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                                                                     IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS
                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A
              Canada                                                  2,657,731           1,336.682            1,988.30           1,212.618            2,191.73
              Mexico                                                      2,125               1.399            1,517.93               1.270            1,673.23
              United Kingdom                                            289,200              17.353           16,665.05              15.743           18,370.07
              Italy                                                     289,622             120.262            2,408.26             109.100            2,654.65
              China                                                       8,393               4.196            2,000.00               3.807            2,204.62
              Korea, South                                                2,610               0.220           11,838.76               0.200           13,050.00
              Taiwan                                                     16,222               8.111            1,999.78               7.359            2,204.38
              Japan                                                     825,000              31.829           25,919.57              28.875           28,571.43

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,090,903           1,520.056            2,691.28           1,378.972            2,966.63

              BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B
              Canada                                                 42,668,916          74,912.033              569.59          67,959.073              627.86
              Mexico                                                 63,297,715         106,916.201              592.03          96,992.774              652.60
              Brazil                                                143,633,798         246,798.731              581.99         223,892.106              641.53
              Sweden                                                  2,153,989             429.862            5,010.88             389.965            5,523.54
              Finland                                                12,804,212           7,057.111            1,814.37           6,402.106            2,000.00
              Denmark                                                     6,790              12.078              562.18              10.957              619.70
              United Kingdom                                          6,436,589           3,181.364            2,023.22           2,886.086            2,230.21
              Germany                                                    58,189              19.933            2,919.22              18.083            3,217.88
              Switzerland                                                76,061               0.216          352,047.95               0.196          388,066.33
              Poland                                                      5,195               3.235            1,605.73               2.935            1,770.02
              Russia                                                  6,653,605          18,427.355              361.07          16,717.020              398.01
              Spain                                                     126,769              13.033            9,726.23              11.824           10,721.33
              Italy                                                   1,080,912             157.494            6,863.16             142.877            7,565.33
              Slovenia                                                    8,490               1.300            6,527.12               1.180            7,194.92
              Romania                                                24,635,465          38,170.759              645.40          34,627.940              711.43
              India                                                      27,666              22.010            1,256.92              19.968            1,385.52
              Vietnam                                                20,777,096          46,084.163              450.85          41,806.862              496.98
              Indonesia                                              35,632,310          80,264.268              443.94          72,814.540              489.36
              China                                                     228,165             241.757              943.78             219.319            1,040.33
              Korea, South                                           24,836,969          44,861.808              553.63          40,697.960              610.28
              Taiwan                                                     18,408               0.963           19,106.94               0.874           21,061.78
              Japan                                                     187,073              94.057            1,988.91              85.328            2,192.40
              Australia                                              14,019,857          28,994.825              483.53          26,303.671              533.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       399,374,239         696,664.568              573.27         632,003.644              631.92

              WIRE RODS..............................3
              Canada                                                 22,939,801          26,399.160              868.96          23,948.922              957.86
              Mexico                                                  1,532,930           3,205.621              478.20           2,908.092              527.13
              Brazil                                                  2,433,138           3,856.555              630.91           3,498.609              695.46
              Sweden                                                    214,260              23.855            8,981.72              21.641            9,900.65
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              United Kingdom                                          2,414,800             580.276            4,161.47             526.418            4,587.23
              France                                                    284,101              84.527            3,361.05              76.682            3,704.92
              Germany                                                 1,409,505             770.771            1,828.69             699.232            2,015.79
              Italy                                                     362,161              92.429            3,918.22              83.851            4,319.10
              India                                                     432,586             602.376              718.13             546.467              791.60
              Vietnam                                                20,844,061          41,974.748              496.59          38,078.862              547.39
              Malaysia                                                9,237,925          20,495.610              450.73          18,593.310              496.84
              China                                                      44,916              37.264            1,205.32              33.806            1,328.64
              Taiwan                                                    747,224             598.971            1,247.51             543.378            1,375.15
              Japan                                                  10,443,119          11,759.195              888.08          10,667.766              978.94
              South Africa                                              153,150             324.652              471.73             294.520              520.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        73,493,677         110,806.016              663.26         100,521.556              731.12

              STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4
              Canada                                                  3,739,308           2,987.658            1,251.58           2,710.359            1,379.64
              Mexico                                                  3,651,576           5,496.106              664.39           4,985.985              732.37
              United Kingdom                                         12,147,251          13,691.785              887.19          12,420.982              977.96
              Luxembourg                                             24,722,833          25,081.632              985.69          22,753.681            1,086.54
              Germany                                                 3,954,473           2,457.620            1,609.07           2,229.516            1,773.69
              Austria                                                   406,318              37.878           10,726.82              34.363           11,824.29
              Slovakia                                                   22,639               0.860           26,296.75               0.781           28,987.20
              Switzerland                                                 5,590               0.510           10,952.84               0.463           12,073.43
              Lithuania                                                   2,326               0.274            8,474.35               0.249            9,341.37
              Spain                                                  14,442,192          20,545.941              702.92          18,638.970              774.84
              Italy                                                     601,307             105.505            5,699.30              95.713            6,282.40
              Turkey                                                  1,648,810           2,198.515              749.97           1,994.460              826.69
              Israel                                                      8,250               0.753           10,941.92               0.684           12,061.40
              United Arab Emirates                                      133,191             106.671            1,248.61              96.771            1,376.35
              India                                                  22,932,149          25,306.713              906.17          22,957.871              998.88
              Thailand                                                  145,094             115.093            1,260.66             104.411            1,389.64
              Malaysia                                                  205,958             499.632              412.22             453.259              454.39
              China                                                   4,374,486           5,024.854              870.57           4,558.473              959.64
              Korea, South                                           28,657,527          36,276.950              789.97          32,909.905              870.79
              Taiwan                                                     71,646              17.336            4,132.78              15.727            4,555.61
              Japan                                                   1,906,433           2,228.178              855.60           2,021.370              943.14

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       123,779,357         142,180.474              870.58         128,983.993              959.65

              STEEL PILING...........................5
              Canada                                                      7,593               7.581            1,001.49               6.878            1,103.95
              United Kingdom                                             44,788              44.720            1,001.50              40.570            1,103.97
              Luxembourg                                             10,066,519          10,434.737              964.71           9,466.237            1,063.41
              Germany                                                    36,025              35.971            1,001.48              32.633            1,103.94
              United Arab Emirates                                      429,221             812.620              528.19             737.197              582.23
              India                                                       3,260               3.255            1,001.50               2.953            1,103.96
              China                                                   5,731,852           9,601.093              597.00           8,709.968              658.08
              Korea, South                                                3,329               3.324            1,001.33               3.016            1,103.78
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        16,322,587          20,943.304              779.37          18,999.452              859.11

              PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A
              Canada                                                  8,442,931          10,124.390              833.92           9,184.695              919.24
              Mexico                                                    193,428             163.961            1,179.72             148.743            1,300.42
              Brazil                                                    575,478             247.520            2,324.97             224.547            2,562.84
              Sweden                                                  5,047,436           1,795.601            2,811.00           1,628.943            3,098.60
              Finland                                                    49,756              15.636            3,182.09              14.185            3,507.65
              United Kingdom                                             27,416               5.320            5,152.56               4.827            5,679.72
              Netherlands                                               180,580              18.806            9,601.99              17.061           10,584.37
              Belgium                                                 4,721,369           1,539.315            3,067.19           1,396.444            3,380.99
              France                                                  1,141,018             223.046            5,115.62             202.344            5,639.00
              Germany                                                   997,342             425.078            2,346.25             385.625            2,586.30
              Austria                                                   609,159             121.929            4,995.98             110.613            5,507.12
              Spain                                                      77,723              24.402            3,184.98              22.138            3,510.84
              Italy                                                     255,191             179.309            1,423.19             162.667            1,568.79
              Slovenia                                                6,507,433           2,010.389            3,236.90           1,823.795            3,568.07
              India                                                     432,293             205.579            2,102.80             186.499            2,317.94
              Thailand                                                   94,705              44.632            2,121.88              40.490            2,338.97
              Malaysia                                                2,923,348           5,285.173              553.12           4,794.630              609.71
              Indonesia                                                 810,260             467.781            1,732.13             424.364            1,909.35
              China                                                     221,130             132.849            1,664.52             120.519            1,834.81
              Korea, South                                            6,072,841           5,703.307            1,064.79           5,173.955            1,173.73
              Taiwan                                                  2,296,643             959.892            2,392.60             870.800            2,637.39
              Japan                                                   1,673,839             552.782            3,028.02             501.476            3,337.82
              Australia                                                  58,433              29.697            1,967.62              26.941            2,168.92
              South Africa                                              676,588             406.707            1,663.57             368.959            1,833.78

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        44,086,340          30,683.113            1,436.83          27,835.260            1,583.83

              PLATES IN COILS.......................6B
              Canada                                                  8,495,783          12,521.447              678.50          11,359.269              747.92
              Mexico                                                  1,004,156           1,638.787              612.74           1,486.683              675.43
              Brazil                                                      3,136               5.492              570.93               4.983              629.34
              Sweden                                                  1,990,827           1,665.006            1,195.69           1,510.469            1,318.02
              Netherlands                                             2,680,539           4,150.287              645.87           3,765.079              711.95
              Belgium                                                   454,686             152.229            2,986.85             138.100            3,292.44
              France                                                  2,283,461           2,070.713            1,102.74           1,878.520            1,215.56
              Germany                                                 5,322,550           6,643.218              801.20           6,026.628              883.17
              Turkey                                                  6,391,567          11,118.509              574.86          10,086.545              633.67
              India                                                     861,500             478.365            1,800.92             433.966            1,985.18
              Malaysia                                                  162,264             328.797              493.51             298.280              544.00
              Indonesia                                               1,971,880           1,173.889            1,679.78           1,064.935            1,851.64
              China                                                      81,880              89.067              919.30              80.801            1,013.35
              Korea, South                                           13,076,499          23,871.095              547.80          21,655.500              603.84
              Japan                                                   1,861,419           2,892.260              643.59           2,623.815              709.43
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        46,642,147          68,799.168              677.95          62,413.573              747.31

              RAILS STANDARD.........................7
              Ecuador                                                     6,093               3.362            1,812.29               3.050            1,997.70
              Sweden                                                      3,472               0.577            6,010.97               0.524            6,625.95
              Luxembourg                                              1,767,258           1,559.239            1,133.41           1,414.519            1,249.37
              Germany                                                    23,208               2.513            9,234.19               2.280           10,178.95
              Spain                                                      19,118              13.199            1,448.44              11.974            1,596.63
              China                                                     101,602              77.157            1,316.82              69.996            1,451.54
              Japan                                                   9,319,034           9,930.367              938.44           9,008.680            1,034.45

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        11,239,785          11,586.416              970.08          10,511.023            1,069.33

              RAILS ALL OTHER........................8
              Canada                                                    148,562             104.720            1,418.65              95.001            1,563.79
              Luxembourg                                                248,731             216.804            1,147.26             196.682            1,264.64
              Spain                                                     456,725             411.783            1,109.14             373.564            1,222.62
              China                                                     242,942             328.975              738.48             298.442              814.03

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,096,960           1,062.284            1,032.64             963.689            1,138.29

              RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9
              Canada                                                     73,434              60.029            1,223.30              54.458            1,348.45
              Brazil                                                     11,016               3.915            2,813.50               3.552            3,101.35
              Germany                                                    12,188              12.090            1,008.09              10.968            1,111.23
              China                                                     772,502           1,012.655              762.85             918.666              840.90
              Australia                                                  12,990               5.775            2,249.35               5.239            2,479.48

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           882,130           1,094.465              805.99             992.883              888.45

              BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14
              Canada                                                 16,556,484          18,567.048              891.71          16,843.748              982.95
              Mexico                                                  2,313,795           4,548.818              508.66           4,126.620              560.70
              Dominican Republic                                         66,350             110.211              602.03              99.982              663.62
              Brazil                                                    334,347             149.938            2,229.89             136.022            2,458.04
              Sweden                                                    416,328              92.703            4,490.98              84.099            4,950.45
              United Kingdom                                          2,443,568           1,296.383            1,884.91           1,176.060            2,077.76
              Belgium                                                     4,359               2.616            1,665.72               2.374            1,836.14
              France                                                  4,838,208           3,779.102            1,280.25           3,428.345            1,411.24
              Germany                                                 3,186,084           1,868.389            1,705.26           1,694.975            1,879.72
              Austria                                                    11,611               1.200            9,672.47               1.089           10,662.08
              Czech Republic                                             19,397               7.969            2,433.84               7.230            2,682.85
              Poland                                                      4,220               1.117            3,775.46               1.014            4,161.74
              Ukraine                                                 1,161,309             378.052            3,071.82             342.964            3,386.10
              Spain                                                   1,578,869           1,149.938            1,373.00           1,043.207            1,513.48
              Portugal                                                3,285,220             695.864            4,721.06             631.278            5,204.08
              Italy                                                   3,308,177             848.810            3,897.43             770.028            4,296.18
              Slovenia                                                  263,817              59.875            4,406.11              54.318            4,856.90
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Romania                                                    22,038              16.232            1,357.64              14.726            1,496.54
              Turkey                                                    117,235             197.471              593.68             179.143              654.42
              India                                                     576,757              95.927            6,012.43              87.024            6,627.56
              China                                                   1,002,400             736.204            1,361.58             667.874            1,500.88
              Korea, South                                            4,597,032           3,907.403            1,176.49           3,544.738            1,296.86
              Taiwan                                                    276,979              48.015            5,768.53              43.559            6,358.71
              Japan                                                  22,297,024          19,616.971            1,136.62          17,796.222            1,252.91

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        68,681,608          58,176.269            1,180.58          52,776.639            1,301.36

              BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A
              Canada                                                    894,227             640.961            1,395.13             581.471            1,537.87
              Mexico                                                  1,789,908           3,446.550              519.33           3,126.659              572.47
              United Kingdom                                              6,755               7.317              923.17               6.638            1,017.63
              Netherlands                                                 7,214               4.941            1,459.83               4.483            1,609.19
              France                                                      3,248               2.864            1,133.72               2.599            1,249.71
              Germany                                                   180,694              82.079            2,201.46              74.461            2,426.69
              Switzerland                                                35,223               4.627            7,611.67               4.198            8,390.42
              Spain                                                      22,375              21.349            1,048.03              19.368            1,155.26
              Italy                                                     128,042              12.557           10,196.43              11.392           11,239.64
              Turkey                                                    110,087             170.322              646.34             154.514              712.47
              India                                                     883,552             333.668            2,647.99             302.699            2,918.91
              Thailand                                                    3,152               0.122           25,760.78               0.111           28,396.40
              Vietnam                                                     8,467               2.588            3,271.35               2.348            3,606.05
              China                                                      12,593               8.288            1,519.38               7.519            1,674.82
              Korea, South                                              505,495             891.695              566.89             808.933              624.89
              Taiwan                                                     11,726               8.032            1,459.81               7.287            1,609.17

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,602,758           5,637.968              816.39           5,114.680              899.91

