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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada Canada INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 116,236 148.029 785.22 134.290 865.56 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 12,206,968 38,931.470 313.55 35,318.045 345.63 WIRE RODS..............................3 11,770,044 35,304.214 333.39 32,027.453 367.50 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 6,954,517 23,169.441 300.16 21,018.969 330.87 STEEL PILING...........................5 714,006 1,176.777 606.75 1,067.554 668.82 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 5,360,913 12,937.986 414.35 11,737.147 456.75 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 7,907,201 25,346.416 311.97 22,993.888 343.88 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 74,496 164.481 452.92 149.215 499.25 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 56,379 109.597 514.42 99.425 567.05 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 177,094 421.752 419.90 382.607 462.86 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 27,755,169 71,482.800 388.28 64,848.124 428.00 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 3,948,517 11,558.443 341.61 10,485.646 376.56 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 54,253 161.688 335.54 146.681 369.87 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 7,331,000 8,100.166 905.04 7,348.349 997.64 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,681,111 1,149.772 1,462.13 1,043.056 1,611.72 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 12,071,917 22,729.467 531.11 20,619.831 585.45 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 36,772 85.200 431.60 77.292 475.75 LINE PIPE.............................20 3,978,095 8,747.433 454.77 7,935.540 501.30 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 8,873,372 11,891.952 746.17 10,788.200 822.51 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 32,878 12.510 2,628.14 11.349 2,897.00 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 6,331,890 1,466.677 4,317.17 1,330.547 4,758.86 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 655,891 585.814 1,119.62 531.442 1,234.17 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 12,995,162 30,013.264 432.98 27,227.583 477.28 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 1,183,220 2,312.578 511.65 2,097.936 563.99 WIRE DRAWN............................23 13,707,140 23,333.709 587.44 21,167.991 647.54 BLACK PLATE...........................28 14,973 65.611 228.21 59.521 251.56 TIN PLATE.............................29 2,656,931 4,605.071 576.96 4,177.651 635.99 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 1,417,210 2,313.064 612.70 2,098.377 675.38 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 13,802,091 45,155.322 305.66 40,964.231 336.93 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 13,274,756 22,690.888 585.03 20,584.833 644.88 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 18,830,628 39,347.741 478.57 35,695.680 527.53 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 185,406 328.458 564.47 297.972 622.23 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 2,938,236 3,787.062 775.86 3,435.566 855.24 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 1,289,185 3,068.306 420.16 2,783.521 463.15 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 3,962,101 5,606.535 706.69 5,086.164 779.00 COUNTRY TOTALS 204,345,758 458,309.692 445.87 415,771.676 491.49 Mexico Mexico IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 220,686 279.639 789.18 253.684 869.92 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 17,099,456 100,562.686 170.04 91,228.960 187.43 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,831,706 8,004.599 228.83 7,261.652 252.24 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 496,699 1,605.416 309.39 1,456.409 341.04 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 718,166 2,716.544 264.37 2,464.408 291.42 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,157,275 5,688.597 203.44 5,160.610 224.25 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,143,070 3,717.126 307.51 3,372.121 338.98 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 955,453 3,622.919 263.72 3,286.658 290.71 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,187,744 4,948.277 240.03 4,489.003 264.59 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 141,836 188.043 754.27 170.590 831.44 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,305,238 2,458.988 530.80 2,230.757 585.11 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 3,863 3.157 1,223.63 2.864 1,348.81 LINE PIPE.............................20 2,060,540 5,691.336 362.05 5,163.095 399.09 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 4,244,470 9,898.280 428.81 8,979.571 472.68 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 41,540 22.046 1,884.24 20.000 2,077.00 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 374,064 455.337 821.51 413.075 905.56 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 1,166,724 1,040.137 1,121.70 943.597 1,236.46 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 8,897 3.654 2,434.87 3.315 2,683.86 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,015,995 4,543.843 663.75 4,122.106 731.66 BLACK PLATE...........................28 293,850 768.366 382.43 697.050 421.56 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 5,195,358 27,134.072 191.47 24,615.623 211.06 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 17,389,123 29,386.189 591.74 26,658.710 652.29 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 16,586,347 33,915.969 489.04 30,768.058 539.08 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 2,741 5.260 521.10 4.772 574.39 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 651,575 980.785 664.34 889.753 732.31 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 303,763 792.481 383.31 718.927 422.52 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,465,903 1,434.896 1,021.61 1,301.716 1,126.13 COUNTRY TOTALS 79,062,082 249,868.643 316.41 226,677.084 348.79 Honduras Honduras WIRE DRAWN............................23 104,390 246.604 423.31 223.715 466.62 COUNTRY TOTALS 104,390 246.604 423.31 223.715 466.62 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic WIRE DRAWN............................23 30,882 71.790 430.17 65.127 474.18 TIN PLATE.............................29 32,054 10.730 2,987.33 9.734 3,292.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 62,936 82.520 762.68 74.861 840.70 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE RODS..............................3 6,203,125 28,217.112 219.84 25,598.141 242.33 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 183,995 79.366 2,318.31 72.000 2,555.49 WIRE DRAWN............................23 329,059 777.756 423.09 705.569 466.37 COUNTRY TOTALS 6,716,179 29,074.235 231.00 26,375.710 254.64 Colombia Colombia BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 199,172 266.864 746.34 242.095 822.70 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 445,998 1,618.690 275.53 1,468.451 303.72 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 465,606 1,244.619 374.10 1,129.100 412.37 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 204,085 712.841 286.30 646.679 315.59 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,314,861 3,843.014 342.14 3,486.325 377.15 Venezuela Venezuela WIRE RODS..............................3 3,211,559 16,694.339 192.37 15,144.854 212.06 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 189,922 948.213 200.29 860.205 220.79 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 983,020 5,035.512 195.22 