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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada Canada INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 90,307 64.360 1,403.15 58.386 1,546.72 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 4,948,345 14,216.402 348.07 12,896.907 383.68 WIRE RODS..............................3 12,840,112 38,644.213 332.26 35,057.450 366.26 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 4,238,747 11,453.830 370.07 10,390.743 407.93 STEEL PILING...........................5 865,416 1,566.453 552.47 1,421.063 608.99 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 6,411,477 17,134.362 374.19 15,544.036 412.47 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 5,518,172 16,944.115 325.67 15,371.447 358.99 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 81,000 32.426 2,498.00 29.416 2,753.60 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 381,067 749.918 508.14 680.314 560.13 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 14,976 82.157 182.29 74.532 200.93 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 27,823,745 70,825.750 392.85 64,252.058 433.04 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 2,780,228 7,695.801 361.27 6,981.515 398.23 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 26,822 47.219 568.03 42.836 626.16 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 6,858,031 6,496.346 1,055.68 5,893.388 1,163.68 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,086,925 776.998 1,398.88 704.881 1,542.00 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 10,519,694 18,642.102 564.30 16,911.835 622.03 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 12,915 37.615 343.35 34.124 378.47 LINE PIPE.............................20 1,524,084 3,308.732 460.62 3,001.632 507.75 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 7,847,657 9,397.239 835.10 8,525.034 920.54 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 148,295 29.545 5,019.29 26.803 5,532.78 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 6,023,572 1,320.648 4,561.07 1,198.072 5,027.72 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 709,234 681.648 1,040.47 618.381 1,146.92 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 12,759,285 28,489.852 447.85 25,845.566 493.67 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 557,137 1,352.812 411.84 1,227.251 453.97 WIRE DRAWN............................23 13,248,948 22,082.170 599.98 20,032.613 661.37 BLACK PLATE...........................28 16,313 53.812 303.15 48.817 334.17 TIN PLATE.............................29 3,251,709 5,805.038 560.15 5,266.243 617.46 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 1,590,004 2,684.018 592.40 2,434.901 653.01 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 7,315,461 24,492.204 298.69 22,218.960 329.24 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 10,339,962 15,215.183 679.58 13,802.986 749.11 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 18,918,280 39,536.829 478.50 35,867.218 527.45 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 190,803 356.324 535.48 323.252 590.26 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 2,161,290 2,743.871 787.68 2,489.199 868.27 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 1,276,443 3,518.064 362.83 3,191.535 399.95 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 3,512,520 5,324.558 659.68 4,830.359 727.18 COUNTRY TOTALS 175,888,976 371,802.614 473.07 337,293.753 521.47 Mexico Mexico IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 151,250 217.684 694.81 197.480 765.90 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 20,703,351 125,824.120 164.54 114,145.754 181.38 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,336,088 5,640.811 236.86 5,117.259 261.09 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 805,710 2,751.426 292.83 2,496.052 322.79 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 5,169,366 18,301.703 282.45 16,603.030 311.35 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 296,545 1,219.552 243.16 1,106.359 268.04 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 44,116 107.448 410.58 97.475 452.59 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 764,552 2,361.440 323.77 2,142.263 356.89 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 920,523 3,253.285 282.95 2,951.331 311.90 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,430,548 5,328.967 268.45 4,834.359 295.91 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 44,373 67.202 660.29 60.965 727.84 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 896,747 1,702.171 526.83 1,544.184 580.73 LINE PIPE.............................20 1,694,893 4,060.220 417.44 3,683.371 460.15 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 3,222,635 7,006.262 459.96 6,355.976 507.02 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 28,959 8.610 3,363.41 7.811 3,707.46 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 173,435 58.382 2,970.69 52.963 3,274.64 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 330,848 396.890 833.60 360.053 918.89 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 1,193,138 1,236.916 964.61 1,122.112 1,063.30 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,370,320 3,810.948 621.98 3,457.235 685.61 BLACK PLATE...........................28 187,958 436.008 431.09 395.540 475.19 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 4,203,838 17,241.147 243.83 15,640.910 268.77 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 13,629,649 15,626.123 872.23 14,175.784 961.47 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 14,159,587 26,615.449 532.01 24,145.136 586.44 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 3,117 4.310 723.20 3.910 797.19 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 1,627,573 2,792.896 582.75 2,533.673 642.38 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 472,417 1,082.092 436.58 981.658 481.24 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,295,445 1,684.867 768.87 1,528.486 847.53 COUNTRY TOTALS 77,156,981 248,836.930 310.07 225,741.129 341.79 Guatemala Guatemala SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 244,539 442.050 553.19 401.021 609.79 COUNTRY TOTALS 244,539 442.050 553.19 401.021 609.79 Honduras Honduras WIRE DRAWN............................23 23,320 44.000 530.00 39.916 584.23 COUNTRY TOTALS 23,320 44.000 530.00 39.916 584.23 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE DRAWN............................23 38,889 76.015 511.60 68.960 563.94 TIN PLATE.............................29 96,637 107.299 900.63 97.340 992.78 COUNTRY TOTALS 135,526 183.314 739.31 166.300 814.95 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago WIRE RODS..............................3 8,452,008 35,419.191 238.63 32,131.759 263.04 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 203,341 83.384 2,438.61 75.645 2,688.10 COUNTRY TOTALS 8,655,349 35,502.576 243.79 32,207.404 268.74 Colombia Colombia OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 686,663 1,687.970 406.80 1,531.301 448.42 WIRE DRAWN............................23 32,572 18.897 1,723.66 17.143 1,900.02 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 56,720 115.859 489.56 105.106 539.65 COUNTRY TOTALS 775,955 1,822.726 425.71 1,653.550 469.27 Venezuela Venezuela WIRE RODS..............................3 1,919,218 9,032.913 212.47 8,194.523 234.21 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 264,972 1,211.980 218.63 1,099.490 241.00 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,163,551 5,764.967 201.83 5,229.892 222.48 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 117,495 29.762 3,947.82 27.000 