201.748 1,062.21 Sweden 7,308 1.541 4,742.38 1.398 5,227.47 Finland 42,426 35.430 1,197.46 32.142 1,319.96 France 42,277 44.843 942.78 40.681 1,039.23 Federal Republic of Germany 874,118 845.389 1,033.98 766.924 1,139.77 Austria 13,807 5.261 2,624.41 4.773 2,892.73 Slovakia 25,166 67.564 372.48 61.293 410.59 Korea, South 29,966 84.581 354.29 76.731 390.53 Japan 5,174 1.407 3,677.33 1.276 4,054.86 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,077,776 6,306.224 488.05 5,720.912 537.99 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 Canada 3,377,915 4,956.579 681.50 4,496.534 751.23 Mexico 3,034,997 5,698.208 532.62 5,169.329 587.12 Brazil 803,052 1,030.677 779.15 935.015 858.87 Sweden 3,235,220 614.118 5,268.08 557.119 5,807.05 Finland 187,449 110.413 1,697.71 100.165 1,871.40 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS DECEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 01/26/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE United Kingdom 1,255,075 666.692 1,882.54 604.813 2,075.15 Ireland 475,131 17.549 27,074.53 15.920 29,844.91 Netherlands 78,050 34.229 2,280.23 31.052 2,513.53 France 2,705,313 989.003 2,735.39 897.209 3,015.25 Federal Republic of Germany 4,500,432 2,166.286 2,077.49 1,965.222 2,290.04 Austria 76,425 21.179 3,608.53 19.213 3,977.78 Czech Republic 34,378 60.325 569.88 54.726 628.18 Switzerland 155,223 113.700 1,365.20 103.147 1,504.87 Russia 10,794 22.307 483.88 20.237 533.38 Italy 165,318 160.069 1,032.79 145.212 1,138.46 Greece 518,314 901.226 575.12 817.579 633.96 China 95,447 23.695 4,028.15 21.496 4,440.22 Korea, South 145,579 102.358 1,422.25 92.858 1,567.76 Taiwan 655,101 357.690 1,831.48 324.491 2,018.86 Japan 4,020,128 1,268.079 3,170.25 1,150.382 3,494.60 Australia 129,148 235.034 549.49 213.219 605.71 South Africa 4,612 9.515 484.71 8.632 534.29 CATEGORY TOTAL 25,663,101 19,558.932 1,312.09 17,743.570 1,446.33 GRAND TOTAL 1,063,125,041 2,739,924.453 388.01 2,485,618.354 427.71 GRAND TOTAL 1,063,125,041 2,739,924.453 388.01 2,485,618.354 427.71 !R! 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