4,568.141 215.19 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 14,397 27.460 524.29 24.911 577.94 WIRE DRAWN............................23 643,070 1,143.434 562.40 1,037.306 619.94 BLACK PLATE...........................28 474,647 1,795.069 264.42 1,628.460 291.47 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,355,530 7,074.869 191.60 6,418.215 211.20 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 767,881 2,967.179 258.79 2,691.780 285.27 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 704,368 1,348.109 522.49 1,222.984 575.94 COUNTRY TOTALS 8,344,394 37,034.184 225.32 33,596.856 248.37 Ecuador Ecuador STANDARD PIPE.........................18 93,298 265.333 351.63 240.706 387.60 WIRE DRAWN............................23 35,072 61.759 567.88 56.027 625.98 COUNTRY TOTALS 128,370 327.092 392.46 296.733 432.61 Chile Chile WIRE DRAWN............................23 82,206 145.377 565.47 131.884 623.32 COUNTRY TOTALS 82,206 145.377 565.47 131.884 623.32 Brazil Brazil IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 28,584,564 159,046.807 179.72 144,284.877 198.11 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,113,710 7,099.800 297.71 6,440.832 328.17 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 467,002 1,573.520 296.79 1,427.474 327.15 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,116,219 4,989.929 424.10 4,526.789 467.49 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 21,496 22.807 942.52 20.690 1,038.96 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 619,431 1,173.188 527.99 1,064.299 582.01 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 186,944 663.424 281.79 601.848 310.62 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,491,872 5,497.401 271.38 4,987.160 299.14 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 25,525 37.722 676.66 34.221 745.89 TOOL STEEL............................17 540,939 376.400 1,437.14 341.464 1,584.18 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 35,901 42.026 854.26 38.125 941.67 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 38,059 80.506 472.75 73.034 521.11 LINE PIPE.............................20 596,466 1,296.912 459.91 1,176.539 506.97 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 105,476 102.734 1,026.69 93.199 1,131.73 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 118,139 116.764 1,011.78 105.927 1,115.29 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 23,200 5.261 4,409.81 4.773 4,860.67 WIRE DRAWN............................23 496,222 693.592 715.44 629.216 788.64 TIN PLATE.............................29 1,018,883 2,405.376 423.59 2,182.121 466.92 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 12,690 20.723 612.36 18.800 675.00 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 25,723 27.271 943.24 24.740 1,039.73 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 10,456,833 35,234.105 296.78 31,963.851 327.15 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 167,158 423.133 395.05 383.860 435.47 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 1,303,538 3,229.595 403.62 2,929.840 444.92 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 421,921 541.514 779.15 491.253 858.87 COUNTRY TOTALS 50,987,911 224,700.511 226.91 203,844.932 250.13 Argentina Argentina BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 163,847 443.765 369.22 402.577 407.00 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 133,840 134.727 993.42 122.222 1,095.06 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 649,758 523.560 1,241.04 474.966 1,368.01 WIRE DRAWN............................23 356,791 753.559 473.47 683.617 521.92 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 690,952 3,369.001 205.09 3,056.307 226.07 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,666,278 6,078.643 274.12 5,514.454 302.17 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 187,677 523.807 358.29 475.190 394.95 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 139,597 363.971 383.54 330.189 422.78 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 51,646 110.270 468.36 100.035 516.28 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,040,386 12,301.302 328.45 11,159.557 362.06 Sweden Sweden IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 2,097,575 1,675.472 1,251.93 1,519.963 1,380.02 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,252,989 710.003 1,764.77 644.104 1,945.32 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 4,910 1.713 2,866.32 1.554 3,159.59 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,271,592 3,268.502 694.99 2,965.136 766.10 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 43,813 92.131 475.55 83.580 524.20 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 624,065 222.496 2,804.84 201.845 3,091.80 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 450,939 142.800 3,157.84 129.546 3,480.92 TOOL STEEL............................17 2,902,156 1,100.822 2,636.35 998.649 2,906.08 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 656,663 575.824 1,140.39 522.379 1,257.06 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 153,436 150.689 1,018.23 136.703 1,122.40 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,117,121 187.974 5,942.95 170.527 6,550.99 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 21,268 16.455 1,292.49 14.928 1,424.71 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,083,463 878.317 2,372.11 796.796 2,614.80 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 309,544 478.165 647.36 433.784 713.59 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,475,426 840.499 1,755.42 762.488 1,935.02 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 352,613 951.202 370.70 862.916 408.63 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 816,682 1,077.548 757.91 977.535 835.45 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 3,055,532 540.870 5,649.29 490.669 6,227.28 COUNTRY TOTALS 19,689,787 12,911.481 1,524.98 11,713.102 1,681.01 Norway Norway STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 162,552 328.545 494.76 298.051 545.38 TIN PLATE.............................29 1,390,708 2,742.869 507.03 2,488.290 558.90 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,553,260 3,071.414 505.71 2,786.341 557.46 Finland Finland WIRE RODS..............................3 923,115 5,606.392 164.65 5,086.035 181.50 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 563,835 1,938.111 290.92 1,758.225 320.68 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 706,453 2,782.030 253.93 2,523.816 279.91 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 54,588 74.298 734.72 67.402 809.89 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 42,883 23.435 1,829.87 21.260 2,017.07 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 297,745 147.599 2,017.26 133.900 2,223.64 WIRE DRAWN............................23 18,528 38.838 477.06 35.233 525.87 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,312,714 5,777.209 227.22 5,240.997 250.47 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,644,404 5,907.018 447.67 5,358.758 493.47 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 444,836 1,226.707 362.63 1,112.850 399.73 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 110,002 87.186 1,261.69 79.094 1,390.78 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 492,730 337.318 1,460.73 306.010 1,610.18 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,611,833 23,946.141 317.87 21,723.580 350.39 Denmark Denmark IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 53,517 22.382 2,391.07 20.305 2,635.66 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 4,100 0.772 5,310.88 0.700 5,857.14 