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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada Canada INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 122,416 148.370 825.07 134.599 909.49 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 5,194,207 14,852.414 349.72 13,473.887 385.50 WIRE RODS..............................3 13,608,979 39,025.190 348.72 35,403.067 384.40 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 9,033,399 28,133.156 321.09 25,521.977 353.95 STEEL PILING...........................5 1,336,243 2,450.649 545.26 2,223.192 601.05 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 3,842,051 8,353.822 459.92 7,578.462 506.97 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 5,389,503 16,588.491 324.89 15,048.830 358.13 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 151,155 258.171 585.48 234.209 645.39 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 62,615 210.069 298.07 190.571 328.57 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 27,330,620 68,073.446 401.49 61,755.209 442.56 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 4,471,844 14,210.358 314.69 12,891.424 346.89 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 8,072 7.916 1,019.71 7.181 1,124.08 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 7,586,210 6,750.355 1,123.82 6,123.821 1,238.80 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,136,777 787.022 1,444.40 713.975 1,592.18 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 12,138,705 22,306.432 544.18 20,236.060 599.86 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 42,120 118.558 355.27 107.554 391.62 LINE PIPE.............................20 335,510 592.519 566.24 537.524 624.18 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 7,889,408 9,402.201 839.10 8,529.536 924.95 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 4,490 3.434 1,307.51 3.115 1,441.41 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 5,521,230 1,162.939 4,747.65 1,055.001 5,233.39 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 889,205 672.843 1,321.56 610.393 1,456.77 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 11,528,719 24,827.146 464.36 22,522.814 511.87 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 760,951 2,015.067 377.63 1,828.039 416.27 WIRE DRAWN............................23 13,590,196 21,879.606 621.14 19,848.850 684.68 BLACK PLATE...........................28 8,599 22.854 376.26 20.733 414.75 TIN PLATE.............................29 2,526,462 4,131.289 611.54 3,747.843 674.11 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 1,446,443 2,131.420 678.63 1,933.592 748.06 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 6,061,409 17,575.836 344.87 15,944.535 380.16 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 11,807,800 17,732.683 665.88 16,086.824 734.00 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 19,404,307 39,832.586 487.15 36,135.524 536.99 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 184,306 338.071 545.17 306.693 600.95 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 3,144,024 4,721.266 665.93 4,283.062 734.06 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 7,748 5.860 1,322.18 5.316 1,457.49 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 1,487,328 4,331.871 343.35 3,929.808 378.47 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 4,106,222 5,573.665 736.72 5,056.345 812.09 COUNTRY TOTALS 182,159,273 379,227.574 480.34 344,029.565 529.49 Mexico Mexico IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 95,389 129.896 734.35 117.840 809.48 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 17,622,519 112,402.732 156.78 101,970.072 172.82 WIRE RODS..............................3 183,974 532.772 345.31 483.323 380.64 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 628,713 2,028.187 309.99 1,839.941 341.70 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 26,471 74.592 354.88 67.669 391.18 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 449,740 1,856.154 242.30 1,683.875 267.09 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,328,063 3,875.046 342.72 3,515.384 377.79 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 3,123,463 7,339.412 425.57 6,658.204 469.11 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 830,476 3,093.011 268.50 2,805.933 295.97 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 26,203 39.953 655.85 36.245 722.94 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 882,459 1,715.606 514.37 1,556.372 567.00 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 14,964 68.520 218.39 62.160 240.73 LINE PIPE.............................20 2,726,938 5,180.287 526.41 4,699.479 580.26 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 3,199,320 6,568.827 487.05 5,959.141 536.88 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 191,010 197.114 969.03 178.819 1,068.18 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 228,540 124.851 1,830.50 113.263 2,017.78 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 338,070 474.892 711.89 430.815 784.72 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 1,319,869 1,249.774 1,056.09 1,133.776 1,164.14 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 5,328 3.086 1,726.51 2.800 1,902.86 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,786,172 4,996.313 557.65 4,532.580 614.70 BLACK PLATE...........................28 193,979 446.045 434.89 404.645 479.38 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,539,640 13,302.334 266.09 12,067.678 293.32 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 12,054,300 13,221.173 911.74 11,994.050 1,005.02 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 11,807,067 21,334.350 553.43 19,354.202 610.05 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 1,841,332 2,972.444 619.47 2,696.557 682.85 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 378,821 852.587 444.32 773.454 489.78 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,849,984 3,116.989 593.52 2,827.686 654.24 COUNTRY TOTALS 67,672,804 207,196.949 326.61 187,965.963 360.03 Guatemala Guatemala STANDARD PIPE.........................18 309,163 817.267 378.29 741.412 416.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 309,163 817.267 378.29 741.412 416.99 Honduras Honduras WIRE DRAWN............................23 50,085 110.600 452.85 100.335 499.18 COUNTRY TOTALS 50,085 110.600 452.85 100.335 499.18 Jamaica Jamaica IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 41,950 4.189 10,014.32 3.800 11,039.47 COUNTRY TOTALS 41,950 4.189 10,014.32 3.800 11,039.47 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic WIRE DRAWN............................23 114,485 240.981 475.08 218.614 523.69 TIN PLATE.............................29 31,291 11.923 2,624.42 10.816 2,893.03 COUNTRY TOTALS 145,776 252.903 576.41 229.430 635.38 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago WIRE RODS..............................3 4,731,973 20,299.375 233.11 18,415.288 256.96 WIRE DRAWN............................23 38,735 87.486 442.76 79.366 488.06 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,770,708 20,386.861 234.01 18,494.654 257.95 Colombia Colombia BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 299,082 369.274 809.92 335.000 892.78 LINE PIPE.............................20 99,223 543.202 182.66 492.785 201.35 COUNTRY TOTALS 398,305 912.477 436.51 827.785 481.17 Venezuela Venezuela INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 2,346,499 34.869 67,294.70 31.633 74,178.83 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,296,538 6,168.387 210.19 5,595.868 231.70 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 