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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A Canada 208,928 229.625 909.87 208.312 1,002.96 Mexico 187,056 308.658 606.03 280.010 668.03 United Kingdom 52,749 18.186 2,900.53 16.498 3,197.30 France 53,359 6.177 8,638.34 5.604 9,521.59 Federal Republic of Germany 76,700 10.750 7,134.88 9.752 7,865.05 Austria 355,807 111.631 3,187.35 101.270 3,513.45 Hong Kong 2,745 2.609 1,052.13 2.367 1,159.70 Japan 171,147 190.846 896.78 173.133 988.53 CATEGORY TOTAL 1,108,491 878.482 1,261.83 796.946 1,390.92 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B Canada 9,640,931 28,478.338 338.54 25,835.121 373.17 Mexico 32,238,829 191,926.400 167.97 174,112.750 185.16 Brazil 54,131,244 343,333.006 157.66 311,466.552 173.79 Sweden 787,797 509.173 1,547.21 461.914 1,705.51 United Kingdom 3,688,188 4,819.095 765.33 4,371.811 843.63 Netherlands 321,595 840.695 382.53 762.666 421.67 Belgium 1,342,760 2,635.984 509.40 2,391.325 561.51 France 9,627 6.633 1,451.38 6.017 1,599.97 Federal Republic of Germany 5,353,722 23,421.810 228.58 21,247.915 251.96 Russia 3,900,460 29,740.484 131.15 26,980.121 144.57 Spain 14,185,591 17,396.375 815.43 15,781.730 898.86 Italy 143,262 34.284 4,178.68 31.102 4,606.20 China 67,978 147.211 461.77 133.548 509.02 Japan 10,207,494 61,285.236 166.56 55,597.047 183.60 Australia 11,987,828 74,114.051 161.75 67,235.155 178.30 New Zealand 3,320 12.199 272.15 11.067 299.99 CATEGORY TOTAL 148,010,626 778,700.975 190.07 706,425.841 209.52 WIRE RODS..............................3 WIRE RODS..............................3 Canada 16,116,526 48,843.367 329.96 44,309.970 363.72 Mexico 2,399,776 10,958.915 218.98 9,941.763 241.38 Trinidad and Tobago 4,000,917 18,039.209 221.79 16,364.900 244.48 Venezuela 2,500,428 12,133.555 206.08 11,007.379 227.16 Brazil 5,441,075 24,556.052 221.58 22,276.882 244.25 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Sweden 571,231 297.033 1,923.12 269.464 2,119.88 Finland 22,443 22.299 1,006.46 20.229 1,109.45 United Kingdom 2,265,013 5,120.003 442.39 4,644.790 487.65 Belgium 48,266 161.224 299.37 146.260 330.00 Luxembourg 36,594 101.376 360.97 91.967 397.90 France 1,140,855 533.431 2,138.71 483.921 2,357.52 Federal Republic of Germany 3,574,880 15,687.069 227.89 14,231.074 251.20 Austria 3,170 11.112 285.28 10.081 314.45 Switzerland 2,663 5.991 444.50 5.435 489.97 Ukraine 8,244,528 51,377.354 160.47 46,608.765 176.89 Moldova 6,152,766 36,173.496 170.09 32,816.053 187.49 Spain 3,573,968 13,302.129 268.68 12,067.492 296.16 Italy 1,567,208 2,945.816 532.01 2,672.400 586.44 Turkey 5,873,843 33,277.523 176.51 30,188.870 194.57 India 22,701 19.355 1,172.88 17.559 1,292.84 Indonesia 297,884 1,563.622 190.51 1,418.494 210.00 China 9,962 22.087 451.03 20.037 497.18 Korea, South 1,954,800 2,453.900 796.61 2,226.141 878.11 Taiwan 2,765,774 2,067.631 1,337.65 1,875.724 1,474.51 Japan 6,770,089 16,992.483 398.42 15,415.326 439.18 South Africa 1,591,759 7,391.396 215.35 6,705.364 237.39 CATEGORY TOTAL 76,949,119 304,057.432 253.07 275,836.340 278.97 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 Canada 7,597,297 25,004.136 303.84 22,683.377 334.93 Mexico 448,345 1,429.653 313.60 1,296.960 345.69 Brazil 124,675 421.379 295.87 382.269 326.14 Norway 393,876 868.956 453.27 788.304 499.65 United Kingdom 3,412,778 9,445.970 361.29 8,569.242 398.26 Netherlands 10,705 3.331 3,213.75 3.022 3,542.36 Belgium 22,241 22.542 986.65 20.450 1,087.58 Luxembourg 3,375,300 9,980.896 338.18 9,054.519 372.78 France 59,613 51.388 1,160.06 46.618 1,278.75 Federal Republic of Germany 2,444,614 6,368.888 383.84 5,777.760 423.11 Austria 161,513 34.368 4,699.52 31.178 5,180.35 Switzerland 2,472 0.298 8,295.30 0.270 9,155.56 Poland 25,452 62.175 409.36 56.404 451.24 Russia 380,673 2,260.229 168.42 2,050.446 185.65 Ukraine 190,656 1,220.651 156.19 1,107.356 172.17 Spain 4,497,271 19,688.724 228.42 17,861.315 251.79 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Italy 397,046 211.449 1,877.74 191.823 2,069.86 Turkey 349,210 1,607.367 217.26 1,458.179 239.48 India 30,114 55.067 546.86 49.956 602.81 Korea, South 1,631,074 7,198.258 226.59 6,530.152 249.78 Taiwan 32,764 71.590 457.66 64.945 504.49 Japan 1,359,498 4,273.261 318.14 3,876.638 350.69 South Africa 2,856,418 13,108.766 217.90 11,892.076 240.20 CATEGORY TOTAL 29,803,605 103,389.341 288.27 93,793.259 317.76 STEEL PILING...........................5 STEEL PILING...........................5 Canada 680,178 1,248.697 544.71 1,132.799 600.44 United Kingdom 69,921 193.364 361.60 175.417 398.60 Luxembourg 4,791,270 9,968.118 480.66 9,042.927 529.84 Federal Republic of Germany 377,304 824.320 457.72 747.811 504.54 CATEGORY