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 5,315 11.054 480.82 10.028 530.02 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 12,730 1.399 9,099.36 1.269 10,031.52 WIRE DRAWN............................23 43,945 20.905 2,102.13 18.965 2,317.16 COUNTRY TOTALS 119,607 56.512 2,116.49 51.267 2,333.02 United Kingdom United Kingdom INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 7,361 1.960 3,755.61 1.778 4,140.04 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 2,537,585 3,441.702 737.31 3,122.260 812.74 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,597,634 4,985.161 521.07 4,522.463 574.38 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 2,447,737 4,668.212 524.34 4,234.932 577.99 STEEL PILING...........................5 1,261,125 3,988.052 316.23 3,617.901 348.58 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,301,564 1,054.247 1,234.59 956.397 1,360.90 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 6,355,454 13,624.672 466.47 12,360.098 514.19 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 9,400 9.173 1,024.75 8.322 1,129.54 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,713,718 2,483.798 1,092.57 2,253.264 1,204.35 TOOL STEEL............................17 326,346 64.466 5,062.30 58.483 5,580.19 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 90,860 12.068 7,529.00 10.948 8,299.23 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 250,039 442.382 565.21 401.322 623.04 LINE PIPE.............................20 569,712 1,120.687 508.36 1,016.670 560.37 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 265,371 203.023 1,307.10 184.179 1,440.83 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 25,000 1.587 15,752.99 1.440 17,361.11 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 512,586 102.860 4,983.34 93.313 5,493.19 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 24,709 10.723 2,304.30 9.728 2,539.99 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,442,603 1,153.557 1,250.57 1,046.490 1,378.52 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 25,696 7.391 3,476.66 6.705 3,832.36 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 286,453 516.320 554.80 468.398 611.56 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,392,059 2,682.779 518.89 2,433.777 571.97 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 273,468 511.167 534.99 463.723 589.72 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 296,281 566.891 522.64 514.275 576.11 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 122,329 99.969 1,223.67 90.690 1,348.87 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 14,151 7.732 1,830.19 7.014 2,017.54 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,407,402 564.369 2,493.76 511.987 2,748.90 COUNTRY TOTALS 26,556,643 42,324.947 627.45 38,396.557 691.64 Ireland Ireland STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 41,922 192.544 217.73 174.673 240.00 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 6,704 16.422 408.23 14.898 449.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 48,626 208.966 232.70 189.571 256.51 Netherlands Netherlands BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 2,243 0.067 33,477.61 0.061 36,770.49 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 217,883 570.532 381.89 517.578 420.97 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 980,078 4,064.913 241.11 3,687.628 265.77 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 155,656 195.094 797.85 176.986 879.48 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 37,871 20.699 1,829.61 18.778 2,016.77 TOOL STEEL............................17 172,710 244.339 706.85 221.661 779.16 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 117,907 125.783 937.38 114.108 1,033.29 LINE PIPE.............................20 2,065 0.640 3,226.56 0.581 3,554.22 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 2,244 0.072 31,166.67 0.065 34,523.08 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 11,210 4.652 2,409.72 4.220 2,656.40 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 23,008 39.103 588.39 35.474 648.59 WIRE DRAWN............................23 159,212 75.139 2,118.90 68.165 2,335.69 BLACK PLATE...........................28 13,162 43.376 303.44 39.350 334.49 TIN PLATE.............................29 3,107,507 5,309.691 585.25 4,816.872 645.13 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 2,283,802 4,499.438 507.57 4,081.823 559.51 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 5,590,494 22,074.049 253.26 20,025.246 279.17 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,045,395 12,588.318 321.36 11,419.933 354.24 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,583,835 3,833.915 413.11 3,478.070 455.38 COUNTRY TOTALS 18,506,282 53,689.820 344.69 48,706.599 379.95 Belgium Belgium BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 85,995 238.476 360.60 216.342 397.50 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,001,602 778.342 1,286.84 706.100 1,418.50 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,062,670 1,760.050 603.77 1,596.691 665.55 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 88,474 281.828 313.93 255.670 346.05 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,600 1.764 1,473.92 1.600 1,625.00 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 15,546 4.591 3,386.19 4.165 3,732.53 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 2,552 1.653 1,543.86 1.500 1,701.33 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,870,361 2,444.737 1,174.10 2,217.829 1,294.22 BLACK PLATE...........................28 109,868 277.507 395.91 251.750 436.42 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,520,487 3,875.894 392.29 3,516.153 432.43 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 12,747,339 34,468.038 369.83 31,268.887 407.67 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 558,330 1,504.831 371.03 1,365.160 408.99 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 38,041 87.612 434.20 79.480 478.62 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 501,467 749.169 669.36 679.635 737.85 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 156,420 79.428 1,969.33 72.056 2,170.81 COUNTRY TOTALS 20,761,752 46,553.920 445.97 42,233.018 491.60 Luxembourg Luxembourg WIRE RODS..............................3 32,832 98.681 332.71 89.522 366.75 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 2,710,923 6,089.338 445.19 5,524.156 490.74 STEEL PILING...........................5 3,380,657 6,796.878 497.38 6,166.026 548.27 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 561,996 720.770 779.72 653.872 859.49 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 4,919 13.241 371.50 12.012 409.51 WIRE DRAWN............................23 120,833 223.679 540.21 202.918 595.48 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 12,942 52.150 248.17 47.310 273.56 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 2,146,730 4,345.584 494.00 3,942.249 544.54 COUNTRY TOTALS 8,971,832 18,340.322 489.19 16,638.065 539.24 France France INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 166,238 162.924 1,020.34 147.802 1,124.73 WIRE RODS..............................3 428,294 221.465 1,933.91 200.910 2,131.77 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 127,933 126.942 1,007.81 115.160 1,110.92 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 3,225,906 3,703.584 871.02 3,359.836 960.14 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 4,084,735 15,803.224 258.47 14,336.448 284.92 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 1,024,978 2,609.459 392.79 2,367.262 432.98 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 7,889 13.802 571.58 12.521 