937,810 4,159.532 225.46 3,773.465 248.53 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,472,591 7,325.097 201.03 6,645.218 221.60 WIRE DRAWN............................23 477,066 801.047 595.55 726.698 656.48 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 964,136 4,321.643 223.09 3,920.530 245.92 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,089,183 13,896.212 294.27 12,606.435 324.37 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 635,835 1,199.517 530.08 1,088.184 584.31 COUNTRY TOTALS 12,219,658 37,906.305 322.36 34,388.031 355.35 Chile Chile STANDARD PIPE.........................18 68,455 11.278 6,069.78 10.231 6,690.94 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 5,923 0.012 493,583.33 0.011 538,454.55 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE DRAWN............................23 87,290 183.430 475.88 166.405 524.56 BLACK PLATE...........................28 759,644 1,974.647 384.70 1,791.370 424.06 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,616,357 4,774.590 338.53 4,331.436 373.17 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,537,669 6,943.956 365.45 6,299.453 402.84 Brazil Brazil BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 32,287,506 179,780.986 179.59 163,094.613 197.97 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,047,501 6,510.233 314.51 5,905.986 346.68 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 238,229 791.741 300.89 718.256 331.68 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,541,039 2,877.120 535.62 2,610.080 590.42 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,842,999 7,599.274 242.52 6,893.947 267.34 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 968,975 1,502.426 644.94 1,362.978 710.92 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 43,790 154.598 283.25 140.249 312.23 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 21,046 10.496 2,005.14 9.522 2,210.25 TOOL STEEL............................17 199,092 142.900 1,393.23 129.637 1,535.77 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 248,266 297.977 833.17 270.320 918.42 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 21,239 39.011 544.44 35.390 600.14 LINE PIPE.............................20 257,668 451.033 571.28 409.170 629.73 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 398,890 354.805 1,124.25 321.874 1,239.27 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 71,894 130.279 551.85 118.187 608.31 WIRE DRAWN............................23 163,096 282.404 577.53 256.193 636.61 TIN PLATE.............................29 204,224 168.530 1,211.80 152.888 1,335.78 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 24,295 43.652 556.56 39.600 613.51 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 13,648,371 58,652.041 232.70 53,208.252 256.51 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 12,910,959 48,947.044 263.77 44,404.024 290.76 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 141,326 311.930 453.07 282.978 499.42 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 121,193 292.325 414.58 265.193 457.00 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 645,344 795.560 811.18 721.720 894.18 COUNTRY TOTALS 68,046,942 310,136.365 219.41 281,351.057 241.86 Argentina Argentina BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 245,377 612.059 400.90 555.251 441.92 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 153,841 286.307 537.33 259.733 592.30 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 691,246 709.224 974.65 643.397 1,074.37 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 1,834,520 1,778.609 1,031.44 1,613.527 1,136.96 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 101,317 91.594 1,106.15 83.093 1,219.32 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 9,040 2.486 3,636.36 2.255 4,008.87 WIRE DRAWN............................23 220,325 479.632 459.36 435.115 506.36 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 5,769,195 18,015.615 320.23 16,343.496 353.00 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,061,815 2,331.989 455.33 2,115.545 501.91 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 32,350 92.186 350.92 83.630 386.82 COUNTRY TOTALS 10,119,026 24,399.700 414.72 22,135.042 457.15 Sweden Sweden BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 1,670,726 1,157.531 1,443.35 1,050.095 1,591.02 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,664,653 776.940 2,142.58 704.828 2,361.79 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 54,477 88.608 614.81 80.384 677.71 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,127,942 1,329.034 848.69 1,205.680 935.52 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,772,357 3,856.876 459.53 3,498.900 506.55 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,097,511 393.596 2,788.42 357.064 3,073.71 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 370,247 116.470 3,178.90 105.660 3,504.14 TOOL STEEL............................17 2,104,171 904.811 2,325.54 820.831 2,563.46 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 70,425 87.205 807.58 79.111 890.20 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 10,669 0.680 15,689.71 0.617 17,291.73 LINE PIPE.............................20 3,732 0.002 1,866,000.00 0.002 1,866,000.00 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 1,257,936 1,033.611 1,217.03 937.676 1,341.55 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 455,245 484.696 939.24 439.709 1,035.33 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 980,342 179.249 5,469.16 162.612 6,028.72 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 2,131 0.551 3,867.51 0.500 4,262.00 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,244,814 1,126.248 2,881.08 1,021.715 3,175.85 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,844,963 6,094.960 302.70 5,529.256 333.67 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,783,893 4,511.209 617.11 4,092.501 680.24 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 18,034 19.751 913.07 17.918 1,006.47 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 428,761 588.022 729.16 533.445 803.76 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 125,244 105.276 1,189.67 95.505 1,311.39 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 2,678,822 485.704 5,515.34 440.623 6,079.62 COUNTRY TOTALS 23,767,095 23,341.030 1,018.25 21,174.632 1,122.43 Norway Norway PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 2,670 0.486 5,493.83 0.441 6,054.42 TIN PLATE.............................29 1,171,508 2,240.768 522.82 2,032.791 576.31 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,755 4.111 670.15 3.729 738.80 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,176,933 2,245.365 524.16 2,036.961 577.79 Finland Finland IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 3,389,431 16,962.362 199.82 15,388.000 220.26 WIRE RODS..............................3 20,676 20.522 1,007.50 18.617 1,110.60 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 293,100 921.709 318.00 836.161 350.53 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 284,628 1,163.166 244.70 1,055.207 269.74 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 76,418 98.875 772.87 89.698 851.95 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 70,919 36.897 1,922.08 33.472 2,118.76 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 223,174 114.104 1,955.88 103.513 2,156.00 WIRE DRAWN............................23 47,267 96.873 487.93 87.882 537.85 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 262,417 1,159.871 226.25 1,052.218 249.39 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,574,404 