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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 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 156,560 204.398 765.96 185.427 844.32 Mexico 329,736 449.533 733.51 407.810 808.55 Sweden 73,858 67.902 1,087.71 61.600 1,198.99 United Kingdom 80,927 53.468 1,513.56 48.505 1,668.43 Federal Republic of Germany 11,414 3.307 3,451.47 3.000 3,804.67 Austria 293,590 89.728 3,272.00 81.400 3,606.76 China 59,782 5.101 11,719.66 4.628 12,917.46 Japan 356,552 694.313 513.53 629.870 566.07 CATEGORY TOTAL 1,362,419 1,567.751 869.03 1,422.240 957.94 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B Canada 3,876,177 8,835.913 438.68 8,015.808 483.57 Mexico 13,405,117 90,621.052 147.92 82,210.059 163.06 Brazil 21,903,970 147,221.086 148.78 133,556.760 164.00 Sweden 1,195,660 959.231 1,246.48 870.200 1,374.01 United Kingdom 6,132,687 27,690.363 221.47 25,120.282 244.13 France 98,969 82.679 1,197.03 75.005 1,319.50 Federal Republic of Germany 8,927,768 44,281.144 201.62 40,171.189 222.24 Poland 3,169,688 22,184.009 142.88 20,125.000 157.50 Russia 945,984 5,531.927 171.00 5,018.481 188.50 Spain 6,149,768 8,130.538 756.38 7,375.902 833.76 China 73,145 81.613 896.24 74.038 987.94 Korea, South 4,224,076 20,584.137 205.21 18,673.620 226.21 Japan 30,140 74.807 402.90 67.864 444.12 Australia 1,240,922 6,563.215 189.07 5,954.050 208.42 South Africa 194,607 116.316 1,673.09 105.520 1,844.27 CATEGORY TOTAL 71,568,678 382,958.029 186.88 347,413.778 206.00 WIRE RODS..............................3 WIRE RODS..............................3 Canada 12,868,148 39,120.840 328.93 35,489.839 362.59 Mexico 984,819 3,809.011 258.55 3,455.478 285.00 Trinidad and Tobago 6,066,329 26,084.063 232.57 23,663.071 256.36 Venezuela 4,209,928 19,488.283 216.02 17,679.478 238.13 Brazil 1,042,076 4,731.979 220.22 4,292.780 242.75 Sweden 1,411,533 672.026 2,100.41 609.652 2,315.31 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Finland 21,136 21.502 982.98 19.506 1,083.56 United Kingdom 1,905,624 7,123.883 267.50 6,462.680 294.87 Netherlands 23,704 45.732 518.32 41.487 571.36 Luxembourg 621,912 1,588.009 391.63 1,440.618 431.70 France 1,082,287 632.961 1,709.88 574.213 1,884.82 Federal Republic of Germany 1,867,858 5,160.433 361.96 4,681.467 398.99 Czech Republic 1,482,056 8,887.427 166.76 8,062.540 183.82 Russia 1,376,662 8,092.686 170.11 7,341.563 187.52 Moldova 1,260,454 7,571.739 166.47 6,868.968 183.50 Spain 2,164,395 6,719.699 322.10 6,096.010 355.05 Italy 366,695 211.031 1,737.64 191.444 1,915.42 Turkey 171,919 994.792 172.82 902.460 190.50 India 48,627 39.239 1,239.25 35.597 1,366.04 Malaysia 102,882 567.040 181.44 514.410 200.00 Indonesia 941,501 5,163.321 182.34 4,684.087 201.00 China 15,302 61.039 250.69 55.374 276.34 Korea, South 987,345 890.994 1,108.14 808.296 1,221.51 Taiwan 854,809 596.050 1,434.12 540.728 1,580.85 Japan 4,357,053 10,649.915 409.12 9,661.443 450.97 South Africa 323,968 1,615.205 200.57 1,465.290 221.09 CATEGORY TOTAL 46,559,022 160,538.897 290.02 145,638.479 319.69 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 Canada 6,462,554 20,332.848 317.84 18,445.655 350.36 Mexico 350,103 1,123.112 311.73 1,018.870 343.62 Brazil 46,816 183.923 254.54 166.852 280.58 United Kingdom 1,122,777 2,592.317 433.12 2,351.711 477.43 Luxembourg 1,558,769 4,426.021 352.18 4,015.220 388.22 France 48,875 9.700 5,038.66 8.800 5,553.98 Federal Republic of Germany 2,734,867 7,260.021 376.70 6,586.182 415.24 Austria 130,527 18.104 7,209.84 16.424 7,947.33 Poland 282,270 1,193.482 236.51 1,082.709 260.71 Russia 9,123 21.965 415.34 19.926 457.84 Spain 6,221,762 20,216.329 307.76 18,339.950 339.25 Italy 1,429,281 5,883.628 242.93 5,337.539 267.78 Turkey 249,043 1,034.942 240.63 938.884 265.25 China 14,960 19.842 753.96 18.000 831.11 Korea, South 12,790,675 57,324.478 223.13 52,003.906 245.96 Japan 13,416,466 60,054.521 223.40 54,480.560 246.26 South Africa 2,336,070 10,430.070 223.97 9,462.003 246.89 CATEGORY TOTAL 49,204,938 192,125.302 256.11 174,293.191 282.31 STEEL PILING...........................5 STEEL PILING...........................5 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 927,488 1,720.633 539.04 1,560.932 594.19 United Kingdom 98,463 160.218 614.56 145.347 677.43 Luxembourg 3,709,104 