630.06 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 234,876 167.421 1,402.91 151.882 1,546.44 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 7,635 1.541 4,954.57 1.398 5,461.37 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,673,213 2,625.910 1,018.01 2,382.186 1,122.17 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,696,888 1,188.033 1,428.32 1,077.766 1,574.45 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 232,762 186.718 1,246.60 169.388 1,374.14 LINE PIPE.............................20 17,517,458 39,296.050 445.78 35,648.787 491.39 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 695,486 575.167 1,209.19 521.783 1,332.90 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 1,884,656 2,160.024 872.52 1,959.541 961.78 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 637,880 155.790 4,094.49 141.330 4,513.41 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 54,749 10.884 5,030.23 9.874 5,544.76 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 181,500 338.124 536.79 306.741 591.70 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,259,521 3,727.847 874.37 3,381.847 963.83 BLACK PLATE...........................28 14,583 33.235 438.78 30.150 483.68 TIN PLATE.............................29 1,024,821 1,696.408 604.11 1,538.956 665.92 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 224,954 419.883 535.75 380.912 590.57 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,311,821 12,651.210 261.78 11,476.988 288.56 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 6,700,985 12,316.260 544.08 11,173.126 599.74 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 84,461 153.602 549.87 139.345 606.13 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 6,280 15.365 408.72 13.939 450.53 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 7,524 2.765 2,721.16 2.508 3,000.00 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 185,869 166.511 1,116.26 151.056 1,230.46 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 25,681 59.610 430.82 54.077 474.90 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,967,050 769.603 2,555.93 698.172 2,817.43 COUNTRY TOTALS 51,696,626 101,359.360 510.03 91,951.691 562.22 Federal Republic of Germany Federal Republic of Germany INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 369,519 103.194 3,580.82 93.616 3,947.18 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 5,807,578 25,989.809 223.46 23,577.565 246.32 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,420,829 6,996.451 346.01 6,347.075 381.41 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 1,276,643 3,928.230 324.99 3,563.631 358.24 STEEL PILING...........................5 247,354 576.597 428.99 523.080 472.88 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,816,471 1,981.801 916.58 1,797.860 1,010.35 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 901,819 3,579.193 251.96 3,246.990 277.74 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 545,415 1,409.044 387.08 1,278.264 426.68 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 131,486 105.470 1,246.67 95.681 1,374.21 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 17,191 4.387 3,918.62 3.980 4,319.35 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 2,200,323 1,106.125 1,989.22 1,003.460 2,192.74 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 108,554 135.074 803.66 122.537 885.89 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,523,705 2,361.783 1,068.56 2,142.574 1,177.88 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,165,919 703.151 1,658.13 637.888 1,827.78 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,630,483 1,078.315 1,512.07 978.231 1,666.77 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 66,762 83.213 802.30 75.490 884.38 LINE PIPE.............................20 3,102,481 6,407.141 484.22 5,812.462 533.76 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 2,118,369 1,260.819 1,680.15 1,143.796 1,852.05 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 814,707 792.484 1,028.04 718.930 1,133.22 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 404,135 58.286 6,933.65 52.876 7,643.07 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 174,885 16.913 10,340.27 15.343 11,398.36 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 24,668 13.467 1,831.74 12.217 2,019.15 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,219,652 902.244 1,351.80 818.502 1,490.10 TIN PLATE.............................29 2,420,591 4,242.245 570.59 3,848.501 628.97 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 784,140 1,437.179 545.61 1,303.787 601.43 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,871,770 13,206.514 293.17 11,980.751 323.17 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 9,164,592 16,074.264 570.14 14,582.331 628.47 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 29,359,799 57,898.937 507.09 52,525.047 558.97 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 1,768,965 3,296.010 536.70 2,990.091 591.61 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 288,783 260.466 1,108.72 236.291 1,222.15 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 496,577 834.070 595.37 756.656 656.28 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 179,532 156.462 1,147.45 141.940 1,264.84 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 4,801,826 2,673.182 1,796.30 2,425.071 1,980.08 COUNTRY TOTALS 82,225,523 159,672.520 514.96 144,852.514 567.65 Austria Austria INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 338,881 87.277 3,882.82 79.176 4,280.10 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 376,721 59.855 6,293.89 54.300 6,937.77 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 18,468 5.584 3,307.31 5.066 3,645.48 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 5,683 0.676 8,406.80 0.613 9,270.80 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 87,637 58.895 1,488.02 53.429 1,640.25 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 335,021 533.139 628.39 483.656 692.68 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 2,952 1.457 2,026.08 1.322 2,232.98 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 118,800 38.188 3,110.92 34.644 3,429.17 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 60,025 6.812 8,811.66 6.180 9,712.78 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,278,131 7,848.454 162.85 7,120.000 179.51 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 50,072 14.473 3,459.68 13.130 3,813.56 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,488,793 532.408 2,796.34 482.993 3,082.43 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 245,914 374.554 656.55 339.790 723.72 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 32,831 21.451 1,530.51 19.460 1,687.10 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 334,667 57.502 5,820.09 52.165 6,415.55 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 14,560 1.102 13,212.34 1.000 14,560.00 WIRE DRAWN............................23 707,034 373.911 1,890.92 339.206 2,084.38 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 10,903 1.857 5,871.30 1.685 6,470.62 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 311,724 51.520 6,050.54 46.738 6,669.61 COUNTRY TOTALS 5,818,817 10,069.118 577.89 9,134.553 637.01 Czech Republic Czech Republic PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 4,942 14.093 350.67 12.785 386.55 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 210,000 33.112 6,342.11 30.039 6,990.91 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 25,537 19.622 1,301.45 17.801 1,434.58 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 25,713 19.368 1,327.60 17.570 1,463.46 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 5,783 0.510 11,339.22 0.463 12,490.28 WIRE DRAWN............................23 120,869 168.194 718.63 152.583 792.15 COUNTRY TOTALS 392,844 254.899 1,541.18 231.241 1,698.85 Slovakia Slovakia IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 32,458 43.169 751.88 39.162 828.81 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 25,812 71.113 362.97 64.513 400.11 COUNTRY TOTALS 58,270 114.282 509.88 103.675 562.04 Hungary Hungary PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 236,637 1,318.718 179.44 1,196.321 197.80 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 240,468 1,426.357 168.59 1,293.970 185.84 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 443,980 2,562.426 173.27 2,324.594 190.