4,351.67 WIRE DRAWN............................23 513,343 823.399 623.44 746.975 687.23 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 109,208 548.312 199.17 497.420 219.55 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,405,438 12,365.729 275.39 11,218.004 303.57 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 282,257 473.004 596.73 429.102 657.79 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,775,482 30,250.066 257.04 27,442.406 283.34 Ecuador Ecuador STANDARD PIPE.........................18 37,745 103.064 366.23 93.498 403.70 WIRE DRAWN............................23 11,022 17.667 623.88 16.027 687.71 COUNTRY TOTALS 48,767 120.731 403.93 109.525 445.26 Chile Chile IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE DRAWN............................23 184,265 301.808 610.54 273.796 673.00 BLACK PLATE...........................28 123,220 346.346 355.77 314.200 392.17 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 152,903 479.053 319.18 434.590 351.83 COUNTRY TOTALS 460,388 1,127.208 408.43 1,022.586 450.22 Brazil Brazil BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 18,114,702 116,375.872 155.66 105,574.445 171.58 WIRE RODS..............................3 4,030,580 13,135.655 306.84 11,916.469 338.24 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 364,042 1,373.024 265.14 1,245.587 292.27 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,553,115 6,000.442 425.49 5,443.511 469.02 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 574,173 2,348.129 244.52 2,130.187 269.54 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 305,000 266.606 1,144.01 241.861 1,261.05 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 54,785 199.309 274.87 180.810 303.00 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 12,570 18.910 664.73 17.155 732.73 TOOL STEEL............................17 211,282 151.309 1,396.36 137.265 1,539.23 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 135,204 240.636 561.86 218.301 619.35 LINE PIPE.............................20 244,243 474.544 514.69 430.499 567.35 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 429,164 282.390 1,519.76 256.180 1,675.24 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 25,836 21.474 1,203.13 19.481 1,326.22 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 136,062 43.294 3,142.74 39.276 3,464.25 WIRE DRAWN............................23 284,884 327.230 870.59 296.858 959.66 TIN PLATE.............................29 822,125 1,792.543 458.64 1,626.168 505.56 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 47,520 104.136 456.33 94.471 503.01 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,374,907 14,801.404 228.01 13,427.612 251.34 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 13,933,999 46,136.383 302.02 41,854.234 332.92 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 30,289 55.005 550.66 49.900 606.99 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 387,583 923.791 419.56 838.049 462.48 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 105,716 80.917 1,306.47 73.407 1,440.14 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 757,386 1,042.378 726.59 945.630 800.93 COUNTRY TOTALS 46,935,167 206,195.381 227.62 187,057.356 250.91 Argentina Argentina BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,088,860 2,694.127 404.16 2,444.072 445.51 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 72,967 132.942 548.86 120.603 605.02 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 373,732 265.525 1,407.52 240.880 1,551.53 WIRE DRAWN............................23 299,182 669.228 447.06 607.114 492.79 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 271,958 938.298 289.84 851.210 319.50 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,832,002 13,068.055 293.23 11,855.143 323.24 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 2,828,994 6,387.099 442.92 5,794.280 488.24 COUNTRY TOTALS 8,767,695 24,155.274 362.97 21,913.302 400.11 Sweden Sweden BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 997,410 666.063 1,497.47 604.242 1,650.68 WIRE RODS..............................3 720,836 382.574 1,884.17 347.065 2,076.95 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 12,845 10.430 1,231.54 9.462 1,357.54 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,985,474 4,693.595 636.07 4,257.959 701.15 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 702,886 1,487.352 472.58 1,349.303 520.93 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 392,525 141.713 2,769.86 128.560 3,053.24 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 189,399 56.023 3,380.74 50.823 3,726.64 TOOL STEEL............................17 2,139,534 809.327 2,643.60 734.209 2,914.07 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 21,527 14.961 1,438.87 13.572 1,586.13 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 1,549,181 3,513.692 440.90 3,187.569 486.01 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 818,420 728.668 1,123.17 661.037 1,238.09 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 147,113 143.651 1,024.10 130.318 1,128.88 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 547,091 83.633 6,541.57 75.871 7,210.81 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 4,880 1.224 3,986.93 1.110 4,396.40 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,315,800 829.359 2,792.28 752.382 3,077.96 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 521,645 1,834.083 284.42 1,663.853 313.52 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,364,655 6,399.330 369.52 5,805.376 407.32 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 225,552 502.014 449.29 455.420 495.26 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 169,727 208.497 814.05 189.145 897.34 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 18,547 2.091 8,869.92 1.897 9,777.02 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 2,901,569 534.878 5,424.73 485.233 5,979.74 COUNTRY TOTALS 19,746,616 23,043.157 856.94 20,904.406 944.62 Norway Norway STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 37,784 73.911 511.21 67.051 563.51 LINE PIPE.............................20 1,099,469 432.127 2,544.32 392.019 2,804.63 TIN PLATE.............................29 3,417,110 6,731.065 507.66 6,106.321 559.60 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,554,363 7,237.103 629.31 6,565.391 693.69 Finland Finland BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 3,934,811 28,720.272 137.00 26,054.600 151.02 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 667,415 1,955.214 341.35 1,773.741 376.28 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,403,662 5,616.271 249.93 5,094.997 275.50 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 139,605 181.816 767.84 164.941 846.39 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 86,005 49.747 1,728.85 45.130 1,905.72 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 7,631 4.215 1,810.44 3.824 1,995.55 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 165,653 83.805 1,976.65 76.027 2,178.87 WIRE DRAWN............................23 8,259 19.709 419.05 17.880 461.91 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,152,160 5,116.907 225.17 4,641.981 248.20 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,131,692 8,888.748 352.32 8,063.739 388.37 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 2,006,045 5,015.727 399.95 4,550.192 440.87 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 60,312 49.944 1,207.59 45.308 1,331.16 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 95,759 55.079 1,738.58 49.967 1,916.44 COUNTRY TOTALS 12,859,009 55,757.455 230.62 50,582.327 254.22 Denmark Denmark BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 