7,231.890 512.88 6,560.662 565.36 Federal Republic of Germany 440,035 736.386 597.56 668.038 658.70 CATEGORY TOTAL 5,175,090 9,849.126 525.44 8,934.979 579.19 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A Canada 6,078,158 14,755.467 411.93 13,385.938 454.07 Mexico 590,129 1,823.754 323.58 1,654.482 356.69 Brazil 340,502 651.629 522.54 591.148 576.00 Sweden 2,442,498 3,181.049 767.83 2,885.800 846.39 Finland 48,691 18.100 2,690.11 16.420 2,965.35 United Kingdom 878,580 918.957 956.06 833.664 1,053.88 Belgium 1,298,827 941.638 1,379.33 854.240 1,520.45 France 3,586,508 5,061.370 708.60 4,591.599 781.10 Federal Republic of Germany 2,024,977 2,626.427 771.00 2,382.655 849.88 Austria 251,110 364.023 689.82 330.236 760.40 Slovakia 25,766 122.423 210.47 111.060 232.00 Hungary 54,754 287.406 190.51 260.730 210.00 Russia 3,495,946 10,931.672 319.80 9,917.049 352.52 Ukraine 2,954,775 5,655.737 522.44 5,130.800 575.89 Spain 268,646 225.526 1,191.20 204.594 1,313.07 Italy 343,568 256.518 1,339.35 232.709 1,476.38 Macedonia (Skopje) 1,660,385 5,972.178 278.02 5,417.870 306.46 India 2,529 7.351 344.03 6.669 379.22 Indonesia 588,243 2,652.468 221.77 2,406.279 244.46 China 5,992 19.909 300.97 18.061 331.76 Korea, South 4,164,296 14,678.111 283.71 13,315.762 312.73 Taiwan 496,529 330.335 1,503.11 299.675 1,656.89 Japan 1,675,813 2,434.873 688.25 2,208.880 758.67 Australia 109,635 169.228 647.85 153.521 714.14 South Africa 1,104,949 2,684.839 411.55 2,435.646 453.66 CATEGORY TOTAL 34,491,806 76,770.986 449.28 69,645.487 495.25 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B PLATES IN COILS.......................6B Canada 7,717,690 24,004.297 321.51 21,776.338 354.41 Mexico 175,308 820.593 213.64 744.430 235.49 Venezuela 3,130,808 16,279.601 192.31 14,768.610 211.99 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Brazil 1,147,992 5,517.891 208.05 5,005.748 229.33 Sweden 63,781 158.678 401.95 143.950 443.08 Finland 139,718 104.014 1,343.26 94.360 1,480.69 United Kingdom 321,039 1,101.205 291.53 998.997 321.36 Netherlands 981,393 3,744.927 262.06 3,397.342 288.87 Belgium 3,345,456 3,408.893 981.39 3,092.497 1,081.80 France 7,054,311 23,496.290 300.23 21,315.482 330.95 Federal Republic of Germany 342,251 419.299 816.25 380.382 899.76 Slovakia 12,140 51.401 236.18 46.630 260.35 Hungary 105,521 596.494 176.90 541.130 195.00 Slovenia 41,665 54.179 769.02 49.150 847.71 Romania 1,007,719 6,534.235 154.22 5,927.760 170.00 China 1,083,124 5,549.267 195.18 5,034.212 215.15 Korea, South 102,504 419.662 244.25 380.711 269.24 Taiwan 145,925 702.426 207.74 637.230 229.00 Japan 222,083 441.277 503.27 400.320 554.76 Australia 36,120 166.251 217.26 150.820 239.49 New Zealand 15,345 53.054 289.23 48.130 318.82 South Africa 769,132 3,066.692 250.80 2,782.057 276.46 CATEGORY TOTAL 27,961,025 96,690.627 289.18 87,716.286 318.77 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 Canada 36,048 83.816 430.08 76.037 474.08 France 3,864,539 9,110.501 424.19 8,264.910 467.58 Federal Republic of Germany 819,171 1,540.994 531.59 1,397.967 585.97 Korea, South 19,138 43.500 439.95 39.463 484.96 Taiwan 7,103 3.887 1,827.37 3.526 2,014.46 Japan 3,828,440 8,169.592 468.62 7,411.331 516.57 CATEGORY TOTAL 8,574,439 18,952.291 452.42 17,193.234 498.71 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 Canada 358,961 732.700 489.92 664.694 540.04 United Kingdom 64,996 37.934 1,713.40 34.413 1,888.70 Luxembourg 892,613 1,211.173 736.98 1,098.758 812.38 Federal Republic of Germany 5,381 4.602 1,169.27 4.175 1,288.86 Austria 63,680 102.520 621.15 93.005 684.69 Japan 66,200 135.173 489.74 122.627 539.85 CATEGORY TOTAL 1,451,831 2,224.102 652.77 2,017.672 719.56 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 167,307 282.294 592.67 256.093 653.31 United Kingdom 27,468 37.699 728.61 34.200 803.16 CATEGORY TOTAL 194,775 319.993 608.69 290.293 670.96 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 Canada 26,914,359 70,334.218 382.66 63,806.147 421.81 Mexico 837,892 2,849.974 294.00 2,585.454 324.08 Trinidad and Tobago 404,780 722.896 559.94 655.800 617.23 Brazil 169,133 342.766 493.44 310.952 543.92 Sweden 1,012,559 362.451 2,793.64 328.810 3,079.47 United Kingdom 1,676,441 2,235.941 749.77 2,028.412 826.48 Netherlands 207,161 259.536 798.20 235.447 879.86 France 921,734 