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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 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 122,416 148.370 825.07 134.599 909.49 Mexico 95,389 129.896 734.35 117.840 809.48 Venezuela 2,346,499 34.869 67,294.70 31.633 74,178.83 United Kingdom 93,638 61.018 1,534.60 55.355 1,691.59 Austria 397,525 123.711 3,213.34 112.229 3,542.09 Japan 179,202 66.537 2,693.27 60.361 2,968.84 Australia 49,537 12.102 4,093.29 10.979 4,511.98 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,284,206 576.504 5,696.76 522.996 6,279.60 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B Canada 5,194,207 14,852.414 349.72 13,473.887 385.50 Mexico 17,622,519 112,402.732 156.78 101,970.072 172.82 Brazil 32,287,506 179,780.986 179.59 163,094.613 197.97 Sweden 1,670,726 1,157.531 1,443.35 1,050.095 1,591.02 Finland 3,389,431 16,962.362 199.82 15,388.000 220.26 United Kingdom 5,423,815 9,693.262 559.54 8,793.582 616.79 Netherlands 13,590 0.139 97,769.78 0.126 107,857.14 Belgium 799,712 2,180.777 366.71 1,978.368 404.23 France 73,990 241.537 306.33 219.119 337.67 Federal Republic of Germany 2,071,978 7,363.790 281.37 6,680.320 310.16 Poland 2,997,672 16,604.860 180.53 15,063.680 199.00 Russia 1,968,695 11,711.178 168.10 10,624.205 185.30 Spain 22,718,564 25,968.260 874.86 23,558.016 964.37 Turkey 1,943,044 10,917.773 177.97 9,904.440 196.18 China 1,882,000 10,980.808 171.39 9,961.624 188.93 Korea, South 5,559,478 32,100.041 173.19 29,120.676 190.91 Taiwan 55,494 4.676 11,867.84 4.242 13,082.04 Japan 8,916,478 33,083.082 269.52 30,012.476 297.09 Australia 7,272,726 39,660.782 183.37 35,979.666 202.13 CATEGORY TOTAL 121,861,625 525,666.991 231.82 476,877.207 255.54 WIRE RODS..............................3 WIRE RODS..............................3 Canada 13,608,036 39,022.139 348.73 35,400.299 384.40 Mexico 183,974 532.772 345.31 483.323 380.64 Trinidad and Tobago 4,731,973 20,299.375 233.11 18,415.288 256.96 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Venezuela 1,296,538 6,168.387 210.19 5,595.868 231.70 Brazil 2,047,501 6,510.233 314.51 5,905.986 346.68 Sweden 1,664,653 776.940 2,142.58 704.828 2,361.79 Finland 42,453 41.023 1,034.86 37.215 1,140.75 United Kingdom 1,764,988 4,713.477 374.46 4,275.996 412.77 Netherlands 33,638 74.222 453.21 67.333 499.58 Luxembourg 660,425 1,853.546 356.30 1,681.509 392.76 France 1,194,711 3,703.452 322.59 3,359.716 355.60 Federal Republic of Germany 2,215,257 6,535.417 338.96 5,928.832 373.64 Russia 12,373 64.458 191.95 58.475 211.59 Ukraine 2,087,162 10,750.941 194.14 9,753.092 214.00 Spain 2,482,446 7,386.588 336.07 6,701.002 370.46 Italy 1,223,487 694.806 1,760.90 630.318 1,941.06 Turkey 3,304,847 17,050.359 193.83 15,467.830 213.66 Malaysia 740,819 3,888.634 190.51 3,527.710 210.00 China 17,480 58.968 296.43 53.495 326.76 Korea, South 1,116,698 810.894 1,377.12 735.631 1,518.01 Taiwan 1,980,494 1,490.359 1,328.87 1,352.031 1,464.83 Japan 6,155,640 14,341.679 429.21 13,010.556 473.13 Egypt 927,387 4,277.275 216.82 3,880.280 239.00 CATEGORY TOTAL 49,492,980 151,045.943 327.67 137,026.613 361.19 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 Canada 9,060,235 28,205.612 321.22 25,587.708 354.09 Mexico 628,713 2,028.187 309.99 1,839.941 341.70 Brazil 238,229 791.741 300.89 718.256 331.68 Sweden 54,477 88.608 614.81 80.384 677.71 United Kingdom 5,896,774 16,083.895 366.63 14,591.068 404.14 Ireland 53,195 229.948 231.33 208.605 255.00 Netherlands 20,250 2.847 7,112.75 2.583 7,839.72 Belgium 1,037,308 2,655.522 390.62 2,409.050 430.59 Luxembourg 3,520,879 10,359.980 339.85 9,398.418 374.62 France 10,539 10.527 1,001.14 9.550 1,103.56 Federal Republic of Germany 4,785,951 11,666.090 410.24 10,583.302 452.22 Austria 87,764 11.057 7,937.42 10.031 8,749.28 Poland 1,047,006 4,186.918 250.07 3,798.309 275.65 Russia 33,330 86.331 386.07 78.318 425.57 Ukraine 737,655 3,173.760 232.42 2,879.187 256.20 Spain 11,643,763 42,212.871 275.83 38,294.883 304.06 Italy 1,084,598 4,838.961 224.14 4,389.833 247.07 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Turkey 265,236 966.837 274.33 877.100 302.40 China 70,691 102.254 691.33 92.763 762.06 Korea, South 9,490,701 39,217.060 242.00 35,577.128 266.76 Taiwan 5,800 2.307 2,514.09 2.093 2,771.14 Japan 18,063,693 72,610.754 248.77 65,871.387 274.23 South Africa 2,857,808 11,886.792 240.42 10,783.519 265.02 CATEGORY TOTAL 70,694,595 251,418.858 281.18 228,083.416 309.95 STEEL PILING...........................5 STEEL PILING...........................5 Canada 1,336,243 2,450.649 545.26 2,223.192 601.05 United