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RES; EXIT; &l1O &l8D &k2S IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE Canada Canada INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 250,910 228.836 1,096.46 207.597 1,208.64 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 9,608,339 32,195.949 298.43 29,207.682 328.97 WIRE RODS..............................3 13,595,189 40,671.768 334.27 36,896.818 368.47 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 6,135,403 19,728.864 310.99 17,897.729 342.80 STEEL PILING...........................5 693,366 1,192.224 581.57 1,081.568 641.07 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 5,349,935 13,709.512 390.24 12,437.064 430.16 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 7,888,002 24,367.430 323.71 22,105.767 356.83 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 48,713 117.180 415.71 106.304 458.24 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 138,739 276.350 502.04 250.701 553.40 RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9 392,069 1,392.503 281.56 1,263.258 310.36 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 29,234,992 77,842.683 375.57 70,617.714 413.99 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 3,704,509 10,814.519 342.55 9,810.769 377.60 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 70,020 175.455 399.08 159.170 439.91 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 7,756,672 7,869.980 985.60 7,139.528 1,086.44 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,713,103 1,383.520 1,238.22 1,255.109 1,364.90 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 11,038,972 20,943.950 527.07 19,000.037 581.00 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 88,389 139.833 632.10 126.854 696.78 LINE PIPE.............................20 1,396,569 3,134.529 445.54 2,843.598 491.13 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 9,839,313 13,533.266 727.05 12,277.176 801.43 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 49,627 42.740 1,161.14 38.773 1,279.94 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 5,987,540 1,330.376 4,500.64 1,206.897 4,961.10 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 1,032,742 1,039.797 993.22 943.288 1,094.83 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 12,345,743 28,088.550 439.53 25,481.511 484.50 PIPE FOR PILING......................22B 874,184 1,795.199 486.96 1,628.578 536.78 WIRE DRAWN............................23 13,921,046 23,260.398 598.49 21,101.484 659.72 BLACK PLATE...........................28 5,497 24.747 222.13 22.450 244.86 TIN PLATE.............................29 2,820,735 4,602.230 612.91 4,175.074 675.61 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 1,027,489 1,781.346 576.80 1,616.010 635.82 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 11,330,189 37,275.184 303.96 33,815.488 335.06 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 11,912,388 20,045.389 594.27 18,184.876 655.07 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 19,715,089 40,006.310 492.80 36,293.124 543.22 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 53,038 70.336 754.07 63.808 831.21 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 3,218,384 4,134.357 778.45 3,750.627 858.09 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 1,398,124 3,308.869 422.54 3,001.756 465.77 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 4,337,749 6,144.678 705.94 5,574.360 778.16 COUNTRY TOTALS 198,972,768 442,668.859 449.48 401,582.547 495.47 Mexico Mexico IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 267,141 422.571 632.18 383.350 696.86 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 41,406,506 268,269.865 154.35 243,370.396 170.14 WIRE RODS..............................3 3,681,586 16,506.386 223.04 14,974.346 245.86 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 611,638 2,032.708 300.90 1,844.042 331.68 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 245,785 853.407 288.00 774.198 317.47 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 269,688 1,338.976 201.41 1,214.699 222.02 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 69,933 178.388 392.03 161.831 432.14 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,272,147 4,749.125 267.87 4,308.335 295.28 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 1,709,372 6,185.345 276.36 5,611.252 304.63 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 4,020,170 9,534.028 421.67 8,649.127 464.81 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 169,579 209.375 809.93 189.942 892.79 TOOL STEEL............................17 3,060 0.779 3,928.11 0.707 4,328.15 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 810,971 1,673.835 484.50 1,518.478 534.07 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 38,114 68.359 557.56 62.014 614.60 LINE PIPE.............................20 2,292,166 6,101.080 375.70 5,534.808 414.14 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 4,231,941 9,142.812 462.87 8,294.222 510.23 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 30,759 24.505 1,255.21 22.231 1,383.61 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 33,684 20.432 1,648.59 18.536 1,817.22 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 377,199 475.267 793.66 431.155 874.86 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 1,093,916 1,413.119 774.11 1,281.960 853.32 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,071,422 5,011.454 612.88 4,546.316 675.58 BLACK PLATE...........................28 391,485 1,040.030 376.42 943.500 414.93 TIN PLATE.............................29 6,875 22.098 311.11 20.047 342.94 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,471,063 15,240.286 227.76 13,825.759 251.06 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 17,294,045 24,161.797 715.76 21,919.220 788.99 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 18,143,457 37,304.856 486.36 33,842.406 536.12 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 697,756 1,160.014 601.51 1,052.347 663.05 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 572,747 1,383.933 413.85 1,255.483 456.20 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,336,743 1,416.245 943.86 1,284.796 1,040.43 COUNTRY TOTALS 107,620,948 415,941.076 258.74 377,335.503 285.21 Honduras Honduras WIRE DRAWN............................23 57,585 110.249 522.32 100.016 575.76 COUNTRY TOTALS 57,585 110.249 522.32 100.016 575.76 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 2,048 0.859 2,384.17 0.779 2,629.01 WIRE DRAWN............................23 72,500 176.753 410.18 160.348 452.14 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE TIN PLATE.............................29 88,137 42.922 2,053.42 38.938 2,263.52 COUNTRY TOTALS 162,685 220.534 737.69 200.065 813.16 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 4,088 0.150 27,253.33 0.136 30,058.82 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,088 0.150 27,253.33 0.136 30,058.82 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago WIRE RODS..............................3 7,068,642 31,033.117 227.78 28,152.778 251.08 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 406,009 1,148.628 353.47 1,042.018 389.64 WIRE DRAWN............................23 199,523 474.971 420.07 430.887 463.05 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,674,174 32,656.716 235.00 29,625.683 259.04 Colombia Colombia STANDARD PIPE.........................18 136,720 488.809 279.70 443.440 308.32 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 23,375 30.354 770.08 27.537 848.86 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 103,692 362.183 286.30 328.567 