TOTAL 5,918,673 12,234.499 483.77 11,098.954 533.26 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A Canada 4,878,199 12,320.548 395.94 11,177.016 436.45 Mexico 81,306 224.061 362.87 203.265 400.00 Sweden 4,490,813 7,011.683 640.48 6,360.894 706.00 Finland 101,339 257.558 393.46 233.653 433.72 United Kingdom 790,681 1,117.159 707.76 1,013.470 780.17 Netherlands 11,313 5.029 2,249.55 4.562 2,479.83 Belgium 2,165,616 1,881.241 1,151.16 1,706.634 1,268.94 France 1,934,380 1,831.140 1,056.38 1,661.183 1,164.46 Federal Republic of Germany 946,300 1,097.007 862.62 995.188 950.88 Austria 398,228 82.211 4,843.97 74.581 5,339.54 Czech Republic 1,000,406 4,467.438 223.93 4,052.793 246.84 Hungary 225,851 1,084.553 208.24 983.890 229.55 Poland 5,525 16.336 338.21 14.820 372.81 Spain 83,851 71.098 1,179.37 64.499 1,300.04 Italy 645,902 470.738 1,372.11 427.046 1,512.49 Slovenia 74,146 68.447 1,083.26 62.094 1,194.09 India 20,935 71.624 292.29 64.976 322.20 Indonesia 2,258 6.534 345.58 5.928 380.90 China 796,288 2,332.662 341.36 2,116.156 376.29 Korea, South 2,593,410 10,252.155 252.96 9,300.601 278.84 Taiwan 2,903 1.597 1,817.78 1.449 2,003.45 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Japan 622,534 373.046 1,668.79 338.422 1,839.52 South Africa 624,293 523.974 1,191.46 475.341 1,313.36 CATEGORY TOTAL 22,496,477 45,567.840 493.69 41,338.461 544.20 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B PLATES IN COILS.......................6B Canada 5,366,762 16,215.939 330.96 14,710.857 364.82 Mexico 433,114 1,765.386 245.34 1,601.532 270.44 Venezuela 1,010,488 4,996.743 202.23 4,532.970 222.92 Brazil 11,057 12.268 901.29 11.129 993.53 Argentina 260,445 1,426.501 182.58 1,294.100 201.26 Sweden 573,345 1,471.199 389.71 1,334.650 429.58 Finland 235,535 630.326 373.67 571.822 411.90 United Kingdom 59,635 299.112 199.37 271.350 219.77 Netherlands 2,707,629 11,645.925 232.50 10,565.008 256.28 Belgium 2,644,957 3,404.135 776.98 3,088.180 856.48 France 3,487,293 12,979.417 268.68 11,774.732 296.17 Federal Republic of Germany 626,947 864.423 725.28 784.192 799.48 Austria 8,600 1.509 5,699.14 1.369 6,281.96 Hungary 331,340 1,880.767 176.17 1,706.204 194.20 Switzerland 156,049 929.810 167.83 843.510 185.00 Ukraine 546,111 3,858.871 141.52 3,500.710 156.00 Kazakhstan 1,292,898 7,962.389 162.38 7,223.360 178.99 Italy 346,803 1,169.729 296.48 1,061.161 326.81 Romania 2,832,990 17,037.949 166.28 15,456.572 183.29 Bulgaria 273,052 1,770.521 154.22 1,606.190 170.00 India 2,921,814 15,911.245 183.63 14,434.443 202.42 Indonesia 3,595,226 20,065.195 179.18 18,202.844 197.51 China 1,953,828 10,408.598 187.71 9,442.524 206.92 Taiwan 2,914,524 14,838.517 196.42 13,461.280 216.51 Japan 186,764 385.586 484.36 349.798 533.92 New Zealand 19,951 100.178 199.16 90.880 219.53 South Africa 1,003,167 5,320.690 188.54 4,826.850 207.83 CATEGORY TOTAL 35,800,324 157,352.930 227.52 142,748.217 250.79 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 Canada 45,307 112.308 403.42 101.884 444.69 France 1,838,868 4,593.214 400.34 4,166.895 441.30 Federal Republic of Germany 258,497 582.374 443.87 528.321 489.28 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Austria 12,168 21.841 557.12 19.814 614.11 Korea, South 64,778 183.238 353.52 166.231 389.69 Japan 11,095,530 23,592.558 470.30 21,402.815 518.41 CATEGORY TOTAL 13,315,148 29,085.534 457.79 26,385.960 504.63 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 Canada 235,410 481.854 488.55 437.131 538.53 United Kingdom 50,763 21.425 2,369.33 19.436 2,611.80 Luxembourg 207,034 237.780 870.70 215.710 959.78 Federal Republic of Germany 83,279 173.805 479.15 157.673 528.18 Austria 348,042 515.177 675.58 467.361 744.70 Spain 62,086 183.775 337.84 166.718 372.40 Korea, South 36,757 89.245 411.87 80.962 454.00 Japan 1,659,802 3,858.535 430.16 3,500.405 474.17 CATEGORY TOTAL 2,683,173 5,561.596 482.45 5,045.396 531.81 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 Canada 78,177 269.413 290.18 244.407 319.86 China 27,600 42.752 645.58 38.784 711.63 CATEGORY TOTAL 105,777 312.165 338.85 283.191 373.52 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 Canada 29,357,352 75,990.236 386.33 68,937.202 425.86 Mexico 820,204 2,806.321 292.27 2,545.852 322.17 Trinidad and Tobago 102,216 50.596 2,020.24 45.900 2,226.93 Brazil 761,346 709.068 1,073.73 643.256 1,183.58 Sweden 178,945 96.306 1,858.09 87.367 2,048.20 United Kingdom 8,670,557 19,188.154 451.87 17,407.205 498.10 Netherlands 20,587 20.687 995.17 18.767 1,096.98 Luxembourg 111,333 303.055 367.37 274.927 404.95 France 558,134 293.423 1,902.15 266.189 2,096.76 Federal Republic of Germany 3,458,517 1,547.287 2,235.21 1,403.676 2,463.90 Austria 540,127 