11,200 3.999 2,800.70 3.628 3,087.10 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 33,162 95.380 347.68 86.527 383.26 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 13,957 6.964 2,004.16 6.318 2,209.09 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 62,017 22.413 2,767.01 20.333 3,050.07 LINE PIPE.............................20 5,789 11.195 517.11 10.156 570.01 COUNTRY TOTALS 126,125 139.952 901.20 126.962 993.41 United Kingdom United Kingdom INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 3,577 0.266 13,447.37 0.241 14,842.32 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 4,322,857 8,212.117 526.40 7,449.909 580.26 WIRE RODS..............................3 5,428,762 20,344.621 266.84 18,456.335 294.14 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 8,696,770 18,200.351 477.84 16,511.085 526.72 STEEL PILING...........................5 613,462 1,219.675 502.97 1,106.471 554.43 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 709,791 959.006 740.13 869.996 815.86 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 133,081 193.712 687.00 175.733 757.29 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 4,988,334 10,722.381 465.23 9,727.183 512.82 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 154,380 662.124 233.16 600.669 257.01 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 3,824,631 3,574.213 1,070.06 3,242.472 1,179.54 TOOL STEEL............................17 551,705 193.132 2,856.62 175.206 3,148.89 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 39,399 22.117 1,781.39 20.064 1,963.67 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 152,625 20.969 7,278.60 19.023 8,023.18 LINE PIPE.............................20 292,447 600.499 487.01 544.764 536.83 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 288,748 127.817 2,259.07 115.954 2,490.19 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 562,127 158.495 3,546.65 143.784 3,909.52 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 51,160 18.234 2,805.75 16.542 3,092.73 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,442,098 1,095.727 1,316.11 994.027 1,450.76 TIN PLATE.............................29 68,662 84.657 811.06 76.800 894.04 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,387,687 5,519.445 251.42 5,007.158 277.14 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 42,452 28.296 1,500.28 25.670 1,653.76 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 18,497 5.277 3,505.21 4.787 3,864.01 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 138,556 171.850 806.26 155.900 888.75 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 313,747 411.647 762.17 373.440 840.15 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,454,892 884.472 1,644.93 802.380 1,813.22 COUNTRY TOTALS 35,680,447 73,431.101 485.90 66,615.593 535.62 Ireland Ireland SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 70,285 41.337 1,700.29 37.500 1,874.27 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 211,975 8.222 25,781.44 7.459 28,418.69 COUNTRY TOTALS 282,260 49.559 5,695.43 44.959 6,278.16 Netherlands Netherlands WIRE RODS..............................3 261,494 724.480 360.94 657.237 397.87 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 25,675 14.999 1,711.78 13.607 1,886.90 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,892,343 7,734.601 244.66 7,016.714 269.69 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 246,321 238.392 1,033.26 216.266 1,138.97 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 128,087 16.526 7,750.64 14.992 8,543.69 TOOL STEEL............................17 199,573 291.293 685.13 264.257 755.22 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 986,900 2,074.899 475.64 1,882.317 524.30 LINE PIPE.............................20 22,381 19.191 1,166.22 17.410 1,285.53 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 41,391 6.370 6,497.80 5.779 7,162.31 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 2,683 1.056 2,540.72 0.958 2,800.63 WIRE DRAWN............................23 113,432 19.929 5,691.81 18.079 6,274.24 BLACK PLATE...........................28 15,949 48.762 327.08 44.236 360.54 TIN PLATE.............................29 1,285,931 2,418.351 531.74 2,193.892 586.14 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 427,092 781.827 546.27 709.262 602.16 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 12,126,850 43,471.750 278.96 39,436.919 307.50 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,117,379 9,982.581 312.28 9,056.048 344.23 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 696,727 1,530.562 455.21 1,388.503 501.78 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 503,781 1,718.464 293.16 1,558.965 323.15 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 20,597 14.220 1,448.45 12.900 1,596.67 COUNTRY TOTALS 22,114,586 71,108.254 311.00 64,508.341 342.82 Belgium Belgium IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 242,050 782.447 309.35 709.824 341.00 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,478,402 1,402.870 1,053.84 1,272.663 1,161.66 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 883,495 770.761 1,146.26 699.223 1,263.54 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 15,870 14.991 1,058.64 13.600 1,166.91 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 12,203 20.192 604.35 18.318 666.18 TOOL STEEL............................17 11,976 10.461 1,144.82 9.490 1,261.96 LINE PIPE.............................20 32,837 9.807 3,348.32 8.897 3,690.79 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 16,011 12.555 1,275.27 11.390 1,405.71 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 25,841 18.739 1,379.00 17.000 1,520.06 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,505,482 1,999.994 1,252.74 1,814.365 1,380.91 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 828,076 1,405.065 589.35 1,274.654 649.65 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,563,396 2,982.678 859.43 2,705.841 947.36 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 301,761 571.293 528.21 518.268 582.25 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 154,344 347.779 443.80 315.500 489.20 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 144,771 146.944 985.21 133.305 1,086.01 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 5,663 0.384 14,747.40 0.348 16,272.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 9,222,178 10,496.962 878.56 9,522.686 968.44 Luxembourg Luxembourg WIRE RODS..............................3 282,906 785.141 360.33 712.268 397.19 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 3,698,815 8,150.066 453.84 7,393.618 500.27 STEEL PILING...........................5 4,820,003 9,497.925 507.48 8,616.375 559.40 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 230,234 249.907 921.28 226.712 1,015.54 WIRE DRAWN............................23 141,121 280.454 503.19 254.424 554.67 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 1,038,739 2,101.265 494.34 1,906.236 544.92 COUNTRY TOTALS 10,211,818 21,064.759 484.78 19,109.633 534.38 France France INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 65,486 1.445 45,319.03 1.311 49,951.18 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 7,123 1.087 6,552.90 0.986 7,224.14 WIRE RODS..............................3 912,275 519.162 1,757.21 470.976 1,936.99 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 142,684 153.916 927.03 139.630 1,021.87 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 6,605,249 9,989.000 661.25 9,061.871 728.91 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 8,232,065 24,066.929 342.05 21,833.157 377.04 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 