315.59 WIRE DRAWN............................23 39,169 21.164 1,850.74 19.200 2,040.05 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 895,032 2,240.132 399.54 2,032.214 440.42 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,197,988 3,142.642 381.20 2,850.958 420.21 Venezuela Venezuela BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 820,719 5,420.526 151.41 4,917.420 166.90 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,609,155 8,085.634 199.01 7,335.166 219.38 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 960,757 5,235.084 183.52 4,749.190 202.30 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 212,115 625.344 339.20 567.303 373.90 WIRE DRAWN............................23 561,728 974.990 576.14 884.496 635.08 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,096,842 5,856.176 187.30 5,312.635 206.46 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 4,372,644 16,187.035 270.13 14,684.635 297.77 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 757,520 1,693.666 447.27 1,536.468 493.03 COUNTRY TOTALS 10,391,480 44,078.455 235.75 39,987.313 259.87 Ecuador Ecuador IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STANDARD PIPE.........................18 55,771 159.961 348.65 145.114 384.33 WIRE DRAWN............................23 20,860 27.935 746.73 25.342 823.14 COUNTRY TOTALS 76,631 187.896 407.84 170.456 449.56 Peru Peru STANDARD PIPE.........................18 66,194 151.064 438.19 137.043 483.02 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 10,707 25.162 425.52 22.827 469.05 COUNTRY TOTALS 76,901 176.226 436.38 159.870 481.02 Chile Chile STANDARD PIPE.........................18 70,218 111.788 628.14 101.412 692.40 WIRE DRAWN............................23 260,053 517.137 502.87 469.139 554.32 COUNTRY TOTALS 330,271 628.925 525.14 570.551 578.86 Brazil Brazil BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 50,758,517 322,679.905 157.30 292,730.368 173.40 WIRE RODS..............................3 7,091,968 31,099.246 228.04 28,212.769 251.37 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 107,446 414.819 259.02 376.318 285.52 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,676,843 6,977.598 383.63 6,329.972 422.88 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 61,462 66.635 922.37 60.450 1,016.74 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 467,108 332.309 1,405.64 301.466 1,549.45 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 111,529 419.750 265.70 380.791 292.89 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 69,892 94.138 742.44 85.401 818.40 TOOL STEEL............................17 686,598 513.805 1,336.30 466.116 1,473.02 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 53,809 89.276 602.73 80.990 664.39 LINE PIPE.............................20 190,705 441.506 431.94 400.528 476.13 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 113,542 77.495 1,465.15 70.302 1,615.06 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 96,035 35.320 2,719.00 32.042 2,997.16 WIRE DRAWN............................23 383,802 739.848 518.76 671.179 571.83 BLACK PLATE...........................28 85,216 247.796 343.90 224.797 379.08 TIN PLATE.............................29 995,692 2,289.835 434.83 2,077.304 479.32 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 303,140 265.317 1,142.56 240.692 1,259.45 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 13,280,393 46,907.245 283.12 42,553.549 312.09 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 318,685 817.182 389.98 741.335 429.88 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 727,322 1,011.294 719.20 917.431 792.78 COUNTRY TOTALS 78,579,704 415,520.320 189.11 376,953.800 208.46 Argentina Argentina IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 11,624,523 70,967.946 163.80 64,381.056 180.56 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 556,998 3,017.648 184.58 2,737.565 203.46 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 598,658 1,884.223 317.72 1,709.339 350.23 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 129,716 256.541 505.63 232.730 557.37 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 34,618 32.799 1,055.46 29.755 1,163.43 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 122,958 106.473 1,154.83 96.591 1,272.98 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 14,043 6.052 2,320.39 5.490 2,557.92 WIRE DRAWN............................23 411,094 882.568 465.79 800.652 513.45 BLACK PLATE...........................28 58,719 212.184 276.74 192.490 305.05 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 608,955 3,206.162 189.93 2,908.582 209.36 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,795,146 10,428.194 268.04 9,460.301 295.46 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 504,944 1,244.109 405.87 1,128.637 447.39 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 161,371 415.808 388.09 377.215 427.80 COUNTRY TOTALS 17,621,743 92,660.707 190.17 84,060.403 209.63 Sweden Sweden INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 77,527 77.492 1,000.45 70.300 1,102.80 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 2,404,253 1,898.483 1,266.41 1,722.275 1,395.98 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,036,661 627.211 1,652.81 568.996 1,821.91 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 53,858 22.564 2,386.90 20.470 2,631.07 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,669,109 3,886.427 686.78 3,525.708 757.04 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,312,988 2,979.740 440.64 2,703.175 485.72 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,462,960 646.473 2,262.99 586.471 2,494.51 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 365,646 108.771 3,361.61 98.675 3,705.56 TOOL STEEL............................17 2,795,969 1,108.335 2,522.68 1,005.465 2,780.77 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 734,994 676.496 1,086.47 613.707 1,197.63 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 227,603 242.073 940.22 219.605 1,036.42 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 339,947 59.601 5,703.71 54.069 6,287.28 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 13,508 2.481 5,444.58 2.251 6,000.89 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 44,544 79.781 558.33 72.376 615.45 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,457,186 895.294 2,744.56 812.197 3,025.36 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,361,216 4,281.650 317.92 3,884.249 350.45 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,728,621 8,177.808 455.94 7,418.785 502.59 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 260,396 615.941 422.76 558.772 466.01 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 124,938 196.210 636.76 177.999 701.90 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 3,446,119 881.369 3,909.96 799.565 4,309.99 COUNTRY TOTALS 24,918,043 27,464.200 907.29 24,915.110 1,000.12 Norway Norway IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 3,000 1.207 2,485.50 1.095 2,739.73 TIN PLATE.............................29 1,245,364 2,411.382 516.45 2,187.570 569.29 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,248,364 2,412.590 517.44 2,188.665 570.38 Finland Finland BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 1,992,019 12,022.906 165.69 10,907.000 182.64 WIRE RODS..............................3 18,771 18.713 1,003.10 16.976 1,105.74 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 63,395 112.341 564.31 101.914 622.04 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 229,977 445.854 515.81 404.472 568.59 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 