5,855.660 439.64 5,312.167 484.62 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 13,696 20.521 667.41 18.616 735.71 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 35,242 31.094 1,133.40 28.208 1,249.36 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,291,372 26,481.654 275.34 24,023.759 303.51 Denmark Denmark PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 6,887 10.623 648.31 9.637 714.64 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 164,473 66.128 2,487.19 59.990 2,741.67 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 17,584 0.593 29,652.61 0.538 32,684.01 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,660 0.212 17,264.15 0.192 19,062.50 COUNTRY TOTALS 192,604 77.555 2,483.45 70.357 2,737.52 United Kingdom United Kingdom INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 93,638 61.018 1,534.60 55.355 1,691.59 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 4,782,055 8,896.093 537.55 8,070.402 592.54 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,764,988 4,713.477 374.46 4,275.996 412.77 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 5,440,059 15,836.154 343.52 14,366.321 378.67 STEEL PILING...........................5 72,471 135.076 536.52 122.539 591.41 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,720,546 1,463.813 1,175.39 1,327.949 1,295.64 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 56,000 14.722 3,803.83 13.356 4,192.87 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 5,829,522 10,375.384 561.86 9,412.393 619.35 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 4,179,252 4,162.788 1,003.96 3,776.419 1,106.67 TOOL STEEL............................17 282,558 64.968 4,349.19 58.938 4,794.16 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 11,165 0.021 531,666.67 0.019 587,631.58 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 11,079 1.203 9,209.48 1.091 10,154.90 LINE PIPE.............................20 31,653 3.330 9,505.41 3.021 10,477.66 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 184,297 93.616 1,968.65 84.927 2,170.06 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 650,038 179.765 3,616.04 163.080 3,986.01 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 29,087 6.751 4,308.55 6.124 4,749.67 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 52,815 5.741 9,199.62 5.208 10,141.13 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,381,719 967.646 1,427.92 877.834 1,574.01 TIN PLATE.............................29 9,762 5.663 1,723.82 5.137 1,900.33 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 59,620 32.190 1,852.13 29.202 2,041.64 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,081,028 2,309.032 468.17 2,094.719 516.07 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 334,360 486.407 687.41 441.261 757.74 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 351,107 712.328 492.90 646.213 543.33 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 1,015,081 2,281.551 444.91 2,069.789 490.43 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 802,135 782.522 1,025.06 709.892 1,129.94 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,582,754 736.515 2,148.98 668.155 2,368.84 COUNTRY TOTALS 31,808,789 54,327.772 585.50 49,285.340 645.40 Ireland Ireland WIRE DRAWN............................23 4,866 0.898 5,418.71 0.815 5,970.55 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 367,425 13.001 28,261.29 11.794 31,153.55 COUNTRY TOTALS 372,291 13.899 26,785.45 12.609 29,525.81 Netherlands Netherlands BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 13,590 0.139 97,769.78 0.126 107,857.14 WIRE RODS..............................3 33,638 74.222 453.21 67.333 499.58 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 20,250 2.847 7,112.75 2.583 7,839.72 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,937,556 7,058.269 274.51 6,403.156 302.59 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 570,400 738.868 771.99 670.290 850.97 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 134,330 37.509 3,581.27 34.028 3,947.63 TOOL STEEL............................17 300,394 439.486 683.51 398.695 753.44 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 231,631 431.921 536.28 391.832 591.15 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 41,587 41.936 991.68 38.044 1,093.13 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 6,062 0.453 13,381.90 0.411 14,749.39 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 3,590 0.051 70,392.16 0.046 78,043.48 WIRE DRAWN............................23 130,975 77.355 1,693.17 70.175 1,866.41 BLACK PLATE...........................28 328,980 970.128 339.11 880.086 373.80 TIN PLATE.............................29 841,749 1,465.510 574.37 1,329.489 633.14 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 238,411 493.653 482.95 447.835 532.36 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 8,528,543 28,932.673 294.77 26,247.287 324.93 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 5,522,107 17,025.639 324.34 15,445.404 357.52 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,461,255 2,915.107 501.27 2,644.541 552.56 COUNTRY TOTALS 20,345,048 60,705.767 335.14 55,071.361 369.43 Belgium Belgium IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 799,712 2,180.777 366.71 1,978.368 404.23 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 1,037,308 2,655.522 390.62 2,409.050 430.59 STEEL PILING...........................5 877,256 1,727.557 507.80 1,567.214 559.76 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 3,389,092 4,456.120 760.55 4,042.525 838.36 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,255,134 3,226.536 389.00 2,927.065 428.80 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 24,966 53.626 465.56 48.649 513.19 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 92,851 16.452 5,643.75 14.925 6,221.17 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 3,905 4.305 907.08 3.905 1,000.00 TOOL STEEL............................17 95,553 64.191 1,488.57 58.233 1,640.87 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 2,120 1.168 1,815.07 1.060 2,000.00 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 62,297 52.222 1,192.93 47.375 1,314.98 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,402,467 1,799.466 1,335.10 1,632.449 1,471.69 BLACK PLATE...........................28 128,811 338.793 380.21 307.348 419.10 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,070,845 3,173.924 337.39 2,879.336 371.91 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 12,788,524 32,630.457 391.92 29,601.861 432.02 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 78,120 139.173 561.32 126.256 618.74 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 10,261 18.023 569.33 16.350 627.58 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 190,992 185.100 1,031.83 167.920 1,137.40 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 52,492 41.876 1,253.51 37.989 1,381.77 COUNTRY TOTALS 24,362,706 52,765.288 461.72 47,867.878 508.96 Luxembourg Luxembourg WIRE RODS..............................3 660,425 1,853.546 356.30 1,681.509 392.76 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 3,520,879 10,359.980 339.85 9,398.418 374.62 STEEL PILING...........................5 1,989,051 3,884.752 512.01 3,524.189 564.40 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 327,525 421.913 776.29 382.753 855.71 WIRE DRAWN............................23 227,035 399.067 568.91 362.028 627.12 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 96,313 174.044 553.38 157.890 610.00 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 217,201 367.059 591.73 332.990 652.27 