Exhibit 5. 1998 U.S. Imports For Consumption of Steel Products From Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis, Not Seasonally Adjusted) - Revised Quantity in metric tons/value in thousands of dollars. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. January February Country and World Area Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,293,699 1,176,355 2,211,143 1,089,998 North America 551,445 290,067 588,653 306,873 Canada 350,918 198,125 380,173 216,831 Mexico 200,526 91,942 208,480 90,042 Western Europe 609,091 373,969 426,742 291,998 Euro Area 486,236 296,372 343,781 220,928 European Union 542,927 346,619 409,871 283,265 Austria 10,295 9,443 12,420 9,604 Belgium 18,282 14,135 16,339 13,586 Finland 11,909 4,570 14,624 5,263 France 85,563 56,564 83,318 54,159 Germany 153,701 93,524 82,830 66,324 Italy 51,603 32,205 17,609 16,464 Netherlands 62,715 23,661 31,909 14,608 Spain 67,650 49,686 51,697 25,888 Sweden 18,725 22,558 19,145 27,677 United Kingdom 30,421 22,839 42,375 31,608 Other EU 32,063 17,435 37,605 18,084 European Free Trade Association 11,334 5,363 2,410 2,501 Norway 2,203 1,241 1,738 994 Switzerland 9,131 4,121 672 1,507 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 54,332 21,086 13,768 5,263 Other Western Europe 498 901 693 969 Eastern Europe/FSR 322,638 105,573 408,207 120,659 Poland 17,583 6,026 2,518 914 Former Soviet Rep. 252,461 79,328 367,996 103,775 Moldova 16,927 4,357 40,800 10,455 Ukraine 82,460 23,026 33,148 9,599 Russia 151,522 47,810 259,885 74,297 Other FSR 1,552 4,135 34,163 9,424 Other EE 52,595 20,219 37,693 15,970 Pacific Rim Countries 507,844 302,530 503,060 266,819 Australia 13,385 5,009 78,916 23,100 China 19,858 10,846 31,616 17,945 Indonesia 483 230 12,923 4,823 Japan 337,462 206,181 238,686 146,812 Korea 116,552 55,885 120,895 56,168 Taiwan 16,601 22,035 14,276 15,338 Other Pacific Rim 3,503 2,344 5,748 2,632 South/Central America 262,116 80,857 186,420 60,858 Argentina 16,301 8,047 8,403 4,842 Brazil 204,927 60,584 118,572 39,553 Colombia 2,740 2,190 313 213 Venezuela 19,534 3,934 27,544 6,422 Other S/C A 18,615 6,102 31,588 9,828 Other Countries 40,565 23,358 98,060 42,791 India 1,916 1,735 39,640 15,363 South Africa 26,992 16,526 48,496 23,338 Other 11,657 5,097 9,924 4,089 ________________________________________________________________________ March April Country and World Area Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,435,473 1,217,210 2,955,401 1,341,717 North America 602,564 323,553 624,418 319,083 Canada 416,237 239,584 406,720 230,523 Mexico 186,327 83,969 217,698 88,560 Western Europe 461,093 321,364 561,641 363,079 Euro Area 286,300 216,307 433,587 280,353 European Union 388,891 290,942 517,715 348,798 Austria 7,690 8,841 23,715 16,112 Belgium 11,692 12,239 22,605 15,632 Finland 2,618 2,626 12,046 4,440 France 74,782 52,585 85,613 57,170 Germany 94,205 71,493 128,177 84,060 Italy 31,231 29,349 42,980 35,299 Netherlands 29,400 13,144 64,235 25,996 Spain 17,876 17,349 33,188 29,659 Sweden 24,411 27,631 11,870 23,151 United Kingdom 70,809 42,346 71,097 44,372 Other EU 24,176 13,339 22,190 12,909 European Free Trade Association 5,644 4,360 14,244 6,296 Norway 2,230 1,381 2,640 1,509 Switzerland 3,414 2,980 11,604 4,787 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 50,339 18,438 29,048 6,899 Other Western Europe 16,219 7,623 634 1,085 Eastern Europe/FSR 426,530 136,984 596,120 165,481 Poland 51,995 14,838 5,550 2,110 Former Soviet Rep. 341,030 110,202 543,472 145,643 Moldova 14,150 9,584 11,499 2,969 Ukraine 82,899 24,098 60,741 15,322 Russia 223,542 69,835 449,750 122,101 Other