42,488 65.491 648.76 59.412 715.14 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 96,967 66.543 1,457.21 60.367 1,606.29 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 172,819 101.341 1,705.32 91.935 1,879.80 WIRE DRAWN............................23 8,985 19.409 462.93 17.608 510.28 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 207,672 623.781 332.92 565.885 366.99 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 2,172,889 4,777.045 454.86 4,333.664 501.40 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,037,112 2,788.296 371.95 2,529.500 410.01 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 131,397 110.026 1,194.24 99.814 1,316.42 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 332,519 264.021 1,259.44 239.516 1,388.30 COUNTRY TOTALS 6,507,010 21,415.768 303.84 19,428.063 334.93 Denmark Denmark BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 28,872 33.450 863.14 30.345 951.46 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 7,620 4.179 1,823.40 3.791 2,010.02 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 73,044 41.847 1,745.50 37.963 1,924.08 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 8,210 4.485 1,830.55 4.069 2,017.69 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 120,334 65.888 1,826.34 59.773 2,013.18 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 12,262 0.273 44,915.75 0.248 49,443.55 COUNTRY TOTALS 250,342 150.123 1,667.58 136.189 1,838.20 United Kingdom United Kingdom BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 3,622,777 5,214.315 694.78 4,730.348 765.86 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,865,880 6,687.151 428.57 6,066.483 472.41 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 4,585,142 15,862.655 289.05 14,390.363 318.63 STEEL PILING...........................5 514,928 1,345.362 382.74 1,220.492 421.90 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 678,390 965.857 702.37 876.211 774.23 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 2,587 2.253 1,148.25 2.044 1,265.66 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE RAILS STANDARD.........................7 106,658 47.637 2,238.97 43.216 2,468.02 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 212,032 537.301 394.62 487.431 435.00 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 5,461,397 11,095.669 492.21 10,065.824 542.57 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 2,867 4.508 635.98 4.090 700.98 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,914,415 2,870.601 1,015.26 2,604.166 1,119.14 TOOL STEEL............................17 540,363 120.577 4,481.48 109.386 4,939.96 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 50,477 9.416 5,360.77 8.542 5,909.27 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 2,600 4.094 635.08 3.714 700.05 LINE PIPE.............................20 135,920 206.133 659.38 187.001 726.84 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 20,113 17.482 1,150.50 15.859 1,268.24 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 598,937 125.774 4,762.01 114.100 5,249.23 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 7,828 2.027 3,861.86 1.839 4,256.66 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,698,126 1,127.581 1,505.99 1,022.925 1,660.07 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 35,126 22.587 1,555.14 20.491 1,714.22 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 264,825 233.115 1,136.03 211.478 1,252.26 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 175,374 356.487 491.95 323.400 542.28 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 408,276 907.145 450.07 822.948 496.11 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 931,203 1,905.673 488.65 1,728.798 538.64 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 1,036,751 962.664 1,076.96 873.314 1,187.15 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 2,286 0.134 17,059.70 0.122 18,737.70 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 1,447,501 625.211 2,315.22 567.182 2,552.09 COUNTRY TOTALS 28,322,779 51,259.409 552.54 46,501.767 609.07 Ireland Ireland WIRE DRAWN............................23 5,110 1.282 3,985.96 1.163 4,393.81 COUNTRY TOTALS 5,110 1.282 3,985.96 1.163 4,393.81 Netherlands Netherlands BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 312,635 807.764 387.04 732.791 426.64 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,932,938 8,101.839 238.58 7,349.867 262.99 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 356,315 540.516 659.21 490.348 726.66 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 47,949 18.800 2,550.48 17.055 2,811.43 TOOL STEEL............................17 34,764 43.446 800.17 39.414 882.02 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 158,284 166.456 950.91 151.006 1,048.20 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 2,118 0.134 15,805.97 0.122 17,360.66 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 7,712 3.678 2,096.79 3.337 2,311.06 WIRE DRAWN............................23 196,882 78.243 2,516.29 70.981 2,773.73 TIN PLATE.............................29 2,240,033 4,018.772 557.39 3,645.770 614.42 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 2,931,185 5,969.767 491.00 5,415.683 541.24 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 4,098,242 17,712.227 231.38 16,068.267 255.05 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 6,569,910 20,848.769 315.12 18,913.690 347.36 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 861,634 2,162.869 398.38 1,962.122 439.13 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 2,625 1.447 1,814.10 1.313 1,999.24 COUNTRY TOTALS 19,753,226 60,474.728 326.64 54,861.766 360.05 Belgium Belgium INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 5,800 2.648 2,190.33 2.402 2,414.65 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 8,634 1.856 4,651.94 1.684 5,127.08 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 3,374,459 3,267.389 1,032.77 2,964.126 1,138.43 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 3,038,851 3,697.968 821.76 3,354.741 905.84 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 12,729 22.970 554.16 20.838 610.86 TOOL STEEL............................17 3,940 0.374 10,534.76 0.339 11,622.42 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 83,486 61.932 1,348.03 56.184 1,485.94 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 27,534 34.859 789.87 31.624 870.67 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 3,346 0.851 3,931.84 0.772 4,334.20 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,569,641 2,796.803 1,276.33 2,537.218 1,406.91 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,149,716 1,568.335 733.08 1,422.770 808.08 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,790,030 5,521.880 686.37 5,009.367 756.59 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 808,703 1,508.392 536.14 1,368.391 590.99 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 88,028 198.958 442.45 180.492 487.71 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 189,341 257.016 736.69 233.161 812.06 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 94,259 29.348 3,211.77 26.624 3,540.38 COUNTRY TOTALS 16,248,497 18,971.580 856.47 17,210.733 944.09 Luxembourg Luxembourg WIRE RODS..............................3 32,749 97.314 336.53 88.282 370.96 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 3,743,906 8,718.645 429.41 7,909.424 473.35 STEEL PILING...........................5 2,730,265 5,247.058 520.34 4,760.052 573.58 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 154,304 165.512 932.28 150.150 1,027.67 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 