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,038,429 17,460.360 403.11 15,839.777 444.35 France France BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 73,990 241.537 306.33 219.119 337.67 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,194,711 3,703.452 322.59 3,359.716 355.60 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 10,539 10.527 1,001.14 9.550 1,103.56 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 4,873,620 6,249.902 779.79 5,669.817 859.57 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,808,983 6,217.917 290.93 5,640.801 320.70 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 1,585,465 3,977.028 398.66 3,607.900 439.44 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 997,296 358.237 2,783.90 324.987 3,068.73 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 14,066 9.859 1,426.72 8.944 1,572.67 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 5,373,461 5,612.043 957.49 5,091.161 1,055.45 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,051,115 780.109 1,347.40 707.703 1,485.25 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 304,346 303.885 1,001.52 275.680 1,103.98 LINE PIPE.............................20 7,790,851 17,689.649 440.42 16,047.784 485.48 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 1,217,243 1,172.808 1,037.89 1,063.954 1,144.07 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 1,756,865 1,838.688 955.50 1,668.030 1,053.26 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,576,172 362.660 4,346.14 329.000 4,790.80 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 3,000 0.105 28,571.43 0.095 31,578.95 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 40,266 80.182 502.18 72.740 553.56 WIRE DRAWN............................23 4,328,797 4,503.940 961.11 4,085.907 1,059.45 BLACK PLATE...........................28 90,375 169.006 534.74 153.320 589.45 TIN PLATE.............................29 976,471 1,569.349 622.21 1,423.690 685.87 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 454,252 873.125 520.26 792.086 573.49 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 7,502,826 22,831.612 328.62 20,712.496 362.24 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 7,262,976 13,627.733 532.96 12,362.875 587.48 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 409,293 567.890 720.73 515.181 794.46 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 35,811 6.107 5,863.93 5.540 6,464.08 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 183,415 161.411 1,136.32 146.430 1,252.58 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 61,179 38.592 1,585.28 35.010 1,747.47 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 2,933,000 1,219.084 2,405.90 1,105.935 2,652.05 COUNTRY TOTALS 53,910,384 94,176.437 572.44 85,435.451 631.01 Federal Republic of Germany Federal Republic of Germany BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 2,071,978 7,363.790 281.37 6,680.320 310.16 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,215,257 6,535.417 338.96 5,928.832 373.64 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 4,785,951 11,666.090 410.24 10,583.302 452.22 STEEL PILING...........................5 2,504,573 4,591.051 545.53 4,164.933 601.35 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,929,201 2,495.252 773.15 2,263.655 852.25 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,691,388 6,508.040 259.89 5,903.996 286.48 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 352,332 823.928 427.62 747.455 471.38 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 5,381 0.209 25,746.41 0.190 28,321.05 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 351,016 392.370 894.60 355.952 986.13 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 2,162,946 1,727.870 1,251.80 1,567.498 1,379.87 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 506,309 762.927 663.64 692.116 731.54 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 16,039 20.135 796.57 18.266 878.08 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,772,479 3,055.958 907.24 2,772.319 1,000.06 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,756,508 1,349.414 1,301.68 1,224.168 1,434.86 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,028,099 1,023.916 1,004.09 928.881 1,106.81 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 3,749,027 4,498.366 833.42 4,080.850 918.69 LINE PIPE.............................20 4,715,142 5,927.542 795.46 5,377.377 876.85 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 2,733,473 1,877.867 1,455.63 1,703.573 1,604.55 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 625,050 551.617 1,133.12 500.419 1,249.05 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 462,353 96.019 4,815.22 87.107 5,307.87 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 141,768 13.714 10,337.47 12.441 11,395.23 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 169,011 141.919 1,190.90 128.747 1,312.74 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,460,204 863.284 1,691.45 783.158 1,864.51 BLACK PLATE...........................28 929,652 569.143 1,633.42 516.318 1,800.54 TIN PLATE.............................29 2,478,698 4,238.789 584.77 3,845.366 644.59 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 387,408 657.461 589.25 596.439 649.53 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 9,743,945 33,217.999 293.33 30,134.870 323.34 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 5,558,105 9,638.263 576.67 8,743.688 635.67 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 12,605,595 24,352.622 517.63 22,092.333 570.59 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 776,278 1,381.229 562.02 1,253.030 619.52 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 244,769 185.528 1,319.31 168.308 1,454.29 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 2,880,359 3,521.255 817.99 3,194.430 901.68 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 843,735 994.064 848.77 901.800 935.61 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 6,202,732 2,291.860 2,706.42 2,079.141 2,983.31 COUNTRY TOTALS 80,856,761 143,334.908 564.11 130,031.278 621.83 Austria Austria STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 87,764 11.057 7,937.42 10.031 8,749.28 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 203,081 167.708 1,210.92 152.142 1,334.81 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 1,498,915 2,466.624 607.68 2,237.684 669.85 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 256,645 77.715 3,302.39 70.502 3,640.25 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 117,002 33.236 3,520.34 30.151 3,880.53 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 6,544 5.512 1,187.23 5.000 1,308.80 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 45,213 12.524 3,610.11 11.362 3,979.32 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,940,605 701.706 2,765.55 636.577 3,048.50 LINE PIPE.............................20 1,252,310 2,597.067 482.20 2,356.020 531.54 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 91,524 25.609 3,573.90 23.232 3,939.57 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 355,144 75.262 4,718.77 68.277 5,201.52 WIRE DRAWN............................23 490,284 258.185 1,898.96 234.222 2,093.24 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 887,398 1,868.255 474.99 1,694.853 523.58 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 35,792 12.815 2,792.98 11.626 3,078.62 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 24,494 23.602 1,037.79 21.411 1,143.99 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 207,087 25.202 8,217.09 22.863 9,057.74 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,499,802 