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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 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 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 2,886,681 452.793 6,375.28 410.767 7,027.54 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 4,782,055 8,896.093 537.55 8,070.402 592.54 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 123,246 688.010 179.13 624.152 197.46 Spain 22,718,564 25,968.260 874.86 23,558.016 964.37 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 7,115,848 30,885.592 230.39 28,018.946 253.97 Australia 7,272,726 39,660.782 183.37 35,979.666 202.13 CATEGORY TOTAL 115,630,742 500,731.390 230.92 454,256.004 254.55 WIRE RODS..............................3 WIRE RODS..............................3 Canada 13,608,979 39,025.190 348.72 35,403.067 384.40 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 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Sweden 1,664,653 776.940 2,142.58 704.828 2,361.79 Finland 20,676 20.522 1,007.50 18.617 1,110.60 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 3,299,780 17,025.425 193.81 15,445.210 213.64 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 49,467,079 151,003.559 327.59 136,988.163 361.10 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 Canada 9,033,399 28,133.156 321.09 25,521.977 353.95 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 5,440,059 15,836.154 343.52 14,366.321 378.67 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 163,717 692.744 236.33 628.447 260.51 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 China 70,691 102.254 691.33 92.763 762.06 Korea, South 9,571,827 39,542.245 242.07 35,872.131 266.83 Taiwan 5,800 2.307 2,514.09 2.093 2,771.14 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 69,399,801 247,746.046 280.12 224,751.496 308.78 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 3,842,051 8,353.822 459.92 7,578.462 506.97 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 6,249.902 779.79 5,669.817 859.57 Federal Republic of Germany 1,929,201 2,495.252 773.15 2,263.655 852.25 Austria 203,081 167.708 1,210.92 152.142 1,334.81 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 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 Macedonia (Skopje) 4,082,021 13,248.667 308.11 12,018.992 339.63 India 17,247 51.898 332.32 47.081 366.33 Thailand 61,313 229.108 267.62 207.843 295.00 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Korea, South 4,864,499 15,003.192 324.23 13,610.671 357.40 Japan 26,149,342 50,306.683 519.80 45,637.468 572.98 Australia 102,423 124.122 825.18 112.602 909.60 South Africa 1,863,383 3,572.135 521.64 3,240.587 575.01 CATEGORY TOTAL 86,354,721 196,357.286 439.78 178,132.384 484.78 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B PLATES IN COILS.......................6B Canada 5,389,503 16,588.491 324.89 15,048.830 358.13 Mexico 449,740 1,856.154 242.30 1,683.875 267.09 Venezuela 937,810 4,159.532 225.46 3,773.465 248.53 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 1,808,983 6,217.917 290.93 5,640.801 320.70 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 39,446,833 211,880.769 186.17 192,215.055 205.22 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 11,560,968 51,210.792 225.75 46,457.662 248.85 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 72,524,704 342,820.772 211.55 311,001.861 233.20 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 Japan 40,828 69.969 583.52 63.475 643.21 CATEGORY TOTAL 2,079,804 3,231.609 643.58 2,931.667 709.43 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 Canada 62,615 210.069 298.07 190.571 328.57 Federal Republic of Germany 351,016 392.370 894.60 355.952 986.13 CATEGORY TOTAL 413,631 602.438 686.60 546.523 756.84 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 Canada 27,330,620 68,073.446 401.49 61,755.209 442.56 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 5,829,522 10,375.384 561.86 9,412.393 619.35 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 Latvia 596,330 1,918.771 310.79 1,740.680 342.58 Russia 830,089 2,316.746 358.30 2,101.717 394.96 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 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 55,827,838 119,667.503 466.52 108,560.563 514.26 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 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 12,870,604 33,977.869 378.79 30,824.213 417.55 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 Canada 8,072 7.916 1,019.71 7.181 1,124.08 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 432,494 2,148.572 201.29 1,949.152 221.89 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 16,478,716 71,464.412 230.59 64,831.442 254.18 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 12,708 1.765 7,200.00 1.601 7,937.54 Russia 1,001,149 586.507 1,706.97 532.070 1,881.61 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 2,193,030 1,500.351 1,461.68 1,361.096 1,611.22 Taiwan 881,547 490.310 1,797.94 444.802 1,981.89 Japan 914,781 1,429.519 639.92 1,296.838 705.39 Australia 278,815 480.408 580.37 435.819 639.75 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 31,274,966 28,146.057 1,111.17 25,533.681 1,224.85 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 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 4,182,910 3,980.616 1,050.82 3,611.155 1,158.33 Australia 38,819 13.140 2,954.26 11.920 3,256.63 CATEGORY TOTAL 15,139,564 10,492.949 1,442.83 9,519.046 1,590.45 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 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 4,872,867 13,434.912 362.70 12,187.951 399.81 