FSR 20,440 6,686 21,483 5,252 Other EE 33,505 11,945 47,098 17,728 Pacific Rim Countries 674,472 335,232 846,913 377,178 Australia 63,838 18,403 73,909 21,339 China 25,772 12,156 27,870 14,501 Indonesia 54,012 16,487 20,696 6,579 Japan 333,384 193,965 455,223 226,538 Korea 158,243 68,800 244,999 88,715 Taiwan 27,253 20,081 16,316 16,072 Other Pacific Rim 11,970 5,340 7,901 3,433 South/Central America 214,845 71,448 255,646 80,611 Argentina 11,552 5,450 9,052 4,184 Brazil 137,829 48,279 226,332 67,202 Colombia 2,068 1,378 2,739 1,853 Venezuela 40,968 9,140 5,709 3,173 Other S/C A 22,429 7,201 11,814 4,199 Other Countries 55,969 28,629 70,663 36,286 India 4,226 3,404 20,465 8,450 South Africa 36,170 18,179 48,046 25,830 Other 15,573 7,046 2,151 2,006 __________________________________________________________________________ May June Country and World Area Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,329,376 1,457,891 3,320,954 1,465,259 North America 720,798 336,665 701,318 337,389 Canada 390,629 217,519 391,386 216,931 Mexico 330,169 119,146 309,932 120,458 Western Europe 601,475 359,912 617,121 370,026 Euro Area 438,478 270,773 469,720 275,550 European Union 529,091 336,393 563,840 351,198 Austria 10,023 9,978 6,419 8,145 Belgium 39,604 25,302 28,749 17,648 Finland 2,675 2,572 18,565 6,234 France 78,486 50,758 88,690 56,399 Germany 128,611 87,871 115,609 78,975 Italy 32,663 22,790 62,275 39,937 Netherlands 55,201 21,707 80,357 30,830 Spain 71,350 39,506 33,407 18,599 Sweden 27,863 26,576 22,542 26,387 United Kingdom 58,798 36,940 68,674 47,005 Other EU 23,818 12,394 38,555 21,039 European Free Trade Association 2,867 3,071 11,149 6,404 Norway 2,048 1,233 1,438 890 Switzerland 819 1,838 9,710 5,514 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 63,011 18,196 38,092 10,269 Other Western Europe 6,506 2,252 4,040 2,156 Eastern Europe/FSR 568,557 162,837 590,805 181,829 Poland 6,807 2,414 1,526 622 Former Soviet Rep. 519,097 146,630 549,334 166,685 Moldova 49,718 11,541 13,286 5,248 Ukraine 98,316 29,076 56,958 21,349 Russia 351,760 99,634 403,784 116,994 Other FSR 19,303 6,379 75,307 23,094 Other EE 42,653 13,793 39,945 14,522 Pacific Rim Countries 1,053,579 470,104 951,327 418,931 Australia 101,781 26,008 89,930 28,003 China 55,294 25,345 33,262 15,308 Indonesia 16,553 5,262 21,291 6,756 Japan 538,173 277,383 399,882 204,762 Korea 324,736 116,867 359,571 134,355 Taiwan 12,917 15,863 23,128 20,281 Other Pacific Rim 4,127 3,375 24,262 9,465 South/Central America 288,283 89,448 343,817 111,212 Argentina 7,037 4,781 886 559 Brazil 207,757 62,597 301,368 89,418 Colombia 1,284 945 83 673 Venezuela 46,846 12,859 19,722 12,866 Other S/C A 25,359 8,266 21,758 7,695 Other Countries 96,684 38,925 116,566 45,871 India 42,692 13,738 69,219 22,756 South Africa 34,771 15,829 38,193 18,951 Other 19,221 9,359 9,154 4,164 __________________________________________________________________________ July August Country and World Area Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,629,856 1,557,508 4,007,775 1,569,672 North America 684,138 314,867 635,653 297,596 Canada 371,161 197,371 356,740 194,896 Mexico 312,977 117,496 278,913 102,700 Western Europe 695,218 411,273 740,119 398,898 Euro Area 514,265 306,728 524,815 297,330 European Union 689,939 405,434 624,021 360,779 Austria 5,788 7,137 4,770 7,453 Belgium 28,651 19,652 64,858 30,367 Finland 22,921 9,104 14,179 5,588 France 92,713 63,510 95,103 63,071 Germany 167,471 97,900 144,621 90,020 Italy 55,224 36,517 63,220 32,585 Netherlands 60,299 23,568 58,312 22,383 Spain 60,567 38,575 43,499 27,312 Sweden 19,236 27,096 