Kingdom 72,471 135.076 536.52 122.539 591.41 Belgium 877,256 1,727.557 507.80 1,567.214 559.76 Luxembourg 1,989,051 3,884.752 512.01 3,524.189 564.40 Federal Republic of Germany 2,504,573 4,591.051 545.53 4,164.933 601.35 Japan 85,016 266.674 318.80 241.923 351.42 CATEGORY TOTAL 6,864,610 13,055.760 525.79 11,843.990 579.59 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A Canada 3,859,194 8,401.130 459.37 7,621.379 506.36 Mexico 26,471 74.592 354.88 67.669 391.18 Brazil 1,541,039 2,877.120 535.62 2,610.080 590.42 Sweden 1,127,942 1,329.034 848.69 1,205.680 935.52 Finland 293,100 921.709 318.00 836.161 350.53 Denmark 6,887 10.623 648.31 9.637 714.64 United Kingdom 1,720,546 1,463.813 1,175.39 1,327.949 1,295.64 Belgium 3,389,092 4,456.120 760.55 4,042.525 838.36 France 4,873,620 6,255.962 779.04 5,675.315 858.74 Federal Republic of Germany 1,929,201 2,495.252 773.15 2,263.655 852.25 Austria 218,921 168.576 1,298.65 152.930 1,431.51 Czech Republic 3,646,152 10,529.676 346.27 9,552.364 381.70 Hungary 80,829 315.372 256.30 286.101 282.52 Switzerland 1,993,624 3,540.292 563.12 3,211.700 620.74 Poland 136,381 431.336 316.18 391.302 348.53 Russia 766,098 1,556.931 492.06 1,412.424 542.40 Ukraine 6,636,282 14,551.954 456.04 13,201.314 502.70 Spain 257,835 148.708 1,733.83 134.906 1,911.22 Italy 6,711,882 19,141.410 350.65 17,364.800 386.52 Slovenia 187,508 164.771 1,137.99 149.478 1,254.42 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Macedonia (Skopje) 4,386,579 14,260.010 307.61 12,936.467 339.09 India 17,247 51.898 332.32 47.081 366.33 Thailand 683,148 2,544.835 268.44 2,308.636 295.91 Malaysia 840,049 3,249.105 258.55 2,947.539 285.00 Indonesia 2,204,262 8,501.064 259.29 7,712.038 285.82 China 9,634,234 30,080.564 320.28 27,288.636 353.05 Korea, South 5,249,007 16,244.667 323.12 14,736.918 356.18 Japan 35,436,948 61,809.125 573.33 56,072.311 631.99 Australia 102,423 124.122 825.18 112.602 909.60 South Africa 2,280,833 4,863.159 469.00 4,411.785 516.99 CATEGORY TOTAL 100,237,334 220,562.931 454.46 200,091.382 500.96 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B PLATES IN COILS.......................6B Canada 5,404,212 16,641.342 324.75 15,096.776 357.97 Mexico 449,740 1,856.154 242.30 1,683.875 267.09 Venezuela 3,438,480 16,989.313 202.39 15,412.450 223.10 Brazil 1,842,999 7,599.274 242.52 6,893.947 267.34 Sweden 1,772,357 3,856.876 459.53 3,498.900 506.55 Finland 284,628 1,163.166 244.70 1,055.207 269.74 Netherlands 1,937,556 7,058.269 274.51 6,403.156 302.59 Belgium 1,255,134 3,226.536 389.00 2,927.065 428.80 France 2,242,573 6,382.957 351.34 5,790.523 387.28 Federal Republic of Germany 1,691,388 6,508.040 259.89 5,903.996 286.48 Slovakia 245,371 999.520 245.49 906.750 270.60 Hungary 209,776 931.409 225.22 844.960 248.27 Russia 39,678,500 211,996.689 187.17 192,320.215 206.31 Ukraine 1,568,247 10,002.172 156.79 9,073.820 172.83 Kazakhstan 432,887 2,378.490 182.00 2,157.730 200.62 Spain 8,038 40.609 197.94 36.840 218.19 Italy 887,188 3,579.313 247.87 3,247.099 273.22 Korea, South 106,155 450.970 235.39 409.113 259.48 Taiwan 184,230 864.520 213.10 784.280 234.90 Japan 11,844,806 52,611.554 225.14 47,728.412 248.17 New Zealand 239,675 1,079.372 222.05 979.190 244.77 South Africa 265,238 1,168.582 226.97 1,060.120 250.20 CATEGORY TOTAL 75,989,178 357,385.126 212.63 324,214.424 234.38 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Belgium 24,966 53.626 465.56 48.649 513.19 France 1,585,465 3,977.028 398.66 3,607.900 439.44 Federal Republic of Germany 352,332 823.928 427.62 747.455 471.38 Korea, South 16,600 43.500 381.61 39.463 420.65 Japan 1,889,574 4,004.051 471.92 3,632.415 520.20 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,868,937 8,902.134 434.61 8,075.882 479.07 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 Canada 151,155 258.171 585.48 234.209 645.39 United Kingdom 56,000 14.722 3,803.83 13.356 4,192.87 Luxembourg 327,525 421.913 776.29 382.753 855.71 Federal Republic of Germany 5,381 0.209 25,746.41 0.190 28,321.05 Austria 1,498,915 2,466.624 607.68 2,237.684 669.85 Poland 126,836 314.187 403.70 285.026 445.00 Japan 40,828 69.969 583.52 63.475 643.21 CATEGORY TOTAL 2,206,640 3,545.796 622.33 3,216.693 686.00 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 Canada 62,615 210.069 298.07 190.571 328.57 United Kingdom 16,462 19.601 839.86 17.782 925.77 Federal Republic of Germany 535,053 511.224 1,046.61 463.775 1,153.69 CATEGORY TOTAL 614,130 740.894 828.90 672.128 913.71 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 Canada 27,627,402 68,920.447 400.86 62,523.595 441.87 Mexico 