182.533 2,959.06 165.591 3,261.81 Switzerland 17,654 8.868 1,990.75 8.045 2,194.41 Russia 12,371 19.221 643.62 17.437 709.47 Ukraine 386,847 1,071.526 361.02 972.072 397.96 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Spain 401,127 899.140 446.12 815.686 491.77 Italy 1,240,677 596.912 2,078.49 541.510 2,291.14 Slovenia 32,716 26.792 1,221.11 24.305 1,346.06 Turkey 124,060 671.540 184.74 609.211 203.64 India 199,612 350.352 569.75 317.834 628.04 China 16,959 10.463 1,620.85 9.492 1,786.66 Korea, South 1,040,663 3,463.455 300.47 3,141.994 331.21 Taiwan 1,018,726 627.577 1,623.27 569.328 1,789.35 Japan 4,745,153 9,274.234 511.65 8,413.446 564.00 South Africa 701,539 3,206.212 218.81 2,908.627 241.19 CATEGORY TOTAL 54,517,422 121,413.956 449.02 110,144.919 494.96 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A Canada 2,555,898 6,440.985 396.82 5,843.165 437.42 Mexico 1,384,426 5,218.904 265.27 4,734.511 292.41 Denmark 14,788 10.512 1,406.77 9.536 1,550.76 France 19,542 2.068 9,449.71 1.876 10,416.84 Federal Republic of Germany 46,886 28.011 1,673.84 25.411 1,845.11 Switzerland 115,486 67.195 1,718.67 60.958 1,894.52 Spain 454,702 327.505 1,388.38 297.108 1,530.43 Italy 454,812 224.379 2,026.98 203.553 2,234.37 Turkey 74,468 356.091 209.13 323.040 230.52 Israel 2,310 0.025 92,400.00 0.023 100,434.78 Malaysia 1,284,853 7,133.072 180.13 6,471.016 198.56 China 7,766 11.023 704.53 10.000 776.60 Korea, South 1,098,944 1,796.915 611.57 1,630.134 674.14 Japan 567,904 342.914 1,656.11 311.086 1,825.55 CATEGORY TOTAL 8,082,785 21,959.597 368.08 19,921.417 405.73 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 Canada 55,252 126.991 435.09 115.204 479.60 Mexico 466,900 1,859.211 251.13 1,686.648 276.82 Venezuela 1,447,450 7,218.734 200.51 6,548.727 221.03 Brazil 2,285,470 12,215.019 187.10 11,081.282 206.25 Federal Republic of Germany 614,009 3,287.246 186.79 2,982.140 205.90 Latvia 9,332,019 50,784.299 183.76 46,070.754 202.56 Russia 1,485,590 8,740.410 169.97 7,929.169 187.36 Ukraine 5,177,695 30,494.971 169.79 27,664.580 187.16 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Moldova 2,630,640 15,000.808 175.37 13,608.508 193.31 Turkey 69,921 333.063 209.93 302.150 231.41 Indonesia 4,133,046 26,745.576 154.53 24,263.185 170.34 Korea, South 2,946,101 15,781.093 186.69 14,316.371 205.79 Japan 7,429,791 44,629.938 166.48 40,487.610 183.51 CATEGORY TOTAL 38,073,884 217,217.358 175.28 197,056.328 193.21 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 Canada 6,514,135 7,043.724 924.81 6,389.961 1,019.43 Mexico 149,550 173.672 861.11 157.553 949.20 Brazil 67,826 62.949 1,077.48 57.106 1,187.72 Argentina 31,402 62.651 501.22 56.836 552.50 Sweden 133,866 49.324 2,714.01 44.746 2,991.69 Finland 28,012 45.585 614.50 41.354 677.37 Denmark 51,002 23.815 2,141.59 21.605 2,360.66 United Kingdom 3,648,827 3,401.458 1,072.72 3,085.752 1,182.48 Netherlands 59,026 35.990 1,640.07 32.650 1,807.84 Belgium 104,515 136.226 767.22 123.582 845.71 France 1,708,907 1,739.119 982.63 1,577.703 1,083.16 Federal Republic of Germany 2,990,488 3,159.718 946.44 2,866.449 1,043.27 Austria 246,103 36.272 6,784.93 32.905 7,479.20 Switzerland 14,139 14.888 949.69 13.506 1,046.87 Russia 242,746 338.137 717.89 306.753 791.34 Ukraine 29,286 52.068 562.46 47.235 620.01 Spain 1,593,981 1,942.899 820.41 1,762.569 904.35 Italy 2,461,683 1,174.550 2,095.85 1,065.534 2,310.28 Slovenia 134,691 79.988 1,683.89 72.564 1,856.17 Saudi Arabia 104,691 45.711 2,290.28 41.468 2,524.62 United Arab Emirates 172,572 109.903 1,570.22 99.702 1,730.88 India 143,402 107.584 1,332.93 97.599 1,469.30 China 86,551 134.131 645.27 121.682 711.29 Korea, South 1,188,850 1,237.884 960.39 1,122.990 1,058.65 Taiwan 600,391 324.041 1,852.82 293.965 2,042.39 Japan 728,616 842.527 864.80 764.328 953.28 Australia 351,316 839.205 418.63 761.314 461.46 New Zealand 7,000 0.496 14,112.90 0.450 15,555.56 South Africa 262,414 587.164 446.92 532.666 492.64 CATEGORY TOTAL 23,855,988 23,801.680 1,002.28 21,592.527 1,104.83 TOOL STEEL............................17 TOOL STEEL............................17 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 1,167,814 888.972 1,313.67 806.462 1,448.07 Brazil 325,275 171.564 1,895.94 155.640 2,089.92 Sweden 1,842,444 763.132 2,414.32 692.302 2,661.33 United Kingdom 307,438 45.086 6,818.92 40.901 7,516.64 Netherlands 119,396 160.205 745.27 145.336 821.52 France 2,253,378 1,481.968 1,520.53 1,344.419 1,676.10 Federal Republic of Germany 1,024,379 717.698 1,427.31 651.085 1,573.34 Austria 3,136,651 1,084.855 2,891.31 984.164 3,187.12 Switzerland 71,910 81.098 886.70 73.571 977.42 Poland 234,201 197.281 1,187.14 178.970 1,308.60 Russia 51,067 42.246 1,208.80 