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 921,085 5,307.501 173.54 4,814.885 191.30 Switzerland Switzerland BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 5,007 3.449 1,451.73 3.129 1,600.19 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 26,040 19.965 1,304.28 18.112 1,437.72 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 19,842 14.321 1,385.52 12.992 1,527.25 TOOL STEEL............................17 9,999 19.864 503.37 18.020 554.88 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 39,519 6.574 6,011.41 5.964 6,626.26 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 657,683 372.926 1,763.58 338.313 1,944.01 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 2,385 0.035 68,142.86 0.032 74,531.25 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 27,673 15.253 1,814.27 13.837 1,999.93 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 2,964 0.023 128,869.57 0.021 141,142.86 WIRE DRAWN............................23 478,207 123.787 3,863.14 112.298 4,258.38 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,375 0.468 5,074.79 0.425 5,588.24 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 163,831 142.893 1,146.53 129.630 1,263.84 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,435,525 719.559 1,995.01 652.773 2,199.12 Latvia Latvia BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 4,930,254 30,581.938 161.21 27,743.475 177.71 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,930,254 30,581.938 161.21 27,743.475 177.71 Poland Poland BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 475,320 3,461.257 137.33 3,140.000 151.38 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 1,389,449 6,175.792 224.98 5,602.586 248.00 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 4,647 2.690 1,727.51 2.440 1,904.51 TOOL STEEL............................17 52,240 25.512 2,047.66 23.144 2,257.17 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE DRAWN............................23 116,123 177.118 655.63 160.679 722.70 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 16,249 27.139 598.73 24.620 659.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,054,028 9,869.507 208.12 8,953.469 229.41 Russia Russia WIRE RODS..............................3 1,754,126 11,000.270 159.46 9,979.280 175.78 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 2,020 4.325 467.05 3.924 514.78 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 319,480 1,034.354 308.87 938.350 340.47 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 195,210 184.947 1,055.49 167.781 1,163.48 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 16,045 40.927 392.04 37.128 432.15 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,488,904 2,700.162 921.76 2,449.546 1,016.07 TOOL STEEL............................17 318,966 265.603 1,200.91 240.951 1,323.78 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 2,047 5.579 366.91 5.061 404.47 LINE PIPE.............................20 205,938 755.988 272.41 685.821 300.28 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,831,460 8,042.670 227.72 7,296.190 251.02 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 432,438 688.731 627.88 624.806 692.12 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,566,634 24,723.555 306.05 22,428.838 337.36 Belarus Belarus BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 534,629 1,905.587 280.56 1,728.720 309.26 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 286,021 1,970.524 145.15 1,787.630 160.00 WIRE DRAWN............................23 102,170 78.583 1,300.15 71.289 1,433.18 COUNTRY TOTALS 922,820 3,954.694 233.35 3,587.639 257.22 Ukraine Ukraine WIRE RODS..............................3 960,185 6,241.263 153.84 5,661.980 169.58 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 187,514 1,108.994 169.08 1,006.063 186.38 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 76,241 600.297 127.01 544.580 140.00 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 418,583 346.343 1,208.58 314.197 1,332.23 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 303,002 2,459.862 123.18 2,231.550 135.78 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 175,210 1,379.542 127.01 1,251.500 140.00 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,120,735 12,136.301 174.74 11,009.870 192.62 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 6,410 22.929 279.56 20.801 308.16 COUNTRY TOTALS 6,410 22.929 279.56 20.801 308.16 Moldova Moldova WIRE RODS..............................3 901,767 5,344.233 168.74 4,848.208 186.00 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 3,067,871 19,321.448 158.78 17,528.128 175.03 COUNTRY TOTALS 3,969,638 24,665.681 160.94 22,376.336 177.40 Spain Spain BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 5,467,503 7,946.746 688.02 7,209.169 758.41 WIRE RODS..............................3 695,520 417.655 1,665.30 378.890 1,835.68 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 313,482 1,081.476 289.86 981.099 319.52 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 202,397 140.385 1,441.73 127.355 1,589.23 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 87,877 305.124 288.00 276.804 317.47 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 29,070 18.453 1,575.35 16.740 1,736.56 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 455,578 749.156 608.12 679.623 670.34 TOOL STEEL............................17 71,816 42.741 1,680.26 38.774 1,852.17 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,084,364 1,609.838 673.59 1,460.421 742.50 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 86,943 165.417 525.60 150.064 579.37 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 516,061 804.555 641.42 729.880 707.05 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,074,571 297.814 3,608.20 270.172 3,977.36 WIRE DRAWN............................23 222,514 63.136 3,524.36 57.276 3,884.94 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,658 4.163 878.69 3.777 968.49 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,657,027 2,920.658 567.35 2,649.577 625.39 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 508,842 1,165.848 436.46 1,057.640 481.11 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 171,964 105.668 1,627.40 95.860 1,793.91 COUNTRY TOTALS 12,649,187 17,838.832 709.08 16,183.121 781.63 Portugal Portugal SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 112,548 259.980 432.91 235.850 477.20 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 3,000 6.649 451.20 6.032 497.35 COUNTRY TOTALS 115,548 266.629 433.37 241.882 477.70 Italy Italy IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 29,198 11.409 2,559.21 10.350 2,821.06 WIRE RODS..............................3 883,538 2,054.549 430.04 1,863.856 474.04 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 126,356 53.085 2,380.26 48.158 2,623.78 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 68,745 169.176 406.35 153.474 447.93 