              BARS - REINFORCING ...................15
              Canada                                                    731,946             849.296              861.83             770.469              950.00
              Mexico                                                    786,931           1,420.993              553.79           1,289.104              610.45
              Dominican Republic                                        570,517             894.548              637.77             811.521              703.02
              Germany                                                    97,703              66.977            1,458.74              60.761            1,607.99
              India                                                      24,609              47.680              516.12              43.255              568.93
              Thailand                                                2,676,367           5,673.439              471.74           5,146.859              520.00
              Vietnam                                                     5,550               5.522            1,004.97               5.010            1,107.78
              Korea, South                                           54,093,675         114,803.292              471.19         104,147.824              519.39
              Australia                                                  19,703              34.809              566.02              31.579              623.93

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        59,007,001         123,796.560              476.64         112,306.382              525.41

              BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16
              Canada                                                  2,415,713           1,341.172            1,801.19           1,216.692            1,985.48
              Mexico                                                    994,213             618.772            1,606.75             561.341            1,771.14
              Sweden                                                  1,311,633             370.519            3,539.98             336.130            3,902.16
              United Kingdom                                          1,052,700             362.956            2,900.34             329.269            3,197.08
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Netherlands                                                15,345              13.539            1,133.33              12.283            1,249.29
              France                                                    917,865             238.789            3,843.83             216.626            4,237.10
              Germany                                                 5,100,585           1,950.912            2,614.46           1,769.839            2,881.95
              Austria                                                   579,558              64.031            9,051.20              58.088            9,977.24
              Czech Republic                                             47,784              27.573            1,732.99              25.014            1,910.29
              Switzerland                                                77,951               7.985            9,762.01               7.244           10,760.77
              Spain                                                   3,070,851           1,329.352            2,310.03           1,205.969            2,546.38
              Portugal                                                  949,042             236.037            4,020.72             214.130            4,432.08
              Italy                                                  10,066,237           2,431.690            4,139.60           2,205.993            4,563.13
              Slovenia                                                  317,659              61.931            5,129.23              56.183            5,654.01
              Romania                                                   120,112              32.816            3,660.07              29.771            4,034.53
              Turkey                                                     47,579              56.270              845.54              51.048              932.04
              Saudi Arabia                                               77,643              40.054            1,938.43              36.337            2,136.75
              United Arab Emirates                                      825,012             352.416            2,341.01             319.707            2,580.53
              India                                                   2,187,271             854.713            2,559.07             775.383            2,820.89
              Vietnam                                                    71,210              45.984            1,548.58              41.716            1,707.02
              China                                                     453,931             374.602            1,211.77             339.834            1,335.74
              Korea, South                                            1,196,499             825.479            1,449.46             748.863            1,597.75
              Taiwan                                                  5,885,498           1,758.754            3,346.40           1,595.516            3,688.77
              Japan                                                     680,510             272.625            2,496.13             247.322            2,751.51

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        38,462,401          13,668.984            2,813.84          12,400.298            3,101.73

              TOOL STEEL............................17
              Canada                                                     32,243               6.910            4,665.87               6.269            5,143.24
              Mexico                                                    274,340              57.861            4,741.33              52.491            5,226.42
              Brazil                                                  1,230,236             239.582            5,134.91             217.346            5,660.27
              Sweden                                                  3,504,237             574.277            6,101.99             520.976            6,726.29
              United Kingdom                                              6,677               0.020          318,803.91               0.019          351,421.05
              Netherlands                                                43,348              17.383            2,493.64              15.770            2,748.76
              France                                                    301,749              17.645           17,100.34              16.008           18,849.89
              Germany                                                 2,219,677           1,158.612            1,915.81           1,051.076            2,111.81
              Austria                                                 2,175,640             214.821           10,127.66             194.883           11,163.83
              Hungary                                                    15,128               0.116          129,470.70               0.106          142,716.98
              Switzerland                                                99,796              17.161            5,814.98              15.569            6,409.92
              Spain                                                      21,458              13.351            1,607.20              12.112            1,771.63
              Italy                                                     110,657              34.377            3,218.85              31.187            3,548.18
              Slovenia                                                  235,790              80.987            2,911.42              73.471            3,209.29
              China                                                   2,050,923             186.246           11,011.88             168.960           12,138.51
              Korea, South                                              134,411              41.721            3,221.63              37.849            3,551.24
              Taiwan                                                  2,197,533             786.895            2,792.66             713.860            3,078.38
              Japan                                                   3,709,507           2,543.188            1,458.61           2,307.142            1,607.84

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        18,363,350           5,991.163            3,065.07           5,435.094            3,378.66

              STANDARD PIPE.........................18
              Canada                                                  8,390,208           7,403.120            1,133.33           6,716.000            1,249.29
              Mexico                                                  9,294,980           6,239.436            1,489.71           5,660.323            1,642.13
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Guatemala                                                 231,314             115.150            2,008.79             104.463            2,214.32
              Dominican Republic                                         67,261              71.788              936.94              65.125            1,032.80
              Brazil                                                     24,929              24.630            1,012.14              22.344            1,115.69
              Sweden                                                     11,203               5.127            2,184.69               4.652            2,408.21
              Finland                                                     3,395               0.124           27,255.69               0.113           30,044.25
              United Kingdom                                              3,381               4.384              771.04               3.978              849.92
              Netherlands                                                23,609              15.844            1,490.03              14.374            1,642.48
              Belgium                                                     4,350               0.236           18,354.67               0.215           20,232.56
              France                                                     69,148              37.648            1,836.68              34.154            2,024.59
              Germany                                                 2,304,464           1,384.546            1,664.42           1,256.040            1,834.71
              Spain                                                     610,681             273.334            2,234.19             247.965            2,462.77
              Portugal                                                   23,778              19.957            1,191.44              18.105            1,313.34
              Italy                                                   1,677,486             960.406            1,746.64             871.266            1,925.34
              Romania                                                    54,925              26.804            2,049.07              24.317            2,258.71
              Turkey                                                    108,781              17.135            6,348.31              15.545            6,997.81
              United Arab Emirates                                    3,549,949           5,867.155              605.05           5,322.595              666.96
              Oman                                                    3,481,426           5,097.223              683.00           4,624.125              752.88
              India                                                   1,952,208           2,142.521              911.17           1,943.663            1,004.40
              Thailand                                                3,459,244           6,448.036              536.48           5,849.562              591.37
              Vietnam                                                 7,588,399          11,105.799              683.28          10,075.015              753.19
              Malaysia                                                  912,302             935.428              975.28             848.607            1,075.06
              Indonesia                                                 254,646             288.546              882.51             261.765              972.80
              China                                                   5,652,858           5,572.227            1,014.47           5,055.041            1,118.26
              Korea, South                                            9,186,942          14,485.422              634.22          13,140.958              699.11
              Taiwan                                                    384,247              46.023            8,348.90              41.752            9,203.08
              Japan                                                   1,610,089           1,034.878            1,555.82             938.826            1,715.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        60,936,203          69,622.941              875.23          63,160.888              964.78

              OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19
              Canada                                                 15,712,051           8,063.374            1,948.57           7,314.972            2,147.93
              Mexico                                                  8,843,698           5,688.184            1,554.75           5,160.236            1,713.82
              Sweden                                                     18,932               0.744           25,444.19               0.675           28,047.41
              United Kingdom                                             14,264               1.847            7,720.82               1.676            8,510.74
              Netherlands                                                 5,488               1.471            3,729.31               1.335            4,110.86
              France                                                     78,986             107.645              733.76              97.654              808.84
              Germany                                                   622,133             495.075            1,256.64             449.125            1,385.21
              Austria                                                12,730,600           9,454.378            1,346.53           8,576.870            1,484.29
              Czech Republic                                            195,866             173.071            1,131.70             157.008            1,247.49
              Kazakhstan                                                137,694             160.213              859.44             145.343              947.37
              Spain                                                   2,850,728           2,013.706            1,415.66           1,826.804            1,560.50
              Italy                                                   8,531,947           5,644.665            1,511.51           5,120.756            1,666.15
              Romania                                                 2,933,108           2,450.736            1,196.83           2,223.271            1,319.28
              Saudi Arabia                                              896,037           1,425.848              628.42           1,293.508              692.72
              United Arab Emirates                                    7,459,784          11,240.979              663.62          10,197.648              731.52
              India                                                     105,623               4.565           23,133.66               4.142           25,500.48
              Vietnam                                                11,716,939          16,994.356              689.46          15,417.025              760.00
              China                                                      36,761              25.747            1,427.73              23.358            1,573.81
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Korea, South                                           55,567,067          65,103.498              853.52          59,060.917              940.84
              Taiwan                                                 22,192,432          34,946.297              635.04          31,702.757              700.02
              Japan                                                  15,154,684           3,471.864            4,365.00           3,149.623            4,811.59

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       165,804,822         167,468.271              990.07         151,924.703            1,091.36

              LINE PIPE > 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER....20A
              Canada                                                    234,817             154.256            1,522.25             139.939            1,678.00
              Mexico                                                  2,435,981           3,110.078              783.25           2,821.417              863.39
              United Kingdom                                            839,875             559.130            1,502.11             507.235            1,655.79
              Germany                                                16,939,780          11,503.957            1,472.52          10,436.218            1,623.17
              Poland                                                     11,527               5.265            2,189.06               4.777            2,413.02
              Spain                                                     107,020              38.139            2,805.98              34.600            3,093.06
              Italy                                                   1,633,681             828.706            1,971.36             751.790            2,173.05
              Greece                                                 22,221,137          22,205.864            1,000.69          20,144.827            1,103.07
              Turkey                                                  1,987,107             941.330            2,110.96             853.961            2,326.93
              India                                                     245,029              93.155            2,630.33              84.509            2,899.44
              Thailand                                                  504,770             463.914            1,088.07             420.856            1,199.39
              Vietnam                                                    17,914               2.570            6,968.83               2.332            7,681.82
              China                                                      30,117              27.532            1,093.87              24.977            1,205.79
              Korea, South                                           34,232,814          44,695.363              765.91          40,546.963              844.28
              Japan                                                     792,723             662.156            1,197.18             600.698            1,319.67

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        82,234,292          85,291.422              964.16          77,375.099            1,062.80

              LINE PIPE <= 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER...20B
              Canada                                                     11,823               3.391            3,485.75               3.077            3,842.38
              Mexico                                                  7,585,998           5,983.279            1,267.87           5,427.941            1,397.58
              Brazil                                                  1,478,389             987.775            1,496.69             896.095            1,649.81
              Argentina                                                   8,651               6.045            1,431.08               5.484            1,577.50
              United Kingdom                                            235,673             116.928            2,015.53             106.076            2,221.74
              France                                                     70,882               8.109            8,740.40               7.357            9,634.63
              Germany                                                    43,928              19.472            2,255.92              17.665            2,486.73
              Austria                                                   396,133             333.015            1,189.53             302.107            1,311.23
              Slovakia                                                  395,481             265.568            1,489.18             240.920            1,641.54
              Switzerland                                                 2,100               0.186           11,272.71               0.169           12,426.04
              Poland                                                     21,871              12.482            1,752.12              11.324            1,931.38
              Azerbaijan                                                862,613           1,042.807              827.20             946.019              911.83
              Georgia                                                 1,263,582           1,362.210              927.60           1,235.777            1,022.50
              Spain                                                     765,575             440.403            1,738.35             399.527            1,916.20
              Italy                                                   3,615,417             586.582            6,163.53             532.139            6,794.12
              Romania                                                    49,992              31.532            1,585.40              28.606            1,747.61
              Turkey                                                  2,901,180             342.009            8,482.74             310.266            9,350.62
              India                                                   2,632,853           2,788.513              944.18           2,529.698            1,040.78
              Pakistan                                                  242,201             378.725              639.52             343.574              704.95
              China                                                     145,008              28.711            5,050.45              26.047            5,567.17
              Korea, South                                            4,466,743           5,450.741              819.47           4,944.831              903.32
              Taiwan                                                     32,615              10.154            3,211.88               9.212            3,540.49
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Japan                                                   2,776,480           1,872.384            1,482.86           1,698.599            1,634.57

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        30,005,188          22,071.033            1,359.48          20,022.510            1,498.57

              LINE PIPE - NOT SPECIFIED............20C
              Canada                                                    852,116             225.689            3,775.61             204.742            4,161.90
              Mexico                                                  1,145,125           1,535.169              745.93           1,392.683              822.24
              Finland                                                    72,307               8.155            8,865.50               7.399            9,772.54
              France                                                      5,503               1.024            5,373.78               0.929            5,923.57
              Germany                                                   314,463             200.359            1,569.49             181.763            1,730.07
              Italy                                                     364,978              75.581            4,828.96              68.566            5,323.02
              Turkey                                                  2,524,138             566.769            4,453.55             514.165            4,909.20
              India                                                     252,310             399.336              631.82             362.272              696.47
              Singapore                                                   2,742               0.018          146,323.60               0.017          161,294.12
              China                                                      21,825               5.573            3,916.00               5.056            4,316.65
              Korea, South                                           20,469,147          29,895.623              684.69          27,120.861              754.74
              Taiwan                                                  1,616,568           2,464.255              656.01           2,235.536              723.12

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        27,641,222          35,377.557              781.32          32,093.989              861.26

              MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A
              Canada                                                  5,104,505           4,029.738            1,266.71           3,655.718            1,396.31
              Mexico                                                 15,978,319          13,120.144            1,217.85          11,902.398            1,342.45
              Guatemala                                                  79,877              88.328              904.32              80.130              996.84
              El Salvador                                               176,096             193.365              910.69             175.418            1,003.87
              Costa Rica                                                204,421             247.974              824.36             224.959              908.70
              Dominican Republic                                        822,013             976.464              841.83             885.834              927.95
              Colombia                                                   24,467              23.473            1,042.31              21.295            1,148.96
              Brazil                                                     63,391              21.458            2,954.09              19.467            3,256.33
              Sweden                                                  1,183,059             560.384            2,111.16             508.372            2,327.15
              Finland                                                    55,044              13.789            3,991.61              12.510            4,400.00
              United Kingdom                                            852,422             688.050            1,238.89             624.189            1,365.65
              Netherlands                                                 6,001               1.102            5,444.02               1.000            6,001.00
              Belgium                                                    34,503               7.716            4,471.51               7.000            4,929.00
              France                                                    840,293             362.122            2,320.47             328.512            2,557.88
              Germany                                                 9,159,999           5,525.666            1,657.72           5,012.802            1,827.32
              Austria                                                   547,867             224.596            2,439.33             203.751            2,688.90
              Czech Republic                                              5,282               3.692            1,430.37               3.350            1,576.72
              Switzerland                                                 2,120               0.004          480,808.05               0.004          530,000.00
              Georgia                                                   123,666             125.832              982.79             114.153            1,083.34
              Spain                                                   1,173,271             354.644            3,308.30             321.728            3,646.78
              Italy                                                   1,303,648             669.448            1,947.35             607.314            2,146.58
              Slovenia                                                   29,694               4.834            6,141.80               4.386            6,770.18
              Romania                                                 3,699,932           2,055.990            1,799.59           1,865.164            1,983.70
              Turkey                                                    657,809             662.077              993.55             600.627            1,095.20
              United Arab Emirates                                       41,803              51.067              818.58              46.328              902.33
              India                                                   6,989,105           6,686.894            1,045.19           6,066.250            1,152.13
              Thailand                                                  120,836             107.713            1,121.83              97.716            1,236.60
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Vietnam                                                 1,539,637           1,908.348              806.79           1,731.225              889.33
              Cambodia                                                  137,471             143.039              961.07             129.763            1,059.40
              Malaysia                                                  506,710             559.039              906.39             507.152              999.13
              Indonesia                                                  85,340              29.551            2,887.81              26.809            3,183.26
              China                                                   6,146,678           4,947.204            1,242.45           4,488.030            1,369.57
              Korea, South                                              242,754             234.441            1,035.46             212.682            1,141.39
              Taiwan                                                    212,178              97.332            2,179.92              88.299            2,402.95
              Japan                                                   1,639,229             798.077            2,053.97             724.004            2,264.12