2,644 2.601 1,016.53 2.360 1,120.34 WIRE DRAWN............................23 98,620 198.380 497.13 179.967 547.99 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 550,165 1,147.900 479.28 1,041.358 528.31 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,312,653 15,577.410 469.44 14,131.593 517.47 France France IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 1,937,006 13,644.384 141.96 12,377.980 156.49 WIRE RODS..............................3 1,391,953 743.220 1,872.87 674.238 2,064.48 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 83,070 84.258 985.90 76.438 1,086.76 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,781,641 1,363.651 1,306.52 1,237.084 1,440.19 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 5,020,021 18,537.530 270.80 16,816.969 298.51 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 3,567,109 7,832.765 455.41 7,105.767 502.00 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 342,527 142.486 2,403.93 129.261 2,649.89 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 54,004 8.662 6,234.59 7.858 6,872.49 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 1,246,242 999.361 1,247.04 906.605 1,374.63 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,607,595 955.997 1,681.59 867.266 1,853.64 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 199,680 149.625 1,334.54 135.738 1,471.07 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 37,751 74.333 507.86 67.434 559.82 LINE PIPE.............................20 8,178,564 18,452.975 443.21 16,740.262 488.56 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 696,550 550.017 1,266.42 498.967 1,395.98 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 1,758,382 1,205.087 1,459.13 1,093.237 1,608.42 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,027,689 245.369 4,188.34 222.595 4,616.86 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 4,341 0.073 59,465.75 0.066 65,772.73 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 266,122 553.725 480.60 502.331 529.77 WIRE DRAWN............................23 3,752,121 3,682.084 1,019.02 3,340.331 1,123.28 BLACK PLATE...........................28 1,039,431 2,399.963 433.10 2,177.210 477.41 TIN PLATE.............................29 320,745 552.500 580.53 501.220 639.93 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 4,488,694 16,712.858 268.58 15,161.654 296.06 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 5,131,298 10,573.819 485.28 9,592.410 534.93 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 19,773 33.980 581.90 30.826 641.44 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 79,692 13.812 5,769.77 12.530 6,360.10 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 153,509 137.690 1,114.89 124.910 1,228.96 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 2,043,680 820.076 2,492.06 743.961 2,747.03 COUNTRY TOTALS 46,229,190 100,470.299 460.13 91,145.148 507.20 Federal Republic of Germany Federal Republic of Germany BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 3,618,795 17,771.160 203.63 16,121.730 224.47 WIRE RODS..............................3 6,314,538 28,060.573 225.03 25,456.131 248.06 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 3,543,305 8,912.574 397.56 8,085.353 438.24 STEEL PILING...........................5 849,603 1,864.491 455.68 1,691.438 502.30 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 2,216,658 2,728.364 812.45 2,475.131 895.57 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 760,724 1,854.464 410.21 1,682.342 452.18 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 268,885 586.762 458.25 532.302 505.14 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 203,488 176.285 1,154.31 159.923 1,272.41 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,833,100 1,140.647 1,607.07 1,034.778 1,771.49 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 2,717 7.140 380.53 6.477 419.48 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 6,913 21.942 315.06 19.905 347.30 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 2,677,203 2,734.189 979.16 2,480.415 1,079.34 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,792,803 1,305.651 1,373.11 1,184.467 1,513.59 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 2,442,543 1,586.078 1,539.99 1,438.866 1,697.55 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 103,572 138.062 750.18 125.248 826.94 LINE PIPE.............................20 4,487,117 3,634.725 1,234.51 3,297.368 1,360.82 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 3,578,500 2,972.643 1,203.81 2,696.737 1,326.97 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 1,991,660 1,155.470 1,723.68 1,048.225 1,900.03 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 172,972 38.401 4,504.36 34.837 4,965.18 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 236,437 26.364 8,968.18 23.917 9,885.73 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 93,936 49.992 1,879.02 45.352 2,071.26 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,235,852 914.680 1,351.13 829.784 1,489.37 BLACK PLATE...........................28 868,394 569.243 1,525.52 516.409 1,681.60 TIN PLATE.............................29 1,657,256 2,894.305 572.59 2,625.670 631.17 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 177,471 323.856 547.99 293.797 604.06 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,912,036 9,289.420 313.48 8,427.222 345.55 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 5,545,454 11,294.681 490.98 10,246.365 541.21 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 15,500,431 30,992.378 500.14 28,115.820 551.31 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 2,005,775 3,630.920 552.42 3,293.916 608.93 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 393,627 456.810 861.69 414.411 949.85 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 934,424 1,334.179 700.37 1,210.347 772.03 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 663,764 900.944 736.74 817.323 812.12 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 5,200,295 2,262.406 2,298.57 2,052.421 2,533.74 COUNTRY TOTALS 74,290,248 141,629.797 524.54 128,484.427 578.20 Austria Austria INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 459,356 120.090 3,825.10 108.944 4,216.44 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 217,281 25.526 8,512.14 23.157 9,382.95 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 522,739 185.183 2,822.82 167.995 3,111.63 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 15,198 9.803 1,550.34 8.893 1,708.98 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 252,013 429.187 587.19 389.352 647.26 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 513,179 164.277 3,123.86 149.030 3,443.46 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 105,589 33.969 3,108.39 30.816 3,426.43 TOOL STEEL............................17 2,915,464 917.784 3,176.63 832.600 3,501.64 LINE PIPE.............................20 411,203 949.409 433.11 861.290 477.43 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 15,225 17.682 861.05 16.041 949.13 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 269,661 59.852 4,505.46 54.297 4,966.41 WIRE DRAWN............................23 501,947 178.181 2,817.06 161.643 3,105.28 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 410,264 789.289 519.79 716.031 572.97 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 55,046 16.304 3,376.23 14.791 3,721.59 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 38,605 6.885 5,607.12 6.246 6,180.76 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 50,548 6.774 7,462.06 6.145 8,225.87 COUNTRY TOTALS 6,753,318 3,910.196 1,727.10 3,547.271 