5,001 9,876 United Kingdom 153,102 69,592 86,933 49,861 Other EU 23,966 12,783 43,524 22,263 European Free Trade Association 2,160 2,630 2,030 2,411 Norway 1,329 880 1,541 1,240 Switzerland 831 1,749 489 1,171 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 2,198 1,829 103,023 30,598 Other Western Europe 922 1,381 11,046 5,109 Eastern Europe/FSR 709,596 193,919 779,476 203,828 Poland 17,635 6,342 7,042 3,279 Former Soviet Rep. 658,556 171,915 705,957 176,455 Moldova 25,154 6,027 11,544 2,569 Ukraine 48,416 12,451 123,493 33,573 Russia 560,991 147,259 509,295 126,327 Other FSR 23,995 6,178 61,624 13,986 Other EE 33,405 15,662 66,477 24,094 Pacific Rim Countries 1,174,531 508,097 1,248,878 491,823 Australia 63,835 18,253 107,572 26,625 China 61,321 27,552 60,489 26,382 Indonesia 41,380 13,943 64,793 16,927 Japan 639,233 299,563 544,288 242,539 Korea 296,100 108,571 325,750 121,111 Taiwan 66,647 37,402 123,696 49,354 Other Pacific Rim 6,015 2,813 22,289 8,887 South/Central America 262,552 89,903 383,558 103,013 Argentina 13,463 7,353 22,200 10,157 Brazil 170,903 55,679 245,853 69,168 Colombia 1,351 1,029 1,171 778 Venezuela 39,126 13,198 98,814 17,588 Other S/C A 37,709 12,645 15,520 5,322 Other Countries 103,822 39,447 220,091 74,515 India 9,108 3,987 58,620 19,949 South Africa 87,725 32,171 92,911 30,974 Other 6,989 3,289 68,560 23,592 __________________________________________________________________________ September October Country and World Area Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,501,878 1,420,462 3,728,447 1,492,507 North America 600,985 289,527 524,742 264,458 Canada 359,386 198,060 371,114 196,218 Mexico 241,599 91,467 153,627 68,241 Western Europe 598,885 318,480 644,666 368,656 Euro Area 442,649 231,878 515,014 275,889 European Union 539,939 294,144 619,001 353,654 Austria 5,839 6,859 11,580 10,588 Belgium 28,704 15,812 57,413 29,037 Finland 38,089 10,720 13,841 4,650 France 49,046 31,641 101,537 53,848 Germany 155,749 89,913 114,406 82,238 Italy 54,493 25,316 31,411 20,481 Netherlands 60,271 23,616 109,913 37,173 Spain 19,287 14,087 32,183 18,975 Sweden 18,288 19,767 15,786 25,589 United Kingdom 78,172 41,962 87,615 51,704 Other EU 32,001 14,450 43,316 19,370 European Free Trade Association 3,582 3,002 4,288 3,703 Norway 2,966 1,684 3,711 2,237 Switzerland 616 1,318 577 1,466 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 30,734 11,919 18,105 9,092 Other Western Europe 24,630 9,414 3,272 2,208 Eastern Europe/FSR 681,341 186,290 745,258 187,905 Poland 7,251 1,953 2,006 531 Former Soviet Rep. 622,641 165,883 671,740 165,158 Moldova 36,877 8,481 25,259 7,924 Ukraine 75,502 19,204 57,271 13,176 Russia 499,285 135,725 545,736 133,463 Other FSR 10,976 2,473 43,473 10,595 Other EE 51,448 18,455 71,512 22,216 Pacific Rim Countries 1,267,305 511,793 1,431,313 555,399 Australia 49,928 12,053 128,838 30,099 China 67,490 26,225 72,693 31,936 Indonesia 72,269 28,321 106,278 29,657 Japan 652,066 281,363 795,716 331,221 Korea 376,349 134,064 256,068 99,520 Taiwan 33,387 24,006 48,703 25,140 Other Pacific Rim 15,818 5,761 23,016 7,826 South/Central America 269,192 83,946 227,691 66,421 Argentina 13,505 7,531 9,560 4,321 Brazil 192,315 55,454 171,791 46,098 Colombia 313 282 3,012 1,875 Venezuela 37,498 12,116 21,718 7,595 Other S/C A 25,562 8,562 21,611 6,533 Other Countries 84,170 30,427 154,778 49,667 India 40,351 13,519 43,604 13,292 South Africa 35,967 13,193 54,370 16,571 Other 7,852 3,715 56,804 19,804 __________________________________________________________________________ November December Country and World Area Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,656,417 