38.325 1,332.47 Spain 134,631 67.683 1,989.14 61.401 2,192.65 Italy 85,245 32.124 2,653.62 29.142 2,925.16 Slovenia 702,127 479.025 1,465.74 434.564 1,615.70 India 44,458 44.974 988.53 40.800 1,089.66 China 899,695 610.191 1,474.45 553.556 1,625.30 Korea, South 343,438 340.462 1,008.74 308.862 1,111.95 Hong Kong 3,650 0.052 70,192.31 0.047 77,659.57 Taiwan 297,574 205.979 1,444.68 186.861 1,592.49 Japan 3,608,178 5,041.512 715.69 4,573.584 788.92 Australia 123,760 204.210 606.04 185.256 668.05 CATEGORY TOTAL 16,776,709 12,660.315 1,325.14 11,485.248 1,460.72 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 Canada 12,107,997 22,859.866 529.66 20,738.127 583.85 Mexico 1,232,542 2,243.073 549.49 2,034.882 605.71 Colombia 9,731 30.706 316.91 27.856 349.33 Peru 4,955 12.167 407.25 11.038 448.90 Chile 31,624 51.414 615.09 46.642 678.02 Brazil 328,142 373.064 879.59 338.438 969.58 Denmark 23,785 11.432 2,080.56 10.371 2,293.41 United Kingdom 124,568 32.540 3,828.15 29.520 4,219.78 Netherlands 17,445 21.140 825.21 19.178 909.64 France 687,767 565.822 1,215.52 513.305 1,339.88 Federal Republic of Germany 1,991,182 1,540.632 1,292.44 1,397.638 1,424.68 Switzerland 31,793 2.597 12,242.20 2.356 13,494.48 Spain 955,617 1,690.252 565.37 1,533.371 623.21 Italy 78,955 83.572 944.75 75.815 1,041.42 Romania 260,619 886.713 293.92 804.413 323.99 Turkey 624,179 2,244.623 278.08 2,036.288 306.53 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE India 410,934 1,268.602 323.93 1,150.857 357.07 Pakistan 34,176 91.863 372.03 83.337 410.09 Thailand 3,019,023 8,345.455 361.76 7,570.872 398.77 Malaysia 858,887 2,542.531 337.81 2,306.546 372.37 Indonesia 585,615 1,767.600 331.31 1,603.540 365.20 Philippines 15,473 35.505 435.80 32.210 480.38 China 3,608,590 9,656.298 373.70 8,760.049 411.94 Korea, South 3,437,051 9,955.854 345.23 9,031.801 380.55 Taiwan 2,364,358 8,012.844 295.07 7,269.132 325.26 Japan 3,347,211 4,815.441 695.10 4,368.496 766.22 Australia 13,394 44.974 297.82 40.800 328.28 Algeria 17,461 34.250 509.81 31.071 561.97 South Africa 439,058 1,428.753 307.30 1,296.143 338.74 CATEGORY TOTAL 36,662,132 80,649.583 454.59 73,164.092 501.09 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 Canada 77,350 174.962 442.10 158.723 487.33 Mexico 281,680 493.994 570.21 448.144 628.55 Colombia 339,508 608.079 558.33 551.640 615.45 Venezuela 313,326 1,013.120 309.27 919.087 340.91 United Kingdom 433,035 1,018.722 425.08 924.169 468.57 Netherlands 58,782 57.532 1,021.73 52.192 1,126.26 France 8,023 17.560 456.89 15.930 503.64 Federal Republic of Germany 1,875,811 2,854.475 657.15 2,589.537 724.38 Austria 205,501 397.696 516.73 360.784 569.60 Switzerland 206,000 26.837 7,675.97 24.346 8,461.35 Spain 54,921 73.147 750.83 66.358 827.65 Italy 20,055 7.932 2,528.37 7.196 2,786.96 Romania 12,127 94.014 128.99 85.288 142.19 China 2,579 0.769 3,353.71 0.698 3,694.84 Japan 2,519,196 1,546.583 1,628.88 1,403.037 1,795.53 South Africa 92,775 253.136 366.50 229.641 404.00 CATEGORY TOTAL 6,500,669 8,638.558 752.52 7,836.770 829.51 LINE PIPE.............................20 LINE PIPE.............................20 Canada 357,664 747.624 478.40 678.233 527.35 Mexico 3,009,069 7,264.544 414.21 6,590.285 456.59 Chile 129,476 446.702 289.85 405.241 319.50 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Brazil 91,050 112.128 812.02 101.721 895.10 United Kingdom 557,354 1,882.234 296.11 1,707.534 326.41 France 1,052,962 2,175.220 484.07 1,973.327 533.60 Federal Republic of Germany 2,292,223 4,193.558 546.61 3,804.333 602.53 Austria 66,391 134.530 493.50 122.044 543.99 Czech Republic 1,070,539 2,468.925 433.61 2,239.772 477.97 Slovakia 83,878 192.564 435.59 174.691 480.15 Switzerland 300,000 15.598 19,233.24 14.150 21,201.41 Spain 25,074 5.609 4,470.32 5.088 4,928.07 Italy 155,206 173.196 896.13 157.121 987.81 Slovenia 74,149 168.982 438.80 153.298 483.69 Romania 784,937 1,385.384 566.58 1,256.800 624.55 China 325,302 1,127.385 288.55 1,022.747 318.07 Korea, South 2,726,104 10,606.962 257.01 9,622.477 283.31 Taiwan 56,053 102.986 544.28 93.427 599.97 Japan 5,488,762 14,161.439 387.59 12,847.045 427.24 South Africa 839,091 2,201.161 381.20 1,996.860 420.21 CATEGORY TOTAL 19,485,284 49,566.730 393.11 44,966.194 433.33 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A Canada 8,470,498 11,912.162 711.08 10,806.535 783.83 Mexico 4,423,804 10,142.951 436.15 9,201.533 480.77 Colombia 83,599 282.855 295.55 256.602 325.79 Brazil 34,858 44.795 778.17 40.637 857.79 Argentina 116,575 148.880 783.01 135.062 863.12 Sweden 542,959 503.161 1,079.10 456.460 1,189.50 United Kingdom 137,134 100.565 1,363.64 91.231 1,503.15 Netherlands 2,677 0.709 3,775.74 0.643 4,163.30 France 