1,328,063 3,875.046 342.72 3,515.384 377.79 Brazil 968,975 1,502.426 644.94 1,362.978 710.92 Argentina 245,377 612.059 400.90 555.251 441.92 Sweden 1,097,511 393.596 2,788.42 357.064 3,073.71 United Kingdom 6,029,251 10,567.455 570.55 9,586.637 628.92 Netherlands 570,400 738.868 771.99 670.290 850.97 Belgium 92,851 16.452 5,643.75 14.925 6,221.17 France 997,296 358.237 2,783.90 324.987 3,068.73 Federal Republic of Germany 2,162,946 1,727.870 1,251.80 1,567.498 1,379.87 Austria 256,645 77.715 3,302.39 70.502 3,640.25 Switzerland 21,044 5.010 4,200.40 4.545 4,630.14 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Latvia 596,330 1,918.771 310.79 1,740.680 342.58 Russia 928,400 2,443.873 379.89 2,217.045 418.76 Belarus 301,140 942.614 319.47 855.125 352.16 Spain 5,279 5.359 985.07 4.862 1,085.77 Italy 1,070,255 719.551 1,487.39 652.766 1,639.57 Turkey 1,446,512 5,431.477 266.32 4,927.354 293.57 India 150,405 246.610 609.89 223.721 672.29 Malaysia 7,345 21.844 336.25 19.817 370.64 China 13,709 21.584 635.15 19.581 700.12 Korea, South 4,743,296 10,148.260 467.40 9,206.349 515.22 Taiwan 1,272,203 696.247 1,827.23 631.625 2,014.17 Japan 4,350,828 9,103.800 477.91 8,258.831 526.81 Australia 12,003 0.728 16,487.64 0.660 18,186.36 New Zealand 13,338 4.513 2,955.46 4.094 3,257.94 South Africa 121,201 355.134 341.28 322.172 376.20 CATEGORY TOTAL 56,430,005 120,855.546 466.92 109,638.338 514.69 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A Canada 4,471,844 14,210.358 314.69 12,891.424 346.89 Mexico 3,123,463 7,339.412 425.57 6,658.204 469.11 Brazil 43,790 154.598 283.25 140.249 312.23 United Kingdom 30,828 10.692 2,883.28 9.700 3,178.14 Belgium 18,932 59.894 316.09 54.335 348.43 France 14,066 9.859 1,426.72 8.944 1,572.67 Federal Republic of Germany 506,309 762.927 663.64 692.116 731.54 Austria 117,002 33.236 3,520.34 30.151 3,880.53 Switzerland 13,853 10.934 1,266.97 9.919 1,396.61 Poland 10,408 24.839 419.02 22.534 461.88 Spain 103,192 186.952 551.97 169.600 608.44 Italy 70,552 31.449 2,243.38 28.530 2,472.91 Turkey 697,875 2,807.733 248.55 2,547.133 273.98 Korea, South 2,674,269 7,895.425 338.71 7,162.611 373.37 Taiwan 8,939 0.888 10,066.44 0.806 11,090.57 Japan 1,015,042 509.259 1,993.17 461.992 2,197.10 CATEGORY TOTAL 12,920,364 34,048.456 379.47 30,888.248 418.29 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 Canada 8,072 7.916 1,019.71 7.181 1,124.08 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Mexico 830,476 3,093.011 268.50 2,805.933 295.97 Venezuela 1,472,591 7,325.097 201.03 6,645.218 221.60 Federal Republic of Germany 16,039 20.135 796.57 18.266 878.08 Austria 6,544 5.512 1,187.23 5.000 1,308.80 Latvia 1,698,473 8,634.588 196.71 7,833.169 216.83 Russia 508,242 2,534.381 200.54 2,299.152 221.06 Moldova 803,829 4,219.677 190.50 3,828.028 209.99 Turkey 206,036 1,117.413 184.39 1,013.700 203.25 Indonesia 623,487 3,617.245 172.37 3,281.510 190.00 Korea, South 7,117,341 23,836.177 298.59 21,623.822 329.14 Japan 3,263,334 17,439.070 187.13 15,820.463 206.27 CATEGORY TOTAL 16,554,464 71,850.221 230.40 65,181.442 253.98 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 Canada 7,586,210 6,750.355 1,123.82 6,123.821 1,238.80 Mexico 26,203 39.953 655.85 36.245 722.94 Colombia 299,082 369.274 809.92 335.000 892.78 Brazil 21,046 10.496 2,005.14 9.522 2,210.25 Argentina 153,841 286.307 537.33 259.733 592.30 Sweden 370,247 116.470 3,178.90 105.660 3,504.14 Finland 76,418 98.875 772.87 89.698 851.95 Denmark 164,473 66.128 2,487.19 59.990 2,741.67 United Kingdom 4,179,252 4,162.788 1,003.96 3,776.419 1,106.67 Netherlands 134,330 37.509 3,581.27 34.028 3,947.63 Belgium 3,905 4.305 907.08 3.905 1,000.00 France 5,373,461 5,612.043 957.49 5,091.161 1,055.45 Federal Republic of Germany 2,772,479 3,055.958 907.24 2,772.319 1,000.06 Austria 45,213 12.524 3,610.11 11.362 3,979.32 Switzerland 1,104,526 608.013 1,816.62 551.580 2,002.48 Russia 2,631,541 1,083.734 2,428.22 983.147 2,676.65 Spain 816,932 1,149.844 710.47 1,043.121 783.16 Italy 3,150,475 1,212.570 2,598.18 1,100.025 2,864.00 Slovenia 247,280 121.277 2,038.97 110.021 2,247.57 United Arab Emirates 298,051 158.003 1,886.36 143.338 2,079.36 India 130,034 78.806 1,650.05 71.492 1,818.86 China 76,265 150.928 505.31 136.920 557.00 Korea, South 2,451,615 1,649.413 1,486.36 1,496.323 1,638.43 Taiwan 881,547 490.310 1,797.94 444.802 1,981.89 Japan 904,792 1,427.909 633.65 1,295.378 698.48 Australia 278,815 480.408 580.37 435.819 639.75 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Egypt 8,906 14.107 631.32 12.798 695.89 South Africa 58,833 148.676 395.71 134.877 