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        59,789,440          45,523.613            1,313.37          41,298.339            1,447.74

              PRESSURE TUBING......................21B
              Canada                                                     47,756              27.265            1,751.51              24.735            1,930.71
              Mexico                                                    673,701             267.821            2,515.48             242.964            2,772.84
              Brazil                                                     97,790              45.478            2,150.27              41.257            2,370.26
              Sweden                                                     15,658               0.773           20,234.62               0.702           22,304.84
              Finland                                                     3,878               0.092           41,881.71               0.084           46,166.67
              Netherlands                                                32,883               5.605            5,866.46               5.085            6,466.67
              France                                                     92,516              33.444            2,766.29              30.340            3,049.31
              Germany                                                   719,657             307.954            2,336.89             279.372            2,575.98
              Austria                                                   372,589             100.163            3,719.80              90.867            4,100.38
              Czech Republic                                              7,499               0.220           34,014.90               0.200           37,495.00
              Slovakia                                                  526,476             202.040            2,605.80             183.288            2,872.40
              Switzerland                                                 2,023               0.326            6,200.12               0.296            6,834.46
              Spain                                                   3,360,206             605.229            5,551.95             549.055            6,119.98
              Italy                                                     283,693             103.813            2,732.72              94.178            3,012.31
              Romania                                                 1,745,189             795.692            2,193.30             721.840            2,417.70
              India                                                     109,379              67.177            1,628.22              60.942            1,794.80
              China                                                   1,043,086             554.189            1,882.18             502.752            2,074.75
              Korea, South                                              304,802             153.719            1,982.85             139.452            2,185.71
              Japan                                                   1,129,781             348.194            3,244.68             315.877            3,576.65

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        10,568,562           3,619.202            2,920.14           3,283.286            3,218.90

              STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D
              Canada                                                 11,711,191           1,116.264           10,491.42           1,012.658           11,564.80
              Mexico                                                  2,537,596             327.060            7,758.81             296.704            8,552.62
              Costa Rica                                                 20,110               0.451           44,496.32               0.410           49,048.78
              Sweden                                                    571,623              36.586           15,623.75              33.191           17,222.23
              Norway                                                      2,167               0.005          393,173.98               0.005          433,400.00
              Finland                                                   386,199              97.423            3,964.13              88.381            4,369.71
              Denmark                                                    78,544               6.239           12,589.04               5.660           13,877.03
              United Kingdom                                            557,488               8.401           66,353.29               7.622           73,141.96
              Ireland                                                   115,592               0.061        1,872,559.43               0.056        2,064,142.86
              Netherlands                                               104,146               1.769           58,865.85               1.605           64,888.47
              Belgium                                                    82,490               7.237           11,397.15               6.566           12,563.20
              France                                                  2,712,754             275.443            9,848.69             249.878           10,856.31
              Germany                                                 1,739,162             158.667           10,961.03             143.941           12,082.46
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Austria                                                   570,154              57.633            9,892.80              52.284           10,904.94
              Czech Republic                                          1,262,228              62.383           20,233.50              56.593           22,303.61
              Slovakia                                                   31,910               0.598           53,311.74               0.543           58,766.11
              Hungary                                                    14,931               0.752           19,831.89               0.683           21,860.91
              Switzerland                                               227,739               1.593          142,877.87               1.446          157,495.85
              Poland                                                     23,806               1.813           13,128.54               1.645           14,471.73
              Ukraine                                                 1,949,728             193.313           10,085.84             175.371           11,117.73
              Spain                                                     366,713              40.268            9,106.69              36.531           10,038.41
              Italy                                                   1,652,017             121.247           13,625.15             109.994           15,019.16
              Slovenia                                                   18,963               0.231           81,918.81               0.210           90,300.00
              Turkey                                                    668,945             207.705            3,220.65             188.427            3,550.15
              United Arab Emirates                                      796,654             229.890            3,465.37             208.553            3,819.91
              India                                                   8,965,164           2,695.996            3,325.36           2,445.768            3,665.58
              Thailand                                                  273,927              76.574            3,577.27              69.467            3,943.27
              Vietnam                                                 1,268,612             348.490            3,640.31             316.145            4,012.75
              Malaysia                                                   70,285              17.517            4,012.18              15.892            4,422.67
              Singapore                                                   4,905               0.046          105,946.25               0.042          116,785.71
              Indonesia                                                  45,123               4.509           10,006.09               4.091           11,029.82
              China                                                   7,196,384           1,610.520            4,468.36           1,461.040            4,925.52
              Korea, South                                            9,278,499           2,953.371            3,141.66           2,679.254            3,463.09
              Taiwan                                                 10,313,565           3,989.666            2,585.07           3,619.366            2,849.55
              Japan                                                   7,813,498             650.438           12,012.66             590.068           13,241.69
              New Zealand                                                 3,426               0.031          107,172.96               0.029          118,137.93
              South Africa                                               28,204               5.539            5,091.79               5.025            5,612.74

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        73,464,442          15,305.746            4,799.79          13,885.144            5,290.87

              PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E
              Canada                                                  1,288,913             289.507            4,452.09             262.637            4,907.58
              Mexico                                                    668,236             208.710            3,201.74             189.339            3,529.31
              Sweden                                                      2,040               0.052           38,555.36               0.048           42,500.00
              Finland                                                    18,000              13.879            1,296.90              12.591            1,429.59
              Denmark                                                    17,178               2.817            6,096.88               2.556            6,720.66
              United Kingdom                                             70,197              10.219            6,868.91               9.271            7,571.68
              Belgium                                                    16,593               2.334            7,107.14               2.118            7,834.28
              France                                                     18,983               0.030          615,039.03               0.028          677,964.29
              Germany                                                   127,526              12.279           10,385.07              11.140           11,447.58
              Austria                                                    34,165               9.399            3,634.80               8.527            4,006.68
              Poland                                                      5,120               0.498           10,276.08               0.452           11,327.43
              Spain                                                       3,237               0.098           32,995.03               0.089           36,370.79
              Italy                                                      17,129               2.625            6,523.58               2.382            7,191.02
              Turkey                                                      4,420               0.246           17,900.70               0.224           19,732.14
              India                                                      87,308              50.588            1,725.85              45.893            1,902.43
              Vietnam                                                    25,336              28.968              874.60              26.280              964.08
              China                                                     517,482             229.617            2,253.66             208.306            2,484.24
              Korea, South                                               90,756              17.625            5,149.00              15.990            5,675.80
              Taiwan                                                     63,945              18.622            3,433.76              16.894            3,785.07
              Japan                                                     103,102              31.067            3,318.64              28.184            3,658.17
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         3,179,666             929.191            3,421.97             842.949            3,772.07

              STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A
              Canada                                                 18,776,729          19,444.631              965.65          17,639.878            1,064.45
              Mexico                                                  3,877,681           4,439.925              873.37           4,027.834              962.72
              Guatemala                                                   2,157               1.697            1,270.65               1.540            1,400.65
              Sweden                                                      2,185               0.981            2,227.19               0.890            2,455.06
              Finland                                                 1,673,254             432.751            3,866.54             392.586            4,262.13
              United Kingdom                                             13,507               9.826            1,374.62               8.914            1,515.26
              Netherlands                                                 7,498               1.459            5,137.52               1.324            5,663.14
              France                                                      5,276               2.331            2,263.03               2.115            2,494.56
              Germany                                                   968,205             231.659            4,179.43             210.158            4,607.03
              Austria                                                    66,343              21.735            3,052.31              19.718            3,364.59
              Portugal                                                    2,250               1.940            1,159.75               1.760            1,278.41
              Italy                                                      29,316              15.854            1,849.06              14.383            2,038.24
              India                                                   2,543,560           2,959.397              859.49           2,684.721              947.42
              Vietnam                                                 1,793,459           1,559.476            1,150.04           1,414.734            1,267.70
              China                                                     375,522             350.571            1,071.17             318.033            1,180.76
              Korea, South                                           11,107,706          16,822.223              660.30          15,260.869              727.86
              Taiwan                                                  1,490,248             735.779            2,025.40             667.488            2,232.62
              Japan                                                      13,445              91.262              147.32              82.792              162.39

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        42,748,341          47,123.505              907.16          42,749.737              999.97

              PIPE FOR PILING......................22B
              Turkey                                                  7,365,676           1,338.282            5,503.83           1,214.070            6,066.93
              Vietnam                                                   194,052              38.430            5,049.37              34.864            5,565.97
              Malaysia                                                    7,786               2.438            3,193.19               2.212            3,519.89
              China                                                     154,237             242.717              635.46             220.190              700.47

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         7,721,751           1,621.869            4,761.02           1,471.336            5,248.12

              WIRE DRAWN............................23
              Canada                                                  7,344,105           3,977.202            1,846.55           3,608.058            2,035.47
              Mexico                                                  9,799,143          10,679.593              917.56           9,688.367            1,011.43
              Costa Rica                                                110,681               1.417           78,077.87               1.286           86,066.10
              Dominican Republic                                         60,230              46.720            1,289.16              42.384            1,421.06
              Chile                                                      65,131              63.402            1,027.26              57.518            1,132.36
              Brazil                                                    307,888             225.752            1,363.83             204.799            1,503.37
              Sweden                                                    806,109             175.667            4,588.83             159.363            5,058.32
              Denmark                                                     4,254               0.309           13,733.68               0.281           15,138.79
              United Kingdom                                          1,531,698             404.370            3,787.86             366.839            4,175.40
              Ireland                                                    28,374               3.104            9,140.79               2.816           10,075.99
              Netherlands                                                 5,121               1.761            2,907.19               1.598            3,204.63
              Belgium                                                    87,124              24.631            3,537.15              22.345            3,899.04
              France                                                  1,160,093             543.853            2,133.10             493.376            2,351.34
              Germany                                                 2,344,270             923.367            2,538.83             837.665            2,798.58
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Austria                                                   352,477             193.180            1,824.60             175.250            2,011.28
              Czech Republic                                          1,106,329             686.108            1,612.47             622.427            1,777.44
              Slovakia                                                2,216,517           1,539.609            1,439.66           1,396.711            1,586.95
              Switzerland                                                40,474              17.354            2,332.15              15.744            2,570.76
              Poland                                                     11,361               2.215            5,127.63               2.010            5,652.24
              Spain                                                     139,839             117.127            1,193.91             106.256            1,316.06
              Italy                                                   2,308,200           1,129.003            2,044.46           1,024.215            2,253.63
              Turkey                                                    885,758           1,161.291              762.74           1,053.506              840.77
              United Arab Emirates                                      409,798             331.129            1,237.58             300.396            1,364.19
              Oman                                                      150,427             236.881              635.03             214.895              700.00
              India                                                   6,212,418           2,814.008            2,207.68           2,552.826            2,433.55
              Thailand                                                  308,932             273.215            1,130.73             247.857            1,246.41
              Vietnam                                                 4,418,417           4,449.742              992.96           4,036.740            1,094.55
              Malaysia                                                1,080,472           1,192.828              905.81           1,082.116              998.48
              Indonesia                                                  19,988              13.352            1,496.97              12.113            1,650.13
              Philippines                                                 5,600               0.024          230,919.82               0.022          254,545.45
              China                                                   6,164,113           8,472.933              727.51           7,686.518              801.94
              Korea, South                                            6,053,603           3,586.610            1,687.83           3,253.719            1,860.52
              Taiwan                                                  2,083,309             697.260            2,987.85             632.544            3,293.54
              Japan                                                   3,995,793           1,247.062            3,204.17           1,131.316            3,531.99
              South Africa                                              592,348             818.784              723.45             742.789              797.46

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        62,210,394          46,050.877            1,350.91          41,776.665            1,489.12

              BLACK PLATE...........................28
              Canada                                                  1,812,515           1,758.464            1,030.74           1,595.253            1,136.19
              Netherlands                                                59,478              77.712              765.36              70.500              843.66
              Belgium                                                    25,567              24.162            1,058.12              21.920            1,166.38
              Germany                                                 2,239,469           2,477.797              903.81           2,247.821              996.28
              Korea, South                                            5,866,020           7,534.163              778.59           6,834.880              858.25
              Taiwan                                                    930,118           1,327.193              700.82           1,204.010              772.52

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        10,933,167          13,199.495              828.30          11,974.384              913.05

              TIN PLATE.............................29
              Canada                                                 18,515,827          14,059.162            1,316.99          12,754.261            1,451.74
              Mexico                                                      9,493               9.155            1,036.83               8.306            1,142.91
              United Kingdom                                          2,593,229           1,900.714            1,364.34           1,724.300            1,503.93
              Netherlands                                            15,634,597          11,435.616            1,367.18          10,374.220            1,507.06
              Luxembourg                                                363,737             208.497            1,744.56             189.146            1,923.05
              France                                                    128,284             122.600            1,046.36             111.221            1,153.42
              Germany                                                20,671,703          15,414.854            1,341.02          13,984.125            1,478.23
              Spain                                                     121,294             107.987            1,123.22              97.965            1,238.14
              Italy                                                       3,944               2.275            1,733.50               2.064            1,910.85
              Turkey                                                    130,978             142.335              920.20             129.125            1,014.35
              India                                                     331,931             363.431              913.32             329.700            1,006.77
              China                                                       3,856               2.314            1,665.76               2.100            1,836.19
              Korea, South                                            7,508,260           8,371.853              896.85           7,594.820              988.60
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Taiwan                                                    802,291             731.248            1,097.15             663.378            1,209.40
              Japan                                                      70,278               9.840            7,141.83               8.927            7,872.52

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        66,889,702          52,881.890            1,264.89          47,973.658            1,394.30

              TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A
              Canada                                                  4,658,433           3,464.395            1,344.66           3,142.848            1,482.23
              United Kingdom                                          2,626,271           1,499.347            1,751.61           1,360.186            1,930.82
              Netherlands                                             2,072,215           1,790.135            1,157.57           1,623.984            1,276.01
              China                                                   4,063,100           5,027.347              808.20           4,560.734              890.89
              Korea, South                                            2,496,607           2,496.524            1,000.03           2,264.810            1,102.35
              Taiwan                                                    305,886             326.006              938.28             295.748            1,034.28
              Japan                                                   7,182,543           6,344.301            1,132.13           5,755.455            1,247.95