1,143,503 917.138 1,246.82 832.014 1,374.38 Federal Republic of Germany 3,314,732 3,030.590 1,093.76 2,749.306 1,205.66 Austria 37,710 14.991 2,515.51 13.600 2,772.79 Czech Republic 31,956 44.379 720.07 40.260 793.74 Slovakia 122,121 151.621 805.44 137.548 887.84 Switzerland 345,387 185.021 1,866.74 167.848 2,057.74 Spain 1,279,475 1,670.955 765.71 1,515.865 844.06 Italy 455,170 527.085 863.56 478.164 951.91 Romania 7,213 11.239 641.78 10.196 707.43 Saudi Arabia 124,859 72.962 1,711.29 66.190 1,886.37 India 4,913 7.248 677.84 6.575 747.22 Malaysia 9,899 32.013 309.22 29.042 340.85 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Singapore 5,143 0.399 12,889.72 0.362 14,207.18 China 275,947 598.727 460.89 543.156 508.04 Korea, South 953,384 2,682.682 355.38 2,433.689 391.74 Taiwan 42,574 29.890 1,424.36 27.116 1,570.07 Japan 4,256,724 3,353.889 1,269.19 3,042.598 1,399.04 Australia 32,555 84.724 384.25 76.860 423.56 CATEGORY TOTAL 26,255,369 36,551.632 718.31 33,159.092 791.80 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B PRESSURE TUBING......................21B Mexico 37,328 70.167 531.99 63.654 586.42 Brazil 16,260 21.956 740.57 19.918 816.35 Argentina 35,415 36.144 979.83 32.789 1,080.09 Sweden 84,403 80.055 1,054.31 72.625 1,162.18 United Kingdom 44,257 41.495 1,066.56 37.644 1,175.67 Netherlands 13,329 8.025 1,660.93 7.280 1,830.91 France 1,077,680 991.082 1,087.38 899.095 1,198.63 Federal Republic of Germany 1,610,761 1,422.567 1,132.29 1,290.531 1,248.14 Austria 113,385 23.885 4,747.12 21.668 5,232.83 Spain 34,481 16.535 2,085.33 15.000 2,298.73 Italy 171,942 95.739 1,795.95 86.853 1,979.69 India 139,249 160.108 869.72 145.248 958.70 Korea, South 149,693 345.810 432.88 313.714 477.16 Japan 236,564 269.922 876.42 244.869 966.08 South Africa 12,121 54.597 222.01 49.530 244.72 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,776,868 3,638.087 1,038.15 3,300.418 1,144.36 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D Canada 5,771,009 1,422.403 4,057.22 1,290.383 4,472.32 Mexico 38,468 24.354 1,579.54 22.094 1,741.11 Sweden 550,704 96.846 5,686.39 87.857 6,268.19 Finland 198,063 123.013 1,610.10 111.596 1,774.82 Denmark 12,717 1.323 9,612.24 1.200 10,597.50 United Kingdom 837,638 94.211 8,891.08 85.467 9,800.72 Ireland 30,000 0.110 272,727.27 0.100 300,000.00 Belgium 77,167 18.660 4,135.42 16.928 4,558.54 France 2,399,506 668.956 3,586.94 606.867 3,953.92 Federal Republic of Germany 829,807 176.235 4,708.53 159.878 5,190.25 Austria 366,848 67.486 5,435.91 61.222 5,992.09 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Switzerland 22,070 0.996 22,158.63 0.904 24,413.72 Poland 2,640 0.473 5,581.40 0.429 6,153.85 Spain 1,356,508 339.723 3,992.98 308.192 4,401.50 Italy 619,085 295.842 2,092.62 268.383 2,306.72 India 410,850 132.770 3,094.45 120.447 3,411.04 Thailand 73,272 62.760 1,167.50 56.935 1,286.94 Malaysia 145,102 104.363 1,390.36 94.677 1,532.60 Singapore 241,668 121.717 1,985.49 110.420 2,188.63 China 45,296 23.642 1,915.91 21.448 2,111.90 Korea, South 1,610,095 673.019 2,392.35 610.553 2,637.11 Taiwan 2,862,026 1,817.503 1,574.70 1,648.811 1,735.81 Japan 4,317,214 1,314.214 3,285.02 1,192.235 3,621.11 South Africa 197,234 120.170 1,641.29 109.016 1,809.22 CATEGORY TOTAL 23,014,987 7,700.791 2,988.65 6,986.042 3,294.42 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E Canada 1,948,999 1,841.382 1,058.44 1,670.474 1,166.73 Mexico 332,723 415.254 801.25 376.712 883.23 Sweden 10,724 1.487 7,211.84 1.349 7,949.59 Norway 20,385 8.025 2,540.19 7.280 2,800.14 Denmark 16,801 4.960 3,387.30 4.500 3,733.56 United Kingdom 16,868 3.188 5,291.09 2.892 5,832.64 Federal Republic of Germany 265,409 132.025 2,010.29 119.771 2,215.97 Switzerland 9,236 2.721 3,394.34 2.468 3,742.30 Italy 322,234 17.301 18,625.17 15.695 20,531.00 India 14,592 21.936 665.21 19.900 733.27 China 85,651 272.910 313.84 247.580 345.95 Taiwan 15,015 7.638 1,965.83 6.929 2,166.98 Japan 679,510 2,400.807 283.03 2,177.976 311.99 Algeria 25,932 51.000 508.47 46.266 560.50 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,764,079 5,180.632 726.57 4,699.792 800.90 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A Canada 13,173,151 30,296.318 434.81 27,484.365 479.30 Mexico 1,356,514 1,890.759 717.44 1,715.268 790.85 Colombia 258,663 849.775 304.39 770.903 335.53 Sweden 9,035 1.523 5,932.37 1.382 6,537.63 Finland 156,501 93.541 1,673.07 84.859 1,844.25 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE United Kingdom 16,773 8.965 1,870.94 8.133 2,062.34 Netherlands 56,452 18.312 3,082.79 16.612 3,398.27 Belgium 4,500 2.120 2,122.64 1.923 2,340.09 France 41,536 68.153 609.45 61.827 671.81 Federal Republic of Germany 281,890 