1,903.81 Czech Republic Czech Republic STANDARD PIPE.........................18 21,729 17.933 1,211.68 16.269 1,335.61 LINE PIPE.............................20 439,330 1,014.252 433.16 920.114 477.47 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 17,659 22.046 801.01 20.000 882.95 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 3,563 0.063 56,555.56 0.057 62,508.77 WIRE DRAWN............................23 118,214 153.287 771.19 139.060 850.09 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 4,950 11.559 428.24 10.486 472.06 COUNTRY TOTALS 605,445 1,219.141 496.62 1,105.986 547.43 Slovakia Slovakia PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 16,518 42.673 387.08 38.712 426.69 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 29,337 56.881 515.76 51.602 568.52 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 114,719 154.324 743.36 140.000 819.42 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 8,620 45.669 188.75 41.430 208.06 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 21,479 57.009 376.77 51.718 415.31 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 10,420 23.422 444.88 21.248 490.40 COUNTRY TOTALS 201,093 379.978 529.22 344.710 583.37 Hungary Hungary PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 169,595 1,010.522 167.83 916.730 185.00 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 211,769 1,261.815 167.83 1,144.700 185.00 COUNTRY TOTALS 381,364 2,272.337 167.83 2,061.430 185.00 Switzerland Switzerland BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 37,259 19.823 1,879.58 17.983 2,071.90 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 13,400 35.285 379.76 32.010 418.62 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 45,243 34.264 1,320.42 31.084 1,455.51 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 63,158 3.167 19,942.53 2.873 21,983.29 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 257,791 133.097 1,936.87 120.744 2,135.02 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 41,166 0.118 348,864.41 0.107 384,728.97 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 15,264 7.949 1,920.24 7.211 2,116.77 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 3,300 0.188 17,553.19 0.171 19,298.25 WIRE DRAWN............................23 305,606 94.880 3,220.97 86.074 3,550.50 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 23,960 22.747 1,053.33 20.636 1,161.08 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 196,686 177.872 1,105.77 161.363 1,218.90 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,002,833 529.391 1,894.31 480.256 2,088.12 Latvia Latvia WIRE RODS..............................3 881,055 4,976.581 177.04 4,514.680 195.15 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 3,703,589 22,666.053 163.40 20,562.303 180.12 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,584,644 27,642.634 165.85 25,076.983 182.82 Lithuania Lithuania SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 908,571 4,152.262 218.81 3,766.870 241.20 COUNTRY TOTALS 908,571 4,152.262 218.81 3,766.870 241.20 Poland Poland WIRE RODS..............................3 415,748 2,280.020 182.34 2,068.400 201.00 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 100,192 490.855 204.12 445.296 225.00 TOOL STEEL............................17 223,614 181.391 1,232.77 164.555 1,358.90 WIRE DRAWN............................23 28,981 39.065 741.87 35.439 817.77 COUNTRY TOTALS 768,535 2,991.330 256.92 2,713.690 283.21 Russia Russia BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 12,385,924 94,295.249 131.35 85,543.235 144.79 WIRE RODS..............................3 779,549 5,025.202 155.13 4,558.788 171.00 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 984,944 5,092.636 193.41 4,619.963 213.19 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 53,792 180.112 298.66 163.395 329.21 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 198,665 209.938 946.30 190.453 1,043.12 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 889,136 5,679.062 156.56 5,151.960 172.58 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 72,560 56.884 1,275.58 51.604 1,406.09 TOOL STEEL............................17 235,641 205.462 1,146.88 186.392 1,264.22 WIRE DRAWN............................23 24,821 59.223 419.11 53.726 461.99 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 10,815,864 45,018.491 240.25 40,840.100 264.83 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,458,350 4,536.010 321.51 4,115.000 354.40 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 1,370,489 2,136.240 641.54 1,937.965 707.18 COUNTRY TOTALS 29,269,735 162,494.510 180.13 147,412.581 198.56 Belarus Belarus WIRE DRAWN............................23 155,021 116.967 1,325.34 106.111 1,460.93 COUNTRY TOTALS 155,021 116.967 1,325.34 106.111 1,460.93 Ukraine Ukraine BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 4,603,393 37,677.854 122.18 34,180.784 134.68 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,504,362 13,893.473 180.25 12,603.950 198.70 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 6,302 19.674 320.32 17.848 353.09 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 222,999 581.619 383.41 527.636 422.64 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 1,111,733 6,990.649 159.03 6,341.812 175.30 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 25,905 95.185 272.15 86.350 300.00 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 830,976 6,542.811 127.01 5,935.540 140.00 COUNTRY TOTALS 9,305,670 65,801.265 141.42 59,693.920 155.89 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 6,586 15.893 414.40 14.418 456.79 COUNTRY TOTALS 6,586 15.893 414.40 14.418 456.79 Moldova Moldova WIRE RODS..............................3 2,587,039 16,320.649 158.51 14,805.848 174.73 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 2,222,677 3,057.818 726.88 2,774.007 801.25 COUNTRY TOTALS 4,809,716 19,378.468 248.20 17,579.855 273.59 Spain Spain BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 11,802,684 16,256.905 726.01 14,748.020 800.29 WIRE RODS..............................3 2,632,442 8,895.432 295.93 8,069.802 326.21 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 11,265,560 51,148.628 220.25 46,401.268 242.79 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 211,744 167.948 1,260.77 152.360 1,389.76 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 292,963 742.911 394.34 673.958 434.69 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 1,024,939 2,209.812 463.81 2,004.708 511.27 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 603,364 912.722 661.06 828.008 728.69 TOOL STEEL............................17 31,468 10.753 2,926.44 9.755 3,225.83 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,175,960 1,936.967 607.11 1,757.187 669.23 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 455,852 488.102 933.93 442.799 1,029.48 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,073,841 273.784 3,922.22 248.373 4,323.50 WIRE DRAWN............................23 304,066 274.109 1,109.29 248.668 1,222.78 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,464,231 3,487.429 419.86 3,163.743 462.82 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 593,742 1,337.350 443.97 1,213.224 489.39 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 241,042 111.836 2,155.32 101.456 2,375.83 COUNTRY TOTALS 33,173,898 88,254.688 375.89 80,063.329 414.35 Italy Italy BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 344,796 249.970 1,379.35 226.769 1,520.47 WIRE RODS..............................3 400,240 219.124 1,826.55 198.786 2,013.42 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 178,830 63.126 