8,362.079 896.88 7,585.953 988.64 Czech Republic Czech Republic IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 3,646,152 10,529.676 346.27 9,552.364 381.70 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 169,032 13.222 12,784.15 11.995 14,091.87 LINE PIPE.............................20 783,430 1,770.278 442.55 1,605.970 487.82 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 62,817 119.477 525.77 108.388 579.56 WIRE DRAWN............................23 116,898 135.604 862.05 123.018 950.25 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 126,261 131.173 962.55 118.998 1,061.03 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 170,290 183.645 927.28 166.600 1,022.15 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 30,700 64.496 476.00 58.510 524.70 COUNTRY TOTALS 5,105,580 12,947.572 394.33 11,745.843 434.67 Slovakia Slovakia PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 245,371 999.520 245.49 906.750 270.60 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 832,337 3,143.627 264.77 2,851.851 291.86 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 463,938 1,452.704 319.36 1,317.871 352.04 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,541,646 5,595.851 275.50 5,076.472 303.68 Hungary Hungary PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 80,829 315.372 256.30 286.101 282.52 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 209,776 931.409 225.22 844.960 248.27 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 436,607 1,908.876 228.72 1,731.704 252.13 COUNTRY TOTALS 727,212 3,155.657 230.45 2,862.765 254.02 Switzerland Switzerland BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 21,044 5.010 4,200.40 4.545 4,630.14 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 13,853 10.934 1,266.97 9.919 1,396.61 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 12,708 1.765 7,200.00 1.601 7,937.54 TOOL STEEL............................17 3,152 0.051 61,803.92 0.046 68,521.74 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 12,165 1.221 9,963.14 1.108 10,979.24 LINE PIPE.............................20 26,850 2.260 11,880.53 2.050 13,097.56 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 817,825 462.648 1,767.70 419.707 1,948.56 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 53,507 0.369 145,005.42 0.335 159,722.39 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 18,824 0.276 68,202.90 0.250 75,296.00 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 2,581 0.001 2,581,000.00 0.001 2,581,000.00 WIRE DRAWN............................23 204,340 26.568 7,691.21 24.102 8,478.13 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 129,288 81.671 1,583.03 74.091 1,744.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,316,137 592.773 2,220.31 537.755 2,447.47 Latvia Latvia IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 596,330 1,918.771 310.79 1,740.680 342.58 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,698,473 8,634.588 196.71 7,833.169 216.83 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,294,803 10,553.359 217.45 9,573.849 239.69 Poland Poland BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 2,997,672 16,604.860 180.53 15,063.680 199.00 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 1,047,006 4,186.918 250.07 3,798.309 275.65 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 136,381 431.336 316.18 391.302 348.53 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 10,408 24.839 419.02 22.534 461.88 TOOL STEEL............................17 47,453 23.220 2,043.63 21.065 2,252.69 WIRE DRAWN............................23 27,081 43.644 620.50 39.593 683.98 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,266,001 21,314.818 200.14 19,336.483 220.62 Russia Russia BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 123,246 688.010 179.13 624.152 197.46 WIRE RODS..............................3 12,373 64.458 191.95 58.475 211.59 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 33,330 86.331 386.07 78.318 425.57 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 766,098 1,556.931 492.06 1,412.424 542.40 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 39,446,833 211,880.769 186.17 192,215.055 205.22 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 830,089 2,316.746 358.30 2,101.717 394.96 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 432,494 2,148.572 201.29 1,949.152 221.89 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 1,001,149 586.507 1,706.97 532.070 1,881.61 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 91,674,603 472,248.497 194.12 428,416.751 213.98 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 9,003,811 31,453.618 286.26 28,534.250 315.54 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 572,936 1,380.446 415.04 1,252.320 457.50 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 442,352 631.409 700.58 572.805 772.26 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 86,939 300.433 289.38 272.548 318.99 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 130,395 377.932 345.02 342.854 380.32 COUNTRY TOTALS 144,556,648 725,720.657 199.19 658,362.891 219.57 Belarus Belarus BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 301,140 942.614 319.47 855.125 352.16 WIRE DRAWN............................23 108,328 78.192 1,385.41 70.935 1,527.14 COUNTRY TOTALS 409,468 1,020.806 401.12 926.060 442.16 Ukraine Ukraine IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE RODS..............................3 2,087,162 10,750.941 194.14 9,753.092 214.00 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 163,717 692.744 236.33 628.447 260.51 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 6,636,282 14,551.954 456.04 13,201.314 502.70 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,568,247 10,002.172 156.79 9,073.820 172.83 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 4,662,766 29,934.321 155.77 27,155.967 171.70 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 11,983 18.277 655.63 16.581 722.69 COUNTRY TOTALS 15,130,157 65,950.408 229.42 59,829.221 252.89 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 432,887 2,378.490 182.00 2,157.730 200.62 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 239,653 1,220.669 196.33 1,107.373 216.42 COUNTRY TOTALS 672,540 3,599.159 186.86 3,265.103 205.98 Moldova Moldova BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 803,829 4,219.677 190.50 3,828.028 209.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 803,829 4,219.677 190.50 3,828.028 209.99 Spain Spain BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 22,718,564 25,968.260 874.86 23,558.016 964.37 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,482,446 7,386.588 336.07 6,701.002 370.46 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 11,643,763 42,212.871 275.83 38,294.883 304.06 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 257,835 148.708 1,733.83 134.906 1,911.22 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 8,038 40.609 197.94 36.840 218.19 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 5,279 5.359 985.07 4.862 1,085.77 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 103,192 186.952 551.97 169.600 608.44 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 816,932 1,149.844 710.47 1,043.121 783.16 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 599,371 1,296.241 462.39 1,175.930 509.70 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 781,641 1,464.193 533.84 1,328.294 588.45 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,775,891 400.342 4,435.93 363.184 4,889.78 WIRE DRAWN............................23 192,411 191.059 1,007.08 173.326 