1,398,409 2,595,632 1,107,807 North America 532,537 250,108 505,648 229,199 Canada 344,693 182,474 308,003 158,102 Mexico 187,845 67,633 197,645 71,096 Western Europe 660,287 364,906 526,620 313,179 Euro Area 514,521 282,448 420,446 243,012 European Union 595,197 343,973 485,896 297,900 Austria 7,704 7,987 2,729 4,845 Belgium 47,879 24,363 36,737 21,382 Finland 24,053 7,326 11,133 4,750 France 85,695 54,465 69,738 45,129 Germany 131,148 82,073 178,096 97,815 Italy 63,550 31,933 10,228 13,417 Netherlands 55,071 20,345 59,422 22,124 Spain 82,037 45,837 31,544 22,683 Sweden 21,196 23,813 13,255 20,598 United Kingdom 50,406 33,141 50,943 33,494 Other EU 26,458 12,689 22,072 11,663 European Free Trade Association 2,575 2,493 2,761 2,805 Norway 2,037 1,177 2,116 1,300 Switzerland 538 1,316 646 1,505 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 48,524 12,515 36,133 11,369 Other Western Europe 13,991 5,925 1,829 1,106 Eastern Europe/FSR 793,027 183,595 299,262 88,347 Poland 19,638 4,406 3,503 1,491 Former Soviet Rep. 753,538 171,627 257,091 74,102 Moldova 3,828 804 37,268 10,290 Ukraine 65,357 17,725 21,378 9,075 Russia 670,206 149,638 151,727 42,353 Other FSR 14,147 3,460 46,718 12,383 Other EE 19,850 7,562 38,668 12,753 Pacific Rim Countries 1,237,920 471,526 839,537 352,168 Australia 52,899 12,162 48,863 10,483 China 55,588 19,956 59,831 20,472 Indonesia 33,788 11,823 37,666 9,500 Japan 750,932 294,003 389,329 200,878 Korea 296,965 108,744 216,313 74,284 Taiwan 34,300 20,562 58,961 27,297 Other Pacific Rim 13,448 4,276 28,574 9,253 South/Central America 368,893 102,073 320,681 89,102 Argentina 22,135 10,119 12,696 6,248 Brazil 269,670 68,047 228,663 58,781 Colombia 828 398 809 436 Venezuela 50,391 15,653 54,505 15,900 Other S/C A 25,869 7,855 24,007 7,737 Other Countries 63,752 26,201 103,883 35,812 India 2,180 2,057 31,745 8,722 South Africa 48,905 18,955 38,827 14,682 Other 12,667 5,189 33,311 12,408 __________________________________________________________________________ 1998 Annual Country and World Area Quantity Value Total Census Basis 37,666,051 16,294,795 North America 7,272,899 3,559,385 Canada 4,447,160 2,446,634 Mexico 2,825,738 1,112,750 Western Europe 7,142,958 4,255,740 Euro Area 5,389,812 3,197,568 European Union 6,506,328 4,013,099 Austria 108,972 106,992 Belgium 401,513 239,155 Finland 186,653 67,843 France 990,284 639,299 Germany 1,594,624 1,022,206 Italy 516,487 336,293 Netherlands 727,105 279,155 Spain 544,285 348,156 Sweden 217,318 280,719 United Kingdom 849,345 504,864 Other EU 369,744 188,418 European Free Trade Association 65,044 45,039 Norway 25,997 15,766 Switzerland 39,047 29,272 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 487,307 157,473 Other Western Europe 84,280 40,129 Eastern Europe/FSR 6,920,817 1,917,247 Poland 143,054 44,926 Former Soviet Rep. 6,242,913 1,677,403 Moldova 286,310 80,249 Ukraine 805,939 227,674 Russia 4,777,483 1,265,436 Other FSR 373,181 104,045 Other EE 534,849 194,919 Pacific Rim Countries 11,736,679 5,061,600 Australia 873,694 231,537 China 571,084 248,624 Indonesia 482,132 150,308 Japan 6,074,374 2,905,208 Korea 3,092,541 1,167,084 Taiwan 476,185 293,431 Other Pacific Rim 166,671 65,405 South/Central America 3,383,694 1,028,892 Argentina 146,790 73,592 Brazil 2,475,980 720,860 Colombia 16,711 12,050 Venezuela 462,375 130,444 Other S/C A 281,841 91,945 Other Countries 1,209,003 471,929 India 363,766 126,972 South Africa 591,373 245,199 Other 253,863 99,758 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of Census. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."