2,832.91 57.267 3,122.74 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 167,531 396.059 423.00 359.299 466.27 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 147,219 380.742 386.66 345.403 426.22 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 975,843 853.944 1,142.75 774.685 1,259.66 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 133,689 80.981 1,650.87 73.465 1,819.76 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 3,826,837 1,822.644 2,099.61 1,653.475 2,314.42 TOOL STEEL............................17 77,899 23.210 3,356.27 21.056 3,699.61 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 327,200 316.634 1,033.37 287.246 1,139.09 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 13,159 1.623 8,107.83 1.472 8,939.54 LINE PIPE.............................20 609,702 722.170 844.26 655.142 930.64 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 237,099 294.801 804.27 267.439 886.55 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 282,499 63.462 4,451.47 57.572 4,906.88 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 217,733 144.849 1,503.17 131.405 1,656.96 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 12,453 2.287 5,445.12 2.075 6,001.45 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 2,133 3.039 701.88 2.757 773.67 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,968,921 2,107.641 934.18 1,912.020 1,029.76 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,319,381 7,488.437 309.73 6,793.398 341.42 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,731,964 1,510.178 1,146.86 1,370.011 1,264.20 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 2,817,727 5,187.715 543.15 4,706.217 598.72 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 725,902 1,407.704 515.66 1,277.048 568.42 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 101,079 60.490 1,671.00 54.876 1,841.95 COUNTRY TOTALS 17,619,836 23,400.831 752.96 21,228.883 829.99 Slovenia Slovenia IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 120,113 95.832 1,253.37 86.937 1,381.61 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 47,959 37.159 1,290.64 33.710 1,422.69 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 147,441 65.769 2,241.80 59.665 2,471.15 TOOL STEEL............................17 1,038,609 661.689 1,569.63 600.274 1,730.22 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 13,010 14.341 907.19 13.010 1,000.00 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 72,211 63.956 1,129.07 58.020 1,244.59 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 199,259 248.108 803.11 225.080 885.28 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,638,602 1,186.854 1,380.63 1,076.696 1,521.88 Greece Greece BLACK PLATE...........................28 518,761 1,427.812 363.33 1,295.290 400.50 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,188,572 3,628.565 327.56 3,291.780 361.07 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,020,350 2,811.885 362.87 2,550.900 400.00 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 430,567 795.576 541.20 721.735 596.57 COUNTRY TOTALS 3,158,250 8,663.839 364.53 7,859.705 401.83 Romania Romania PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 4,601,328 25,437.294 180.89 23,076.331 199.40 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 24,101 31.591 762.91 28.659 840.96 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,962,573 20,392.758 194.31 18,500.004 214.19 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 494,907 438.454 1,128.75 397.759 1,244.24 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 159,768 718.175 222.46 651.518 245.22 COUNTRY TOTALS 9,242,677 47,018.272 196.58 42,654.271 216.69 Bulgaria Bulgaria PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 778,319 4,447.449 175.00 4,034.659 192.91 COUNTRY TOTALS 778,319 4,447.449 175.00 4,034.659 192.91 Turkey Turkey WIRE RODS..............................3 2,060,473 12,270.937 167.91 11,132.010 185.09 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 114,064 382.330 298.34 346.844 328.86 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 756,189 3,255.832 232.26 2,953.642 256.02 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 197,318 960.342 205.47 871.208 226.49 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 2,261,522 14,086.926 160.54 12,779.448 176.97 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STANDARD PIPE.........................18 807,027 2,487.511 324.43 2,256.633 357.62 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 74,694 262.322 284.74 237.975 313.87 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 6,328,083 22,728.527 278.42 20,618.979 306.91 COUNTRY TOTALS 12,599,370 56,434.729 223.26 51,196.739 246.10 Israel Israel BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 2,400 0.227 10,572.69 0.206 11,650.49 WIRE DRAWN............................23 250,267 456.133 548.67 413.797 604.81 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 2,100 0.614 3,420.20 0.557 3,770.20 COUNTRY TOTALS 254,767 456.974 557.51 414.560 614.55 Jordan Jordan WIRE DRAWN............................23 10,062 0.982 10,246.44 0.891 11,292.93 COUNTRY TOTALS 10,062 0.982 10,246.44 0.891 11,292.93 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 140,328 65.192 2,152.53 59.141 2,372.77 COUNTRY TOTALS 140,328 65.192 2,152.53 59.141 2,372.77 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 88,542 53.177 1,665.04 48.241 1,835.41 COUNTRY TOTALS 88,542 53.177 1,665.04 48.241 1,835.41 India India INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 21,767 20.847 1,044.13 18.912 1,150.96 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 3,158 5.346 590.72 4.850 651.13 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 69,322 248.314 279.17 225.267 307.73 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 4,332,135 23,528.674 184.12 21,344.860 202.96 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 305,220 613.325 497.65 556.399 548.56 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 29,057 22.821 1,273.26 20.703 1,403.52 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 217,696 164.110 1,326.52 148.878 1,462.24 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 136,486 424.252 321.71 384.875 354.62 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 62,066 56.178 1,104.81 50.964 1,217.84 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 63,384 19.397 3,267.72 17.597 3,601.98 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 15,986 20.871 765.94 18.934 844.30 WIRE DRAWN............................23 391,969 753.801 519.99 683.837 573.19 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,327,722 17,581.242 189.28 15,949.439 208.64 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 49,259 44.591 1,104.68 40.452 1,217.71 COUNTRY TOTALS 9,025,227 43,503.770 207.46 39,465.967 228.68 Thailand Thailand BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 3,540 2.439 1,451.41 2.213 1,599.64 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 3,026 8.168 370.47 7.410 408.37 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 4,541,659 12,178.393 372.93 11,048.055 411.08 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 89,903 67.648 1,328.98 61.369 1,464.96 WIRE DRAWN............................23 185,444 114.457 1,620.21 103.834 1,785.97 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,104,395 5,488.671 201.21 4,979.240 221.80 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,222,426 999.266 1,223.32 906.519 1,348.48 COUNTRY TOTALS 7,150,393 18,859.042 379.15 17,108.640 417.94 Malaysia Malaysia BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 19,141 61.197 312.78 