436.20 CATEGORY TOTAL 34,245,772 29,396.985 1,164.94 26,668.504 1,284.13 TOOL STEEL............................17 TOOL STEEL............................17 Canada 1,136,777 787.022 1,444.40 713.975 1,592.18 Brazil 199,092 142.900 1,393.23 129.637 1,535.77 Sweden 2,104,171 904.811 2,325.54 820.831 2,563.46 United Kingdom 282,558 64.968 4,349.19 58.938 4,794.16 Netherlands 300,394 439.486 683.51 398.695 753.44 Belgium 95,553 64.191 1,488.57 58.233 1,640.87 France 1,051,115 780.109 1,347.40 707.703 1,485.25 Federal Republic of Germany 1,756,508 1,349.414 1,301.68 1,224.168 1,434.86 Austria 1,940,605 701.706 2,765.55 636.577 3,048.50 Switzerland 3,152 0.051 61,803.92 0.046 68,521.74 Poland 47,453 23.220 2,043.63 21.065 2,252.69 Russia 33,751 15.408 2,190.49 13.978 2,414.58 Italy 39,442 30.434 1,295.98 27.609 1,428.59 Slovenia 331,175 209.094 1,583.86 189.687 1,745.90 India 96,103 35.365 2,717.46 32.083 2,995.45 China 721,799 564.303 1,279.10 511.927 1,409.96 Korea, South 185,298 140.843 1,315.64 127.771 1,450.24 Taiwan 626,640 261.276 2,398.38 237.026 2,643.76 Japan 4,191,745 3,983.049 1,052.40 3,613.362 1,160.07 Australia 38,819 13.140 2,954.26 11.920 3,256.63 CATEGORY TOTAL 15,182,150 10,510.790 1,444.43 9,535.231 1,592.22 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 Canada 12,138,705 22,306.432 544.18 20,236.060 599.86 Mexico 882,459 1,715.606 514.37 1,556.372 567.00 Guatemala 309,163 817.267 378.29 741.412 416.99 Chile 68,455 11.278 6,069.78 10.231 6,690.94 Brazil 248,266 297.977 833.17 270.320 918.42 Argentina 691,246 709.224 974.65 643.397 1,074.37 Sweden 70,425 87.205 807.58 79.111 890.20 United Kingdom 11,165 0.021 531,666.67 0.019 587,631.58 Netherlands 231,631 431.921 536.28 391.832 591.15 France 304,346 303.885 1,001.52 275.680 1,103.98 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Federal Republic of Germany 1,028,099 1,023.916 1,004.09 928.881 1,106.81 Switzerland 12,165 1.221 9,963.14 1.108 10,979.24 Spain 599,371 1,296.241 462.39 1,175.930 509.70 Italy 700,635 693.426 1,010.40 629.066 1,113.77 United Arab Emirates 439,583 1,229.067 357.66 1,114.991 394.25 Malaysia 49,381 101.749 485.32 92.305 534.98 Indonesia 498,466 1,319.698 377.71 1,197.210 416.36 China 1,801,108 4,117.097 437.47 3,734.969 482.23 Korea, South 5,022,205 13,717.727 366.11 12,444.516 403.57 Taiwan 454,637 1,147.092 396.34 1,040.625 436.89 Japan 3,762,022 5,039.209 746.55 4,571.495 822.93 Australia 25,343 68.343 370.82 62.000 408.76 South Africa 809,467 2,316.606 349.42 2,101.590 385.17 CATEGORY TOTAL 30,158,343 58,752.206 513.31 53,299.120 565.83 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 Canada 42,120 118.558 355.27 107.554 391.62 Mexico 14,964 68.520 218.39 62.160 240.73 Brazil 21,239 39.011 544.44 35.390 600.14 Sweden 10,669 0.680 15,689.71 0.617 17,291.73 United Kingdom 11,079 1.203 9,209.48 1.091 10,154.90 Federal Republic of Germany 3,749,027 4,498.366 833.42 4,080.850 918.69 Czech Republic 169,032 13.222 12,784.15 11.995 14,091.87 Italy 7,465 0.033 226,212.12 0.030 248,833.33 India 202,623 376.020 538.86 341.120 593.99 Korea, South 26,934 74.224 362.87 67.335 400.00 Japan 4,400,068 2,266.014 1,941.77 2,055.694 2,140.43 South Africa 170,300 397.213 428.74 360.346 472.60 CATEGORY TOTAL 8,825,520 7,853.064 1,123.83 7,124.182 1,238.81 LINE PIPE.............................20 LINE PIPE.............................20 Canada 335,510 592.519 566.24 537.524 624.18 Mexico 2,726,938 5,180.287 526.41 4,699.479 580.26 Colombia 99,223 543.202 182.66 492.785 201.35 Brazil 257,668 451.033 571.28 409.170 629.73 Sweden 3,732 0.002 1,866,000.00 0.002 1,866,000.00 United Kingdom 31,653 3.330 9,505.41 3.021 10,477.66 France 7,790,851 17,689.649 440.42 16,047.784 485.48 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Federal Republic of Germany 4,719,614 5,930.077 795.88 5,379.677 877.30 Austria 1,252,310 2,597.067 482.20 2,356.020 531.54 Czech Republic 783,430 1,770.278 442.55 1,605.970 487.82 Switzerland 26,850 2.260 11,880.53 2.050 13,097.56 Italy 893,761 1,008.787 885.98 915.156 976.62 Greece 3,552 7.700 461.30 6.985 508.52 Singapore 2,659 3.197 831.72 2.900 916.90 China 267,628 623.206 429.44 565.363 473.37 Korea, South 5,085,933 15,935.305 319.16 14,456.270 351.82 Taiwan 27,313 4.079 6,696.00 3.700 7,381.89 Japan 28,237,695 43,941.695 642.62 39,863.246 708.36 South Africa 890,435 2,061.143 432.01 1,869.838 476.21 CATEGORY TOTAL 53,436,755 98,344.814 543.36 89,216.940 598.95 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A Canada 7,889,408 9,402.201 839.10 8,529.536 924.95 Mexico 3,199,320 6,568.827 487.05 5,959.141 536.88 Brazil 