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        23,405,055          20,948.059            1,117.29          19,003.765            1,231.60

              SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31
              Canada                                                  9,276,563          11,629.860              797.65          10,550.435              879.26
              Mexico                                                  3,967,190           6,731.071              589.38           6,106.327              649.69
              Brazil                                                    167,301             146.001            1,145.89             132.450            1,263.13
              Sweden                                                    729,736             720.760            1,012.45             653.863            1,116.04
              Netherlands                                             3,573,654           4,751.287              752.14           4,310.297              829.10
              Belgium                                                    52,495              39.128            1,341.60              35.497            1,478.86
              France                                                  1,263,943           1,164.406            1,085.48           1,056.332            1,196.54
              Germany                                                 2,196,020           2,165.960            1,013.88           1,964.927            1,117.61
              Austria                                                    23,314               7.647            3,048.44               6.938            3,360.33
              Spain                                                      47,860              46.583            1,027.40              42.260            1,132.51
              Italy                                                      22,215               2.266            9,802.10               2.056           10,804.96
              Turkey                                                  3,239,897           5,777.101              560.82           5,240.900              618.19
              India                                                      86,774              12.892            6,730.51              11.696            7,419.12
              Vietnam                                                   249,618             540.066              462.20             489.940              509.49
              Malaysia                                                  162,041             328.345              493.51             297.870              544.00
              China                                                      46,285              34.535            1,340.22              31.330            1,477.34
              Korea, South                                           29,046,730          54,119.115              536.72          49,096.050              591.63
              Taiwan                                                     45,222              18.893            2,393.51              17.140            2,638.39
              Japan                                                   2,790,376           4,161.108              670.58           3,774.895              739.19
              South Africa                                              453,697             256.098            1,771.57             232.329            1,952.82

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        57,440,931          92,653.132              619.96          84,053.532              683.39

              SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32
              Canada                                                 13,385,946          14,059.573              952.09          12,754.634            1,049.50
              Mexico                                                  3,327,761           2,722.200            1,222.45           2,469.539            1,347.52
              Colombia                                                   50,555              49.440            1,022.53              44.852            1,127.15
              Brazil                                                      7,291               4.821            1,512.18               4.374            1,666.90
              Sweden                                                  2,869,121           2,379.886            1,205.57           2,158.997            1,328.91
              Finland                                                    85,196              19.945            4,271.50              18.094            4,708.52
              United Kingdom                                          1,083,893             798.684            1,357.10             724.555            1,495.94
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Ireland                                                    24,689               1.431           17,242.10               1.299           19,006.16
              Netherlands                                             9,222,500           7,973.289            1,156.67           7,233.249            1,275.01
              Belgium                                                 3,631,982             938.552            3,869.77             851.441            4,265.69
              France                                                  1,552,577             372.124            4,172.19             337.586            4,599.06
              Germany                                                 4,277,808           2,235.704            1,913.40           2,028.198            2,109.17
              Austria                                                   332,882             218.074            1,526.46             197.834            1,682.63
              Switzerland                                                12,051               0.716           16,819.21               0.650           18,540.00
              Poland                                                     67,259              25.001            2,690.20              22.681            2,965.43
              Spain                                                   1,535,866             648.875            2,366.97             588.650            2,609.13
              Italy                                                   2,344,400             476.433            4,920.73             432.213            5,424.18
              Turkey                                                  3,076,340           4,857.968              633.26           4,407.076              698.05
              India                                                   3,860,380           2,570.797            1,501.63           2,332.189            1,655.26
              Thailand                                                  765,628             362.478            2,112.20             328.835            2,328.30
              Vietnam                                                19,262,423          23,919.413              805.30          21,699.333              887.70
              Malaysia                                                  370,160             186.323            1,986.65             169.030            2,189.91
              Indonesia                                               7,205,339           3,990.780            1,805.50           3,620.376            1,990.22
              China                                                   1,231,653             425.521            2,894.45             386.027            3,190.59
              Korea, South                                            5,929,589           7,462.095              794.63           6,769.501              875.93
              Taiwan                                                  9,363,163           4,490.298            2,085.20           4,073.531            2,298.54
              Japan                                                   1,257,510             556.152            2,261.09             504.533            2,492.42
              South Africa                                              560,104             251.652            2,225.71             228.295            2,453.42

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        96,694,066          81,998.238            1,179.22          74,387.572            1,299.87

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A
              Canada                                                 34,388,030          36,732.290              936.18          33,322.983            1,031.96
              Mexico                                                    343,473             272.376            1,261.02             247.096            1,390.04
              Colombia                                                  278,435             357.208              779.48             324.054              859.22
              Finland                                                   411,816             305.274            1,349.00             276.940            1,487.02
              United Kingdom                                            225,715             104.363            2,162.78              94.677            2,384.05
              Netherlands                                             2,936,902           2,719.992            1,079.75           2,467.536            1,190.22
              Belgium                                                 2,039,171           1,835.557            1,110.93           1,665.190            1,224.59
              France                                                     85,548              45.808            1,867.50              41.557            2,058.57
              Germany                                                 3,581,556           2,750.287            1,302.25           2,495.020            1,435.48
              Austria                                                 5,632,052           4,772.706            1,180.05           4,329.728            1,300.79
              Hungary                                                   253,884             264.226              960.86             239.702            1,059.17
              Poland                                                     32,224              20.630            1,561.93              18.716            1,721.74
              Spain                                                      93,732              70.339            1,332.56              63.811            1,468.90
              Portugal                                                  274,259             125.801            2,180.10             114.125            2,403.15
              Italy                                                     267,421             109.352            2,445.49              99.203            2,695.69
              Saudi Arabia                                              926,468           1,265.712              731.97           1,148.235              806.86
              United Arab Emirates                                       71,219              73.887              963.88              67.030            1,062.49
              Pakistan                                                3,980,149           5,971.489              666.53           5,417.246              734.72
              Thailand                                                  230,616             250.952              918.96             227.660            1,012.98
              Indonesia                                                 668,635             735.698              908.84             667.415            1,001.83
              China                                                     153,526             163.102              941.29             147.964            1,037.59
              Korea, South                                           12,679,413          17,610.581              719.99          15,976.055              793.65
              Taiwan                                                  1,511,624           1,649.731              916.28           1,496.612            1,010.03
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Japan                                                     634,353             537.507            1,180.17             487.619            1,300.92
              Australia                                                  16,666               8.157            2,043.13               7.400            2,252.16
              Egypt                                                      54,014              67.483              800.40              61.220              882.29

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        71,770,901          78,820.520              910.56          71,504.794            1,003.72

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B
              Canada                                                     46,521              48.071              967.74              43.610            1,066.75
              Colombia                                                   71,555              69.681            1,026.89              63.214            1,131.95
              United Kingdom                                              9,609               8.483            1,132.68               7.696            1,248.57
              Germany                                                   245,736             132.872            1,849.41             120.540            2,038.63
              Austria                                                   133,053              94.688            1,405.17              85.900            1,548.93
              India                                                      21,885               7.235            3,024.64               6.564            3,334.10
              China                                                      60,365              52.101            1,158.60              47.266            1,277.13
              Korea, South                                              808,722             982.796              822.88             891.578              907.07
              Japan                                                     202,448             161.682            1,252.13             146.676            1,380.24

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,599,894           1,557.613            1,027.14           1,413.044            1,132.23

              SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34
              Canada                                                    208,490             278.134              749.60             252.319              826.30
              Mexico                                                  1,324,102             963.088            1,374.85             873.699            1,515.51
              United Kingdom                                            100,694               8.769           11,481.66               7.956           12,656.36
              Netherlands                                               408,389             276.001            1,479.66             250.384            1,631.05
              France                                                    261,004             116.590            2,238.64             105.769            2,467.68
              Germany                                                 2,188,798           1,244.603            1,758.63           1,129.086            1,938.56
              Poland                                                     57,917              33.394            1,734.33              30.295            1,911.77
              Spain                                                       2,228               2.146            1,038.11               1.947            1,144.32
              Italy                                                      27,594               7.533            3,662.99               6.834            4,037.75
              Thailand                                                  255,813             291.645              877.14             264.576              966.88
              Indonesia                                                 977,567           1,165.616              838.67           1,057.430              924.47
              China                                                     479,873             477.461            1,005.05             433.146            1,107.88
              Korea, South                                           37,417,323          41,676.360              897.81          37,808.169              989.66
              Taiwan                                                 14,874,729          16,548.579              898.85          15,012.623              990.81
              Japan                                                   8,404,222           3,787.927            2,218.69           3,436.351            2,445.68

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        66,988,743          66,877.852            1,001.66          60,670.584            1,104.14

              SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35
              Canada                                                    137,560              51.725            2,659.40              46.925            2,931.49
              Mexico                                                    212,629             114.289            1,860.44             103.682            2,050.78
              Brazil                                                    411,975             261.532            1,575.24             237.258            1,736.40
              Sweden                                                     60,408               8.911            6,778.97               8.084            7,472.54
              Germany                                                 2,980,582             922.709            3,230.25             837.068            3,560.74
              Austria                                                     4,016               1.424            2,819.86               1.292            3,108.36
              Poland                                                     67,488              25.915            2,604.17              23.510            2,870.61
              Romania                                                   235,568             138.463            1,701.30             125.612            1,875.36
              China                                                       7,260               4.055            1,790.20               3.679            1,973.36
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Korea, South                                              689,183             257.365            2,677.84             233.478            2,951.81
              Taiwan                                                      4,015               2.311            1,736.93               2.097            1,914.64
              Japan                                                   6,606,548           2,691.324            2,454.76           2,441.529            2,705.91

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        11,417,232           4,480.027            2,548.47           4,064.214            2,809.21

              STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36
              Canada                                                  2,223,470           2,662.712              835.04           2,415.573              920.47
              Mexico                                                  1,515,382           1,736.229              872.80           1,575.081              962.10
              Sweden                                                    396,195             272.880            1,451.90             247.553            1,600.45
              Netherlands                                               159,571              37.540            4,250.66              34.056            4,685.55
              Belgium                                                    14,605              18.159              804.26              16.474              886.55
              Germany                                                    27,949              20.868            1,339.26              18.932            1,476.28
              Vietnam                                                     6,449               3.756            1,716.68               3.408            1,892.31
              China                                                      16,170               7.719            2,094.70               7.003            2,309.01
              Japan                                                     279,782             145.674            1,920.59             132.154            2,117.09

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,639,573           4,905.541              945.78           4,450.234            1,042.55

              STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37
              Canada                                                  1,320,974             741.471            1,781.56             672.652            1,963.83
              Mexico                                                    847,665             405.564            2,090.09             367.922            2,303.93
              Brazil                                                      2,405               0.245            9,783.77               0.223           10,784.75
              Sweden                                                  1,673,115             212.139            7,886.85             192.450            8,693.76
              Finland                                                    28,496               3.661            7,781.80               3.322            8,577.97
              United Kingdom                                            109,223              28.304            3,858.92              25.677            4,253.73
              Belgium                                                    32,026               3.154           10,151.47               2.862           11,190.08
              Luxembourg                                                  4,575               0.253           18,045.09               0.230           19,891.30
              France                                                    787,342             192.714            4,085.53             174.828            4,503.52
              Germany                                                 7,546,290           2,986.685            2,526.64           2,709.476            2,785.15
              Austria                                                 2,381,375             496.688            4,794.51             450.588            5,285.04
              Switzerland                                                26,215               2.642            9,921.51               2.397           10,936.59
              Poland                                                      2,809               0.492            5,700.86               0.447            6,284.12
              Spain                                                      37,163              14.715            2,525.37              13.350            2,783.75
              Italy                                                     957,851             151.097            6,339.31             137.073            6,987.89
              Slovenia                                                  216,430              50.192            4,311.99              45.534            4,753.15
              Romania                                                   908,831             191.095            4,755.90             173.359            5,242.48
              Turkey                                                      3,200               0.321            9,941.75               0.292           10,958.90
              India                                                   2,828,515             993.264            2,847.69             901.075            3,139.05
              Thailand                                                  183,298             101.598            1,804.13              92.169            1,988.72
              Vietnam                                                 1,151,839             952.219            1,209.64             863.839            1,333.40
              Malaysia                                                  215,754              60.947            3,539.98              55.291            3,902.15
              Indonesia                                                  50,951              11.938            4,267.96              10.830            4,704.62
              China                                                     688,698             477.268            1,443.00             432.971            1,590.63
              Korea, South                                            1,020,254             672.741            1,516.56             610.301            1,671.72
              Taiwan                                                    657,746             233.210            2,820.40             211.565            3,108.95
              Japan                                                   1,085,300             220.984            4,911.20             200.474            5,413.67
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        24,768,340           9,205.616            2,690.57           8,351.197            2,965.84

              RAILS - USED..........................41
              Canada                                                    324,043             123.490            2,624.03             112.029            2,892.49
              Germany                                                    38,311               9.344            4,099.94               8.477            4,519.41
              Spain                                                     179,844              24.406            7,368.76              22.141            8,122.67
              India                                                     208,459              79.906            2,608.79              72.490            2,875.69
              China                                                     210,120             159.740            1,315.39             144.914            1,449.96
              Taiwan                                                      6,099               0.750            8,124.70               0.681            8,955.95
              Australia                                                 518,876             203.618            2,548.27             184.720            2,808.99

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,485,752             601.257            2,471.07             545.452            2,723.89


               GRAND TOTAL                                        1,974,462,922       2,260,745.297              873.37       2,050,914.212              962.72
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                                                                     IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS
                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A
              Canada                                                     71,633              38.750            1,848.56              35.154            2,037.69
              United Kingdom                                             78,154               2.300           33,972.27               2.087           37,448.01
              Japan                                                     825,000              31.829           25,919.57              28.875           28,571.43

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           974,787              72.880           13,375.16              66.116           14,743.59

              BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B
              Canada                                                  6,446,797           6,890.672              935.58           6,251.115            1,031.30
              Mexico                                                 49,923,034          83,383.905              598.71          75,644.628              659.97
              Brazil                                                 56,096,846          92,823.927              604.34          84,208.474              666.17
              Switzerland                                                76,061               0.216          352,047.95               0.196          388,066.33
              Italy                                                      14,100              19.155              736.06              17.378              811.37
              Romania                                                24,635,465          38,170.759              645.40          34,627.940              711.43
              China                                                       2,196               0.173           12,689.03               0.157           13,987.26
              Korea, South                                           24,596,301          44,360.301              554.47          40,243.000              611.19

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       161,790,800         265,649.111              609.04         240,992.888              671.35

              WIRE RODS..............................3
              Canada                                                  8,884,637          10,211.795              870.04           9,263.988              959.05
              Germany                                                   453,829             427.127            1,062.51             387.484            1,171.22
              Japan                                                   3,187,402           2,087.714            1,526.74           1,893.943            1,682.95