4,740,997 10,611.659 446.77 9,626.738 492.48 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 817,494 377.887 2,163.33 342.813 2,384.66 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,425,416 2,166.674 1,119.42 1,965.574 1,233.95 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,169,280 1,164.644 1,003.98 1,056.548 1,106.70 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STANDARD PIPE.........................18 102,786 125.767 817.27 114.094 900.89 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 297,282 617.705 481.27 560.373 530.51 LINE PIPE.............................20 10,096,056 20,625.578 489.49 18,711.215 539.57 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 1,339,990 1,408.551 951.33 1,277.816 1,048.66 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 1,469,523 1,374.677 1,069.00 1,247.086 1,178.37 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,462,117 361.360 4,046.15 327.820 4,460.12 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 4,887 2.694 1,814.03 2.444 1,999.59 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 97,822 182.401 536.30 165.471 591.17 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,929,988 4,365.813 900.17 3,960.600 992.27 TIN PLATE.............................29 2,429,601 4,258.238 570.56 3,863.010 628.94 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 1,410,497 2,851.843 494.59 2,587.149 545.19 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 4,894,889 17,230.665 284.08 15,631.401 313.14 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,055,358 6,711.949 604.20 6,088.979 666.02 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 123,538 208.645 592.10 189.280 652.67 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 21,162 28.109 752.85 25.500 829.88 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 430,431 636.618 676.12 577.530 745.30 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 307,432 276.559 1,111.63 250.890 1,225.37 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 38,047 41.239 922.60 37.411 1,017.00 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,836,069 821.703 2,234.47 745.437 2,463.08 COUNTRY TOTALS 59,465,544 111,182.516 534.85 100,863.110 589.57 Federal Republic of Germany Federal Republic of Germany INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 63,610 13.466 4,723.75 12.216 5,207.11 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 5,405,661 32,253.299 167.60 29,259.709 184.75 WIRE RODS..............................3 3,765,263 13,333.844 282.38 12,096.263 311.27 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 2,328,377 7,703.800 302.24 6,988.772 333.16 STEEL PILING...........................5 497,964 891.140 558.79 808.429 615.97 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,491,995 2,181.491 683.93 1,979.016 753.91 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 86,457 286.913 301.34 260.283 332.17 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 199,117 429.849 463.23 389.953 510.62 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 69,906 125.903 555.24 114.217 612.05 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,336,914 987.121 1,354.36 895.501 1,492.92 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 125,710 412.538 304.72 374.248 335.90 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 15,592 19.574 796.57 17.757 878.08 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 3,111,832 3,345.837 930.06 3,035.293 1,025.22 TOOL STEEL............................17 783,233 306.642 2,554.23 278.181 2,815.55 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 2,096,777 2,205.070 950.89 2,000.406 1,048.18 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 67,234 67.202 1,000.48 60.965 1,102.83 LINE PIPE.............................20 2,615,807 4,559.383 573.72 4,136.204 632.42 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 2,777,786 2,226.552 1,247.57 2,019.895 1,375.21 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 859,359 597.041 1,439.36 541.627 1,586.63 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 336,546 79.246 4,246.85 71.891 4,681.34 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 126,220 17.725 7,121.02 16.080 7,849.50 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 20,481 8.119 2,522.60 7.365 2,780.86 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,372,059 625.985 2,191.84 567.884 2,416.09 BLACK PLATE...........................28 799,589 526.186 1,519.59 477.348 1,675.07 TIN PLATE.............................29 302,964 371.522 815.47 337.039 898.90 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 267,360 450.702 593.21 408.870 653.90 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,500,772 7,165.763 209.44 6,500.673 230.86 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,437,864 4,441.915 548.83 4,029.639 604.98 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 466,137 759.911 613.41 689.380 676.17 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 477,121 919.037 519.15 833.737 572.27 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 324,180 268.338 1,208.10 243.432 1,331.71 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 195,383 277.330 704.51 251.590 776.59 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 120,909 86.538 1,397.18 78.506 1,540.12 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 5,854,185 2,724.109 2,149.03 2,471.271 2,368.90 COUNTRY TOTALS 42,300,364 90,669.092 466.54 82,253.640 514.27 Austria Austria INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 260,572 87.047 2,993.46 78.968 3,299.72 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 105,066 14.883 7,059.46 13.502 7,781.51 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 197,344 394.340 500.44 357.739 551.64 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 156,491 270.569 578.38 245.456 637.55 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 184,016 61.855 2,974.96 56.114 3,279.32 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 58,403 17.700 3,299.60 16.057 3,637.23 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,232,281 413.438 2,980.57 375.065 3,285.51 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 466,155 539.266 864.42 489.214 952.87 LINE PIPE.............................20 54,132 111.380 486.01 101.042 535.74 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 42,418 37.054 1,144.76 33.615 1,261.88 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 759,774 140.279 5,416.16 127.259 5,970.30 WIRE DRAWN............................23 572,818 234.146 2,446.41 212.414 2,696.71 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 156,766 291.764 537.30 264.684 592.28 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 46,643 127.350 366.26 115.530 403.73 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 19,349 17.300 1,118.44 15.694 1,232.89 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 135,272 21.921 6,170.89 19.886 6,802.37 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,447,500 2,780.292 1,599.65 2,522.239 1,763.31 Czech Republic Czech Republic IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,834,845 5,977.360 306.97 5,422.571 338.37 TOOL STEEL............................17 35,241 22.851 1,542.21 20.730 1,700.00 LINE PIPE.............................20 1,570,921 3,616.408 434.39 3,280.751 478.83 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 23,871 20.080 1,188.79 18.216 1,310.44 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 240,137 16.580 14,483.53 15.041 15,965.49 WIRE DRAWN............................23 119,586 153.543 778.84 139.292 858.53 COUNTRY TOTALS 3,824,601 9,806.821 389.99 8,896.601 429.89 Slovakia