747.242 1,233.51 677.887 1,359.72 Federal Republic of Germany 1,570,907 1,091.690 1,438.97 990.365 1,586.19 Austria 270,262 80.521 3,356.42 73.047 3,699.84 Switzerland 23,561 14.508 1,624.00 13.161 1,790.21 Russia 243,667 210.701 1,156.46 191.145 1,274.78 Spain 107,559 58.713 1,831.95 53.264 2,019.36 Italy 577,759 350.700 1,647.45 318.150 1,816.00 Slovenia 215,292 182.615 1,178.94 165.666 1,299.55 Turkey 132,508 492.724 268.93 446.992 296.44 India 265,118 537.376 493.36 487.499 543.83 Thailand 10,747 29.405 365.48 26.676 402.87 China 324,418 254.913 1,272.66 231.253 1,402.87 Korea, South 1,037,337 3,609.036 287.43 3,274.063 316.83 Taiwan 1,143,958 728.615 1,570.04 660.989 1,730.68 Japan 3,817,665 5,789.050 659.46 5,251.739 726.93 CATEGORY TOTAL 41,884,817 91,285.590 458.83 82,812.918 505.78 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A Canada 2,009,469 5,297.267 379.34 4,805.601 418.15 Mexico 1,546,494 5,519.648 280.18 5,007.342 308.85 Brazil 14,402 55.364 260.13 50.225 286.75 Argentina 153,675 413.165 371.95 374.817 410.00 United Kingdom 8,633 12.302 701.76 11.160 773.57 Federal Republic of Germany 59,083 16.847 3,507.03 15.283 3,865.93 Austria 18,022 2.118 8,508.97 1.921 9,381.57 Switzerland 90,684 63.744 1,422.63 57.828 1,568.17 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Spain 32,365 111.831 289.41 101.451 319.02 Turkey 1,166,054 4,532.668 257.26 4,111.968 283.58 Thailand 2,548 6.360 400.63 5.770 441.59 Korea, South 1,524,592 6,118.548 249.18 5,550.655 274.67 Japan 463,710 1,117.209 415.06 1,013.515 457.53 CATEGORY TOTAL 7,089,731 23,267.069 304.71 21,107.536 335.89 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 Canada 62,750 161.565 388.39 146.569 428.13 Mexico 1,295,909 5,018.707 258.22 4,552.896 284.63 Venezuela 588,189 3,258.126 180.53 2,955.723 199.00 Brazil 194,531 997.365 195.04 904.795 215.00 Federal Republic of Germany 9,748 6.485 1,503.16 5.883 1,656.98 Latvia 4,999,588 30,887.360 161.87 28,020.550 178.43 Russia 453,605 2,334.738 194.29 2,118.039 214.16 Belarus 1,520,332 1,025.002 1,483.25 929.866 1,635.00 Moldova 2,245,647 14,008.141 160.31 12,707.975 176.71 Turkey 71,511 33.816 2,114.71 30.677 2,331.09 Singapore 1,823,122 11,063.296 164.79 10,036.456 181.65 Korea, South 4,097,759 22,078.170 185.60 20,028.985 204.59 Taiwan 6,862 22.626 303.28 20.526 334.31 Japan 2,029,785 10,690.061 189.88 9,697.863 209.30 South Africa 487,307 2,653.610 183.64 2,407.315 202.43 CATEGORY TOTAL 19,886,645 104,239.067 190.78 94,564.118 210.30 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 Canada 6,233,132 6,663.035 935.48 6,044.605 1,031.19 Mexico 105,814 215.702 490.56 195.682 540.74 Colombia 262,400 364.126 720.63 330.330 794.36 Venezuela 2,684 2.668 1,006.00 2.420 1,109.09 Brazil 29,090 14.659 1,984.45 13.298 2,187.55 Argentina 82,332 154.653 532.37 140.299 586.83 Sweden 278,556 90.830 3,066.78 82.400 3,380.53 Finland 99,601 135.778 733.56 123.176 808.61 Denmark 114,746 62.449 1,837.44 56.653 2,025.42 United Kingdom 3,152,694 2,900.333 1,087.01 2,631.139 1,198.22 Netherlands 46,287 20.130 2,299.40 18.262 2,534.61 France 1,922,609 1,706.135 1,126.88 1,547.780 1,242.17 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Federal Republic of Germany 2,813,488 3,056.561 920.48 2,772.866 1,014.65 Austria 52,889 20.310 2,604.09 18.425 2,870.50 Switzerland 83,872 125.126 670.30 113.512 738.88 Estonia 53,066 113.087 469.25 102.591 517.26 Russia 254,678 171.334 1,486.44 155.432 1,638.52 Spain 673,354 892.005 754.88 809.214 832.11 Italy 2,003,410 839.447 2,386.58 761.534 2,630.76 Slovenia 107,644 50.226 2,143.19 45.564 2,362.48 Israel 36,701 7.826 4,689.62 7.100 5,169.15 Saudi Arabia 89,009 44.044 2,020.91 39.956 2,227.68 United Arab Emirates 58,499 32.148 1,819.68 29.164 2,005.86 India 326,940 254.186 1,286.22 230.594 1,417.82 Indonesia 23,573 13.310 1,771.07 12.075 1,952.22 China 73,167 108.691 673.17 98.603 742.04 Korea, South 1,231,845 887.989 1,387.23 805.570 1,529.16 Taiwan 218,122 107.709 2,025.10 97.712 2,232.29 Japan 479,094 577.899 829.03 524.261 913.85 Australia 201,338 349.393 576.25 316.964 635.21 CATEGORY TOTAL 21,110,634 19,981.791 1,056.49 18,127.181 1,164.58 TOOL STEEL............................17 TOOL STEEL............................17 Canada 1,508,984 1,073.410 1,405.79 973.781 1,549.61 Mexico 