1,110.11 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 80,344 58.797 1,366.46 53.340 1,506.26 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,127,186 9,332.054 442.26 8,465.899 487.51 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 217,709 581.287 374.53 527.335 412.85 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 26,652 7.160 3,722.35 6.495 4,103.46 COUNTRY TOTALS 45,837,254 90,430.324 506.88 82,037.033 558.74 Portugal Portugal IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 652,234 1,458.646 447.15 1,323.262 492.90 COUNTRY TOTALS 652,234 1,458.646 447.15 1,323.262 492.90 Italy Italy WIRE RODS..............................3 1,223,487 694.806 1,760.90 630.318 1,941.06 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 1,084,598 4,838.961 224.14 4,389.833 247.07 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 6,711,882 19,141.410 350.65 17,364.800 386.52 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 887,188 3,579.313 247.87 3,247.099 273.22 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,070,255 719.551 1,487.39 652.766 1,639.57 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 70,552 31.449 2,243.38 28.530 2,472.91 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 3,150,475 1,212.570 2,598.18 1,100.025 2,864.00 TOOL STEEL............................17 39,442 30.434 1,295.98 27.609 1,428.59 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 700,635 693.426 1,010.40 629.066 1,113.77 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 7,465 0.033 226,212.12 0.030 248,833.33 LINE PIPE.............................20 893,761 1,008.787 885.98 915.156 976.62 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 1,209,658 1,564.399 773.24 1,419.199 852.35 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 229,677 195.011 1,177.76 176.911 1,298.26 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 141,765 90.679 1,563.37 82.263 1,723.31 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 39,659 5.527 7,175.50 5.014 7,909.65 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,529,113 1,669.825 915.73 1,514.840 1,009.42 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 7,069,780 25,161.661 280.97 22,826.281 309.72 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 972,940 1,659.498 586.29 1,505.472 646.27 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 2,992,696 4,782.958 625.70 4,339.028 689.72 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 1,765,161 2,915.833 605.37 2,645.200 667.31 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 143,286 55.389 2,586.90 50.248 2,851.58 COUNTRY TOTALS 31,933,475 70,051.520 455.86 63,549.688 502.50 Slovenia Slovenia PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 187,508 164.771 1,137.99 149.478 1,254.42 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 247,280 121.277 2,038.97 110.021 2,247.57 TOOL STEEL............................17 331,175 209.094 1,583.86 189.687 1,745.90 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 355,922 314.622 1,131.27 285.420 1,247.01 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 102,700 89.548 1,146.87 81.237 1,264.20 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 314,327 263.210 1,194.21 238.780 1,316.39 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,538,912 1,162.523 1,323.77 1,054.623 1,459.21 Macedonia (Skopje) Macedonia (Skopje) IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 4,082,021 13,248.667 308.11 12,018.992 339.63 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,082,021 13,248.667 308.11 12,018.992 339.63 Greece Greece LINE PIPE.............................20 3,552 7.700 461.30 6.985 508.52 BLACK PLATE...........................28 1,158,115 2,751.627 420.88 2,496.235 463.94 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,246,960 3,188.826 391.04 2,892.855 431.05 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,343,979 2,920.105 460.25 2,649.075 507.34 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 624,812 1,056.086 591.63 958.065 652.16 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,377,418 9,924.343 441.08 9,003.215 486.21 Romania Romania SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 176,638 146.363 1,206.85 132.778 1,330.33 COUNTRY TOTALS 176,638 146.363 1,206.85 132.778 1,330.33 Turkey Turkey WIRE RODS..............................3 3,299,780 17,025.425 193.81 15,445.210 213.64 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,446,512 5,431.477 266.32 4,927.354 293.57 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 697,875 2,807.733 248.55 2,547.133 273.98 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 206,036 1,117.413 184.39 1,013.700 203.25 WIRE DRAWN............................23 392,436 1,832.870 214.11 1,662.752 236.02 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,224,896 13,258.663 318.65 12,028.060 351.25 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 11,753 16.279 721.97 14.768 795.84 COUNTRY TOTALS 10,279,288 41,489.858 247.75 37,638.977 273.10 Israel Israel WIRE DRAWN............................23 131,462 157.260 835.95 142.664 921.48 COUNTRY TOTALS 131,462 157.260 835.95 142.664 921.48 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 298,051 158.003 1,886.36 143.338 2,079.36 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 439,583 1,229.067 357.66 1,114.991 394.25 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,107 2.487 847.21 2.256 933.95 COUNTRY TOTALS 739,741 1,389.557 532.36 1,260.585 586.82 India India PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 17,247 51.898 332.32 47.081 366.33 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 150,405 246.610 609.89 223.721 672.29 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 130,034 78.806 1,650.05 71.492 1,818.86 TOOL STEEL............................17 96,103 35.365 2,717.46 32.083 2,995.45 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 202,623 376.020 538.86 341.120 593.99 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 277,118 329.078 842.10 298.535 928.26 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 231,958 294.759 786.94 267.401 867.45 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 402,453 97.227 4,139.31 88.203 4,562.80 WIRE DRAWN............................23 455,284 600.701 757.92 544.947 835.46 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,963,225 2,110.466 930.23 1,914.583 1,025.41 Thailand Thailand PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 61,313 229.108 267.62 207.843 295.00 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 63,690 43.418 1,466.90 39.388 1,616.99 WIRE DRAWN............................23 66,127 58.075 1,138.65 52.685 1,255.14 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,866,575 4,009.506 465.54 3,637.364 513.17 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,057,705 4,340.107 474.11 3,937.280 522.62 Vietnam Vietnam PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 19,134 19.947 959.24 18.096 1,057.36 COUNTRY TOTALS 19,134 19.947 959.24 18.096 1,057.36 Malaysia Malaysia WIRE RODS..............................3 740,819 3,888.634 190.51 3,527.710 210.00 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 49,381 101.749 485.32 92.305 534.98 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 347,411 224.177 1,549.72 203.370 1,708.27 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,137,611 4,214.559 269.92 3,823.385 297.54 Singapore Singapore IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE LINE PIPE.............................20 2,659 3.197 831.72 2.900 916.90 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 186,568 86.826 2,148.76 78.767 2,368.61 