78.191 3,605.15 70.934 3,973.98 Czech Republic 29,891 327.938 91.15 297.500 100.47 Slovenia 3,434 0.622 5,520.90 0.564 6,088.65 Romania 2,890 22.400 129.02 20.321 142.22 Malaysia 7,457 24.284 307.07 22.030 338.49 China 20,621 21.202 972.60 19.234 1,072.11 Korea, South 1,695,125 6,014.362 281.85 5,456.139 310.68 Taiwan 261,650 147.760 1,770.78 134.046 1,951.94 Japan 520,288 1,511.898 344.13 1,371.571 379.34 CATEGORY TOTAL 17,896,371 41,378.122 432.51 37,537.611 476.76 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B PIPE FOR PILING......................22B Canada 200,904 407.464 493.06 369.645 543.51 Mexico 6,272 0.882 7,111.11 0.800 7,840.00 Japan 8,373 18.204 459.95 16.514 507.02 South Africa 59,151 186.553 317.07 169.238 349.51 CATEGORY TOTAL 274,700 613.102 448.05 556.197 493.89 WIRE DRAWN............................23 WIRE DRAWN............................23 Canada 13,709,932 23,066.946 594.35 20,925.987 655.16 Mexico 2,090,137 3,027.226 690.45 2,746.254 761.09 Honduras 101,255 246.649 410.52 223.756 452.52 Dominican Republic 85,723 165.518 517.91 150.155 570.90 Trinidad and Tobago 67,991 147.815 459.97 134.096 507.03 Venezuela 819,225 1,396.329 586.70 1,266.729 646.72 Ecuador 147,650 342.222 431.45 310.459 475.59 Chile 153,359 289.384 529.95 262.525 584.17 Brazil 322,249 610.056 528.23 553.434 582.27 Argentina 440,772 998.472 441.45 905.799 486.61 Sweden 1,338,724 348.170 3,845.03 315.855 4,238.41 Denmark 63,300 22.407 2,825.01 20.327 3,114.08 United Kingdom 1,310,993 868.987 1,508.65 788.332 1,663.00 Netherlands 212,073 117.943 1,798.10 106.996 1,982.06 Belgium 1,941,193 1,547.713 1,254.23 1,404.062 1,382.56 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Luxembourg 59,301 112.621 526.55 102.168 580.43 France 3,329,986 4,018.853 828.59 3,645.843 913.37 Federal Republic of Germany 1,180,656 1,168.347 1,010.54 1,059.907 1,113.92 Austria 563,051 250.372 2,248.86 227.134 2,478.94 Czech Republic 178,787 276.996 645.45 251.287 711.49 Switzerland 527,907 143.340 3,682.90 130.036 4,059.70 Lithuania 45,496 157.300 289.23 142.700 318.82 Poland 72,290 122.996 587.74 111.580 647.88 Belarus 251,116 197.171 1,273.60 178.871 1,403.89 Spain 425,415 1,246.039 341.41 1,130.388 376.34 Italy 2,267,076 2,495.452 908.48 2,263.837 1,001.43 Turkey 26,139 37.691 693.51 34.193 764.45 Israel 256,862 526.036 488.30 477.212 538.26 India 391,756 741.057 528.64 672.276 582.73 Thailand 214,401 123.818 1,731.58 112.326 1,908.74 Malaysia 19,336 25.998 743.75 23.585 819.84 Indonesia 53,693 63.014 852.08 57.165 939.26 China 1,707,147 2,056.140 830.27 1,865.299 915.21 Korea, South 3,521,666 3,507.984 1,003.90 3,182.390 1,106.61 Hong Kong 30,085 4.790 6,280.79 4.345 6,924.05 Taiwan 1,872,722 1,968.078 951.55 1,785.411 1,048.90 Japan 6,599,807 6,812.439 968.79 6,180.142 1,067.91 Australia 128,003 303.970 421.10 275.757 464.19 South Africa 1,195,403 2,806.003 426.02 2,545.564 469.60 CATEGORY TOTAL 47,722,677 62,362.343 765.25 56,574.182 843.54 BLACK PLATE...........................28 BLACK PLATE...........................28 Canada 107,223 283.791 377.82 257.451 416.48 Mexico 285,390 731.179 390.31 663.315 430.25 Chile 620,553 2,384.325 260.26 2,163.024 286.89 Netherlands 5,226 17.579 297.29 15.947 327.71 Belgium 168,979 584.545 289.08 530.290 318.65 France 1,127,894 2,503.740 450.48 2,271.355 496.57 Federal Republic of Germany 353,683 231.548 1,527.47 210.057 1,683.75 Japan 5,123,805 10,277.702 498.54 9,323.777 549.54 CATEGORY TOTAL 7,792,753 17,014.408 458.01 15,435.216 504.87 TIN PLATE.............................29 TIN PLATE.............................29 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 3,385,803 5,663.161 597.86 5,137.535 659.03 Dominican Republic 33,873 26.691 1,269.08 24.214 1,398.90 Brazil 1,945,363 4,438.087 438.33 4,026.166 483.18 Norway 1,863,067 3,773.444 493.73 3,423.212 544.25 United Kingdom 451,289 880.119 512.76 798.431 565.22 Netherlands 1,489,043 2,796.408 532.48 2,536.859 586.96 Belgium 457,363 908.723 503.30 824.380 554.80 France 2,035,324 3,785.225 537.70 3,433.899 592.72 Federal Republic of Germany 3,701,365 6,465.357 572.49 5,865.275 631.06 Korea, South 8,144 19.630 414.88 17.808 457.32 Japan 9,104,904 18,755.435 485.45 17,014.649 535.12 CATEGORY TOTAL 24,475,538 47,512.281 515.14 43,102.428 567.85 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A Canada 1,575,902 2,386.823 660.25 2,165.290 727.80 Netherlands 1,042,077 2,110.283 493.81 1,914.417 544.33 France 781,058 1,683.797 463.87 1,527.515 511.33 Federal Republic of Germany 433,375 782.906 553.55 710.241 610.18 Korea, South 42,830 104.056 411.61 94.398 453.72 Japan 3,846,377 7,715.917 498.50 6,999.764 549.50 CATEGORY TOTAL 7,721,619 14,783.782 522.30 