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        12,525,868          12,726.637              984.22          11,545.415            1,084.92

              STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4
              Canada                                                    187,159             211.079              886.68             191.488              977.39
              Mexico                                                      8,015               0.440           18,177.72               0.400           20,037.50
              United Kingdom                                          1,404,371           1,351.562            1,039.07           1,226.117            1,145.38
              Luxembourg                                              1,234,662           1,287.953              958.62           1,168.412            1,056.70
              Austria                                                   381,633              33.527           11,382.55              30.416           12,547.11
              Spain                                                   2,103,140           2,917.912              720.77           2,647.086              794.51
              Italy                                                     496,029              80.123            6,190.79              72.687            6,824.18
              China                                                      64,994              11.954            5,436.75              10.845            5,992.99

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,880,003           5,894.554              997.53           5,347.451            1,099.59

              PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A
              Canada                                                  2,371,694           2,302.377            1,030.11           2,088.682            1,135.50
              Sweden                                                  2,842,354           1,303.554            2,180.46           1,182.565            2,403.55
              Finland                                                    49,756              15.636            3,182.09              14.185            3,507.65
              Belgium                                                   981,768             594.348            1,651.84             539.184            1,820.84
              France                                                    130,444              50.635            2,576.12              45.936            2,839.69
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Germany                                                   650,267             376.052            1,729.19             341.149            1,906.11
              Austria                                                     7,614               5.744            1,325.52               5.211            1,461.14
              Italy                                                     150,471             129.753            1,159.67             117.710            1,278.32
              Slovenia                                                1,342,032             877.177            1,529.94             795.762            1,686.47
              Korea, South                                              156,840             224.540              698.49             203.700              769.96
              Japan                                                      39,710              29.092            1,364.97              26.392            1,504.62

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         8,722,950           5,908.911            1,476.24           5,360.476            1,627.27

              PLATES IN COILS.......................6B
              Canada                                                    174,148             234.420              742.89             212.663              818.89
              Mexico                                                    144,928             228.742              633.59             207.512              698.41
              Sweden                                                  1,353,481           1,550.718              872.81           1,406.789              962.11
              Netherlands                                             2,395,568           3,758.483              637.38           3,409.640              702.59
              France                                                  2,283,461           2,070.713            1,102.74           1,878.520            1,215.56
              Germany                                                 2,574,374           2,969.149              867.04           2,693.568              955.75
              Korea, South                                              453,780             581.182              780.79             527.240              860.67
              Japan                                                     527,142             534.477              986.28             484.870            1,087.18

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         9,906,882          11,927.889              830.56          10,820.802              915.54

              RAILS STANDARD.........................7
              Ecuador                                                     6,093               3.362            1,812.29               3.050            1,997.70
              Luxembourg                                              1,767,258           1,559.239            1,133.41           1,414.519            1,249.37
              China                                                      60,827              44.968            1,352.65              40.795            1,491.04
              Japan                                                   9,319,034           9,930.367              938.44           9,008.680            1,034.45

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        11,153,212          11,537.937              966.66          10,467.044            1,065.56

              BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14
              Canada                                                 11,542,597          13,391.712              861.92          12,148.761              950.10
              Mexico                                                     11,411              11.885              960.11              10.782            1,058.34
              Sweden                                                    151,786              65.486            2,317.84              59.408            2,554.98
              United Kingdom                                            837,505             827.341            1,012.28             750.552            1,115.85
              France                                                     62,047               4.650           13,341.58               4.219           14,706.57
              Germany                                                   144,224             100.682            1,432.46              91.338            1,579.01
              Czech Republic                                             19,397               7.969            2,433.84               7.230            2,682.85
              Spain                                                     962,949             452.636            2,127.42             410.625            2,345.08
              Italy                                                     203,863             117.095            1,741.00             106.227            1,919.13
              Romania                                                     4,492               3.556            1,263.20               3.226            1,392.44
              China                                                     850,687             611.798            1,390.47             555.014            1,532.73
              Korea, South                                            3,537,074           2,564.042            1,379.49           2,326.061            1,520.63
              Taiwan                                                     21,895               2.888            7,581.23               2.620            8,356.87
              Japan                                                  18,769,280          15,680.259            1,197.00          14,224.896            1,319.47

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        37,119,207          33,842.004            1,096.84          30,700.959            1,209.06

              BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Canada                                                     33,440              21.992            1,520.54              19.951            1,676.11
              Thailand                                                    3,152               0.122           25,760.78               0.111           28,396.40
              Korea, South                                               14,075               3.666            3,839.03               3.326            4,231.81

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                            50,667              25.780            1,965.30              23.388            2,166.37

              BARS - REINFORCING ...................15
              Dominican Republic                                         15,640              22.943              681.67              20.814              751.42

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                            15,640              22.943              681.67              20.814              751.42

              BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16
              Canada                                                    177,637              39.793            4,463.98              36.100            4,920.69
              Sweden                                                    132,834              52.551            2,527.69              47.674            2,786.30
              United Kingdom                                              5,481               3.502            1,565.09               3.177            1,725.21
              Germany                                                   428,534             124.145            3,451.87             112.623            3,805.03
              Austria                                                    47,193              16.726            2,821.46              15.174            3,110.12
              Spain                                                      81,002              42.978            1,884.73              38.989            2,077.56
              Italy                                                     819,206             510.866            1,603.56             463.450            1,767.63
              Romania                                                     2,334               1.236            1,887.14               1.122            2,080.21
              India                                                      35,531              18.552            1,915.11              16.831            2,111.05
              Vietnam                                                    42,981              39.683            1,083.10              36.000            1,193.92
              China                                                      88,883              60.823            1,461.33              55.178            1,610.84
              Korea, South                                              635,669             608.897            1,043.97             552.383            1,150.78
              Taiwan                                                    160,715              58.176            2,762.53              52.777            3,045.17
              Japan                                                     202,593              76.464            2,649.52              69.367            2,920.60

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,860,593           1,654.397            1,729.08           1,500.845            1,905.99

              TOOL STEEL............................17
              Canada                                                     32,243               6.910            4,665.87               6.269            5,143.24
              Mexico                                                    274,340              57.861            4,741.33              52.491            5,226.42
              Brazil                                                  1,230,236             239.582            5,134.91             217.346            5,660.27
              Sweden                                                  3,504,237             574.277            6,101.99             520.976            6,726.29
              United Kingdom                                              6,677               0.020          318,803.91               0.019          351,421.05
              Netherlands                                                43,348              17.383            2,493.64              15.770            2,748.76
              France                                                    301,749              17.645           17,100.34              16.008           18,849.89
              Germany                                                 2,219,677           1,158.612            1,915.81           1,051.076            2,111.81
              Austria                                                 2,175,640             214.821           10,127.66             194.883           11,163.83
              Hungary                                                    15,128               0.116          129,470.70               0.106          142,716.98
              Switzerland                                                99,796              17.161            5,814.98              15.569            6,409.92
              Spain                                                      21,458              13.351            1,607.20              12.112            1,771.63
              Italy                                                     110,657              34.377            3,218.85              31.187            3,548.18
              Slovenia                                                  235,790              80.987            2,911.42              73.471            3,209.29
              China                                                   2,050,923             186.246           11,011.88             168.960           12,138.51
              Korea, South                                              134,411              41.721            3,221.63              37.849            3,551.24
              Taiwan                                                  2,197,533             786.895            2,792.66             713.860            3,078.38
              Japan                                                   3,709,507           2,543.188            1,458.61           2,307.142            1,607.84
                                                                     IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS
                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        18,363,350           5,991.163            3,065.07           5,435.094            3,378.66

              STANDARD PIPE.........................18
              Sweden                                                     11,203               5.127            2,184.69               4.652            2,408.21
              Germany                                                   626,560             365.194            1,715.69             331.299            1,891.22
              Spain                                                     146,378              61.405            2,383.80              55.706            2,627.69
              Italy                                                   1,205,866             606.109            1,989.52             549.853            2,193.07
              Romania                                                    54,925              26.804            2,049.07              24.317            2,258.71
              India                                                      14,232               2.560            5,557.92               2.323            6,126.56
              Vietnam                                                     2,362               0.012          194,797.36               0.011          214,727.27
              China                                                     536,275             292.804            1,831.51             265.628            2,018.89

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,597,801           1,360.019            1,910.12           1,233.789            2,105.55

              OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19
              Canada                                                  1,075,394             685.577            1,568.59             621.946            1,729.08
              Mexico                                                  8,318,523           5,411.702            1,537.14           4,909.415            1,694.40
              France                                                     44,109             102.360              430.92              92.860              475.01
              Germany                                                    67,476             156.131              432.17             141.640              476.39
              Austria                                                 8,174,185           5,775.175            1,415.40           5,239.153            1,560.21
              Kazakhstan                                                 95,516             105.515              905.23              95.722              997.85
              Spain                                                   2,847,628           2,012.555            1,414.93           1,825.760            1,559.69
              Italy                                                   6,815,712           4,838.007            1,408.78           4,388.968            1,552.92
              Romania                                                 1,075,298             624.930            1,720.67             566.928            1,896.71
              Saudi Arabia                                              627,718           1,142.733              549.31           1,036.671              605.51
              United Arab Emirates                                       32,072               0.360           88,976.26               0.327           98,079.51
              Japan                                                   1,826,326           1,302.787            1,401.86           1,181.869            1,545.29

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        30,999,957          22,157.838            1,399.05          20,101.259            1,542.19

              LINE PIPE > 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER....20A
              Germany                                                    53,372               1.622           32,892.85               1.472           36,258.15
              Italy                                                     371,068             182.798            2,029.93             165.832            2,237.61
              Korea, South                                              273,050             163.125            1,673.86             147.985            1,845.12
              Japan                                                     215,674             112.554            1,916.17             102.108            2,112.21

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           913,164             460.101            1,984.70             417.397            2,187.76

              LINE PIPE <= 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER...20B
              Canada                                                      5,632               0.699            8,046.09               0.635            8,869.29
              Mexico                                                    282,166             213.199            1,323.49             193.411            1,458.89
              Germany                                                     3,518               0.076           46,253.29               0.069           50,985.51
              Italy                                                   1,716,362             180.071            9,531.57             163.358           10,506.75
              India                                                      50,844              55.584              914.72              50.425            1,008.31
              China                                                       4,298               0.551            7,798.16               0.500            8,596.00
              Taiwan                                                      7,560               0.509           14,844.85               0.462           16,363.64
              Japan                                                   2,776,480           1,872.384            1,482.86           1,698.599            1,634.57
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,846,860           2,323.075            2,086.40           2,107.459            2,299.86

              LINE PIPE - NOT SPECIFIED............20C
              Canada                                                    852,116             225.689            3,775.61             204.742            4,161.90
              India                                                       3,902               2.561            1,523.17               2.324            1,679.00
              Taiwan                                                      2,472               0.759            3,254.81               0.689            3,587.81

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           858,490             229.010            3,748.69             207.755            4,132.22

              MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A
              Canada                                                  1,379,121             805.852            1,711.38             731.057            1,886.48
              Mexico                                                  3,137,866           2,525.290            1,242.58           2,290.906            1,369.71
              Colombia                                                   24,467              23.473            1,042.31              21.295            1,148.96
              Sweden                                                  1,183,059             560.384            2,111.16             508.372            2,327.15
              Finland                                                    55,044              13.789            3,991.61              12.510            4,400.00
              United Kingdom                                             42,454              14.520            2,923.68              13.173            3,222.80
              Belgium                                                    34,503               7.716            4,471.51               7.000            4,929.00
              France                                                    610,367             265.174            2,301.76             240.562            2,537.25
              Germany                                                 8,541,663           5,330.347            1,602.46           4,835.611            1,766.41
              Austria                                                   348,022              89.746            3,877.82              81.417            4,274.56
              Czech Republic                                              5,282               3.692            1,430.37               3.350            1,576.72
              Switzerland                                                 2,120               0.004          480,808.05               0.004          530,000.00
              Spain                                                     175,988              44.396            3,963.99              40.276            4,369.55
              Italy                                                     662,431             332.366            1,993.07             301.518            2,196.99
              Romania                                                 3,553,502           1,962.108            1,811.06           1,779.995            1,996.36
              Turkey                                                    366,687             407.833              899.11             369.980              991.10
              United Arab Emirates                                       41,803              51.067              818.58              46.328              902.33
              India                                                     137,361              66.321            2,071.13              60.166            2,283.03
              Thailand                                                   69,101              49.785            1,387.96              45.165            1,529.97
              Vietnam                                                   152,084             157.720              964.26             143.082            1,062.91
              China                                                   2,365,709           1,287.365            1,837.64           1,167.879            2,025.65
              Korea, South                                              227,856             225.503            1,010.43             204.573            1,113.81
              Taiwan                                                     45,042              16.905            2,664.41              15.336            2,937.01
              Japan                                                   1,541,374             764.519            2,016.13             693.561            2,222.41

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        24,702,906          15,005.887            1,646.21          13,613.116            1,814.64

              PRESSURE TUBING......................21B
              Mexico                                                      6,480               0.103           62,537.86               0.094           68,936.17
              Sweden                                                      5,138               0.020          245,321.92               0.019          270,421.05
              Germany                                                    72,596              25.311            2,868.13              22.962            3,161.57
              Austria                                                   372,589             100.163            3,719.80              90.867            4,100.38
              Spain                                                   3,250,756             552.480            5,883.93             501.202            6,485.92
              Italy                                                      17,670               1.876            9,418.31               1.702           10,381.90
              Romania                                                   307,764              62.852            4,896.59              57.019            5,397.57
              China                                                     139,989              67.105            2,086.11              60.877            2,299.54
              Korea, South                                              129,421              21.122            6,127.17              19.162            6,754.04
                                                                     IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS
                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Japan                                                   1,129,781             348.194            3,244.68             315.877            3,576.65

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,432,184           1,179.231            4,606.55           1,069.781            5,077.85

              PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E
              Canada                                                  1,051,420             162.684            6,462.94             147.585            7,124.17
              Mexico                                                     99,614              55.041            1,809.79              49.933            1,994.95
              Sweden                                                      2,040               0.052           38,555.36               0.048           42,500.00
              Finland                                                    18,000              13.879            1,296.90              12.591            1,429.59
              Denmark                                                     5,188               0.401           12,929.88               0.364           14,252.75
              United Kingdom                                             62,579               6.020           10,393.76               5.462           11,457.16
              Belgium                                                    16,593               2.334            7,107.14               2.118            7,834.28
              France                                                     18,983               0.030          615,039.03               0.028          677,964.29
              Germany                                                   117,746               9.305           12,653.09               8.442           13,947.64
              Poland                                                      5,120               0.498           10,276.08               0.452           11,327.43
              Italy                                                       4,910               0.472           10,382.93               0.429           11,445.22
              India                                                      22,914               3.302            6,938.33               2.996            7,648.20
              China                                                     264,106              37.846            6,978.30              34.334            7,692.26
              Korea, South                                                3,523               1.504            2,341.40               1.365            2,580.95
              Japan                                                      82,603               2.765           29,866.96               2.509           32,922.68