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 21,318 1.377 15,481.48 1.249 17,068.05 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 6,600 0.238 27,731.09 0.216 30,555.56 COUNTRY TOTALS 217,145 91.637 2,369.62 83.132 2,612.05 Indonesia Indonesia PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,204,262 8,501.064 259.29 7,712.038 285.82 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 623,487 3,617.245 172.37 3,281.510 190.00 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 498,466 1,319.698 377.71 1,197.210 416.36 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 224,619 734.323 305.89 666.167 337.18 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 769,662 3,012.980 255.45 2,733.330 281.58 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,960,345 12,584.622 314.70 11,416.580 346.89 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 3,541,987 7,474.510 473.88 6,780.763 522.36 COUNTRY TOTALS 11,822,828 37,244.441 317.44 33,787.598 349.92 Philippines Philippines STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 6,299 3.441 1,830.57 3.122 2,017.62 COUNTRY TOTALS 6,299 3.441 1,830.57 3.122 2,017.62 China China BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 1,882,000 10,980.808 171.39 9,961.624 188.93 WIRE RODS..............................3 17,480 58.968 296.43 53.495 326.76 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 70,691 102.254 691.33 92.763 762.06 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 9,634,234 30,080.564 320.28 27,288.636 353.05 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 13,709 21.584 635.15 19.581 700.12 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 76,265 150.928 505.31 136.920 557.00 TOOL STEEL............................17 721,799 564.303 1,279.10 511.927 1,409.96 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,801,108 4,117.097 437.47 3,734.969 482.23 LINE PIPE.............................20 267,628 623.206 429.44 565.363 473.37 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 101,267 111.601 907.40 101.243 1,000.24 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 250,751 129.085 1,942.53 117.104 2,141.27 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,480,008 1,939.527 763.08 1,759.510 841.15 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,423,192 6,397.250 222.47 5,803.489 245.23 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,470,992 4,631.823 317.58 4,201.920 350.08 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 81,765 112.607 726.11 102.155 800.40 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 556,563 1,202.952 462.66 1,091.300 510.00 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 94,927 43.209 2,196.93 39.199 2,421.67 COUNTRY TOTALS 19,944,379 61,267.766 325.53 55,581.198 358.83 Korea, South Korea, South BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 5,559,478 32,100.041 173.19 29,120.676 190.91 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,116,698 810.894 1,377.12 735.631 1,518.01 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 9,571,827 39,542.245 242.07 35,872.131 266.83 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 4,864,499 15,003.192 324.23 13,610.671 357.40 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 106,155 450.970 235.39 409.113 259.48 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 16,600 43.500 381.61 39.463 420.65 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 4,743,296 10,148.260 467.40 9,206.349 515.22 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 2,674,269 7,895.425 338.71 7,162.611 373.37 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 7,117,341 23,836.177 298.59 21,623.822 329.14 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,193,030 1,500.351 1,461.68 1,361.096 1,611.22 TOOL STEEL............................17 185,298 140.843 1,315.64 127.771 1,450.24 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 4,872,867 13,434.912 362.70 12,187.951 399.81 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 26,934 74.224 362.87 67.335 400.00 LINE PIPE.............................20 5,085,933 15,935.305 319.16 14,456.270 351.82 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 1,615,407 3,918.375 412.26 3,554.691 454.44 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 287,092 618.884 463.89 561.442 511.35 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,049,640 416.007 2,523.13 377.395 2,781.28 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 3,312 4.238 781.50 3.845 861.38 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 3,761,803 12,493.096 301.11 11,333.549 331.92 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 97,774 373.678 261.65 338.995 288.42 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,346,907 2,434.350 964.08 2,208.406 1,062.72 TIN PLATE.............................29 1,871,574 892.043 2,098.08 809.248 2,312.73 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 19,690,741 69,040.532 285.21 62,632.535 314.39 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 16,131,492 49,781.477 324.05 45,161.009 357.20 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 9,480,925 17,892.340 529.89 16,231.662 584.10 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 1,597,562 3,317.767 481.52 3,009.828 530.78 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 1,750,059 3,482.245 502.57 3,159.040 553.98 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 26,910 22.652 1,187.97 20.550 1,309.49 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 5,183 14.605 354.88 13.249 391.20 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 86,178 195.465 440.89 177.323 485.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 107,936,784 325,814.093 331.28 295,573.657 365.18 Hong Kong Hong Kong IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 7,686 0.025 307,440.00 0.023 334,173.91 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,686 0.025 307,440.00 0.023 334,173.91 Taiwan Taiwan BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 55,494 4.676 11,867.84 4.242 13,082.04 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,980,494 1,490.359 1,328.87 1,352.031 1,464.83 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 5,800 2.307 2,514.09 2.093 2,771.14 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 184,230 864.520 213.10 784.280 234.90 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,272,203 696.247 1,827.23 631.625 2,014.17 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 8,939 0.888 10,066.44 0.806 11,090.57 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 881,547 490.310 1,797.94 444.802 1,981.89 TOOL STEEL............................17 626,640 261.276 2,398.38 237.026 2,643.76 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 454,637 1,147.092 396.34 1,040.625 436.89 LINE PIPE.............................20 27,313 4.079 6,696.00 3.700 7,381.89 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 327,572 193.019 1,697.10 175.104 1,870.73 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,034,251 605.079 1,709.28 548.919 1,884.16 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 74,859 43.852 1,707.08 39.782 1,881.73 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,692,550 1,917.922 882.49 1,739.910 972.78 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 4,186,987 18,015.496 232.41 16,343.388 256.19 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,807,630 3,060.669 917.33 2,776.593 1,011.18 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 3,583,196 6,378.809 561.73 5,786.760 619.21 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 45,747 73.703 620.69 66.862 684.20 