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 35,093 187.783 186.88 170.354 206.00 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 2,097,222 2,117.202 990.56 1,920.694 1,091.91 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 137,301 76.409 1,796.92 69.317 1,980.77 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,985,090 1,386.705 2,152.65 1,257.998 2,372.89 TOOL STEEL............................17 142,763 63.035 2,264.82 57.184 2,496.55 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 120,300 130.117 924.55 118.040 1,019.15 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 12,815 1.710 7,494.15 1.551 8,262.41 LINE PIPE.............................20 894,344 1,007.226 887.93 913.740 978.77 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 467,224 578.297 807.93 524.622 890.59 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 302,864 234.405 1,292.05 212.649 1,424.24 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 337,252 165.809 2,033.98 150.419 2,242.08 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 21,533 3.170 6,792.74 2.876 7,487.13 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 9,405 13.380 702.91 12.138 774.84 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,673,834 1,679.559 996.59 1,523.671 1,098.55 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,916,855 6,617.849 289.65 6,003.613 319.28 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,359,431 1,098.076 1,238.01 996.158 1,364.67 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 2,275,153 5,101.126 446.01 4,627.665 491.64 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 582,904 1,094.926 532.37 993.300 586.84 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 81,248 58.932 1,378.67 53.462 1,519.73 COUNTRY TOTALS 16,560,468 23,903.933 692.79 21,685.289 763.67 Slovenia Slovenia PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 96,266 84.225 1,142.96 76.408 1,259.89 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 63,979 49.824 1,284.10 45.200 1,415.46 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 187,338 82.482 2,271.26 74.826 2,503.65 TOOL STEEL............................17 705,351 364.308 1,936.14 330.495 2,134.23 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,052,934 580.840 1,812.78 526.929 1,998.25 Greece Greece STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 511,088 940.722 543.29 853.409 598.88 COUNTRY TOTALS 511,088 940.722 543.29 853.409 598.88 Romania Romania IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 375,665 2,359.320 159.23 2,140.340 175.52 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 13,296 20.860 637.39 18.924 702.60 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 4,994,578 28,370.619 176.05 25,737.400 194.06 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 259,469 1,166.888 222.36 1,058.583 245.11 COUNTRY TOTALS 5,643,008 31,917.687 176.80 28,955.247 194.89 Turkey Turkey BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 180,432 504.803 357.43 457.950 394.00 WIRE RODS..............................3 652,361 3,806.798 171.37 3,453.470 188.90 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 595,882 2,273.841 262.06 2,062.794 288.87 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,660,063 6,621.711 250.70 6,007.117 276.35 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 661,003 2,867.385 230.52 2,601.249 254.11 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 2,139,224 12,544.339 170.53 11,380.036 187.98 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 176,141 599.369 293.88 543.739 323.94 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 163,342 607.487 268.88 551.103 296.39 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,822 11.519 244.99 10.450 270.05 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,146,603 4,379.079 261.84 3,972.635 288.63 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,377,873 34,216.332 215.62 31,040.543 237.69 Israel Israel STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 8,105 2.740 2,958.03 2.486 3,260.26 WIRE DRAWN............................23 225,586 440.655 511.93 399.756 564.31 COUNTRY TOTALS 233,691 443.396 527.05 402.242 580.97 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 68,437 30.989 2,208.43 28.113 2,434.35 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 51,921 30.369 1,709.67 27.550 1,884.61 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 5,096 2.357 2,162.07 2.138 2,383.54 COUNTRY TOTALS 125,454 63.715 1,968.99 57.801 2,170.45 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 56,817 34.322 1,655.41 31.136 1,824.80 WIRE DRAWN............................23 4,033 4.622 872.57 4.193 961.84 COUNTRY TOTALS 60,850 38.944 1,562.50 35.329 1,722.38 India India IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE RODS..............................3 4,701,686 23,767.400 197.82 21,561.429 218.06 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 55,730 195.219 285.47 177.100 314.68 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 927,386 5,249.470 176.66 4,762.240 194.74 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 293,517 641.135 457.81 581.628 504.65 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 330,812 236.806 1,396.97 214.827 1,539.90 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 138,320 423.400 326.69 384.102 360.11 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 222,172 451.545 492.03 409.635 542.37 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 231,653 315.643 733.91 286.347 808.99 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 79,464 77.896 1,020.13 70.666 1,124.50 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 558,912 177.585 3,147.29 161.102 3,469.31 WIRE DRAWN............................23 336,830 647.720 520.02 587.602 573.23 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 529,404 2,955.009 179.15 2,680.740 197.48 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 331,132 293.367 1,128.73 266.138 1,244.21 COUNTRY TOTALS 8,737,018 35,432.195 246.58 32,143.556 271.81 Pakistan Pakistan STANDARD PIPE.........................18 190,052 680.799 279.16 617.611 307.72 COUNTRY TOTALS 190,052 680.799 279.16 617.611 307.72 Thailand Thailand STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,159,596 3,092.678 374.95 2,805.631 413.31 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 133,083 90.390 1,472.32 82.000 1,622.96 WIRE DRAWN............................23 123,549 67.190 1,838.80 60.954 2,026.92 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,025,713 753.404 1,361.44 683.477 1,500.73 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 5,600 11.478 487.89 10.413 537.79 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 12,705 7.988 1,590.51 7.247 1,753.14 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,460,246 4,023.129 611.53 3,649.722 674.09 Vietnam Vietnam PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 18,990 17.685 1,073.79 16.044 1,183.62 COUNTRY TOTALS 18,990 17.685 1,073.79 16.044 1,183.62 Malaysia Malaysia STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,159,758 3,496.281 331.71 3,171.774 365.65 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 16,093 54.079 297.58 49.060 328.03 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 114,259 71.961 1,587.79 65.282 1,750.24 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 21,600 1.102 19,600.73 1.000 21,600.00 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 6,804 23.010 295.70 20.874 325.96 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,168 3.433 922.81 3.114 1,017.34 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,321,682 3,649.866 362.12 3,311.104 399.17 