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,775,339             296.142            5,994.88             268.656            6,608.22

              STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A
              Canada                                                    137,482              34.282            4,010.21              31.101            4,420.50
              Finland                                                 1,673,254             432.751            3,866.54             392.586            4,262.13
              Netherlands                                                 5,384               0.406           13,236.54               0.369           14,590.79
              Germany                                                     3,413               0.236           14,401.03               0.215           15,874.42
              Portugal                                                    2,250               1.940            1,159.75               1.760            1,278.41
              Italy                                                       2,319               0.110           21,037.62               0.100           23,190.00
              India                                                     231,382              89.671            2,580.32              81.349            2,844.31
              Vietnam                                                   854,378             340.866            2,506.49             309.229            2,762.93
              China                                                     229,281             227.285            1,008.78             206.190            1,111.99
              Taiwan                                                  1,368,215             595.382            2,298.04             540.122            2,533.16

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,507,358           1,722.935            2,616.09           1,563.021            2,883.75

              PIPE FOR PILING......................22B
              Turkey                                                  7,365,676           1,338.282            5,503.83           1,214.070            6,066.93
              China                                                      73,653             142.286              517.64             129.080              570.60

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         7,439,329           1,480.569            5,024.64           1,343.150            5,538.72

              WIRE DRAWN............................23
              Canada                                                  1,760,738           1,080.120            1,630.13             979.869            1,796.91
              Mexico                                                  1,941,926             985.797            1,969.90             894.301            2,171.45
              Brazil                                                    234,842             146.397            1,604.13             132.810            1,768.26
              Sweden                                                    127,228              46.865            2,714.73              42.516            2,992.47
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Netherlands                                                 5,121               1.761            2,907.19               1.598            3,204.63
              Belgium                                                    40,618              15.843            2,563.70              14.373            2,825.99
              France                                                     46,317               3.026           15,301.56               2.746           16,867.08
              Germany                                                   870,127             374.310            2,324.61             339.569            2,562.45
              Austria                                                   349,180             192.147            1,817.25             174.313            2,003.18
              Czech Republic                                            850,202             562.873            1,510.47             510.630            1,665.01
              Switzerland                                                36,373              16.873            2,155.68              15.307            2,376.23
              Italy                                                   1,910,032             908.177            2,103.15             823.885            2,318.32
              Turkey                                                     88,807              40.303            2,203.44              36.563            2,428.88
              India                                                      65,052              44.488            1,462.23              40.359            1,611.83
              Thailand                                                   63,755              34.392            1,853.77              31.200            2,043.43
              Vietnam                                                 2,327,553           2,341.534              994.03           2,124.205            1,095.73
              Malaysia                                                  379,890             383.444              990.73             347.855            1,092.09
              China                                                     874,689           1,140.129              767.18           1,034.308              845.68
              Korea, South                                            1,801,570           1,392.369            1,293.89           1,263.137            1,426.27
              Taiwan                                                     25,020              14.024            1,784.00              12.723            1,966.52
              Japan                                                   1,822,904             688.845            2,646.32             624.910            2,917.07

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        15,621,944          10,413.727            1,500.13           9,447.177            1,653.61

              SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31
              Canada                                                  2,894,853           3,520.191              822.36           3,193.465              906.49
              Mexico                                                     39,218              62.153              630.98              56.385              695.54
              Sweden                                                    680,302             678.919            1,002.04             615.906            1,104.55
              Netherlands                                             1,086,866           1,276.137              851.68           1,157.693              938.82
              France                                                  1,252,510           1,148.223            1,090.82           1,041.651            1,202.43
              Germany                                                 2,088,783           2,085.452            1,001.60           1,891.891            1,104.07
              Austria                                                    23,314               7.647            3,048.44               6.938            3,360.33
              Spain                                                      47,860              46.583            1,027.40              42.260            1,132.51
              Italy                                                       2,635               1.823            1,445.24               1.654            1,593.11
              Korea, South                                              170,683             216.923              786.83             196.790              867.34
              Japan                                                     582,846             531.684            1,096.23             482.336            1,208.38

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         8,869,870           9,575.741              926.29           8,686.969            1,021.05

              SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32
              Canada                                                  2,335,819           2,126.475            1,098.45           1,929.107            1,210.83
              Mexico                                                     71,528              50.507            1,416.17              45.820            1,561.07
              Colombia                                                   50,555              49.440            1,022.53              44.852            1,127.15
              Sweden                                                  1,200,291           1,303.846              920.58           1,182.830            1,014.76
              United Kingdom                                          1,083,893             798.684            1,357.10             724.555            1,495.94
              Netherlands                                             8,893,541           7,622.643            1,166.73           6,915.148            1,286.10
              France                                                    907,828             184.587            4,918.14             167.455            5,421.33
              Germany                                                 2,729,455           1,833.492            1,488.66           1,663.317            1,640.97
              Austria                                                   318,498             217.155            1,466.68             197.000            1,616.74
              Korea, South                                            2,932,890           3,833.606              765.05           3,477.790              843.32
              Japan                                                     502,842             320.407            1,569.38             290.669            1,729.95
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        21,027,140          18,340.848            1,146.46          16,638.543            1,263.76

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A
              Canada                                                 10,341,909          10,335.151            1,000.65           9,375.894            1,103.03
              Mexico                                                     59,362              44.671            1,328.87              40.525            1,464.82
              Colombia                                                  247,660             318.572              777.41             289.004              856.94
              Finland                                                   411,816             305.274            1,349.00             276.940            1,487.02
              Netherlands                                             2,008,726           1,851.971            1,084.64           1,680.081            1,195.61
              Belgium                                                 1,648,070           1,547.153            1,065.23           1,403.554            1,174.21
              Germany                                                 3,066,073           2,483.109            1,234.77           2,252.640            1,361.10
              Austria                                                 4,733,368           3,965.098            1,193.76           3,597.078            1,315.89
              Japan                                                     277,219             165.488            1,675.15             150.129            1,846.54

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        22,794,203          21,016.490            1,084.59          19,065.845            1,195.55

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B
              Canada                                                      2,245               1.869            1,200.84               1.696            1,323.70
              Colombia                                                   71,555              69.681            1,026.89              63.214            1,131.95
              Germany                                                    84,554              68.176            1,240.22              61.849            1,367.10
              Austria                                                   133,053              94.688            1,405.17              85.900            1,548.93

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           291,407             234.416            1,243.12             212.659            1,370.30

              SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35
              Canada                                                    137,560              51.725            2,659.40              46.925            2,931.49
              Mexico                                                    212,629             114.289            1,860.44             103.682            2,050.78
              Brazil                                                    411,975             261.532            1,575.24             237.258            1,736.40
              Sweden                                                     60,408               8.911            6,778.97               8.084            7,472.54
              Germany                                                 2,980,582             922.709            3,230.25             837.068            3,560.74
              Austria                                                     4,016               1.424            2,819.86               1.292            3,108.36
              Poland                                                     67,488              25.915            2,604.17              23.510            2,870.61
              Romania                                                   235,568             138.463            1,701.30             125.612            1,875.36
              China                                                       7,260               4.055            1,790.20               3.679            1,973.36
              Korea, South                                              689,183             257.365            2,677.84             233.478            2,951.81
              Taiwan                                                      4,015               2.311            1,736.93               2.097            1,914.64
              Japan                                                   6,606,548           2,691.324            2,454.76           2,441.529            2,705.91

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        11,417,232           4,480.027            2,548.47           4,064.214            2,809.21

              STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36
              Canada                                                    759,335             822.206              923.53             745.893            1,018.02
              Mexico                                                    203,080             129.576            1,567.26             117.550            1,727.61
              Sweden                                                    388,192             272.325            1,425.47             247.050            1,571.31
              Japan                                                     279,782             145.674            1,920.59             132.154            2,117.09

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,630,389           1,369.783            1,190.25           1,242.647            1,312.03

              STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Canada                                                    401,180             230.453            1,740.83             209.064            1,918.93
              Sweden                                                     35,702               4.843            7,371.03               4.394            8,125.17
              Germany                                                 2,470,870             797.014            3,100.16             723.040            3,417.34
              Austria                                                 2,045,983             431.775            4,738.54             391.700            5,223.34
              Japan                                                      24,671               0.647           38,128.04               0.587           42,028.96

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,978,406           1,464.734            3,398.85           1,328.785            3,746.59

              RAILS - USED..........................41
              Taiwan                                                      6,099               0.750            8,124.70               0.681            8,955.95

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                             6,099               0.750            8,124.70               0.681            8,955.95


               GRAND TOTAL                                          440,074,037         468,365.544              939.60         424,894.195            1,035.73
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                                                                                   CARBON
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A
              Canada                                                    222,025             201.171            1,103.66             182.500            1,216.58
              Mexico                                                      2,125               1.399            1,517.93               1.270            1,673.23
              United Kingdom                                              8,701               0.063          136,093.39               0.058          150,017.24

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           232,851             202.635            1,149.11             183.828            1,266.68

              BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B
              Canada                                                 34,814,559          67,646.149              514.66          61,367.572              567.31
              Mexico                                                 13,374,681          23,532.296              568.35          21,348.146              626.50
              Brazil                                                 87,536,952         153,974.804              568.51         139,683.632              626.68
              Denmark                                                     6,790              12.078              562.18              10.957              619.70
              United Kingdom                                            674,882             648.959            1,039.95             588.726            1,146.34
              Germany                                                    44,352              18.231            2,432.76              16.539            2,681.66
              Poland                                                      5,195               3.235            1,605.73               2.935            1,770.02
              Russia                                                  6,653,605          18,427.355              361.07          16,717.020              398.01
              India                                                      27,666              22.010            1,256.92              19.968            1,385.52
              Vietnam                                                20,777,096          46,084.163              450.85          41,806.862              496.98
              Indonesia                                              35,632,310          80,264.268              443.94          72,814.540              489.36
              China                                                     142,073             229.766              618.34             208.441              681.60
              Korea, South                                              240,668             501.507              479.89             454.960              528.99
              Taiwan                                                      8,648               0.151           57,265.23               0.137           63,124.09
              Japan                                                     187,073              94.057            1,988.91              85.328            2,192.40
              Australia                                              14,019,857          28,994.825              483.53          26,303.671              533.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       214,146,407         420,453.860              509.32         381,429.434              561.43

              WIRE RODS..............................3
              Canada                                                 14,055,164          16,187.364              868.28          14,684.934              957.11
              Mexico                                                  1,532,930           3,205.621              478.20           2,908.092              527.13
              Brazil                                                  2,433,138           3,856.555              630.91           3,498.609              695.46
              France                                                      2,859               1.507            1,895.94               1.368            2,089.91
              Germany                                                    32,168              27.427            1,172.83              24.882            1,292.82
              India                                                     432,586             602.376              718.13             546.467              791.60
              Vietnam                                                20,844,061          41,974.748              496.59          38,078.862              547.39
              Malaysia                                                9,237,925          20,495.610              450.73          18,593.310              496.84
              Taiwan                                                    140,509             343.636              408.89             311.742              450.72
              Japan                                                   7,251,368           9,670.291              749.86           8,772.743              826.58
              South Africa                                              153,150             324.652              471.73             294.520              520.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        56,115,858          96,689.792              580.37          87,715.529              639.75

              STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4
              Canada                                                  3,539,891           2,774.201            1,276.00           2,516.714            1,406.55
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                                                                                   CARBON
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Mexico                                                  3,639,497           5,495.588              662.26           4,985.515              730.01
              United Kingdom                                         10,739,615          12,339.798              870.32          11,194.480              959.37
              Luxembourg                                             23,488,171          23,793.679              987.16          21,585.269            1,088.16
              Germany                                                 3,449,949           2,404.599            1,434.73           2,181.417            1,581.52
              Austria                                                    24,685               4.350            5,673.64               3.947            6,254.12
              Spain                                                  12,317,606          17,626.524              698.81          15,990.519              770.31
              Italy                                                      95,018              23.501            4,043.10              21.320            4,456.75
              Turkey                                                  1,648,810           2,198.515              749.97           1,994.460              826.69
              United Arab Emirates                                      133,191             106.671            1,248.61              96.771            1,376.35
              India                                                  22,105,504          25,017.144              883.61          22,695.178              974.02
              Thailand                                                  145,094             115.093            1,260.66             104.411            1,389.64
              Malaysia                                                  205,958             499.632              412.22             453.259              454.39
              China                                                   3,951,569           4,971.963              794.77           4,510.491              876.08
              Korea, South                                           28,657,527          36,276.950              789.97          32,909.905              870.79
              Taiwan                                                     16,558               7.280            2,274.21               6.605            2,506.89
              Japan                                                   1,891,119           2,227.922              848.83           2,021.138              935.67

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       116,049,762         135,883.419              854.04         123,271.399              941.42

              STEEL PILING...........................5
              Canada                                                      7,593               7.581            1,001.49               6.878            1,103.95
              United Kingdom                                             44,788              44.720            1,001.50              40.570            1,103.97
              Luxembourg                                             10,066,519          10,434.737              964.71           9,466.237            1,063.41
              Germany                                                    36,025              35.971            1,001.48              32.633            1,103.94
              United Arab Emirates                                      429,221             812.620              528.19             737.197              582.23
              India                                                       3,260               3.255            1,001.50               2.953            1,103.96
              China                                                   5,731,852           9,601.093              597.00           8,709.968              658.08
              Korea, South                                                3,329               3.324            1,001.33               3.016            1,103.78

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        16,322,587          20,943.304              779.37          18,999.452              859.11

              PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A
              Canada                                                  6,036,265           7,813.168              772.58           7,087.989              851.62
              Mexico                                                    182,436             161.795            1,127.57             146.778            1,242.94
              Brazil                                                      2,343               3.491              671.15               3.167              739.82
              Netherlands                                               180,580              18.806            9,601.99              17.061           10,584.37
              Belgium                                                     2,375               2.143            1,107.75               1.945            1,221.08
              Germany                                                     6,968               3.266            2,133.40               2.963            2,351.67
              Thailand                                                   47,530              21.208            2,241.09              19.240            2,470.37
              Malaysia                                                2,923,348           5,285.173              553.12           4,794.630              609.71
              China                                                      24,554              85.770              286.27              77.810              315.56
              Korea, South                                            3,028,298           4,577.375              661.58           4,152.526              729.27
              Taiwan                                                     12,096               3.888            3,110.35               3.528            3,428.57
              Japan                                                      11,535              17.729              650.61              16.084              717.17
              Australia                                                  58,433              29.697            1,967.62              26.941            2,168.92