55.517 344.78 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 776,549 2,192.393 354.20 1,988.906 390.44 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 75,234 182.909 411.32 165.932 453.40 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 292,123 217.275 1,344.49 197.109 1,482.04 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 27,639 93.386 295.97 84.718 326.25 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 44,878 110.733 405.28 100.455 446.75 COUNTRY TOTALS 1,235,564 2,857.892 432.33 2,592.637 476.57 Singapore Singapore BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 9,015 22.281 404.60 20.213 446.00 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 310,433 155.404 1,997.59 140.980 2,201.96 BLACK PLATE...........................28 10,092 19.095 528.52 17.323 582.58 COUNTRY TOTALS 329,540 196.780 1,674.66 178.516 1,846.00 Indonesia Indonesia IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 320,070 1,704.155 187.82 1,545.984 207.03 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 477,065 2,837.712 168.12 2,574.330 185.32 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 622,936 1,727.685 360.56 1,567.330 397.45 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,085,861 11,447.092 182.22 10,384.630 200.86 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,230,782 12,657.005 255.26 11,482.245 281.37 COUNTRY TOTALS 6,736,714 30,373.649 221.79 27,554.519 244.49 China China BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 126,516 231.544 546.40 210.053 602.31 WIRE RODS..............................3 16,268 38.416 423.47 34.850 466.80 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 16,730 21.771 768.45 19.750 847.09 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 17,677 61.971 285.25 56.219 314.43 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 767,276 4,000.066 191.82 3,628.800 211.44 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 138,970 385.178 360.79 349.428 397.71 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 31,494 72.809 432.56 66.051 476.81 TOOL STEEL............................17 750,652 550.242 1,364.22 499.171 1,503.80 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 1,241,706 3,610.640 343.90 3,275.518 379.09 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 3,116,122 4,932.429 631.76 4,474.626 696.40 LINE PIPE.............................20 408,169 1,149.631 355.04 1,042.928 391.37 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 43,730 38.448 1,137.38 34.879 1,253.76 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 154,329 103.667 1,488.70 94.045 1,641.01 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 112,146 317.468 353.25 288.002 389.39 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 3,500 4.409 793.83 4.000 875.00 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,055,010 3,136.701 655.15 2,845.568 722.18 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,341,726 12,141.197 192.87 11,014.312 212.61 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 237,361 859.647 276.11 779.859 304.36 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 1,023,140 2,589.097 395.17 2,348.790 435.60 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 18,454 30.821 598.75 27.960 660.01 COUNTRY TOTALS 12,620,976 34,276.150 368.21 31,094.809 405.89 Korea, South Korea, South BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 4,248 11.241 377.90 10.198 416.55 WIRE RODS..............................3 808,302 653.946 1,236.04 593.250 1,362.50 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 5,472,593 25,903.991 211.26 23,499.712 232.88 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 5,074,999 18,732.629 270.92 16,993.960 298.64 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 436,903 579.579 753.83 525.785 830.95 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 61,130 146.278 417.90 132.701 460.66 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 60,668 133.359 454.92 120.981 501.47 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,709,831 6,779.495 252.21 6,150.256 278.01 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 1,178,279 3,223.791 365.49 2,924.575 402.89 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 6,663,663 38,854.783 171.50 35,248.476 189.05 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 502,854 413.468 1,216.19 375.092 1,340.62 TOOL STEEL............................17 653,926 508.947 1,284.86 461.709 1,416.32 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 5,434,825 15,799.390 343.99 14,332.970 379.18 LINE PIPE.............................20 4,927,667 18,624.648 264.58 16,896.001 291.65 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 666,667 1,918.329 347.52 1,740.279 383.08 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 89,221 206.226 432.64 187.085 476.90 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,338,504 654.546 2,044.93 593.794 2,254.16 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 1,654,634 5,662.893 292.19 5,137.292 322.08 WIRE DRAWN............................23 2,770,352 2,910.918 951.71 2,640.741 1,049.08 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 23,835,177 93,412.659 255.16 84,742.563 281.27 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,827,505 8,203.309 466.58 7,441.919 514.32 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 9,267,424 19,413.410 477.37 17,611.554 526.21 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 1,207,246 2,952.066 408.95 2,678.070 450.79 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 2,573,856 5,342.549 481.77 4,846.680 531.06 STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36 220,342 522.978 421.32 474.438 464.43 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 62,902 27.710 2,270.01 25.138 2,502.27 COUNTRY TOTALS 80,503,718 271,593.137 296.41 246,385.219 326.74 Hong Kong Hong Kong WIRE DRAWN............................23 19,349 6.516 2,969.46 5.911 3,273.39 COUNTRY TOTALS 19,349 6.516 2,969.46 5.911 3,273.39 Taiwan Taiwan BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 22,834 1.229 18,579.33 1.115 20,478.92 WIRE RODS..............................3 3,089,258 2,248.689 1,373.80 2,039.977 1,514.36 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 56,078 49.621 1,130.13 45.015 1,245.76 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 879,104 4,727.338 185.96 4,288.570 204.99 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 596,805 341.338 1,748.43 309.657 1,927.31 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 23,140 83.931 275.70 76.141 303.91 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 659,965 389.340 1,695.09 353.203 1,868.51 TOOL STEEL............................17 696,065 414.655 1,678.66 376.169 1,850.41 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 722,056 2,321.992 310.96 2,106.476 342.78 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 29,876 19.333 1,545.34 17.539 1,703.40 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 31,769 30.872 1,029.06 28.007 1,134.32 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 1,702,342 1,047.134 1,625.72 949.944 1,792.04 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 245,661 149.121 1,647.39 135.280 1,815.94 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,254,016 1,754.623 714.69 1,591.768 787.81 TIN PLATE.............................29 670,771 1,236.062 542.67 1,121.337 598.19 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,279,683 17,192.609 190.76 15,596.877 210.28 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 9,766,831 13,545.430 721.04 12,288.211 794.81 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 