6,969 0.495 14,078.79 0.449 15,521.16 Brazil 359,607 296.087 1,214.53 268.606 1,338.79 Sweden 2,385,224 933.758 2,554.43 847.091 2,815.78 United Kingdom 588,566 186.219 3,160.61 168.935 3,483.98 Netherlands 294,788 410.951 717.33 372.809 790.72 France 1,130,106 639.240 1,767.89 579.909 1,948.76 Federal Republic of Germany 1,348,706 617.721 2,183.36 560.387 2,406.74 Austria 2,269,996 730.409 3,107.84 662.616 3,425.81 Poland 22,309 18.210 1,225.10 16.520 1,350.42 Russia 78,684 59.506 1,322.29 53.983 1,457.57 Ukraine 11,539 3.188 3,619.51 2.892 3,989.97 Spain 2,619 0.546 4,796.70 0.495 5,290.91 Slovenia 591,828 367.296 1,611.31 333.205 1,776.17 India 58,406 17.132 3,409.18 15.542 3,757.95 China 893,352 525.399 1,700.33 476.634 1,874.29 Korea, South 921,786 636.063 1,449.21 577.027 1,597.47 Taiwan 845,180 478.270 1,767.16 433.879 1,947.96 Japan 2,657,638 3,331.239 797.79 3,022.050 879.42 CATEGORY TOTAL 15,976,287 10,325.138 1,547.32 9,366.810 1,705.63 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 10,501,574 19,616.092 535.36 17,795.424 590.13 Mexico 682,149 1,626.066 419.51 1,475.143 462.43 Guatemala 476,051 1,318.466 361.06 1,196.093 398.01 Chile 103,637 157.679 657.27 143.044 724.51 Brazil 110,899 72.180 1,536.42 65.481 1,693.61 Argentina 191,477 236.583 809.34 214.625 892.15 Sweden 6,302 2.468 2,553.48 2.239 2,814.65 Denmark 43,123 34.303 1,257.12 31.119 1,385.75 United Kingdom 33,737 5.032 6,704.49 4.565 7,390.36 Netherlands 77,705 85.246 911.54 77.334 1,004.80 France 12,320 10.439 1,180.19 9.470 1,300.95 Federal Republic of Germany 3,138,667 2,453.804 1,279.10 2,226.054 1,409.97 Switzerland 8,159 0.403 20,245.66 0.366 22,292.35 Spain 901,462 1,752.342 514.43 1,589.698 567.06 Italy 27,270 29.355 928.97 26.630 1,024.03 Romania 1,082,143 3,499.701 309.21 3,174.876 340.85 Turkey 742,488 1,965.861 377.69 1,783.400 416.33 United Arab Emirates 299,007 957.392 312.31 868.532 344.27 India 3,000 0.309 9,708.74 0.280 10,714.29 Malaysia 349,955 1,127.697 310.33 1,023.030 342.08 Indonesia 722,357 1,994.366 362.20 1,809.259 399.26 China 1,855,299 4,439.593 417.90 4,027.532 460.65 Korea, South 5,457,794 16,082.172 339.37 14,589.505 374.09 Taiwan 250,814 825.684 303.77 749.048 334.84 Japan 2,135,938 3,000.171 711.94 2,721.710 784.78 New Zealand 50,737 130.935 387.50 118.782 427.14 South Africa 258,058 834.703 309.16 757.230 340.79 CATEGORY TOTAL 29,522,122 62,259.042 474.18 56,480.469 522.70 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 Canada 92,070 53.612 1,717.34 48.636 1,893.04 Mexico 30,685 99.021 309.88 89.830 341.59 Venezuela 789,947 2,346.896 336.59 2,129.069 371.03 Brazil 12,996 13.420 968.41 12.174 1,067.52 United Kingdom 96,232 24.857 3,871.42 22.550 4,267.49 France 136,154 144.051 945.18 130.681 1,041.88 Federal Republic of Germany 374,189 319.830 1,169.96 290.145 1,289.66 Switzerland 750,600 82.434 9,105.47 74.783 10,037.04 Spain 123,998 196.198 632.00 177.988 696.66 Italy 2,185 0.360 6,069.44 0.327 6,681.96 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Romania 102,641 177.417 578.53 160.950 637.72 India 136,666 214.765 636.35 194.832 701.46 Japan 1,064,472 477.887 2,227.46 433.532 2,455.35 South Africa 42,510 99.153 428.73 89.950 472.60 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,755,345 4,249.902 883.63 3,855.447 974.04 LINE PIPE.............................20 LINE PIPE.............................20 Canada 3,595,397 7,863.004 457.25 7,133.199 504.04 Mexico 2,166,962 4,066.954 532.82 3,689.480 587.34 Brazil 23,862 47.158 506.00 42.781 557.77 Norway 1,770,484 908.473 1,948.86 824.153 2,148.25 United Kingdom 33,346 3.734 8,930.37 3.387 9,845.29 Belgium 21,730 13.277 1,636.66 12.045 1,804.07 France 14,510,747 32,590.962 445.24 29,566.032 490.79 Federal Republic of Germany 2,341,380 4,154.099 563.63 3,768.536 621.30 Austria 12,784 20.472 624.46 18.572 688.35 Ukraine 539,876 1,305.578 413.51 1,184.401 455.82 Italy 198,886 227.562 873.99 206.441 963.40 Slovenia 36,583 87.490 418.14 79.370 460.92 Romania 16,730 21.470 779.23 19.477 858.96 China 398,723 846.642 470.95 768.061 519.13 Korea, South 6,443,138 21,531.831 299.24 19,533.354 329.85 Japan 9,291,966 18,806.198 494.09 17,060.701 544.64 South Africa 189,979 429.157 442.68 389.325 487.97 CATEGORY TOTAL 41,592,573 92,924.062 447.60 84,299.315 493.39 