Slovakia PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 13,718 50.205 273.24 45.545 301.20 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 174,893 711.961 245.65 645.880 270.78 LINE PIPE.............................20 48,339 115.586 418.21 104.858 460.99 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 881,644 3,475.816 253.65 3,153.208 279.60 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,686,853 8,857.833 303.33 8,035.693 334.36 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 17,516 46.153 379.52 41.869 418.35 COUNTRY TOTALS 3,822,963 13,257.553 288.36 12,027.053 317.86 Hungary Hungary PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 6,148 36.437 168.73 33.055 185.99 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 135,962 777.747 174.82 705.560 192.70 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 204,758 1,178.426 173.76 1,069.050 191.53 COUNTRY TOTALS 346,868 1,992.609 174.08 1,807.665 191.89 Switzerland Switzerland BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 64,979 35.246 1,843.59 31.975 2,032.18 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 34,071 19.809 1,719.98 17.970 1,895.99 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 24,737 15.141 1,633.78 13.736 1,800.89 TOOL STEEL............................17 4,186 0.477 8,775.68 0.433 9,667.44 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 32,647 15.486 2,108.16 14.049 2,323.80 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 81,800 8.857 9,235.63 8.035 10,180.46 LINE PIPE.............................20 33,300 3.605 9,237.17 3.270 10,183.49 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 794,862 457.003 1,739.29 414.586 1,917.24 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 7,227 0.606 11,925.74 0.550 13,140.00 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 7,326 0.117 62,615.38 0.106 69,113.21 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 5,800 9.836 589.67 8.923 650.01 WIRE DRAWN............................23 273,549 59.222 4,619.04 53.725 5,091.65 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 153,659 82.812 1,855.52 75.126 2,045.35 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,518,143 708.217 2,143.61 642.484 2,362.93 Poland Poland WIRE RODS..............................3 248,120 1,430.469 173.45 1,297.700 191.20 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 947,549 4,180.584 226.65 3,792.563 249.84 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 15,105 54.785 275.71 49.700 303.92 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 26,912 17.979 1,496.86 16.310 1,650.03 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 23,554 18.938 1,243.74 17.180 1,371.01 TOOL STEEL............................17 87,674 60.256 1,455.03 54.663 1,603.90 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 6,595 1.182 5,579.53 1.072 6,152.05 WIRE DRAWN............................23 46,353 81.870 566.18 74.271 624.11 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,401,862 5,846.061 239.80 5,303.459 264.33 Russia Russia BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 416,323 2,438.639 170.72 2,212.297 188.19 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 122,748 770.784 159.25 699.244 175.54 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 587,590 1,871.169 314.02 1,697.496 346.15 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,205,857 5,586.748 215.84 5,068.214 237.93 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 281,933 2,910.525 96.87 2,640.385 106.78 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 54,739 64.116 853.75 58.165 941.10 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 1,650,848 1,661.053 993.86 1,506.882 1,095.54 TOOL STEEL............................17 228,090 108.259 2,106.89 98.211 2,322.45 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 76,688 2.205 34,779.14 2.000 38,344.00 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,306,066 6,097.053 214.21 5,531.155 236.13 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 7,789,853 27,940.508 278.80 25,347.210 307.33 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 975,265 2,405.617 405.41 2,182.340 446.89 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 662,196 819.218 808.33 743.182 891.03 COUNTRY TOTALS 15,358,196 52,675.894 291.56 47,786.781 321.39 Belarus Belarus BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,612,679 9,356.175 172.37 8,487.782 190.00 WIRE DRAWN............................23 198,453 163.290 1,215.34 148.134 1,339.69 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,811,132 9,519.465 190.26 8,635.916 209.72 Ukraine Ukraine IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 1,243,469 11,328.010 109.77 10,276.601 121.00 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 19,258 77.996 246.91 70.757 272.17 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 4,158,568 7,623.583 545.49 6,916.000 601.30 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 187,397 572.606 327.27 519.460 360.75 COUNTRY TOTALS 5,608,692 19,602.196 286.13 17,782.818 315.40 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 898,571 5,170.439 173.79 4,690.545 191.57 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,012,810 5,524.817 183.32 5,012.031 202.08 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,911,381 10,695.256 178.71 9,702.576 197.00 Moldova Moldova WIRE RODS..............................3 1,252,758 6,193.750 202.26 5,618.877 222.96 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 2,183,237 1,861.280 1,172.98 1,688.525 1,292.98 COUNTRY TOTALS 3,435,995 8,055.030 426.57 7,307.402 470.21 Spain Spain BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 18,032,052 22,773.725 791.79 20,659.982 872.80 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,465,088 5,499.508 266.40 4,989.071 293.66 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 650,491 2,464.315 263.96 2,235.590 290.97 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 73,371 54.722 1,340.80 49.643 1,477.97 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 18,662 20.547 908.26 18.640 1,001.18 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 141,459 70.803 1,997.92 64.231 2,202.35 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 488,853 639.786 764.09 580.404 842.26 TOOL STEEL............................17 89,459 45.143 1,981.68 40.953 2,184.43 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 673,977 1,032.184 652.96 936.382 719.77 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 579,102 965.386 599.87 875.784 661.24 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 783,916 996.292 786.83 903.821 867.34 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,764,123 406.292 4,342.01 368.582 4,786.24 WIRE DRAWN............................23 132,125 165.842 796.69 150.449 878.20 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 6,872 22.907 300.00 20.781 330.69 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,181,273 1,803.028 655.16 1,635.680 722.19 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 623,175 1,349.438 461.80 1,224.190 509.05 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 6,866 22.885 300.02 20.761 330.72 COUNTRY TOTALS 26,710,864 38,332.803 696.81 34,774.944 768.11 Portugal Portugal IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 523,834 1,160.047 451.56 1,052.377 497.76 COUNTRY TOTALS 523,834 1,160.047 451.56 1,052.377 497.76 Italy Italy BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 131,719 71.083 1,853.03 64.485 2,042.63 WIRE RODS..............................3 380,315 181.610 2,094.13 164.754 2,308.38 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 148,527 103.373 1,436.81 