13,411.625 575.74 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 Canada 7,584,730 23,470.011 323.17 21,291.642 356.23 Mexico 4,140,523 17,622.072 234.96 15,986.479 259.00 Venezuela 1,206,354 5,941.666 203.03 5,390.190 223.81 Argentina 1,235,520 6,153.770 200.77 5,582.608 221.32 Sweden 951,027 2,424.973 392.18 2,199.899 432.30 Finland 204,336 189.742 1,076.91 172.131 1,187.10 Denmark 72,920 19.621 3,716.43 17.800 4,096.63 United Kingdom 268,630 627.678 427.97 569.420 471.76 Netherlands 10,089,955 38,771.260 260.24 35,172.705 286.87 Belgium 1,864,719 6,183.781 301.55 5,609.833 332.40 France 6,372,566 23,654.652 269.40 21,459.145 296.96 Federal Republic of Germany 4,078,081 13,987.193 291.56 12,688.972 321.39 Austria 403,699 851.308 474.21 772.294 522.73 Hungary 467,937 2,544.701 183.89 2,308.515 202.70 Switzerland 38,904 231.805 167.83 210.290 185.00 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Russia 414,359 2,688.184 154.14 2,438.680 169.91 Ukraine 1,535,458 10,849.694 141.52 9,842.680 156.00 Kazakhstan 1,134,605 7,020.817 161.61 6,369.180 178.14 Spain 29,590 21.400 1,382.71 19.414 1,524.16 Italy 1,445,332 4,756.110 303.89 4,314.672 334.98 Slovenia 59,268 64.375 920.67 58.400 1,014.86 Romania 3,024,377 17,350.801 174.31 15,740.386 192.14 Bulgaria 153,540 995.581 154.22 903.176 170.00 India 3,159,909 17,479.500 180.78 15,857.140 199.27 Thailand 1,779,701 7,640.911 232.92 6,931.720 256.75 Indonesia 6,680,277 36,790.787 181.57 33,376.050 200.15 China 8,385,686 44,105.576 190.13 40,011.917 209.58 Korea, South 14,506,167 60,116.164 241.30 54,536.482 265.99 Taiwan 6,550,721 31,815.211 205.90 28,862.282 226.96 Japan 1,506,688 3,543.460 425.20 3,214.574 468.71 Australia 1,840,761 8,488.194 216.86 7,700.362 239.05 New Zealand 136,151 639.836 212.79 580.450 234.56 South Africa 3,169,793 15,742.700 201.35 14,281.541 221.95 CATEGORY TOTAL 94,492,284 412,783.534 228.91 374,471.029 252.34 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 Canada 9,419,886 15,786.486 596.71 14,321.263 657.76 Mexico 12,852,855 15,116.426 850.26 13,713.395 937.25 Venezuela 31,309 111.455 280.91 101.110 309.65 Chile 173,485 702.794 246.85 637.564 272.11 Brazil 3,158,489 11,781.750 268.08 10,688.227 295.51 Argentina 4,740,663 17,912.361 264.66 16,249.825 291.74 Sweden 1,608,894 2,921.755 550.66 2,650.572 607.00 Finland 695,073 513.179 1,354.45 465.548 1,493.02 United Kingdom 328,306 616.442 532.58 559.227 587.07 Netherlands 5,688,960 17,852.427 318.67 16,195.454 351.27 Belgium 8,268,680 23,673.663 349.28 21,476.392 385.01 France 6,368,460 11,697.152 544.45 10,611.481 600.15 Federal Republic of Germany 5,612,451 10,347.687 542.39 9,387.266 597.88 Austria 183,275 197.437 928.27 179.112 1,023.24 Slovakia 1,777,681 6,490.672 273.88 5,888.240 301.90 Switzerland 113,799 97.588 1,166.12 88.530 1,285.43 Russia 15,814,182 66,106.616 239.22 59,970.930 263.70 Spain 433,868 641.966 675.84 582.382 744.99 Italy 1,479,005 1,244.401 1,188.53 1,128.902 1,310.13 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Slovenia 24,463 22.225 1,100.70 20.162 1,213.32 Romania 324,196 195.360 1,659.48 177.228 1,829.26 Turkey 814,573 3,070.184 265.32 2,785.225 292.46 India 222,657 154.202 1,443.93 139.890 1,591.66 Thailand 1,339,443 4,073.286 328.84 3,695.224 362.48 Malaysia 13,923 18.531 751.34 16.811 828.21 China 2,787,572 9,895.285 281.71 8,976.854 310.53 Korea, South 3,556,150 9,822.649 362.04 8,910.960 399.08 Taiwan 5,250,850 4,051.370 1,296.07 3,675.342 1,428.67 Japan 11,372,362 26,016.166 437.13 23,601.475 481.85 Australia 89,567 23.478 3,814.93 21.299 4,205.22 New Zealand 270,842 978.786 276.71 887.940 305.02 South Africa 6,935,702 18,313.365 378.72 16,613.610 417.47 CATEGORY TOTAL 111,751,621 280,447.143 398.48 254,417.440 439.25 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A Canada 18,786,224 40,626.059 462.42 36,855.351 509.73 Mexico 13,682,183 25,900.950 528.25 23,496.953 582.30 Guatemala 278,335 481.077 578.57 436.426 637.76 Colombia 193,917 456.235 425.04 413.890 468.52 Venezuela 1,234,328 2,999.809 411.47 2,721.382 453.57 Brazil 3,398,204 9,509.516 357.35 8,626.890 393.91 Argentina 2,825,198 7,373.745 383.14 6,689.351 422.34 Sweden 10,710 20.612 519.60 18.699 572.76 United Kingdom 131,658 343.684 383.08 311.785 422.27 Netherlands 797,520 1,866.271 427.33 1,693.053 471.05 Belgium 345,745 847.071 408.17 768.450 449.93 France 787,069 2,089.555 376.67 1,895.613 415.21 Federal Republic of Germany 9,079,827 18,090.153 501.92 16,411.115 553.27 Austria 12,217 22.223 549.75 20.160 606.00 Russia 2,076,090 6,505.211 319.14 5,901.430 351.79 Portugal 288,277 713.410 404.08 647.195 445.43 India 52,695 104.298 505.23 94.618 556.92 Indonesia 1,489,794 3,693.894 403.31 