398,890 354.805 1,124.25 321.874 1,239.27 Argentina 1,834,520 1,778.609 1,031.44 1,613.527 1,136.96 Sweden 1,257,936 1,033.611 1,217.03 937.676 1,341.55 Finland 70,919 36.897 1,922.08 33.472 2,118.76 United Kingdom 184,297 93.616 1,968.65 84.927 2,170.06 Netherlands 41,587 41.936 991.68 38.044 1,093.13 Belgium 2,120 1.168 1,815.07 1.060 2,000.00 France 1,217,243 1,172.808 1,037.89 1,063.954 1,144.07 Federal Republic of Germany 2,733,473 1,877.867 1,455.63 1,703.573 1,604.55 Austria 91,524 25.609 3,573.90 23.232 3,939.57 Czech Republic 62,817 119.477 525.77 108.388 579.56 Switzerland 817,825 462.648 1,767.70 419.707 1,948.56 Spain 781,641 1,464.193 533.84 1,328.294 588.45 Italy 1,209,658 1,564.399 773.24 1,419.199 852.35 India 277,118 329.078 842.10 298.535 928.26 China 101,267 111.601 907.40 101.243 1,000.24 Korea, South 1,716,435 4,180.179 410.61 3,792.196 452.62 Taiwan 327,572 193.019 1,697.10 175.104 1,870.73 Japan 4,658,270 3,613.762 1,289.04 3,278.351 1,420.92 Australia 98,547 234.263 420.67 212.520 463.71 CATEGORY TOTAL 28,972,387 34,660.574 835.89 31,443.553 921.41 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B PRESSURE TUBING......................21B IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 4,490 3.434 1,307.51 3.115 1,441.41 Mexico 191,010 197.114 969.03 178.819 1,068.18 Brazil 71,894 130.279 551.85 118.187 608.31 Argentina 101,317 91.594 1,106.15 83.093 1,219.32 Sweden 455,245 484.696 939.24 439.709 1,035.33 Denmark 17,584 0.593 29,652.61 0.538 32,684.01 France 1,756,865 1,838.688 955.50 1,668.030 1,053.26 Federal Republic of Germany 625,050 551.617 1,133.12 500.419 1,249.05 Italy 229,677 195.011 1,177.76 176.911 1,298.26 India 231,958 294.759 786.94 267.401 867.45 Korea, South 287,092 618.884 463.89 561.442 511.35 Japan 138,464 73.406 1,886.28 66.593 2,079.26 CATEGORY TOTAL 4,110,646 4,480.075 917.54 4,064.257 1,011.41 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D Canada 5,521,230 1,162.939 4,747.65 1,055.001 5,233.39 Mexico 228,540 124.851 1,830.50 113.263 2,017.78 Argentina 9,040 2.486 3,636.36 2.255 4,008.87 Sweden 980,342 179.249 5,469.16 162.612 6,028.72 United Kingdom 662,341 179.794 3,683.89 163.106 4,060.80 Netherlands 6,062 0.453 13,381.90 0.411 14,749.39 France 1,576,172 362.660 4,346.14 329.000 4,790.80 Federal Republic of Germany 462,353 96.019 4,815.22 87.107 5,307.87 Austria 355,144 75.262 4,718.77 68.277 5,201.52 Switzerland 53,507 0.369 145,005.42 0.335 159,722.39 Spain 1,775,891 400.342 4,435.93 363.184 4,889.78 Italy 141,765 90.679 1,563.37 82.263 1,723.31 India 402,453 97.227 4,139.31 88.203 4,562.80 Thailand 63,690 43.418 1,466.90 39.388 1,616.99 Malaysia 347,411 224.177 1,549.72 203.370 1,708.27 Singapore 186,568 86.826 2,148.76 78.767 2,368.61 Philippines 6,299 3.441 1,830.57 3.122 2,017.62 China 250,751 129.085 1,942.53 117.104 2,141.27 Korea, South 1,049,640 416.007 2,523.13 377.395 2,781.28 Taiwan 1,034,251 605.079 1,709.28 548.919 1,884.16 Japan 4,590,805 1,110.134 4,135.36 1,007.097 4,558.45 South Africa 82,223 51.755 1,588.70 46.951 1,751.25 CATEGORY TOTAL 19,786,478 5,442.253 3,635.71 4,937.130 4,007.69 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 889,205 672.843 1,321.56 610.393 1,456.77 Mexico 338,070 474.892 711.89 430.815 784.72 Chile 5,923 0.012 493,583.33 0.011 538,454.55 Sweden 2,131 0.551 3,867.51 0.500 4,262.00 Norway 2,670 0.486 5,493.83 0.441 6,054.42 United Kingdom 29,087 6.751 4,308.55 6.124 4,749.67 Netherlands 3,590 0.051 70,392.16 0.046 78,043.48 Belgium 62,297 52.222 1,192.93 47.375 1,314.98 France 3,000 0.105 28,571.43 0.095 31,578.95 Federal Republic of Germany 141,768 13.714 10,337.47 12.441 11,395.23 Switzerland 18,824 0.276 68,202.90 0.250 75,296.00 Italy 39,659 5.527 7,175.50 5.014 7,909.65 Vietnam 19,134 19.947 959.24 18.096 1,057.36 Korea, South 3,312 4.238 781.50 3.845 861.38 Japan 188,582 302.792 622.81 274.688 686.53 Algeria 7,985 17.821 448.07 16.167 493.91 CATEGORY TOTAL 1,755,237 1,572.227 1,116.40 1,426.301 1,230.62 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A Canada 11,528,719 24,827.146 464.36 22,522.814 511.87 Mexico 1,319,869 1,249.774 1,056.09 1,133.776 1,164.14 Finland 223,174 114.104 1,955.88 103.513 2,156.00 United Kingdom 52,815 5.741 9,199.62 5.208 10,141.13 France 40,266 80.182 502.18 72.740 553.56 Federal Republic of Germany 169,011 141.919 1,190.90 128.747 1,312.74 Switzerland 2,581 0.001 2,581,000.00 0.001 2,581,000.00 Indonesia 224,619 734.323 305.89 666.167 337.18 Korea, South 3,761,803 12,493.096 301.11 11,333.549 331.92 Taiwan 74,859 43.852 1,707.08 39.782 1,881.73 Japan 806,932 2,532.974 