Singapore Singapore WIRE RODS..............................3 3,030 6.817 444.48 6.184 489.97 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 94,133 43.546 2,161.69 39.504 2,382.87 WIRE DRAWN............................23 20,340 5.383 3,778.56 4.883 4,165.47 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 2,021 3.427 589.73 3.109 650.05 COUNTRY TOTALS 119,524 59.172 2,019.94 53.680 2,226.60 Indonesia Indonesia WIRE RODS..............................3 2,067,200 10,980.726 188.26 9,961.550 207.52 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 404,803 1,205.752 335.73 1,093.840 370.08 LINE PIPE.............................20 2,800 0.661 4,236.01 0.600 4,666.67 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 288,354 646.726 445.87 586.700 491.48 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,763,157 12,833.865 215.30 11,642.690 237.33 Philippines Philippines WIRE DRAWN............................23 5,025 1.779 2,824.62 1.614 3,113.38 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 932,574 3,426.623 272.16 3,108.581 300.00 COUNTRY TOTALS 937,599 3,428.402 273.48 3,110.195 301.46 China China INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 47,168 4.084 11,549.46 3.705 12,730.90 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 41,154 92.020 447.23 83.479 492.99 WIRE RODS..............................3 7,401 18.985 389.83 17.223 429.72 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 16,305 20.215 806.58 18.339 889.09 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 15,019 53.829 279.01 48.833 307.56 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 2,617,572 13,659.764 191.63 12,391.933 211.23 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 64,077 57.571 1,113.01 52.228 1,226.87 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 15,112 38.001 397.67 34.474 438.36 TOOL STEEL............................17 663,257 469.658 1,412.21 426.067 1,556.70 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 3,544,928 10,503.423 337.50 9,528.548 372.03 LINE PIPE.............................20 38,092 46.349 821.85 42.047 905.94 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 23,495 15.168 1,548.98 13.760 1,707.49 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 118,064 60.003 1,967.63 54.434 2,168.94 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 61,778 212.261 291.05 192.560 320.82 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 16,500 20.055 822.74 18.194 906.89 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,727,286 2,900.865 595.44 2,631.621 656.36 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,714,132 18,523.043 200.51 16,803.827 221.03 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,719,555 6,313.872 272.35 5,727.850 300.21 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 172,360 419.451 410.92 380.520 452.96 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 440,308 1,066.717 412.77 967.710 455.00 COUNTRY TOTALS 15,063,563 54,495.337 276.42 49,437.352 304.70 Korea, South Korea, South BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 11,650 11.574 1,006.57 10.500 1,109.52 WIRE RODS..............................3 674,268 518.141 1,301.32 470.050 1,434.46 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 5,520,973 25,292.089 218.29 22,944.604 240.62 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 3,203,100 13,031.552 245.80 11,822.028 270.94 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 548,270 2,285.884 239.85 2,073.720 264.39 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 8,030 22.148 362.56 20.092 399.66 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 2,734,914 7,984.344 342.53 7,243.277 377.58 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 786,778 2,628.420 299.33 2,384.463 329.96 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 2,350,642 12,762.390 184.19 11,577.849 203.03 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 998,211 882.217 1,131.48 800.334 1,247.24 TOOL STEEL............................17 497,785 405.595 1,227.30 367.950 1,352.86 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 2,334,842 6,780.882 344.33 6,151.514 379.56 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 1,043,258 2,236.695 466.43 2,029.096 514.15 LINE PIPE.............................20 2,020,729 7,661.977 263.73 6,950.831 290.72 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 1,149,199 2,657.775 432.39 2,411.094 476.63 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 134,331 303.645 442.39 275.462 487.66 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,232,860 539.988 2,283.12 489.869 2,516.71 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 774,097 2,752.716 281.21 2,497.223 309.98 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,137,955 3,733.621 840.46 3,387.085 926.45 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 16,562,320 64,350.773 257.38 58,378.056 283.71 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,905,387 4,921.951 793.46 4,465.120 874.64 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 3,957,231 7,852.902 503.92 7,124.035 555.48 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 503,481 1,064.513 472.97 965.710 521.36 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 1,667,870 3,267.040 510.51 2,963.810 562.75 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 58,180 150.136 387.52 136.201 427.16 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 184,516 85.673 2,153.72 77.721 2,374.08 COUNTRY TOTALS 56,000,877 174,184.642 321.50 158,017.694 354.40 Hong Kong Hong Kong STANDARD PIPE.........................18 8,088 0.639 12,657.28 0.580 13,944.83 WIRE DRAWN............................23 7,488 3.223 2,323.30 2.924 2,560.88 COUNTRY TOTALS 15,576 3.862 4,033.14 3.504 4,445.21 Taiwan Taiwan WIRE RODS..............................3 2,152,922 1,488.951 1,445.93 1,350.754 1,593.87 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 32,908 66.130 497.63 59.992 548.54 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 129,185 125.487 1,029.47 113.840 1,134.79 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 274,462 1,531.826 179.17 1,389.650 197.50 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 904,742 587.143 1,540.92 532.647 1,698.58 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 17,835 62.986 283.16 57.140 312.13 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 484,054 273.307 1,771.10 247.940 1,952.30 TOOL STEEL............................17 733,643 438.342 1,673.68 397.657 1,844.91 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,188,047 3,828.866 310.29 3,473.490 342.03 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 5,360 2.000 2,680.00 1.814 2,954.80 LINE PIPE.............................20 208,117 791.326 263.00 717.879 289.91 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 41,897 26.295 1,593.34 23.854 1,756.39 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,843,987 1,107.386 1,665.17 1,004.604 1,835.54 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 27,247 1.206 22,592.87 1.094 24,905.85 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 136,756 79.738 1,715.07 72.337 1,890.54 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,246,431 1,750.648 711.98 1,588.162 784.83 BLACK PLATE...........................28 50,860 167.606 303.45 152.050 334.50 TIN PLATE.............................29 152,500 316.228 482.25 286.877 531.59 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 5,747,628 29,675.017 193.69 26,920.730 213.50 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 11,296,248 19,423.338 581.58 17,620.561 641.08 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 5,113,815 11,429.576 447.42 