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 138,842 258.294 537.53 234.320 592.53 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 681,651 398.630 1,709.98 361.631 1,884.94 COUNTRY TOTALS 20,070,582 35,907.229 558.96 32,574.499 616.14 Japan Japan INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 179,202 66.537 2,693.27 60.361 2,968.84 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 7,115,848 30,885.592 230.39 28,018.946 253.97 WIRE RODS..............................3 6,155,640 14,341.679 429.21 13,010.556 473.13 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 18,063,693 72,610.754 248.77 65,871.387 274.23 STEEL PILING...........................5 85,016 266.674 318.80 241.923 351.42 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 26,149,342 50,306.683 519.80 45,637.468 572.98 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 11,560,968 51,210.792 225.75 46,457.662 248.85 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 1,889,574 4,004.051 471.92 3,632.415 520.20 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 40,828 69.969 583.52 63.475 643.21 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 4,350,828 9,103.800 477.91 8,258.831 526.81 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 1,015,042 509.259 1,993.17 461.992 2,197.10 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 3,263,334 17,439.070 187.13 15,820.463 206.27 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 914,781 1,429.519 639.92 1,296.838 705.39 TOOL STEEL............................17 4,182,910 3,980.616 1,050.82 3,611.155 1,158.33 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 3,762,022 5,039.209 746.55 4,571.495 822.93 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 4,400,068 2,266.014 1,941.77 2,055.694 2,140.43 LINE PIPE.............................20 28,237,695 43,941.695 642.62 39,863.246 708.36 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 4,658,270 3,613.762 1,289.04 3,278.351 1,420.92 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 138,464 73.406 1,886.28 66.593 2,079.26 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 4,590,805 1,110.134 4,135.36 1,007.097 4,558.45 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 188,582 302.792 622.81 274.688 686.53 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 806,932 2,532.974 318.57 2,297.876 351.16 WIRE DRAWN............................23 7,343,225 7,938.212 925.05 7,201.427 1,019.69 BLACK PLATE...........................28 3,349,545 5,557.613 602.69 5,041.783 664.36 TIN PLATE.............................29 4,038,969 7,188.594 561.86 6,521.385 619.34 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 5,994,812 8,585.302 698.26 7,788.457 769.70 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 90,673,471 385,491.000 235.22 349,711.651 259.28 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 18,136,416 45,422.542 399.28 41,206.649 440.13 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 8,325,674 16,259.953 512.04 14,750.785 564.42 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 2,525,004 4,977.325 507.30 4,515.355 559.20 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 534,305 289.359 1,846.51 262.502 2,035.43 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 2,537,509 5,106.934 496.88 4,632.934 547.71 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 149,243 13.334 11,192.67 12.096 12,338.21 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 5,053,961 1,074.044 4,705.54 974.357 5,186.97 COUNTRY TOTALS 280,411,978 803,009.195 349.20 728,477.893 384.93 Australia Australia INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 49,537 12.102 4,093.29 10.979 4,511.98 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 7,272,726 39,660.782 183.37 35,979.666 202.13 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 102,423 124.122 825.18 112.602 909.60 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 12,003 0.728 16,487.64 0.660 18,186.36 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 278,815 480.408 580.37 435.819 639.75 TOOL STEEL............................17 38,819 13.140 2,954.26 11.920 3,256.63 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 25,343 68.343 370.82 62.000 408.76 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 98,547 234.263 420.67 212.520 463.71 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 43,278 112.061 386.20 101.660 425.71 WIRE DRAWN............................23 183,647 130.905 1,402.90 118.755 1,546.44 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,556,767 17,008.449 209.12 15,429.810 230.51 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 76,033 25.006 3,040.59 22.685 3,351.69 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 37,007 57.374 645.01 52.049 711.00 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 387,248 383.921 1,008.67 348.287 1,111.86 COUNTRY TOTALS 12,162,193 58,311.604 208.57 52,899.412 229.91 New Zealand New Zealand IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS NOVEMBER CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 12/22/98 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 239,675 1,079.372 222.05 979.190 244.77 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 13,338 4.513 2,955.46 4.094 3,257.94 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 849,471 3,618.788 234.74 3,282.910 258.76 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 599,034 1,943.672 308.20 1,763.270 339.73 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 68,911 182.157 378.31 165.250 417.01 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 260,507 322.773 807.09 292.815 889.66 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,030,936 7,151.275 284.00 6,487.529 313.05 Algeria Algeria PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 7,985 17.821 448.07 16.167 493.91 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,985 17.821 448.07 16.167 493.91 Egypt Egypt WIRE RODS..............................3 927,387 4,277.275 216.82 3,880.280 239.00 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 8,906 14.107 631.32 12.798 695.89 WIRE DRAWN............................23 660,950 1,397.267 473.03 1,267.580 521.43 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,597,243 5,688.650 280.78 5,160.658 309.50 South Africa South Africa STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 2,857,808 11,886.792 240.42 10,783.519 265.02 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,863,383 3,572.135 521.64 3,240.587 575.01 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 265,238 1,168.582 226.97 1,060.120 250.20 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 121,201 355.134 341.28 322.172 376.20 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 58,833 148.676 395.71 134.877 436.20 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 809,467 2,316.606 349.42 2,101.590 385.17 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 170,300 397.213 428.74 360.346 472.60 LINE PIPE.............................20 890,435 2,061.143 432.01 1,869.838 476.21 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 82,223 51.755 1,588.70 46.951 1,751.25 WIRE DRAWN............................23 593,879 1,372.364 432.74 1,244.988 477.02 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,206,730 8,895.707 248.07 8,070.052 273.45 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,971,016 13,127.121 378.68 11,908.727 417.43 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 3,621,031 7,182.280 504.16 6,515.657 555.74 COUNTRY TOTALS 18,511,544 52,535.507 352.36 47,659.424 388.41 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! 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