318.57 2,297.876 351.16 Australia 43,278 112.061 386.20 101.660 425.71 CATEGORY TOTAL 18,247,926 42,335.172 431.03 38,405.833 475.13 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B PIPE FOR PILING......................22B Canada 760,951 2,015.067 377.63 1,828.039 416.27 Mexico 5,328 3.086 1,726.51 2.800 1,902.86 Korea, South 97,774 373.678 261.65 338.995 288.42 CATEGORY TOTAL 864,053 2,391.832 361.25 2,169.834 398.21 WIRE DRAWN............................23 WIRE DRAWN............................23 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 13,590,196 21,879.606 621.14 19,848.850 684.68 Mexico 2,786,172 4,996.313 557.65 4,532.580 614.70 Honduras 50,085 110.600 452.85 100.335 499.18 Dominican Republic 114,485 240.981 475.08 218.614 523.69 Trinidad and Tobago 38,735 87.486 442.76 79.366 488.06 Venezuela 477,066 801.047 595.55 726.698 656.48 Chile 87,290 183.430 475.88 166.405 524.56 Brazil 163,096 282.404 577.53 256.193 636.61 Argentina 220,325 479.632 459.36 435.115 506.36 Sweden 3,244,814 1,126.248 2,881.08 1,021.715 3,175.85 Finland 47,267 96.873 487.93 87.882 537.85 United Kingdom 1,381,719 967.646 1,427.92 877.834 1,574.01 Ireland 4,866 0.898 5,418.71 0.815 5,970.55 Netherlands 130,975 77.355 1,693.17 70.175 1,866.41 Belgium 2,418,537 1,823.917 1,326.01 1,654.630 1,461.68 Luxembourg 227,035 399.067 568.91 362.028 627.12 France 4,328,797 4,503.940 961.11 4,085.907 1,059.45 Federal Republic of Germany 1,460,204 863.284 1,691.45 783.158 1,864.51 Austria 490,284 258.185 1,898.96 234.222 2,093.24 Czech Republic 116,898 135.604 862.05 123.018 950.25 Switzerland 204,340 26.568 7,691.21 24.102 8,478.13 Poland 27,081 43.644 620.50 39.593 683.98 Belarus 108,328 78.192 1,385.41 70.935 1,527.14 Spain 192,411 191.059 1,007.08 173.326 1,110.11 Italy 1,529,113 1,669.825 915.73 1,514.840 1,009.42 Turkey 392,436 1,832.870 214.11 1,662.752 236.02 Israel 131,462 157.260 835.95 142.664 921.48 United Arab Emirates 2,107 2.487 847.21 2.256 933.95 India 455,284 600.701 757.92 544.947 835.46 Thailand 66,127 58.075 1,138.65 52.685 1,255.14 China 1,480,008 1,939.527 763.08 1,759.510 841.15 Korea, South 2,346,907 2,434.350 964.08 2,208.406 1,062.72 Taiwan 1,692,348 1,917.847 882.42 1,739.842 972.70 Japan 7,343,225 7,938.212 925.05 7,201.427 1,019.69 Australia 183,647 130.905 1,402.90 118.755 1,546.44 Egypt 660,950 1,397.267 473.03 1,267.580 521.43 South Africa 593,879 1,372.364 432.74 1,244.988 477.02 CATEGORY TOTAL 48,788,499 61,105.671 798.43 55,434.148 880.12 BLACK PLATE...........................28 BLACK PLATE...........................28 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 12,397 46.671 265.63 42.339 292.80 Mexico 193,979 446.045 434.89 404.645 479.38 Chile 759,644 1,974.647 384.70 1,791.370 424.06 Netherlands 328,980 970.128 339.11 880.086 373.80 Belgium 128,811 338.793 380.21 307.348 419.10 France 90,375 169.006 534.74 153.320 589.45 Federal Republic of Germany 1,357,283 779.844 1,740.45 707.463 1,918.52 Greece 1,158,115 2,751.627 420.88 2,496.235 463.94 Japan 3,349,545 5,557.613 602.69 5,041.783 664.36 CATEGORY TOTAL 7,379,129 13,034.375 566.13 11,824.589 624.05 TIN PLATE.............................29 TIN PLATE.............................29 Canada 2,645,133 4,410.242 599.77 4,000.905 661.13 Dominican Republic 31,291 11.923 2,624.42 10.816 2,893.03 Brazil 204,224 168.530 1,211.80 152.888 1,335.78 Norway 1,171,508 2,240.768 522.82 2,032.791 576.31 Finland 13,000 11.698 1,111.30 10.612 1,225.03 United Kingdom 9,762 5.663 1,723.82 5.137 1,900.33 Netherlands 841,749 1,465.510 574.37 1,329.489 633.14 France 976,471 1,569.349 622.21 1,423.690 685.87 Federal Republic of Germany 2,478,698 4,238.789 584.77 3,845.366 644.59 Korea, South 1,871,574 892.043 2,098.08 809.248 2,312.73 Japan 4,038,969 7,188.594 561.86 6,521.385 619.34 CATEGORY TOTAL 14,282,379 22,203.109 643.26 20,142.327 709.07 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A Canada 1,448,520 2,142.186 676.19 1,943.359 745.37 Brazil 24,295 43.652 556.56 39.600 613.51 Netherlands 238,411 493.653 482.95 447.835 532.36 France 454,252 873.125 520.26 792.086 573.49 Federal Republic of Germany 387,408 657.461 589.25 596.439 649.53 Japan 5,994,812 8,585.302 698.26 7,788.457 769.70 CATEGORY TOTAL 8,547,698 12,795.379 668.03 11,607.776 736.38 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 Canada 6,052,716 17,555.592 344.77 15,926.170 380.05 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Mexico 3,539,640 13,302.334 266.09 12,067.678 293.32 Venezuela 1,897,062 9,131.577 207.75 8,284.030 229.00 Brazil 16,772,172 63,532.144 264.00 57,635.408 291.00 Sweden 