10,368.740 493.20 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 696,030 1,052.770 661.14 955.057 728.78 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 403,085 819.847 491.66 743.753 541.96 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 4,226 8.909 474.35 8.082 522.89 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 810,526 471.971 1,717.32 428.165 1,893.02 COUNTRY TOTALS 33,702,511 75,526.898 446.23 68,516.869 491.89 Japan Japan IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 46,336 36.498 1,269.55 33.110 1,399.46 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 4,055,141 27,558.547 147.15 25,000.700 162.20 WIRE RODS..............................3 6,686,491 16,485.840 405.59 14,955.707 447.09 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 2,644,839 11,109.180 238.08 10,078.081 262.43 STEEL PILING...........................5 151,435 704.038 215.09 638.693 237.10 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,362,253 2,704.682 503.66 2,453.647 555.20 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 238,927 784.175 304.69 711.392 335.86 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 15,316,657 33,136.494 462.23 30,060.930 509.52 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 1,256,532 2,883.987 435.69 2,616.310 480.27 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 3,171,709 5,268.350 602.03 4,779.368 663.63 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 465,280 505.308 920.78 458.408 1,014.99 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 2,863,846 6,967.638 411.02 6,320.937 453.07 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 524,596 594.761 882.03 539.558 972.27 TOOL STEEL............................17 2,364,443 3,306.787 715.03 2,999.868 788.18 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 2,309,600 2,345.228 984.81 2,127.556 1,085.56 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 1,897,853 845.659 2,244.23 767.169 2,473.84 LINE PIPE.............................20 7,061,401 13,673.839 516.42 12,404.702 569.25 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 3,729,311 2,921.520 1,276.50 2,650.359 1,407.10 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 432,828 453.478 954.46 411.388 1,052.12 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 3,313,322 1,062.108 3,119.57 963.528 3,438.74 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 81,414 21.401 3,804.21 19.415 4,193.36 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 40,997 60.261 680.32 54.668 749.93 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 4,276 7.339 582.64 6.658 642.23 WIRE DRAWN............................23 6,137,528 6,914.121 887.68 6,272.387 978.50 BLACK PLATE...........................28 3,081,745 5,347.397 576.31 4,851.078 635.27 TIN PLATE.............................29 12,214,703 24,825.185 492.03 22,521.035 542.37 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 3,304,873 6,473.524 510.52 5,872.684 562.75 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,898,673 7,404.041 256.44 6,716.835 282.67 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 8,204,558 20,342.797 403.32 18,454.680 444.58 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 5,069,582 8,690.037 583.38 7,883.471 643.06 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 845,600 1,592.109 531.12 1,444.337 585.46 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 468,231 844.920 554.17 766.499 610.87 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 1,449,455 2,662.782 544.34 2,415.636 600.03 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 3,667,661 1,232.691 2,975.33 1,118.279 3,279.74 COUNTRY TOTALS 106,362,096 219,766.722 483.98 199,369.073 533.49 Australia Australia BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 12,831,176 91,852.312 139.69 83,327.039 153.99 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 254,102 468.991 541.81 425.462 597.24 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 37,355 97.510 383.09 88.460 422.28 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 8,800 0.675 13,037.04 0.612 14,379.08 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 14,918 40.576 367.66 36.810 405.27 WIRE DRAWN............................23 495,208 881.923 561.51 800.067 618.96 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,126,013 16,523.609 189.18 14,989.970 208.54 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 112,122 33.754 3,321.74 30.621 3,661.60 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 2,208 7.854 281.13 7.125 309.89 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 3,974 14.137 281.11 12.825 309.86 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 150,972 283.595 532.35 257.273 586.82 COUNTRY TOTALS 17,036,848 110,204.936 154.59 99,976.264 170.41 New Zealand New Zealand BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 2,170 7.973 272.17 7.233 300.01 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 318,611 1,623.076 196.30 1,472.430 216.38 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,310 0.999 2,312.31 0.906 2,549.67 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 16,443 44.785 367.15 40.628 404.72 LINE PIPE.............................20 19,623 50.155 391.25 45.500 431.27 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 3,730 0.195 19,128.21 0.177 21,073.45 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,281,155 6,133.236 208.89 5,563.980 230.26 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 473,511 1,795.032 263.79 1,628.426 290.78 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 21,179 54.432 389.09 49.380 428.90 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,138,732 9,709.883 220.26 8,808.660 242.80 Tunisia Tunisia SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,406,890 3,311.221 424.89 3,003.890 468.36 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,406,890 3,311.221 424.89 3,003.890 468.36 Kenya Kenya WIRE DRAWN............................23 14,123 21.693 651.04 19.680 717.63 COUNTRY TOTALS 14,123 21.693 651.04 19.680 717.63 South Africa South Africa WIRE RODS..............................3 1,184,468 6,355.272 186.38 5,765.407 205.44 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 34,603 122.640 282.15 111.257 311.02 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,065,165 951.872 1,119.02 863.524 1,233.51 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS APRIL CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 05/18/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 806,965 4,027.002 200.39 3,653.236 220.89 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,053,668 5,834.031 180.61 5,292.545 199.09 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 39,823 101.062 394.05 91.682 434.36 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 70,410 191.758 367.18 173.960 404.75 LINE PIPE.............................20 8,611 33.949 253.65 30.798 279.60 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 63,192 39.255 1,609.78 35.612 1,774.46 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 4,832 11.083 435.98 10.054 480.60 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,215,505 2,939.969 413.44 2,667.096 455.74 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,340,270 10,452.067 223.90 9,481.958 246.81 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,602,701 11,266.701 408.52 10,220.982 450.32 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,793,151 5,651.590 317.28 5,127.038 349.74 COUNTRY TOTALS 14,283,364 47,978.251 297.70 43,525.149 328.16 GRAND TOTAL 930,031,253 2,466,028.133 377.14 2,237,143.722 415.72 GRAND TOTAL 930,031,253 2,466,028.133 377.14 2,237,143.722 415.72 !R! RES; EXIT;