5,673,303 11,867.105 478.07 10,765.660 526.98 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 122,650 252.898 484.98 229.425 534.60 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 187,072 401.938 465.43 364.632 513.04 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 492,397 311.045 1,583.04 282.175 1,745.01 COUNTRY TOTALS 30,201,676 58,386.303 517.27 52,967.178 570.20 Japan Japan INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 89,020 27.525 3,234.15 24.970 3,565.08 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 11,617,450 82,315.643 141.13 74,675.516 155.57 WIRE RODS..............................3 8,790,217 21,962.001 400.25 19,923.598 441.20 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 2,107,917 8,096.403 260.35 7,344.935 286.99 STEEL PILING...........................5 360,302 1,150.131 313.27 1,043.382 345.32 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,617,094 2,602.874 621.27 2,361.288 684.84 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 915,612 1,358.174 674.15 1,232.115 743.12 RAILS STANDARD.........................7 4,744,991 9,961.726 476.32 9,037.128 525.06 RAILS ALL OTHER........................8 246,967 379.735 650.37 344.490 716.91 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 4,541,599 8,219.893 552.51 7,456.964 609.04 BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A 304,607 214.491 1,420.14 194.583 1,565.43 BARS - REINFORCING ...................15 3,587,058 22,614.541 158.62 20,515.572 174.85 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 580,993 747.079 777.69 677.739 857.25 TOOL STEEL............................17 4,267,595 5,967.330 715.16 5,413.472 788.33 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 3,786,405 5,999.124 631.16 5,442.315 695.73 OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19 2,811,564 1,507.286 1,865.32 1,367.387 2,056.16 LINE PIPE.............................20 9,815,073 22,669.930 432.96 20,565.820 477.25 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 9,072,770 7,996.549 1,134.59 7,254.349 1,250.67 PRESSURE TUBING......................21B 829,238 520.012 1,594.65 471.747 1,757.80 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 5,795,407 1,630.710 3,553.92 1,479.356 3,917.52 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 110,317 21.904 5,036.39 19.871 5,551.66 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 349,388 893.730 390.93 810.778 430.93 WIRE DRAWN............................23 7,182,273 8,233.619 872.31 7,469.416 961.56 BLACK PLATE...........................28 4,652,916 7,914.139 587.92 7,179.588 648.08 TIN PLATE.............................29 11,293,494 23,351.021 483.64 21,183.696 533.12 TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A 5,803,097 7,032.646 825.17 6,379.911 909.59 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 2,459,096 4,692.568 524.04 4,257.027 577.66 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 11,793,723 26,702.658 441.67 24,224.251 486.86 IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 4,255,068 7,154.806 594.71 6,490.733 655.56 SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B 1,932,865 3,490.955 553.68 3,166.942 610.33 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 286,201 172.829 1,655.98 156.788 1,825.40 SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35 3,057,271 6,296.185 485.58 5,711.805 535.25 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 5,826,119 1,429.460 4,075.75 1,296.785 4,492.74 COUNTRY TOTALS 134,883,707 303,327.677 444.68 275,174.317 490.18 Australia Australia INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 34,719 41.900 828.62 38.011 913.39 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 5,928,417 42,872.041 138.28 38,892.872 152.43 WIRE RODS..............................3 154,055 512.251 300.74 464.706 331.51 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 175,061 334.910 522.71 303.825 576.19 BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14 1,216,872 3,846.311 316.37 3,489.316 348.74 BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16 437,991 787.240 556.36 714.172 613.29 TOOL STEEL............................17 179,739 305.927 587.52 277.532 647.63 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 8,129 23.281 349.17 21.120 384.90 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 65,123 118.261 550.67 107.285 607.01 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A 22,607 61.729 366.23 56.000 403.70 WIRE DRAWN............................23 233,265 346.460 673.28 314.303 742.17 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,545,135 18,808.038 188.49 17,062.370 207.78 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,073 0.901 3,410.65 0.817 3,761.32 SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34 12,251 3.288 3,725.97 2.983 4,106.94 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 138,749 269.440 514.95 244.432 567.64 COUNTRY TOTALS 12,155,186 68,331.977 177.88 61,989.744 196.08 New Zealand New Zealand PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 200,534 1,043.194 192.23 946.370 211.90 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 247,926 722.287 343.25 655.248 378.37 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 1,132,623 5,722.435 197.93 5,191.307 218.18 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 1,032,588 3,899.193 264.82 3,537.289 291.92 COUNTRY TOTALS 2,613,671 11,387.109 229.53 10,330.214 253.01 Algeria Algeria STANDARD PIPE.........................18 35,993 79.591 452.22 72.204 498.49 PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E 9,120 19.898 458.34 18.051 505.24 COUNTRY TOTALS 45,113 99.489 453.45 90.255 499.84 Mauritius Mauritius IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MAY CYCLE - 2 PREPARED 06/22/99 CATEGORY QUANTITY AVERAGE QUANTITY AVERAGE VALUE NET TONS UNIT PRICE METRIC TONS UNIT PRICE STANDARD PIPE.........................18 7,314 4.475 1,634.41 4.060 1,801.48 MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A 9,853 7.560 1,303.31 6.858 1,436.72 COUNTRY TOTALS 17,167 12.035 1,426.42 10.918 1,572.36 South Africa South Africa INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A 91,954 430.337 213.68 390.395 235.54 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B 292,423 1,538.660 190.05 1,395.849 209.49 WIRE RODS..............................3 915,687 4,779.586 191.58 4,335.969 211.18 STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4 638,332 2,838.052 224.92 2,574.638 247.93 PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A 1,256,216 1,590.722 789.71 1,443.079 870.51 PLATES IN COILS.......................6B 1,275,058 6,364.211 200.35 5,773.517 220.85 STANDARD PIPE.........................18 2,108 0.614 3,433.22 0.557 3,784.56 LINE PIPE.............................20 759,507 2,270.714 334.48 2,059.958 368.70 STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D 67,023 52.273 1,282.17 47.421 1,413.36 WIRE DRAWN............................23 1,117,083 2,496.704 447.42 2,264.972 493.20 SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31 3,176,941 16,472.003 192.87 14,943.154 212.60 SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32 3,235,336 8,365.824 386.73 7,589.350 426.30 SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A 1,791,821 4,465.467 401.26 4,051.005 442.32 STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37 24,075 27.462 876.67 24.913 966.36 COUNTRY TOTALS 14,643,564 51,692.629 283.28 46,894.777 312.26 GRAND TOTAL 1,097,491,175 3,303,611.453 332.21 2,996,986.742 366.20 GRAND TOTAL 1,097,491,175 3,303,611.453 332.21 2,996,986.742 366.20 !R! 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