1,890,916 6,118.215 309.06 5,550.353 340.68 Norway 2,755 4.111 670.15 3.729 738.80 Finland 262,417 1,159.871 226.25 1,052.218 249.39 United Kingdom 59,620 32.190 1,852.13 29.202 2,041.64 Netherlands 8,528,543 28,932.673 294.77 26,247.287 324.93 Belgium 1,070,845 3,173.924 337.39 2,879.336 371.91 France 7,502,826 22,831.612 328.62 20,712.496 362.24 Federal Republic of Germany 9,994,425 34,010.208 293.87 30,853.550 323.93 Austria 887,398 1,868.255 474.99 1,694.853 523.58 Slovakia 832,337 3,143.627 264.77 2,851.851 291.86 Hungary 436,607 1,908.876 228.72 1,731.704 252.13 Russia 91,713,882 472,445.039 194.13 428,595.051 213.99 Ukraine 4,662,766 29,934.321 155.77 27,155.967 171.70 Kazakhstan 323,223 1,641.311 196.93 1,488.973 217.08 Spain 80,344 58.797 1,366.46 53.340 1,506.26 Italy 7,069,780 25,161.661 280.97 22,826.281 309.72 Slovenia 355,922 314.622 1,131.27 285.420 1,247.01 Indonesia 769,662 3,012.980 255.45 2,733.330 281.58 China 1,423,192 6,397.250 222.47 5,803.489 245.23 Korea, South 19,690,741 69,040.532 285.21 62,632.535 314.39 Taiwan 4,671,740 19,899.754 234.76 18,052.758 258.78 Japan 92,550,680 394,884.585 234.37 358,233.371 258.35 Australia 3,556,767 17,008.449 209.12 15,429.810 230.51 New Zealand 849,471 3,618.788 234.74 3,282.910 258.76 South Africa 2,206,730 8,895.707 248.07 8,070.052 273.45 CATEGORY TOTAL 289,655,179 1,259,019.006 230.06 1,142,163.152 253.60 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 Canada 11,820,800 17,732.833 666.61 16,086.960 734.81 Mexico 12,063,951 13,252.036 910.35 12,022.048 1,003.49 Jamaica 41,950 4.189 10,014.32 3.800 11,039.47 Venezuela 4,089,183 13,896.212 294.27 12,606.435 324.37 Chile 1,616,357 4,774.590 338.53 4,331.436 373.17 Brazil 9,787,158 31,190.989 313.78 28,295.997 345.88 Argentina 5,769,195 18,015.615 320.23 16,343.496 353.00 Sweden 2,783,893 4,511.209 617.11 4,092.501 680.24 Finland 2,574,404 5,855.660 439.64 5,312.167 484.62 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Denmark 3,660 0.212 17,264.15 0.192 19,062.50 United Kingdom 1,081,028 2,309.032 468.17 2,094.719 516.07 Netherlands 5,522,107 17,025.639 324.34 15,445.404 357.52 Belgium 12,753,445 32,558.597 391.71 29,536.671 431.78 France 7,370,043 13,739.155 536.43 12,463.955 591.31 Federal Republic of Germany 5,572,304 9,640.589 578.00 8,745.798 637.14 Austria 110,062 17.941 6,134.66 16.276 6,762.23 Czech Republic 126,261 131.173 962.55 118.998 1,061.03 Slovakia 463,938 1,452.704 319.36 1,317.871 352.04 Russia 9,003,811 31,453.618 286.26 28,534.250 315.54 Spain 4,127,186 9,332.054 442.26 8,465.899 487.51 Italy 972,940 1,659.498 586.29 1,505.472 646.27 Slovenia 102,700 89.548 1,146.87 81.237 1,264.20 Greece 1,246,960 3,188.826 391.04 2,892.855 431.05 Romania 176,638 146.363 1,206.85 132.778 1,330.33 Turkey 4,224,896 13,258.663 318.65 12,028.060 351.25 Thailand 1,866,575 4,009.506 465.54 3,637.364 513.17 Indonesia 3,960,345 12,584.622 314.70 11,416.580 346.89 China 1,470,992 4,631.823 317.58 4,201.920 350.08 Korea, South 16,151,102 49,790.047 324.38 45,168.784 357.57 Taiwan 2,807,630 3,060.669 917.33 2,776.593 1,011.18 Japan 18,136,416 45,422.542 399.28 41,206.649 440.13 Australia 76,033 25.006 3,040.59 22.685 3,351.69 New Zealand 599,034 1,943.672 308.20 1,763.270 339.73 South Africa 4,971,016 13,127.121 378.68 11,908.727 417.43 CATEGORY TOTAL 153,444,013 379,831.951 403.98 344,577.847 445.31 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A Canada 19,430,535 39,854.670 487.53 36,155.559 537.41 Mexico 11,807,067 21,334.350 553.43 19,354.202 610.05 Venezuela 635,835 1,199.517 530.08 1,088.184 584.31 Brazil 141,326 311.930 453.07 282.978 499.42 Argentina 1,061,815 2,331.989 455.33 2,115.545 501.91 Sweden 18,034 19.751 913.07 17.918 1,006.47 United Kingdom 334,360 486.407 687.41 441.261 757.74 Netherlands 1,461,255 2,915.107 501.27 2,644.541 552.56 Belgium 78,120 139.173 561.32 126.256 618.74 Luxembourg 96,313 174.044 553.38 157.890 610.00 France 409,293 567.890 720.73 515.181 794.46 Federal Republic of Germany 12,605,595 24,352.622 517.63 22,092.333 570.59 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Russia 572,936 1,380.446 415.04 1,252.320 457.50 Ukraine 11,983 18.277 655.63 16.581 722.69 Spain 217,709 581.287 374.53 527.335 412.85 Portugal 652,234 1,458.646 447.15 1,323.262 492.90 Italy 2,992,696 4,782.958 625.70 4,339.028 689.72 Greece 1,343,979 2,920.105 460.25 2,649.075 507.34 Indonesia 3,541,987 7,474.510 473.88 6,780.763 522.36 China 93,262 119.791 778.54 108.673 858.19 Korea, South 9,480,925 17,892.340 529.89 16,231.662 584.10 Taiwan 3,583,196 6,378.809 561.73 5,786.760 619.21 Japan 