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A Canada 8,707,866 11,190.456 778.15 10,151.814 857.76 Mexico 3,649,959 7,950.551 459.08 7,212.621 506.05 Peru 11,056 27.406 403.42 24.862 444.69 Brazil 65,253 54.864 1,189.36 49.772 1,311.04 Argentina 1,273,389 1,210.970 1,051.54 1,098.574 1,159.13 Sweden 437,423 369.852 1,182.70 335.524 1,303.70 Finland 24,546 14.224 1,725.67 12.904 1,902.20 United Kingdom 30,859 18.411 1,676.12 16.702 1,847.62 Belgium 21,347 14.641 1,458.03 13.282 1,607.21 France 623,890 641.404 972.69 581.872 1,072.21 Federal Republic of Germany 2,617,366 2,076.952 1,260.20 1,884.180 1,389.13 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Czech Republic 78,559 89.005 882.64 80.744 972.94 Slovakia 43,058 40.082 1,074.25 36.362 1,184.15 Switzerland 666,675 377.707 1,765.06 342.650 1,945.64 Spain 800,644 934.266 856.98 847.552 944.65 Italy 503,210 539.425 932.86 489.358 1,028.31 India 241,584 306.859 787.28 278.378 867.83 China 46,695 44.196 1,056.54 40.094 1,164.64 Korea, South 1,029,956 2,536.168 406.11 2,300.774 447.66 Taiwan 39,321 18.079 2,174.95 16.401 2,397.48 Japan 5,994,973 4,670.397 1,283.61 4,236.914 1,414.94 South Africa 116,010 355.391 326.43 322.405 359.83 CATEGORY TOTAL 27,023,639 33,481.307 807.13 30,373.739 889.70 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B PRESSURE TUBING......................21B Canada 96,784 139.960 691.51 126.970 762.26 Mexico 22,516 17.371 1,296.18 15.759 1,428.77 Brazil 39,461 34.184 1,154.37 31.011 1,272.48 Sweden 33,703 35.927 938.10 32.592 1,034.09 Denmark 18,644 0.449 41,523.39 0.407 45,808.35 France 1,278,565 1,173.830 1,089.23 1,064.881 1,200.66 Federal Republic of Germany 2,224,350 1,473.408 1,509.66 1,336.654 1,664.12 Italy 130,584 74.063 1,763.15 67.189 1,943.53 India 84,566 92.909 910.20 84.286 1,003.32 Korea, South 111,868 288.401 387.89 261.633 427.58 Japan 809,051 944.229 856.84 856.590 944.50 CATEGORY TOTAL 4,850,092 4,274.731 1,134.60 3,877.972 1,250.68 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D Canada 6,460,568 1,341.762 4,814.99 1,217.226 5,307.62 Mexico 41,608 26.281 1,583.20 23.842 1,745.16 Brazil 27,931 9.423 2,964.13 8.548 3,267.55 Sweden 303,471 48.794 6,219.43 44.265 6,855.78 Finland 28,462 15.802 1,801.16 14.335 1,985.49 Denmark 14,076 1.778 7,916.76 1.613 8,726.60 United Kingdom 590,898 154.310 3,829.29 139.988 4,221.06 France 933,729 183.522 5,087.83 166.488 5,608.39 Federal Republic of Germany 242,983 13.426 18,097.94 12.180 19,949.34 Austria 483,672 89.412 5,409.48 81.113 5,962.94 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Czech Republic 5,114 0.410 12,473.17 0.372 13,747.31 Switzerland 20,751 1.472 14,097.15 1.335 15,543.82 Spain 788,318 179.598 4,389.35 162.929 4,838.41 Italy 801,455 120.365 6,658.54 109.193 7,339.80 India 503,130 150.713 3,338.33 136.725 3,679.87 Thailand 24,043 27.772 865.73 25.194 954.31 Malaysia 138,392 97.614 1,417.75 88.554 1,562.80 Singapore 83,078 40.037 2,075.03 36.321 2,287.33 China 101,246 59.940 1,689.12 54.377 1,861.93 Korea, South 755,911 356.114 2,122.67 323.061 2,339.84 Taiwan 1,252,396 708.915 1,766.64 643.117 1,947.38 Japan 6,599,878 1,765.332 3,738.60 1,601.483 4,121.10 CATEGORY TOTAL 20,201,110 5,392.791 3,745.95 4,892.259 4,129.20 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E Canada 612,986 815.609 751.57 739.908 828.46 Mexico 186,117 222.287 837.28 201.655 922.95 Sweden 4,022 0.289 13,916.96 0.262 15,351.15 United Kingdom 4,510 0.052 86,730.77 0.047 95,957.45 Belgium 27,600 20.834 1,324.76 18.900 1,460.32 Federal Republic of Germany 85,846 10.049 8,542.74 9.116 9,417.07 Austria 58,606 2.816 20,811.79 2.555 22,937.77 Switzerland 15,639 0.410 38,143.90 0.372 42,040.32 Italy 33,835 2.789 12,131.59 2.530 13,373.52 India 14,502 21.804 665.11 19.780 733.16 China 43,789 87.322 501.47 79.217 552.77 Japan 155,272 26.188 5,929.13 23.757 6,535.84 CATEGORY TOTAL 1,242,724 1,210.447 1,026.67 1,098.099 1,131.70 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A Canada 13,317,175 28,995.732 459.28 26,304.493 506.27 Mexico 972,095 1,128.537 861.38 1,023.792 949.50 Finland 75,944 40.102 1,893.77 36.380 2,087.52 United Kingdom 303,547 424.031 715.86 384.675 789.10 Netherlands 11,835 5.512 2,147.13 5.000 2,367.00 Belgium 6,234 2.130 2,926.76 1.932 3,226.71 France 610,507 1,230.929 495.97 1,116.680 