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 30,009,005 58,469.392 513.24 53,042.555 565.75 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 Federal Republic of Germany 4,715,142 5,927.542 795.46 5,377.377 876.85 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 53,432,283 98,342.279 543.33 89,214.640 598.92 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A Canada 7,889,408 9,402.201 839.10 8,529.536 924.95 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 1,615,407 3,918.375 412.26 3,554.691 454.44 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 28,871,359 34,398.770 839.31 31,206.048 925.18 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 650,038 179.765 3,616.04 163.080 3,986.01 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 19,774,175 5,442.224 3,633.47 4,937.104 4,005.22 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 2,402,467 1,799.466 1,335.10 1,632.449 1,471.69 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 1,692,550 1,917.922 882.49 1,739.910 972.78 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 48,772,631 61,081.296 798.49 55,412.035 880.18 BLACK PLATE...........................28 BLACK PLATE...........................28 Canada 8,599 22.854 376.26 20.733 414.75 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 929,652 569.143 1,633.42 516.318 1,800.54 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 6,947,700 12,799.857 542.80 11,611.838 598.33 TIN PLATE.............................29 TIN PLATE.............................29 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 2,526,462 4,131.289 611.54 3,747.843 674.11 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 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 14,150,708 21,912.458 645.78 19,878.653 711.85 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A Canada 1,446,443 2,131.420 678.63 1,933.592 748.06 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 8,545,621 12,784.613 668.43 11,598.009 736.82 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 Canada 6,061,409 17,575.836 344.87 15,944.535 380.16 Mexico 3,539,640 13,302.334 266.09 12,067.678 293.32 Venezuela 964,136 4,321.643 223.09 3,920.530 245.92 Brazil 13,648,371 58,652.041 232.70 53,208.252 256.51 Sweden 1,844,963 6,094.960 302.70 5,529.256 333.67 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 9,743,945 33,217.999 293.33 30,134.870 323.34 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 91,674,603 472,248.497 194.12 428,416.751 213.98 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Ukraine 4,662,766 29,934.321 155.77 27,155.967 171.70 Kazakhstan 239,653 1,220.669 196.33 1,107.373 216.42 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 4,186,987 18,015.496 232.41 16,343.388 256.19 Japan 90,673,471 385,491.000 235.22 349,711.651 259.28 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 282,825,901 1,236,638.722 228.71 1,121,860.094 252.10 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 Canada 11,807,800 17,732.683 665.88 16,086.824 734.00 Mexico 12,054,300 13,221.173 911.74 11,994.050 1,005.02 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 12,910,959 48,947.044 263.77 44,404.024 290.76 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 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 12,788,524 32,630.457 391.92 29,601.861 432.02 France 7,262,976 13,627.733 532.96 12,362.875 587.48 Federal Republic of Germany 5,558,105 9,638.263 576.67 8,743.688 635.67 Austria 35,792 12.815 2,792.98 11.626 3,078.62 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 16,131,492 49,781.477 324.05 45,161.009 357.20 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 156,365,096 397,501.410 393.37 360,607.315 433.62 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A Canada 19,404,307 39,832.586 487.15 36,135.524 536.99 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 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 81,765 112.607 726.11 102.155 800.40 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 82,548,346 160,289.739 514.99 145,412.446 567.68 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 35,811 6.107 5,863.93 5.540 6,464.08 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 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 534,305 289.359 1,846.51 262.502 2,035.43 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 9,434,424 15,152.701 622.62 13,746.303 686.32 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 442,352 631.409 700.58 572.805 772.26 Italy 1,765,161 2,915.833 605.37 2,645.200 667.31 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 9,244,640 13,919.545 664.15 12,627.602 732.10 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 Canada 1,487,328 4,331.871 343.35 3,929.808 378.47 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 3,465,695 6,934.491 499.78 6,290.866 550.91 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 Canada 4,106,222 5,573.665 736.72 5,056.345 812.09 Mexico 1,849,984 3,116.989 593.52 2,827.686 654.24 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 6,202,732 2,291.860 2,706.42 2,079.141 2,983.31 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 130,395 377.932 345.02 342.854 380.32 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 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE 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 5,053,961 1,074.044 4,705.54 974.357 5,186.97 Australia 387,248 383.921 1,008.67 348.287 1,111.86 CATEGORY TOTAL 28,076,241 18,085.094 1,552.45 16,406.526 1,711.28 GRAND TOTAL 1,363,571,294 3,953,444.824 344.91 3,586,505.826 380.19 GRAND TOTAL 1,363,571,294 3,953,444.824 344.91 3,586,505.826 380.19 !R! RES; EXIT;