3,351.045 444.58 Korea, South 5,747,126 11,220.388 512.20 10,178.968 564.61 Taiwan 4,510,203 8,738.276 516.14 7,927.233 568.95 Japan 4,221,606 7,989.878 528.37 7,248.297 582.43 New Zealand 937,973 2,753.822 340.61 2,498.226 375.46 South Africa 4,764,630 12,180.491 391.17 11,049.959 431.19 CATEGORY TOTAL 75,651,529 164,526.629 459.81 149,256.089 506.86 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 185,083 308.742 599.47 280.086 660.81 Mexico 23,811 47.275 503.67 42.887 555.20 Argentina 791,091 2,097.004 377.25 1,902.371 415.84 United Kingdom 353,688 796.845 443.86 722.886 489.27 Federal Republic of Germany 1,686,387 3,126.961 539.31 2,836.732 594.48 China 666,895 1,652.884 403.47 1,499.472 444.75 Korea, South 616,739 1,504.810 409.85 1,365.141 451.78 Taiwan 384,466 829.815 463.32 752.796 510.72 Japan 2,176,875 4,444.123 489.83 4,031.642 539.95 CATEGORY TOTAL 6,885,035 14,808.460 464.94 13,434.013 512.51 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 Canada 2,146,738 2,189.947 980.27 1,986.687 1,080.56 Mexico 1,220,203 2,048.792 595.57 1,858.633 656.51 Chile 15,171 32.921 460.83 29.865 507.99 Argentina 10,503 23.402 448.81 21.230 494.72 Sweden 2,505 0.920 2,722.83 0.835 3,000.00 United Kingdom 722,752 1,282.369 563.61 1,163.346 621.27 Belgium 324,002 406.862 796.34 369.099 877.82 Luxembourg 1,265,743 2,641.454 479.18 2,396.287 528.21 Federal Republic of Germany 190,141 185.338 1,025.91 168.136 1,130.88 Korea, South 4,825,918 9,008.119 535.73 8,172.030 590.54 Taiwan 675,441 1,178.911 572.94 1,069.490 631.55 Japan 126,512 112.624 1,123.31 102.171 1,238.24 Australia 26,311 5.107 5,151.95 4.633 5,679.04 New Zealand 173,353 220.242 787.10 199.800 867.63 CATEGORY TOTAL 11,725,293 19,337.006 606.37 17,542.242 668.40 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 Sweden 186,089 266.070 699.40 241.375 770.95 United Kingdom 263,392 193.787 1,359.18 175.801 1,498.24 France 318,898 296.781 1,074.52 269.235 1,184.46 Federal Republic of Germany 705,343 1,103.199 639.36 1,000.806 704.77 Russia 2,297,774 3,178.675 722.87 2,883.646 796.83 Italy 355,823 679.776 523.44 616.683 576.99 Japan 1,616,547 3,096.095 522.12 2,808.731 575.54 CATEGORY TOTAL 5,743,866 8,814.384 651.65 7,996.277 718.32 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 1,125,660 2,821.994 398.89 2,560.071 439.70 Mexico 195,239 502.861 388.26 456.188 427.98 Finland 427,229 338.645 1,261.58 307.214 1,390.66 United Kingdom 2,525 3.995 632.04 3.624 696.74 Belgium 3,809 6.629 574.60 6.014 633.36 France 15,486 36.439 424.98 33.057 468.46 Federal Republic of Germany 419,144 594.162 705.44 539.015 777.61 Slovakia 2,763 7.559 365.52 6.857 402.95 Kazakhstan 14,895 37.012 402.44 33.577 443.61 Slovenia 216,832 242.960 892.46 220.410 983.77 Romania 493,152 2,215.050 222.64 2,009.460 245.42 India 69,754 313.444 222.54 284.352 245.31 Korea, South 43,098 115.879 371.92 105.124 409.97 Japan 4,201 0.886 4,741.53 0.804 5,225.12 South Africa 3,924 1.685 2,328.78 1.529 2,566.38 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,037,711 7,239.203 419.62 6,567.296 462.55 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 Canada 4,202,589 5,934.287 708.19 5,383.496 780.64 Mexico 1,456,391 1,589.217 916.42 1,441.714 1,010.18 Brazil 1,027,117 1,310.585 783.71 1,188.943 863.89 Sweden 3,166,896 607.026 5,217.07 550.685 5,750.83 Finland 728,169 551.247 1,320.95 500.083 1,456.10 Denmark 18,566 2.445 7,593.46 2.218 8,370.60 United Kingdom 1,247,102 485.722 2,567.52 440.640 2,830.21 Netherlands 91,118 60.239 1,512.61 54.648 1,667.36 Belgium 159,933 123.953 1,290.27 112.448 1,422.28 France 1,894,413 827.841 2,288.38 751.005 2,522.50 Federal Republic of Germany 5,161,890 2,671.543 1,932.18 2,423.584 2,129.86 Austria 268,108 37.129 7,220.99 33.683 7,959.74 Switzerland 35,525 21.771 1,631.76 19.750 1,798.73 Spain 11,625 27.147 428.22 24.627 472.04 Italy 93,251 107.418 868.11 97.448 956.93 Slovenia 20,969 18.572 1,129.07 16.848 1,244.60 Greece 265,986 457.298 581.65 414.854 641.16 Thailand 34,566 24.922 1,386.97 22.609 1,528.86 China 43,346 9.832 4,408.67 8.919 4,859.96 Korea, South 603,601 349.982 1,724.66 317.498 1,901.12 Taiwan 446,841 902.822 494.94 819.027 545.58 Japan 4,564,414 864.552 5,279.51 784.309 5,819.66 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AUGUST CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 09/21/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Australia 216,835 440.573 492.17 399.681 542.52 CATEGORY TOTAL 25,759,251 17,426.123 1,478.20 15,808.717 1,629.43 GRAND TOTAL 1,037,887,837 3,135,166.233 331.05 2,844,175.766 364.92 GRAND TOTAL 1,037,887,837 3,135,166.233 331.05 2,844,175.766 364.92 !R! 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