546.72 Federal Republic of Germany 130,240 41.907 3,107.83 38.017 3,425.84 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Spain 3,616 10.642 339.79 9.654 374.56 Italy 8,182 9.956 821.82 9.032 905.89 Korea, South 2,578,185 8,871.290 290.62 8,047.901 320.35 Taiwan 76,027 44.854 1,694.99 40.691 1,868.40 Japan 449,300 1,132.789 396.63 1,027.649 437.21 CATEGORY TOTAL 18,542,887 41,938.410 442.15 38,045.896 487.38 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B PIPE FOR PILING......................22B Canada 1,260,616 2,388.241 527.84 2,166.576 581.85 Korea, South 5,499 21.456 256.29 19.465 282.51 CATEGORY TOTAL 1,266,115 2,409.697 525.42 2,186.041 579.18 WIRE DRAWN............................23 WIRE DRAWN............................23 Canada 14,188,827 23,519.951 603.27 21,336.947 664.99 Mexico 2,652,371 4,277.698 620.05 3,880.663 683.48 Honduras 174,844 425.130 411.27 385.672 453.35 Dominican Republic 160,741 211.788 758.97 192.131 836.62 Trinidad and Tobago 49,736 126.691 392.58 114.932 432.74 Venezuela 458,311 795.870 575.86 722.001 634.78 Ecuador 31,658 68.373 463.02 62.027 510.39 Chile 106,261 178.799 594.30 162.204 655.11 Brazil 24,686 40.551 608.76 36.787 671.05 Argentina 317,035 676.409 468.70 613.628 516.66 Sweden 2,946,689 997.431 2,954.28 904.854 3,256.54 Finland 43,357 77.777 557.45 70.558 614.49 Denmark 40,937 15.047 2,720.61 13.650 2,999.05 United Kingdom 1,443,988 965.527 1,495.54 875.912 1,648.55 Ireland 5,171 1.290 4,008.53 1.170 4,419.66 Netherlands 130,338 58.579 2,225.00 53.142 2,452.64 Belgium 2,479,666 1,964.059 1,262.52 1,781.765 1,391.69 Luxembourg 103,576 196.431 527.29 178.199 581.24 France 3,642,791 4,241.730 858.80 3,848.034 946.66 Federal Republic of Germany 1,046,118 577.193 1,812.42 523.621 1,997.85 Austria 243,315 97.330 2,499.90 88.296 2,755.67 Czech Republic 161,279 202.303 797.22 183.526 878.78 Switzerland 244,835 34.443 7,108.41 31.246 7,835.72 Poland 13,389 22.027 607.84 19.983 670.02 Russia 3,856 18.894 204.09 17.140 224.97 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Belarus 105,132 80.198 1,310.91 72.754 1,445.03 Spain 371,737 306.137 1,214.28 277.723 1,338.52 Italy 1,034,722 1,123.259 921.18 1,019.004 1,015.42 Turkey 17,942 20.238 886.55 18.360 977.23 Israel 208,993 346.762 602.70 314.577 664.36 United Arab Emirates 20,034 24.166 829.02 21.923 913.83 India 192,453 305.040 630.91 276.728 695.46 Thailand 140,496 104.432 1,345.33 94.739 1,482.98 Indonesia 7,880 25.022 314.92 22.700 347.14 China 1,039,136 1,299.970 799.35 1,179.313 881.14 Korea, South 2,718,218 3,236.533 839.85 2,936.134 925.78 Hong Kong 3,781 2.528 1,495.65 2.293 1,648.93 Taiwan 1,288,141 1,829.053 704.27 1,659.289 776.32 Japan 5,558,206 6,125.812 907.34 5,557.245 1,000.17 Australia 137,219 61.748 2,222.24 56.017 2,449.60 Egypt 32,674 70.346 464.48 63.817 512.00 South Africa 218,412 527.139 414.33 478.213 456.73 CATEGORY TOTAL 43,808,951 55,279.703 792.50 50,148.917 873.58 BLACK PLATE...........................28 BLACK PLATE...........................28 Canada 25,185 105.636 238.41 95.831 262.81 Mexico 194,862 486.792 400.30 441.610 441.25 France 32,108 81.604 393.46 74.030 433.72 Federal Republic of Germany 168,846 92.582 1,823.75 83.989 2,010.33 Japan 2,152,579 4,664.732 461.46 4,231.775 508.67 CATEGORY TOTAL 2,573,580 5,431.345 473.84 4,927.235 522.32 TIN PLATE.............................29 TIN PLATE.............................29 Canada 2,768,018 4,514.718 613.11 4,095.684 675.84 Dominican Republic 64,036 100.839 635.03 91.480 700.00 Brazil 593,264 1,325.597 447.54 1,202.562 493.33 United Kingdom 21,476 44.203 485.85 40.100 535.56 Netherlands 2,412,592 4,225.569 570.95 3,833.373 629.37 France 1,334,535 2,399.202 556.24 2,176.520 613.15 Federal Republic of Germany 3,328,390 5,892.136 564.89 5,345.257 622.68 Spain 351,040 660.615 531.38 599.300 585.75 Japan 9,175,101 19,008.271 482.69 17,244.018 532.07 CATEGORY TOTAL 20,048,452 38,171.149 525.23 34,628.294 578.96 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 887,368 1,440.041 616.21 1,306.384 679.26 Netherlands 837,626 1,613.417 519.16 1,463.668 572.28 Belgium 139,738 218.038 640.89 197.801 706.46 Federal Republic of Germany 365,728 707.971 516.59 642.261 569.44 Japan 7,784,846 7,872.521 988.86 7,141.833 1,090.03 CATEGORY TOTAL 10,015,306 11,851.989 845.03 