93.778 1,583.81 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,716,284 4,312.709 397.96 3,912.425 438.68 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 41,771 147.556 283.09 133.861 312.05 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 174,161 66.263 2,628.33 60.113 2,897.23 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 3,117,876 838.196 3,719.75 760.399 4,100.32 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 126,567 65.646 1,928.02 59.553 2,125.28 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 1,659,765 707.459 2,346.09 641.796 2,586.13 TOOL STEEL............................17 56,770 24.220 2,343.93 21.972 2,583.74 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 256,138 272.087 941.38 246.833 1,037.70 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 13,420 5.247 2,557.65 4.760 2,819.33 LINE PIPE.............................20 767,050 1,282.290 598.19 1,163.274 659.39 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 920,196 969.487 949.16 879.504 1,046.27 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 204,924 159.140 1,287.70 144.369 1,419.45 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 152,052 24.640 6,170.94 22.353 6,802.31 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 52,923 4.312 12,273.42 3.912 13,528.37 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,448,109 1,362.198 1,063.07 1,235.766 1,171.83 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,780,706 11,137.708 249.67 10,103.962 275.21 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,126,156 1,666.523 675.75 1,511.845 744.89 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 2,116,575 3,980.823 531.69 3,611.343 586.09 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 2,661,479 4,521.239 588.66 4,101.600 648.89 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 167,278 124.458 1,344.05 112.906 1,481.57 COUNTRY TOTALS 20,220,761 32,028.267 631.34 29,055.563 695.93 Slovenia Slovenia PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 8,395 11.326 741.21 10.275 817.03 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 168,300 74.883 2,247.51 67.933 2,477.44 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 185,004 82.064 2,254.39 74.447 2,485.04 TOOL STEEL............................17 170,059 102.991 1,651.20 93.432 1,820.14 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 100,228 88.196 1,136.42 80.010 1,252.69 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 128,490 114.651 1,120.71 104.010 1,235.36 COUNTRY TOTALS 760,476 474.112 1,604.00 430.107 1,768.11 Greece Greece IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLACK PLATE...........................28 480,698 1,257.340 382.31 1,140.640 421.43 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 103,602 275.192 376.47 249.650 414.99 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 216,492 526.877 410.90 477.975 452.94 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 360,038 631.204 570.40 572.619 628.76 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,160,830 2,690.613 431.44 2,440.884 475.58 Romania Romania PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 647,378 1,645.408 393.45 1,492.689 433.70 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 716,692 3,753.259 190.95 3,404.900 210.49 LINE PIPE.............................20 555,457 1,056.655 525.67 958.582 579.46 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 374,580 1,951.168 191.98 1,770.070 211.62 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 519,712 448.820 1,157.95 407.163 1,276.42 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,813,819 8,855.310 317.75 8,033.404 350.26 Turkey Turkey WIRE RODS..............................3 2,175,469 12,484.642 174.25 11,325.880 192.08 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 178,228 729.387 244.35 661.689 269.35 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,353,697 13,214.029 178.12 11,987.569 196.34 Israel Israel TOOL STEEL............................17 2,240 0.230 9,739.13 0.209 10,717.70 WIRE DRAWN............................23 74,766 90.819 823.24 82.390 907.46 COUNTRY TOTALS 77,006 91.050 845.76 82.599 932.29 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 207,219 103.323 2,005.55 93.733 2,210.74 WIRE DRAWN............................23 23,753 46.586 509.87 42.262 562.04 COUNTRY TOTALS 230,972 149.909 1,540.75 135.995 1,698.39 India India WIRE RODS..............................3 2,664,855 13,380.565 199.16 12,138.648 219.53 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,608,058 5,815.521 276.51 5,275.753 304.80 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,501,499 8,182.980 183.49 7,423.477 202.26 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 131,912 264.023 499.62 239.518 550.74 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 29,346 22.105 1,327.57 20.053 1,463.42 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 104,654 73.209 1,429.52 66.414 1,575.78 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 460,668 1,175.582 391.86 1,066.470 431.96 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 4,097 3.993 1,026.05 3.622 1,131.14 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 151,249 158.854 952.13 144.110 1,049.54 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 106,201 122.213 868.98 110.870 957.89 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 13,677 20.668 661.75 18.750 729.44 WIRE DRAWN............................23 316,539 473.179 668.96 429.261 737.40 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,241,973 10,699.950 209.53 9,706.834 230.97 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 732,618 641.761 1,141.57 582.196 1,258.37 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 6,096 4.382 1,391.15 3.975 1,533.58 COUNTRY TOTALS 10,073,442 41,038.985 245.46 37,229.951 270.57 Thailand Thailand MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 255,441 658.310 388.03 597.209 427.72 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 268,384 208.380 1,287.95 189.039 1,419.73 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 50,075 133.997 373.70 121.560 411.94 WIRE DRAWN............................23 107,699 85.211 1,263.91 77.302 1,393.22 BLACK PLATE...........................28 15,156 47.135 321.54 42.760 354.44 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,882,525 4,932.249 381.68 4,474.462 420.73 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,579,280 6,065.281 425.25 5,502.332 468.76 Vietnam Vietnam PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 18,596 20.635 901.19 18.720 993.38 COUNTRY TOTALS 18,596 20.635 901.19 18.720 993.38 Malaysia Malaysia STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 1,144,725 520.608 2,198.82 472.288 2,423.79 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 29,111 69.359 419.71 62.921 462.66 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 19,316 62.259 310.25 56.480 342.00 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 10,086 33.525 300.85 30.413 331.63 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 317,485 226.632 1,400.88 205.597 1,544.21 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 4,607 15.318 300.76 13.896 331.53 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,525,330 927.699 1,644.21 841.595 1,812.43 Singapore Singapore IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE LINE PIPE.............................20 12,375 45.422 272.45 41.206 300.32 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 192,888 88.065 2,190.29 79.891 2,414.39 WIRE DRAWN............................23 17,639 2.205 7,999.55 2.000 8,819.50 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 28,007 