8,325,674 16,259.953 512.04 14,750.785 564.42 New Zealand 68,911 182.157 378.31 165.250 417.01 South Africa 3,621,031 7,182.280 504.16 6,515.657 555.74 CATEGORY TOTAL 82,586,071 160,319.008 515.14 145,438.999 567.84 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B Canada 184,306 338.071 545.17 306.693 600.95 Brazil 121,193 292.325 414.58 265.193 457.00 Argentina 32,350 92.186 350.92 83.630 386.82 United Kingdom 351,107 712.328 492.90 646.213 543.33 Belgium 10,261 18.023 569.33 16.350 627.58 Federal Republic of Germany 776,278 1,381.229 562.02 1,253.030 619.52 Singapore 21,318 1.377 15,481.48 1.249 17,068.05 China 556,563 1,202.952 462.66 1,091.300 510.00 Korea, South 1,597,562 3,317.767 481.52 3,009.828 530.78 Taiwan 45,747 73.703 620.69 66.862 684.20 Japan 2,525,004 4,977.325 507.30 4,515.355 559.20 CATEGORY TOTAL 6,221,689 12,407.285 501.45 11,255.703 552.76 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 Canada 3,144,024 4,721.266 665.93 4,283.062 734.06 Mexico 1,841,332 2,972.444 619.47 2,696.557 682.85 United Kingdom 1,015,081 2,281.551 444.91 2,069.789 490.43 Belgium 190,992 185.100 1,031.83 167.920 1,137.40 Luxembourg 217,201 367.059 591.73 332.990 652.27 France 46,925 8.622 5,442.47 7.822 5,999.11 Federal Republic of Germany 244,769 185.528 1,319.31 168.308 1,454.29 Austria 24,494 23.602 1,037.79 21.411 1,143.99 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Korea, South 1,750,059 3,482.245 502.57 3,159.040 553.98 Taiwan 138,842 258.294 537.53 234.320 592.53 Japan 628,745 300.530 2,092.12 272.636 2,306.17 Australia 37,007 57.374 645.01 52.049 711.00 New Zealand 260,507 322.773 807.09 292.815 889.66 CATEGORY TOTAL 9,539,978 15,166.387 629.02 13,758.719 693.38 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 Canada 7,748 5.860 1,322.18 5.316 1,457.49 Sweden 428,761 588.022 729.16 533.445 803.76 United Kingdom 802,135 782.522 1,025.06 709.892 1,129.94 France 183,415 161.411 1,136.32 146.430 1,252.58 Federal Republic of Germany 2,880,359 3,521.255 817.99 3,194.430 901.68 Czech Republic 170,290 183.645 927.28 166.600 1,022.15 Russia 463,116 690.096 671.09 626.045 739.75 Italy 1,765,161 2,915.833 605.37 2,645.200 667.31 Korea, South 26,910 22.652 1,187.97 20.550 1,309.49 Japan 2,537,509 5,106.934 496.88 4,632.934 547.71 CATEGORY TOTAL 9,265,404 13,978.232 662.85 12,680.842 730.66 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 Canada 1,496,021 4,352.115 343.75 3,948.173 378.91 Mexico 378,821 852.587 444.32 773.454 489.78 Sweden 125,244 105.276 1,189.67 95.505 1,311.39 Finland 13,696 20.521 667.41 18.616 735.71 France 61,179 38.592 1,585.28 35.010 1,747.47 Federal Republic of Germany 843,735 994.064 848.77 901.800 935.61 Russia 86,939 300.433 289.38 272.548 318.99 Slovenia 314,327 263.210 1,194.21 238.780 1,316.39 Korea, South 5,183 14.605 354.88 13.249 391.20 Japan 149,243 13.334 11,192.67 12.096 12,338.21 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,474,388 6,954.735 499.57 6,309.231 550.68 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 Canada 4,117,443 5,596.799 735.68 5,077.332 810.95 Mexico 1,849,984 3,116.989 593.52 2,827.686 654.24 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 01/05/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Brazil 645,344 795.560 811.18 721.720 894.18 Sweden 2,678,822 485.704 5,515.34 440.623 6,079.62 Finland 35,242 31.094 1,133.40 28.208 1,249.36 United Kingdom 1,582,754 736.515 2,148.98 668.155 2,368.84 Ireland 367,425 13.001 28,261.29 11.794 31,153.55 Belgium 52,492 41.876 1,253.51 37.989 1,381.77 France 2,933,000 1,219.084 2,405.90 1,105.935 2,652.05 Federal Republic of Germany 6,537,916 2,396.526 2,728.08 2,174.092 3,007.19 Austria 207,087 25.202 8,217.09 22.863 9,057.74 Czech Republic 30,700 64.496 476.00 58.510 524.70 Switzerland 129,288 81.671 1,583.03 74.091 1,744.99 Russia 133,303 383.964 347.18 348.326 382.70 Spain 26,652 7.160 3,722.35 6.495 4,103.46 Italy 143,286 55.389 2,586.90 50.248 2,851.58 Greece 624,812 1,056.086 591.63 958.065 652.16 Turkey 11,753 16.279 721.97 14.768 795.84 Singapore 6,600 0.238 27,731.09 0.216 30,555.56 China 94,927 43.209 2,196.93 39.199 2,421.67 Korea, South 86,178 195.465 440.89 177.323 485.99 Hong Kong 7,686 0.025 307,440.00 0.023 334,173.91 Taiwan 681,651 398.630 1,709.98 361.631 1,884.94 Japan 5,248,436 1,152.963 4,552.13 1,045.951 5,017.86 Australia 387,248 383.921 1,008.67 348.287 1,111.86 CATEGORY TOTAL 28,620,029 18,297.845 1,564.12 16,599.530 1,724.15 GRAND TOTAL 1,398,408,791 4,030,508.136 346.96 3,656,416.507 382.45 GRAND TOTAL 1,398,408,791 4,030,508.136 346.96 3,656,416.507 382.45 !R! RES; EXIT;