10,751.947 931.49 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 Canada 7,501,659 27,216.929 275.62 24,690.790 303.82 Mexico 3,230,713 15,589.663 207.23 14,142.708 228.44 Venezuela 1,295,046 6,621.610 195.58 6,007.025 215.59 Brazil 4,104,388 19,789.077 207.41 17,952.354 228.63 Argentina 347,026 1,617.619 214.53 1,467.480 236.48 Sweden 374,335 271.283 1,379.87 246.104 1,521.04 Norway 17,516 2.903 6,033.76 2.634 6,649.96 Finland 317,646 276.129 1,150.35 250.500 1,268.05 Netherlands 3,754,131 14,485.894 259.16 13,141.386 285.67 Belgium 653,842 909.316 719.05 824.918 792.61 France 4,359,277 16,454.499 264.93 14,927.275 292.03 Federal Republic of Germany 1,622,321 4,947.650 327.90 4,488.434 361.44 Austria 194,561 367.416 529.54 333.314 583.72 Slovakia 264,190 1,071.533 246.55 972.079 271.78 Hungary 205,068 1,103.992 185.75 1,001.525 204.76 Kazakhstan 6,856 24.360 281.44 22.099 310.24 Spain 24,672 17.334 1,423.33 15.725 1,568.97 Italy 166,997 539.405 309.59 489.340 341.27 Slovenia 182,001 236.666 769.02 214.700 847.70 Romania 828,560 5,372.532 154.22 4,873.880 170.00 Indonesia 13,163 52.561 250.43 47.683 276.05 China 4,667,504 23,915.408 195.17 21,695.699 215.13 Korea, South 11,165,783 44,133.472 253.00 40,037.224 278.89 Taiwan 934,710 4,019.396 232.55 3,646.336 256.34 Japan 1,306,364 4,747.511 275.17 4,306.871 303.32 Australia 1,996,029 9,855.145 202.54 8,940.440 223.26 New Zealand 298,807 1,293.838 230.95 1,173.750 254.57 South Africa 664,004 2,005.631 331.07 1,819.478 364.94 CATEGORY TOTAL 50,497,169 206,938.774 244.02 187,731.751 268.99 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada 10,729,735 15,212.160 705.34 13,800.243 777.50 Mexico 15,134,653 21,148.531 715.64 19,185.630 788.85 Venezuela 814,547 2,820.420 288.80 2,558.643 318.35 Brazil 9,630,117 29,403.050 327.52 26,674.006 361.03 Argentina 3,627,623 12,628.004 287.27 11,455.936 316.66 Sweden 2,710,367 4,939.549 548.71 4,481.085 604.85 Norway 5,731 3.112 1,841.58 2.823 2,030.11 Finland 663,483 933.889 710.45 847.210 783.14 United Kingdom 75,919 33.230 2,284.65 30.146 2,518.38 Netherlands 4,256,176 13,167.071 323.24 11,944.969 356.32 Belgium 3,324,376 4,300.945 772.94 3,901.753 852.02 France 9,298,138 18,578.336 500.48 16,853.988 551.69 Federal Republic of Germany 1,906,445 3,816.665 499.51 3,462.421 550.61 Austria 110,288 37.582 2,934.60 34.094 3,234.82 Slovakia 2,280,443 7,353.602 310.11 6,671.077 341.84 Switzerland 2,365 0.440 5,375.00 0.399 5,927.32 Russia 8,177,251 31,655.153 258.32 28,717.080 284.75 Spain 1,067,927 1,875.671 569.36 1,701.581 627.61 Italy 676,352 492.044 1,374.58 446.375 1,515.21 Turkey 21,693 55.529 390.66 50.375 430.63 India 154,293 134.261 1,149.20 121.800 1,266.77 Thailand 9,685,371 30,009.038 322.75 27,223.749 355.77 Indonesia 8,760 22.461 390.01 20.376 429.92 China 553,196 1,902.754 290.73 1,726.150 320.48 Korea, South 5,652,079 15,750.334 358.85 14,288.467 395.57 Taiwan 5,206,556 7,060.298 737.44 6,404.996 812.89 Japan 9,578,022 22,811.185 419.88 20,693.965 462.84 Australia 143,089 115.661 1,237.14 104.926 1,363.71 New Zealand 185,795 743.674 249.83 674.650 275.39 South Africa 1,243,267 2,293.285 542.13 2,080.434 597.60 CATEGORY TOTAL 106,924,057 249,297.936 428.90 226,159.347 472.78 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A Canada 20,386,156 42,567.463 478.91 38,616.564 527.91 Mexico 16,211,567 33,672.232 481.45 30,546.944 530.71 Guatemala 350,088 667.028 524.85 605.118 578.55 Colombia 57,730 117.921 489.57 106.976 539.65 Argentina 328,035 796.036 412.09 722.152 454.25 Sweden 450,867 1,220.651 369.37 1,107.356 407.16 Finland 547,662 1,433.291 382.10 1,300.260 421.19 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE United Kingdom 450,148 1,134.307 396.85 1,029.026 437.45 Netherlands 332,178 787.761 421.67 714.645 464.82 Belgium 230,886 424.577 543.80 385.170 599.44 Luxembourg 22,679 40.378 561.67 36.630 619.14 France 45,961 64.893 708.26 58.870 780.72 Federal Republic of Germany 9,363,648 18,250.396 513.07 16,556.485 565.56 Russia 295,826 738.967 400.32 670.380 441.28 Portugal 477,702 1,158.193 412.45 1,050.695 454.65 Italy 1,685,668 2,707.783 622.53 2,456.460 686.22 Indonesia 1,569,920 3,438.643 456.55 3,119.485 503.26 Korea, South 8,206,440 17,409.817 471.37 15,793.925 519.59 Taiwan 5,422,450 10,711.500 506.23 9,717.312 