1.824 15,354.71 1.655 16,922.66 COUNTRY TOTALS 250,909 137.516 1,824.58 124.752 2,011.26 Indonesia Indonesia PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,356,647 10,368.223 227.30 9,405.896 250.55 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 5,448 10.479 519.90 9.506 573.11 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 3,811,360 3,677.350 1,036.44 3,336.037 1,142.48 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 466,865 1,280.433 364.61 1,161.590 401.92 WIRE DRAWN............................23 7,636 25.022 305.17 22.700 336.39 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 10,190,079 42,460.851 239.99 38,519.847 264.54 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,272,095 2,903.925 438.06 2,634.397 482.88 COUNTRY TOTALS 18,110,130 60,726.283 298.23 55,089.973 328.74 Philippines Philippines STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 86,169 22.770 3,784.32 20.657 4,171.42 COUNTRY TOTALS 86,169 22.770 3,784.32 20.657 4,171.42 China China INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 41,646 5.104 8,159.48 4.630 8,994.82 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 49,358 42.042 1,174.02 38.140 1,294.13 STEEL PILING...........................5 2,440 3.708 658.04 3.364 725.33 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,778,833 4,870.721 365.21 4,418.645 402.57 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 2,599,203 12,905.445 201.40 11,707.626 222.01 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 456,596 349.734 1,305.55 317.273 1,439.13 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 36,340 130.416 278.65 118.311 307.16 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 136,233 157.181 866.73 142.592 955.40 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,295,273 909.799 1,423.69 825.356 1,569.35 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 3,672,648 10,085.348 364.16 9,149.276 401.41 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 4,115,893 7,604.790 541.22 6,898.951 596.60 LINE PIPE.............................20 298,597 1,004.570 297.24 911.331 327.65 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 9,451 6.969 1,356.15 6.322 1,494.94 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 200,977 136.225 1,475.33 123.581 1,626.28 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 3,600 0.694 5,187.32 0.630 5,714.29 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,604,453 2,187.685 733.40 1,984.635 808.44 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 11,077,042 55,399.422 199.95 50,257.524 220.41 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,844,957 9,784.708 290.76 8,876.540 320.50 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 315,666 741.238 425.86 672.440 469.43 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 954,366 2,185.789 436.62 1,982.915 481.29 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 32,153 18.083 1,778.08 16.405 1,959.95 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 31,743 17.674 1,796.03 16.034 1,979.73 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 86,665 38.770 2,235.36 35.172 2,464.03 COUNTRY TOTALS 31,644,133 108,586.114 291.42 98,507.693 321.24 Korea, South Korea, South BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 378,598 1,048.705 361.01 951.369 397.95 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,016,303 823.145 1,234.66 746.745 1,360.98 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 12,075,653 52,684.862 229.21 47,794.916 252.66 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 5,125,407 16,795.518 305.17 15,236.642 336.39 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 405,975 1,478.092 274.66 1,340.903 302.76 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 56,900 38.778 1,467.33 35.179 1,617.44 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 5,135,752 14,635.018 350.92 13,276.669 386.83 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 1,104,534 3,599.107 306.89 3,265.056 338.29 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 5,553,673 31,097.185 178.59 28,210.900 196.86 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 1,445,532 1,038.392 1,392.09 942.014 1,534.51 TOOL STEEL............................17 160,034 112.506 1,422.45 102.064 1,567.98 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 6,601,936 18,152.321 363.70 16,467.513 400.91 LINE PIPE.............................20 6,903,728 24,934.440 276.88 22,620.150 305.20 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 692,683 1,774.954 390.25 1,610.212 430.18 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 207,182 479.234 432.32 434.754 476.55 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,867,720 1,077.851 1,732.82 977.810 1,910.11 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 3,943,970 13,903.864 283.66 12,613.377 312.68 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 125,825 447.415 281.23 405.888 310.00 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,718,459 3,166.591 858.48 2,872.684 946.31 TIN PLATE.............................29 20,706 48.128 430.23 43.661 474.24 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 14,496,490 53,753.553 269.68 48,764.417 297.28 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 9,115,727 29,538.076 308.61 26,796.499 340.18 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 9,954,352 21,503.999 462.91 19,508.105 510.27 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 700,819 1,692.158 414.16 1,535.100 456.53 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 4,717,213 8,662.131 544.58 7,858.155 600.30 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 40,045 110.370 362.83 100.126 399.95 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 268,734 152.999 1,756.44 138.798 1,936.15 COUNTRY TOTALS 94,833,950 302,749.392 313.24 274,649.706 345.29 Taiwan Taiwan IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 3,790 1.000 3,790.00 0.907 4,178.61 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,386,498 1,030.122 1,345.96 934.511 1,483.66 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 12,851 23.036 557.87 20.898 614.94 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 155,061 103.165 1,503.04 93.590 1,656.81 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 26,365 100.986 261.08 91.613 287.79 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 7,495 3.470 2,159.94 3.148 2,380.88 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,274,315 816.927 1,559.89 741.104 1,719.48 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 4,461 5.947 750.13 5.395 826.88 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 2,782 1.019 2,730.13 0.924 3,010.82 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 888,785 483.962 1,836.48 439.043 2,024.37 TOOL STEEL............................17 423,865 250.574 1,691.58 227.317 1,864.64 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 2,344,315 6,466.129 362.55 5,865.975 399.65 LINE PIPE.............................20 15,743 37.830 416.15 34.319 458.73 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 253,078 145.939 1,734.14 132.394 1,911.55 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,165,237 715.832 1,627.81 649.392 1,794.35 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 346,397 593.901 583.26 538.778 642.93 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,970,363 2,729.024 722.00 2,475.730 795.87 TIN PLATE.............................29 75,581 92.847 814.04 84.229 897.33 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,302,293 10,100.524 227.94 9,163.044 251.26 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 5,119,498 8,820.486 580.41 8,001.813 639.79 