558.02 Japan 3,631,835 6,526.589 556.47 5,920.824 613.40 South Africa 2,258,631 4,508.154 501.01 4,089.730 552.27 CATEGORY TOTAL 72,326,077 148,376.580 487.45 134,605.007 537.32 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B Canada 185,110 319.114 580.07 289.495 639.42 Mexico 124,087 209.441 592.47 190.002 653.08 Federal Republic of Germany 196,102 337.508 581.03 306.182 640.48 China 435,898 1,011.569 430.91 917.680 475.00 Korea, South 3,514,253 7,946.902 442.22 7,209.310 487.46 Taiwan 3,196 4.145 771.05 3.760 850.00 Japan 491,710 690.598 712.01 626.500 784.85 CATEGORY TOTAL 4,950,356 10,519.276 470.60 9,542.929 518.75 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 Canada 2,338,303 3,696.106 632.64 3,353.052 697.37 Mexico 368,607 666.597 552.97 604.727 609.54 Argentina 10,445 24.052 434.27 21.820 478.69 United Kingdom 578,404 921.189 627.89 835.689 692.13 Netherlands 63,437 95.433 664.73 86.575 732.74 Belgium 493,321 609.611 809.24 553.030 892.03 Luxembourg 594,975 1,185.293 501.96 1,075.280 553.32 France 5,949 2.186 2,721.41 1.983 3,000.00 Federal Republic of Germany 254,277 220.186 1,154.83 199.749 1,272.98 Korea, South 2,739,717 5,633.338 486.34 5,110.480 536.10 Taiwan 514,979 1,015.282 507.23 921.049 559.12 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Japan 288,464 134.795 2,140.02 122.284 2,358.97 Australia 4,719 1.321 3,572.29 1.198 3,939.07 CATEGORY TOTAL 8,255,597 14,205.389 581.16 12,886.916 640.62 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 Canada 4,417 3.994 1,105.91 3.623 1,219.16 Sweden 73,394 113.918 644.27 103.345 710.18 United Kingdom 1,644,967 1,532.586 1,073.33 1,390.339 1,183.14 France 186,410 166.548 1,119.26 151.090 1,233.77 Federal Republic of Germany 444,449 400.440 1,109.90 363.273 1,223.46 Czech Republic 192,386 209.141 919.89 189.730 1,014.00 Russia 1,366,999 1,632.230 837.50 1,480.735 923.19 Italy 456,858 852.858 535.68 773.700 590.48 Japan 1,811,858 3,712.102 488.09 3,367.563 538.03 CATEGORY TOTAL 6,181,738 8,623.818 716.82 7,823.398 790.16 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 Canada 1,160,860 3,432.925 338.15 3,114.298 372.75 Mexico 782,430 2,055.140 380.72 1,864.392 419.67 Brazil 35,682 81.550 437.55 73.981 482.31 Finland 64,667 47.622 1,357.92 43.202 1,496.85 Netherlands 22,552 75.174 300.00 68.197 330.69 France 140,756 205.571 684.71 186.491 754.76 Federal Republic of Germany 1,140,708 2,437.125 468.05 2,210.923 515.94 Slovakia 9,871 24.535 402.32 22.258 443.48 Russia 5,044 10.107 499.06 9.169 550.11 China 28,552 17.322 1,648.31 15.714 1,816.98 Korea, South 123,213 350.925 351.11 318.354 387.03 Japan 55,750 29.638 1,881.03 26.887 2,073.49 South Africa 2,570 1.053 2,440.65 0.955 2,691.10 CATEGORY TOTAL 3,572,655 8,768.687 407.43 7,954.821 449.12 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 Canada 4,421,832 6,768.662 653.28 6,140.429 720.12 Mexico 1,145,985 1,342.962 853.33 1,218.315 940.63 Brazil 561,629 910.463 616.86 825.958 679.97 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FEBRUARY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 03/23/99 COUNTRY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Sweden 3,797,818 732.146 5,187.24 664.192 5,717.95 Finland 188,932 158.077 1,195.19 143.405 1,317.47 United Kingdom 1,177,508 558.822 2,107.13 506.955 2,322.71 Ireland 9,559 1.229 7,777.87 1.115 8,573.09 Netherlands 56,481 71.628 788.53 64.980 869.21 France 2,482,612 1,035.522 2,397.45 939.410 2,642.74 Federal Republic of Germany 5,200,677 2,914.980 1,784.12 2,644.426 1,966.66 Austria 38,991 4.376 8,910.19 3.970 9,821.41 Switzerland 73,609 55.516 1,325.91 50.363 1,461.57 Italy 99,572 72.473 1,373.92 65.746 1,514.50 Greece 427,856 752.569 568.53 682.719 626.69 Malaysia 6,541 0.841 7,777.65 0.763 8,572.74 Korea, South 152,827 97.517 1,567.18 88.466 1,727.52 Hong Kong 10,371 1.367 7,586.69 1.240 8,363.71 Taiwan 529,755 297.944 1,778.04 270.290 1,959.95 Japan 4,494,084 799.043 5,624.33 724.880 6,199.76 Australia 60,805 111.580 544.95 101.224 600.70 South Africa 9,339 19.306 483.74 17.514 533.23 CATEGORY TOTAL 24,946,783 16,707.022 1,493.19 15,156.360 1,645.96 GRAND TOTAL 854,589,465 2,213,407.817 386.10 2,007,970.361 425.60 GRAND TOTAL 854,589,465 2,213,407.817 386.10 2,007,970.361 425.60 !R! 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