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 6,702,845 13,155.844 509.50 11,934.784 561.62 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 59,410 103.288 575.19 93.701 634.04 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 602,782 1,328.037 453.89 1,204.775 500.33 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 687,449 391.118 1,757.65 354.816 1,937.48 COUNTRY TOTALS 25,831,259 47,501.006 543.80 43,092.200 599.44 Japan Japan INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 91,773 27.687 3,314.66 25.117 3,653.82 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 50,791 124.645 407.49 113.076 449.18 WIRE RODS..............................3 8,122,634 20,191.778 402.27 18,317.678 443.43 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 21,458,983 97,661.699 219.73 88,597.228 242.21 STEEL PILING...........................5 60,450 266.230 227.06 241.520 250.29 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 7,424,084 20,290.323 365.89 18,407.077 403.33 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 98,865 417.059 237.05 378.350 261.31 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 11,353,022 24,408.653 465.12 22,143.164 512.71 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 171,911 417.074 412.18 378.363 454.35 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 7,163,165 11,227.564 638.00 10,185.478 703.27 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 739,469 1,686.146 438.56 1,529.646 483.42 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 2,855,718 16,584.100 172.20 15,044.847 189.81 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 760,072 1,008.999 753.29 915.349 830.36 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE TOOL STEEL............................17 6,614,177 8,135.455 813.01 7,380.363 896.19 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 3,461,673 4,515.569 766.61 4,096.456 845.04 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 4,138,358 1,917.063 2,158.70 1,739.131 2,379.56 LINE PIPE.............................20 23,864,384 43,196.333 552.46 39,187.065 608.99 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 6,990,225 6,763.172 1,033.57 6,135.448 1,139.32 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 760,701 399.199 1,905.57 362.147 2,100.53 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 7,673,889 2,600.274 2,951.18 2,358.930 3,253.12 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 55,896 14.510 3,852.24 13.163 4,246.45 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 163,050 428.308 380.68 388.555 419.63 WIRE DRAWN............................23 6,261,731 6,510.298 961.82 5,906.045 1,060.22 BLACK PLATE...........................28 5,001,154 9,775.529 511.60 8,868.213 563.94 TIN PLATE.............................29 8,863,455 17,866.116 496.10 16,207.872 546.86 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 9,560,473 14,687.218 650.94 13,324.024 717.54 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 5,013,767 16,528.090 303.35 14,994.035 334.38 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 23,635,495 61,326.851 385.40 55,634.799 424.83 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 13,319,170 24,778.557 537.53 22,478.735 592.52 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 2,136,728 3,906.000 547.04 3,543.465 603.01 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 494,734 288.707 1,713.62 261.911 1,888.94 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 1,318,881 2,760.342 477.80 2,504.141 526.68 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 70,366 24.209 2,906.60 21.962 3,203.99 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 3,844,454 814.909 4,717.65 739.273 5,200.32 COUNTRY TOTALS 193,593,698 421,548.667 459.24 382,422.626 506.23 Australia Australia INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 59,442 11.002 5,402.84 9.981 5,955.52 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 5,282,851 40,458.714 130.57 36,703.538 143.93 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 845,494 3,013.550 280.56 2,733.847 309.27 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 673,677 1,857.434 362.69 1,685.036 399.80 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 408,026 746.080 546.89 676.833 602.85 TOOL STEEL............................17 60,123 110.109 546.03 99.889 601.90 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 14,380 41.017 350.59 37.210 386.46 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 33,863 82.596 409.98 74.930 451.93 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 2,802 7.319 382.84 6.640 421.99 WIRE DRAWN............................23 152,229 195.918 777.00 177.734 856.50 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 5,376,221 27,211.870 197.57 24,686.200 217.78 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 24,115 7.778 3,100.41 7.056 3,417.66 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 26,048 6.054 4,302.61 5.492 4,742.90 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 102,283 194.626 525.54 176.562 579.30 COUNTRY TOTALS 13,061,554 73,944.067 176.64 67,080.948 194.71 New Zealand New Zealand IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS JANUARY CYCLE - 4 PREPARED 03/03/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 271,261 1,281.613 211.66 1,162.660 233.31 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 49,073 118.399 414.47 107.410 456.88 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 796,155 3,561.490 223.55 3,230.930 246.42 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 732,615 2,502.566 292.75 2,270.290 322.70 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 894,376 2,996.351 298.49 2,718.245 329.03 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,743,480 10,460.419 262.27 9,489.535 289.11 Tunisia Tunisia SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 967,613 1,959.986 493.68 1,778.070 544.19 COUNTRY TOTALS 967,613 1,959.986 493.68 1,778.070 544.19 Egypt Egypt WIRE DRAWN............................23 87,886 172.494 509.50 156.484 561.63 COUNTRY TOTALS 87,886 172.494 509.50 156.484 561.63 South Africa South Africa STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 13,834 42.944 322.14 38.958 355.10 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 931,840 2,597.164 358.79 2,356.108 395.50 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 820,973 4,208.292 195.08 3,817.699 215.04 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 144,090 18.743 7,687.67 17.003 8,474.39 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 825,292 4,475.307 184.41 4,059.931 203.28 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 60,772 294.154 206.60 266.852 227.74 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 330,172 999.614 330.30 906.835 364.09 LINE PIPE.............................20 334,387 1,069.732 312.59 970.445 344.57 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 10,723 9.281 1,155.37 8.420 1,273.52 WIRE DRAWN............................23 600,074 1,406.357 426.69 1,275.826 470.34 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,655,903 13,509.388 196.60 12,255.514 216.71 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,582,517 13,880.848 330.13 12,592.497 363.91 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 2,041,591 4,610.712 442.79 4,182.769 488.10 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 7,242 14.805 489.16 13.431 539.20 COUNTRY TOTALS 13,359,410 47,137.340 283.41 42,762.288 312.41 GRAND TOTAL 1,050,537,886 2,739,596.966 383.46 2,485,321.262 422.70 GRAND TOTAL 1,050,537,886 2,739,596.966 383.46 2,485,321.262 422.70 !R! 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