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        12,516,761          18,023.514              694.47          16,350.662              765.52
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                                                                                   CARBON
                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              PLATES IN COILS.......................6B
              Canada                                                  8,321,635          12,287.026              677.27          11,146.606              746.56
              Mexico                                                    859,228           1,410.044              609.36           1,279.171              671.71
              Brazil                                                      3,136               5.492              570.93               4.983              629.34
              Netherlands                                               284,971             391.804              727.33             355.439              801.74
              Germany                                                 2,748,176           3,674.068              747.99           3,333.060              824.52
              Turkey                                                  6,391,567          11,118.509              574.86          10,086.545              633.67
              Malaysia                                                  162,264             328.797              493.51             298.280              544.00
              China                                                      70,798              84.482              838.02              76.641              923.76
              Korea, South                                           12,622,719          23,289.913              541.98          21,128.260              597.43
              Japan                                                   1,240,329           2,337.704              530.58           2,120.730              584.86

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        32,704,823          54,927.842              595.41          49,829.715              656.33

              RAILS STANDARD.........................7
              Sweden                                                      3,472               0.577            6,010.97               0.524            6,625.95
              Germany                                                    23,208               2.513            9,234.19               2.280           10,178.95
              Spain                                                      19,118              13.199            1,448.44              11.974            1,596.63
              China                                                      40,775              32.188            1,266.75              29.201            1,396.36

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                            86,573              48.478            1,785.80              43.979            1,968.51

              RAILS ALL OTHER........................8
              Canada                                                    148,562             104.720            1,418.65              95.001            1,563.79
              Luxembourg                                                248,731             216.804            1,147.26             196.682            1,264.64
              Spain                                                     456,725             411.783            1,109.14             373.564            1,222.62
              China                                                     242,942             328.975              738.48             298.442              814.03

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,096,960           1,062.284            1,032.64             963.689            1,138.29

              RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9
              Canada                                                     73,434              60.029            1,223.30              54.458            1,348.45
              Brazil                                                     11,016               3.915            2,813.50               3.552            3,101.35
              Germany                                                    12,188              12.090            1,008.09              10.968            1,111.23
              China                                                     772,502           1,012.655              762.85             918.666              840.90
              Australia                                                  12,990               5.775            2,249.35               5.239            2,479.48

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           882,130           1,094.465              805.99             992.883              888.45

              BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14
              Canada                                                  4,507,978           5,156.279              874.27           4,677.699              963.72
              Mexico                                                  2,262,429           4,527.034              499.76           4,106.858              550.89
              Dominican Republic                                         66,350             110.211              602.03              99.982              663.62
              Brazil                                                    124,524             130.731              952.51             118.598            1,049.97
              Belgium                                                     4,359               2.616            1,665.72               2.374            1,836.14
              France                                                  3,739,723           3,587.125            1,042.54           3,254.186            1,149.20
              Germany                                                 1,582,349           1,454.291            1,088.06           1,319.311            1,199.38
              Spain                                                     615,920             697.302              883.29             632.582              973.66
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Romania                                                    17,546              12.676            1,384.13              11.500            1,525.74
              Turkey                                                    117,235             197.471              593.68             179.143              654.42
              India                                                       3,276               5.943              551.18               5.392              607.57
              China                                                     135,473             122.114            1,109.40             110.780            1,222.90
              Korea, South                                              813,109           1,323.218              614.49           1,200.404              677.36
              Taiwan                                                      5,903               2.314            2,550.05               2.100            2,810.95
              Japan                                                   3,523,333           3,935.963              895.16           3,570.647              986.75

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        17,519,507          21,265.294              823.85          19,291.556              908.14

              BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A
              Canada                                                    860,787             618.969            1,390.68             561.520            1,532.96
              Mexico                                                  1,789,908           3,446.550              519.33           3,126.659              572.47
              United Kingdom                                              6,755               7.317              923.17               6.638            1,017.63
              Netherlands                                                 7,214               4.941            1,459.83               4.483            1,609.19
              France                                                      3,248               2.864            1,133.72               2.599            1,249.71
              Germany                                                   180,694              82.079            2,201.46              74.461            2,426.69
              Switzerland                                                 8,823               2.142            4,117.33               1.944            4,538.58
              Spain                                                      22,375              21.349            1,048.03              19.368            1,155.26
              Turkey                                                    110,087             170.322              646.34             154.514              712.47
              Vietnam                                                     8,467               2.588            3,271.35               2.348            3,606.05
              China                                                      12,593               8.288            1,519.38               7.519            1,674.82
              Korea, South                                              491,420             888.029              553.38             805.607              610.00
              Taiwan                                                     11,726               8.032            1,459.81               7.287            1,609.17

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         3,514,097           5,263.476              667.64           4,774.947              735.94

              BARS - REINFORCING ...................15
              Canada                                                    731,946             849.296              861.83             770.469              950.00
              Mexico                                                    786,931           1,420.993              553.79           1,289.104              610.45
              Dominican Republic                                        554,877             871.605              636.62             790.707              701.75
              Germany                                                    97,703              66.977            1,458.74              60.761            1,607.99
              India                                                      24,609              47.680              516.12              43.255              568.93
              Thailand                                                2,676,367           5,673.439              471.74           5,146.859              520.00
              Vietnam                                                     5,550               5.522            1,004.97               5.010            1,107.78
              Korea, South                                           54,093,675         114,803.292              471.19         104,147.824              519.39
              Australia                                                  19,703              34.809              566.02              31.579              623.93

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        58,991,361         123,773.616              476.61         112,285.568              525.37

              BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16
              Canada                                                  2,037,991           1,256.549            1,621.89           1,139.923            1,787.83
              Mexico                                                    134,611              80.723            1,667.56              73.231            1,838.17
              United Kingdom                                            487,856             280.197            1,741.11             254.191            1,919.25
              Netherlands                                                15,345              13.539            1,133.33              12.283            1,249.29
              France                                                     85,920              17.782            4,831.72              16.132            5,326.06
              Germany                                                 1,952,661           1,194.744            1,634.38           1,083.854            1,801.59
              Spain                                                     548,959             723.884              758.35             656.697              835.94
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Portugal                                                   93,376              78.264            1,193.09              71.000            1,315.15
              Italy                                                     468,226             347.053            1,349.15             314.842            1,487.18
              Slovenia                                                  105,387              22.579            4,667.33              20.484            5,144.84
              Romania                                                    62,999              20.078            3,137.62              18.215            3,458.63
              Turkey                                                     47,579              56.270              845.54              51.048              932.04
              India                                                      70,732              55.800            1,267.60              50.621            1,397.29
              China                                                     233,227             273.153              853.83             247.801              941.19
              Korea, South                                              102,218             151.347              675.39             137.300              744.49
              Taiwan                                                     26,284               7.036            3,735.62               6.383            4,117.81
              Japan                                                     359,891             173.329            2,076.34             157.242            2,288.77

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         6,833,262           4,752.334            1,437.87           4,311.247            1,584.99

              STANDARD PIPE.........................18
              Canada                                                  8,390,208           7,403.120            1,133.33           6,716.000            1,249.29
              Mexico                                                  9,294,980           6,239.436            1,489.71           5,660.323            1,642.13
              Guatemala                                                 231,314             115.150            2,008.79             104.463            2,214.32
              Dominican Republic                                         67,261              71.788              936.94              65.125            1,032.80
              Brazil                                                     24,929              24.630            1,012.14              22.344            1,115.69
              Finland                                                     3,395               0.124           27,255.69               0.113           30,044.25
              United Kingdom                                              3,381               4.384              771.04               3.978              849.92
              Netherlands                                                23,609              15.844            1,490.03              14.374            1,642.48
              Belgium                                                     4,350               0.236           18,354.67               0.215           20,232.56
              France                                                     69,148              37.648            1,836.68              34.154            2,024.59
              Germany                                                 1,677,904           1,019.352            1,646.05             924.741            1,814.46
              Spain                                                     464,303             211.929            2,190.84             192.259            2,414.99
              Portugal                                                   23,778              19.957            1,191.44              18.105            1,313.34
              Italy                                                     471,620             354.297            1,331.14             321.413            1,467.33
              Turkey                                                    108,781              17.135            6,348.31              15.545            6,997.81
              United Arab Emirates                                    3,549,949           5,867.155              605.05           5,322.595              666.96
              Oman                                                    3,481,426           5,097.223              683.00           4,624.125              752.88
              India                                                   1,937,976           2,139.960              905.61           1,941.340              998.27
              Thailand                                                3,459,244           6,448.036              536.48           5,849.562              591.37
              Vietnam                                                 7,586,037          11,105.787              683.07          10,075.004              752.96
              Malaysia                                                  912,302             935.428              975.28             848.607            1,075.06
              Indonesia                                                 254,646             288.546              882.51             261.765              972.80
              China                                                   5,116,583           5,279.422              969.16           4,789.413            1,068.31
              Korea, South                                            9,186,942          14,485.422              634.22          13,140.958              699.11
              Taiwan                                                    384,247              46.023            8,348.90              41.752            9,203.08
              Japan                                                   1,610,089           1,034.878            1,555.82             938.826            1,715.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        58,338,402          68,262.922              854.61          61,927.099              942.05

              OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19
              Canada                                                 14,636,657           7,377.796            1,983.88           6,693.026            2,186.85
              Mexico                                                    244,578             231.196            1,057.88             209.738            1,166.11
              United Kingdom                                             14,264               1.847            7,720.82               1.676            8,510.74
              Netherlands                                                 5,488               1.471            3,729.31               1.335            4,110.86
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Germany                                                   427,694             333.307            1,283.18             302.372            1,414.46
              Austria                                                 4,519,871           3,678.119            1,228.85           3,336.735            1,354.58
              Czech Republic                                            195,866             173.071            1,131.70             157.008            1,247.49
              Kazakhstan                                                 42,178              54.697              771.11              49.621              850.00
              Italy                                                     857,796             796.809            1,076.54             722.854            1,186.68
              Romania                                                 1,857,810           1,825.805            1,017.53           1,656.343            1,121.63
              Saudi Arabia                                              268,319             283.114              947.74             256.837            1,044.71
              United Arab Emirates                                    7,427,712          11,240.619              660.79          10,197.321              728.40
              India                                                      15,647               3.937            3,973.89               3.572            4,380.46
              Vietnam                                                11,716,939          16,994.356              689.46          15,417.025              760.00
              China                                                      28,351              25.176            1,126.08              22.840            1,241.29
              Korea, South                                           55,567,067          65,103.498              853.52          59,060.917              940.84
              Taiwan                                                 22,192,432          34,946.297              635.04          31,702.757              700.02
              Japan                                                      44,598              56.268              792.59              51.046              873.68

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       120,063,267         143,127.392              838.86         129,843.023              924.68

              LINE PIPE > 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER....20A
              Canada                                                    234,817             154.256            1,522.25             139.939            1,678.00
              Mexico                                                  2,435,981           3,110.078              783.25           2,821.417              863.39
              United Kingdom                                            839,875             559.130            1,502.11             507.235            1,655.79
              Germany                                                16,886,408          11,502.335            1,468.09          10,434.746            1,618.29
              Poland                                                     11,527               5.265            2,189.06               4.777            2,413.02
              Spain                                                     107,020              38.139            2,805.98              34.600            3,093.06
              Italy                                                   1,222,503             635.406            1,923.97             576.431            2,120.81
              Greece                                                 22,221,137          22,205.864            1,000.69          20,144.827            1,103.07
              Turkey                                                  1,987,107             941.330            2,110.96             853.961            2,326.93
              India                                                     245,029              93.155            2,630.33              84.509            2,899.44
              Thailand                                                  504,770             463.914            1,088.07             420.856            1,199.39
              China                                                      26,365              24.878            1,059.77              22.569            1,168.20
              Korea, South                                           33,959,764          44,532.237              762.59          40,398.978              840.61
              Japan                                                     577,049             549.601            1,049.94             498.590            1,157.36

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        81,259,352          84,815.594              958.07          76,943.435            1,056.09

              LINE PIPE <= 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER...20B
              Canada                                                      3,866               2.642            1,463.15               2.397            1,612.85
              Mexico                                                  7,303,832           5,770.079            1,265.81           5,234.530            1,395.32
              Brazil                                                  1,478,389             987.775            1,496.69             896.095            1,649.81
              Argentina                                                   8,651               6.045            1,431.08               5.484            1,577.50
              United Kingdom                                            216,344             115.919            1,866.34             105.160            2,057.28
              France                                                      6,136               1.565            3,920.06               1.420            4,321.13
              Germany                                                    35,994              19.335            1,861.54              17.541            2,051.99
              Austria                                                   396,133             333.015            1,189.53             302.107            1,311.23
              Slovakia                                                  395,481             265.568            1,489.18             240.920            1,641.54
              Switzerland                                                 2,100               0.186           11,272.71               0.169           12,426.04
              Poland                                                     21,871              12.482            1,752.12              11.324            1,931.38
              Azerbaijan                                                862,613           1,042.807              827.20             946.019              911.83
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Georgia                                                 1,263,582           1,362.210              927.60           1,235.777            1,022.50
              Spain                                                     720,287             435.911            1,652.37             395.452            1,821.43
              Italy                                                     543,672             379.272            1,433.46             344.070            1,580.12
              Romania                                                    49,992              31.532            1,585.40              28.606            1,747.61
              Turkey                                                  1,603,736             263.835            6,078.54             239.348            6,700.44
              India                                                   2,149,111           2,684.268              800.63           2,435.128              882.55
              Pakistan                                                  242,201             378.725              639.52             343.574              704.95
              China                                                      14,610               4.427            3,299.47               4.017            3,637.04
              Korea, South                                            3,710,843           5,419.062              684.78           4,916.092              754.84
              Taiwan                                                     13,055               8.923            1,463.04               8.095            1,612.72

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        21,042,499          19,525.592            1,077.69          17,713.325            1,187.95

              LINE PIPE - NOT SPECIFIED............20C
              Mexico                                                  1,145,125           1,535.169              745.93           1,392.683              822.24
              Germany                                                   243,322             190.394            1,277.99             172.723            1,408.74
              Italy                                                       5,890               2.317            2,542.02               2.102            2,802.09
              Turkey                                                    195,211              52.020            3,752.60              47.192            4,136.53
              India                                                     248,408             396.774              626.07             359.948              690.12
              China                                                      21,825               5.573            3,916.00               5.056            4,316.65
              Korea, South                                           20,469,147          29,895.623              684.69          27,120.861              754.74
              Taiwan                                                  1,614,096           2,463.496              655.21           2,234.847              722.24

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        23,943,024          34,541.369              693.17          31,335.412              764.09

              MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A
              Canada                                                  3,725,384           3,223.885            1,155.56           2,924.661            1,273.78
              Mexico                                                 12,840,453          10,594.853            1,211.95           9,611.492            1,335.95
              Guatemala                                                  79,877              88.328              904.32              80.130              996.84
              El Salvador                                               176,096             193.365              910.69             175.418            1,003.87
              Costa Rica                                                204,421             247.974              824.36             224.959              908.70
              Dominican Republic                                        822,013             976.464              841.83             885.834              927.95
              Brazil                                                     63,391              21.458            2,954.09              19.467            3,256.33
              United Kingdom                                            809,968             673.529            1,202.57             611.016            1,325.61
              Netherlands                                                 6,001               1.102            5,444.02               1.000            6,001.00
              France                                                    229,926              96.948            2,371.64              87.950            2,614.28
              Germany                                                   618,336             195.319            3,165.77             177.191            3,489.66
              Austria                                                   199,845             134.850            1,481.98             122.334            1,633.60
              Georgia                                                   123,666             125.832              982.79             114.153            1,083.34
              Spain                                                     997,283             310.247            3,214.47             281.452            3,543.35
              Italy                                                     641,217             337.082            1,902.26             305.796            2,096.88
              Slovenia                                                   29,694               4.834            6,141.80               4.386            6,770.18
              Romania                                                   146,430              93.882            1,559.71              85.169            1,719.29
              Turkey                                                    291,122             254.244            1,145.05             230.647            1,262.20
              India                                                   6,851,744           6,620.572            1,034.92           6,006.084            1,140.80
              Thailand                                                   51,735              57.927              893.10              52.551              984.47
              Vietnam                                                 1,387,553           1,750.627              792.60           1,588.143              873.70
              Cambodia                                                  137,471             143.039              961.07             129.763            1,059.40
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Malaysia                                                  506,710             559.039              906.39             507.152              999.13
              Indonesia                                                  85,340              29.551            2,887.81              26.809            3,183.26
              China                                                   3,780,969           3,659.838            1,033.10           3,320.151            1,138.79
              Korea, South                                               14,898               8.938            1,666.70               8.109            1,837.22
              Taiwan                                                    167,136              80.427            2,078.08              72.963            2,290.70
              Japan                                                      97,855              33.557            2,916.03              30.443            3,214.37

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        35,086,534          30,517.725            1,149.71          27,685.223            1,267.34

              PRESSURE TUBING......................21B
              Canada                                                     47,756              27.265            1,751.51              24.735            1,930.71
              Mexico                                                    667,221             267.718            2,492.25             242.870            2,747.24
              Brazil                                                     97,790              45.478            2,150.27              41.257            2,370.26
              Sweden                                                     10,520               0.752           13,973.04               0.683           15,402.64
              Finland                                                     3,878               0.092           41,881.71               0.084           46,166.67
              Netherlands                                                32,883               5.605            5,866.46               5.085            6,466.67
              France                                                     92,516              33.444            2,766.29              30.340            3,049.31
              Germany                                                   647,061             282.643            2,289.32             256.410            2,523.54
              Czech Republic                                              7,499               0.220           34,014.90               0.200           37,495.00
              Slovakia                                                  526,476             202.040            2,605.80             183.288            2,872.40
              Switzerland                                                 2,023               0.326            6,200.12               0.296            6,834.46
              Spain                                                     109,450              52.748            2,074.93              47.853            2,287.21
              Italy                                                     266,023             101.937            2,609.67              92.476            2,876.67
              Romania                                                 1,437,425             732.839            1,961.45             664.821            2,162.12
              India                                                     109,379              67.177            1,628.22              60.942            1,794.80
              China                                                     903,097             487.083            1,854.09             441.875            2,043.78
              Korea, South                                              175,381             132.596            1,322.66             120.290            1,457.98

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,136,378           2,439.970            2,105.10           2,213.505            2,320.47

              PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E
              Canada                                                    237,493             126.823            1,872.63             115.052            2,064.22
              Mexico                                                    568,622             153.668            3,700.31             139.406            4,078.89
              Denmark                                                    11,990               2.416            4,962.20               2.192            5,469.89
              United Kingdom                                              7,618               4.198            1,814.37               3.809            2,000.00
              Germany                                                     9,780               2.974            3,288.46               2.698            3,624.91
              Austria                                                    34,165               9.399            3,634.80               8.527            4,006.68
              Spain                                                       3,237               0.098           32,995.03               0.089           36,370.79
              Italy                                                      12,219               2.152            5,675.83               1.953            6,256.53
              Turkey                                                      4,420               0.246           17,900.70               0.224           19,732.14
              India                                                      64,394              47.285            1,361.80              42.897            1,501.13
              Vietnam                                                    25,336              28.968              874.60              26.280              964.08
              China                                                     253,376             191.771            1,321.24             173.972            1,456.42
              Korea, South                                               87,233              16.121            5,411.04              14.625            5,964.65
              Taiwan                                                     63,945              18.622            3,433.76              16.894            3,785.07
              Japan                                                      20,499              28.301              724.30              25.675              798.40

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,404,327             633.049            2,218.35             574.293            2,445.31
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


              STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A
              Canada                                                 18,639,247          19,410.348              960.27          17,608.777            1,058.52
              Mexico                                                  3,877,681           4,439.925              873.37           4,027.834              962.72
              Guatemala                                                   2,157               1.697            1,270.65               1.540            1,400.65
              Sweden                                                      2,185               0.981            2,227.19               0.890            2,455.06
              United Kingdom                                             13,507               9.826            1,374.62               8.914            1,515.26
              Netherlands                                                 2,114               1.052            2,008.16               0.955            2,213.61
              France                                                      5,276               2.331            2,263.03               2.115            2,494.56
              Austria                                                    66,343              21.735            3,052.31              19.718            3,364.59
              Italy                                                      26,997              15.744            1,714.71              14.283            1,890.15
              India                                                   1,981,969           2,758.384              718.53           2,502.365              792.04
              Vietnam                                                   939,081           1,218.610              770.62           1,105.505              849.46
              China                                                     146,241             123.285            1,186.20             111.843            1,307.56
              Korea, South                                           10,816,191          16,738.213              646.20          15,184.656              712.31
              Taiwan                                                     87,449             135.830              643.81             123.223              709.68
              Japan                                                      13,445              91.262              147.32              82.792              162.39

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        36,619,883          44,969.229              814.33          40,795.410              897.65

              PIPE FOR PILING......................22B
              Vietnam                                                   194,052              38.430            5,049.37              34.864            5,565.97
              Malaysia                                                    7,786               2.438            3,193.19               2.212            3,519.89
              China                                                      80,584             100.431              802.38              91.110              884.47

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           282,422             141.300            1,998.73             128.186            2,203.22

              WIRE DRAWN............................23
              Canada                                                  4,638,384           2,688.831            1,725.06           2,439.268            1,901.55
              Mexico                                                  7,631,855           9,686.019              787.92           8,787.012              868.54
              Dominican Republic                                         60,230              46.720            1,289.16              42.384            1,421.06
              Chile                                                      65,131              63.402            1,027.26              57.518            1,132.36
              Brazil                                                     73,046              79.354              920.51              71.989            1,014.68
              Sweden                                                    363,005             108.178            3,355.61              98.138            3,698.92
              Denmark                                                     4,254               0.309           13,733.68               0.281           15,138.79
              United Kingdom                                            737,220             283.345            2,601.84             257.047            2,868.04
              Belgium                                                    46,506               8.787            5,292.22               7.972            5,833.67
              France                                                    913,068             517.584            1,764.09             469.545            1,944.58
              Germany                                                 1,218,379             527.870            2,308.10             478.876            2,544.25
              Austria                                                     3,297               1.032            3,192.09               0.937            3,518.68
              Czech Republic                                            215,675             101.127            2,132.71              91.741            2,350.91
              Slovakia                                                2,216,517           1,539.609            1,439.66           1,396.711            1,586.95
              Spain                                                     139,839             117.127            1,193.91             106.256            1,316.06
              Italy                                                      90,995             168.480              540.09             152.843              595.35
              Turkey                                                    796,951           1,120.987              710.94           1,016.943              783.67
              United Arab Emirates                                      161,368             191.290              843.57             173.536              929.88
              Oman                                                      150,427             236.881              635.03             214.895              700.00
              India                                                     591,705             721.965              819.58             654.956              903.43
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Thailand                                                  172,058             220.745              779.44             200.257              859.19
              Vietnam                                                 1,301,218           1,785.299              728.85           1,619.597              803.42
              Malaysia                                                  671,129             809.343              829.23             734.224              914.07
              Indonesia                                                  19,988              13.352            1,496.97              12.113            1,650.13
              China                                                   5,176,652           7,309.105              708.25           6,630.711              780.71
              Korea, South                                            3,326,261           2,021.172            1,645.71           1,833.577            1,814.08
              Taiwan                                                    460,587             312.685            1,473.00             283.664            1,623.71
              Japan                                                   1,027,500             373.976            2,747.50             339.266            3,028.60
              South Africa                                              592,348             818.784              723.45             742.789              797.46

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        32,865,593          31,873.373            1,031.13          28,915.046            1,136.63

              BLACK PLATE...........................28
              Canada                                                  1,812,515           1,758.464            1,030.74           1,595.253            1,136.19
              Netherlands                                                59,478              77.712              765.36              70.500              843.66
              Belgium                                                    25,567              24.162            1,058.12              21.920            1,166.38
              Germany                                                 2,239,469           2,477.797              903.81           2,247.821              996.28
              Korea, South                                            5,866,020           7,534.163              778.59           6,834.880              858.25
              Taiwan                                                    930,118           1,327.193              700.82           1,204.010              772.52

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        10,933,167          13,199.495              828.30          11,974.384              913.05

              TIN PLATE.............................29
              Canada                                                 18,515,827          14,059.162            1,316.99          12,754.261            1,451.74
              Mexico                                                      9,493               9.155            1,036.83               8.306            1,142.91
              United Kingdom                                          2,593,229           1,900.714            1,364.34           1,724.300            1,503.93
              Netherlands                                            15,634,597          11,435.616            1,367.18          10,374.220            1,507.06
              Luxembourg                                                363,737             208.497            1,744.56             189.146            1,923.05
              France                                                    128,284             122.600            1,046.36             111.221            1,153.42
              Germany                                                20,671,703          15,414.854            1,341.02          13,984.125            1,478.23
              Spain                                                     121,294             107.987            1,123.22              97.965            1,238.14
              Italy                                                       3,944               2.275            1,733.50               2.064            1,910.85
              Turkey                                                    130,978             142.335              920.20             129.125            1,014.35
              India                                                     331,931             363.431              913.32             329.700            1,006.77
              China                                                       3,856               2.314            1,665.76               2.100            1,836.19
              Korea, South                                            7,508,260           8,371.853              896.85           7,594.820              988.60
              Taiwan                                                    802,291             731.248            1,097.15             663.378            1,209.40
              Japan                                                      70,278               9.840            7,141.83               8.927            7,872.52

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        66,889,702          52,881.890            1,264.89          47,973.658            1,394.30

              TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A
              Canada                                                  4,658,433           3,464.395            1,344.66           3,142.848            1,482.23
              United Kingdom                                          2,626,271           1,499.347            1,751.61           1,360.186            1,930.82
              Netherlands                                             2,072,215           1,790.135            1,157.57           1,623.984            1,276.01
              China                                                   4,063,100           5,027.347              808.20           4,560.734              890.89
              Korea, South                                            2,496,607           2,496.524            1,000.03           2,264.810            1,102.35
              Taiwan                                                    305,886             326.006              938.28             295.748            1,034.28
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Japan                                                   7,182,543           6,344.301            1,132.13           5,755.455            1,247.95

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        23,405,055          20,948.059            1,117.29          19,003.765            1,231.60

              SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31
              Canada                                                  6,381,710           8,109.668              786.93           7,356.970              867.44
              Mexico                                                  3,927,972           6,668.917              589.00           6,049.942              649.26
              Sweden                                                     44,258              40.013            1,106.07              36.300            1,219.23
              Netherlands                                             2,486,788           3,475.150              715.59           3,152.604              788.80
              Belgium                                                    37,433              34.722            1,078.05              31.500            1,188.35
              France                                                     11,433              16.183              706.48              14.681              778.76
              Germany                                                    83,113              78.061            1,064.72              70.816            1,173.65
              Italy                                                      19,580               0.443           44,185.78               0.402           48,706.47
              Turkey                                                  3,239,897           5,777.101              560.82           5,240.900              618.19
              India                                                      27,311               8.074            3,382.41               7.325            3,728.46
              Vietnam                                                   249,618             540.066              462.20             489.940              509.49
              Malaysia                                                  162,041             328.345              493.51             297.870              544.00
              China                                                      19,830              28.990              684.01              26.300              753.99
              Korea, South                                           28,876,047          53,902.192              535.71          48,899.260              590.52
              Japan                                                   2,184,331           3,623.852              602.76           3,287.505              664.43

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        47,751,362          82,631.784              577.88          74,962.315              637.00

              SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32
              Canada                                                 10,644,118          11,783.938              903.27          10,690.212              995.69
              Mexico                                                  1,510,682           1,922.549              785.77           1,744.108              866.16
              Sweden                                                  1,661,530           1,074.611            1,546.17             974.871            1,704.36
              Netherlands                                               328,959             350.646              938.15             318.101            1,034.13
              Belgium                                                   170,159             169.263            1,005.29             153.553            1,108.15
              France                                                     43,171              20.017            2,156.61              18.160            2,377.26
              Germany                                                    20,467              11.890            1,721.27              10.787            1,897.38
              Poland                                                     27,735              15.002            1,848.70              13.610            2,037.84
              Italy                                                       3,285               5.253              625.28               4.766              689.26
              Turkey                                                  3,073,940           4,857.086              632.88           4,406.276              697.63
              Vietnam                                                 9,704,467          19,012.015              510.44          17,247.415              562.66
              China                                                      17,281              16.976            1,017.93              15.401            1,122.07
              Korea, South                                            2,580,797           3,473.726              742.95           3,151.313              818.96
              Taiwan                                                    282,627             496.976              568.69             450.850              626.88
              Japan                                                       3,916               6.146              637.11               5.576              702.30

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        30,073,134          43,216.101              695.88          39,204.999              767.07

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A
              Canada                                                 24,046,121          26,397.139              910.94          23,947.089            1,004.14
              Mexico                                                    284,111             227.705            1,247.71             206.571            1,375.37
              Colombia                                                   30,775              38.636              796.54              35.050              878.03
              United Kingdom                                            225,715             104.363            2,162.78              94.677            2,384.05
              Netherlands                                               928,176             868.020            1,069.30             787.455            1,178.70
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Belgium                                                   391,101             288.404            1,356.09             261.636            1,494.83
              France                                                     85,548              45.808            1,867.50              41.557            2,058.57
              Germany                                                   515,483             267.178            1,929.36             242.380            2,126.76
              Austria                                                   898,684             807.608            1,112.77             732.650            1,226.62
              Hungary                                                   253,884             264.226              960.86             239.702            1,059.17
              Poland                                                     32,224              20.630            1,561.93              18.716            1,721.74
              Spain                                                      93,732              70.339            1,332.56              63.811            1,468.90
              Portugal                                                  274,259             125.801            2,180.10             114.125            2,403.15
              Italy                                                     267,421             109.352            2,445.49              99.203            2,695.69
              Saudi Arabia                                              926,468           1,265.712              731.97           1,148.235              806.86
              United Arab Emirates                                       71,219              73.887              963.88              67.030            1,062.49
              Pakistan                                                3,980,149           5,971.489              666.53           5,417.246              734.72
              Thailand                                                  230,616             250.952              918.96             227.660            1,012.98
              Indonesia                                                 668,635             735.698              908.84             667.415            1,001.83
              China                                                     153,526             163.102              941.29             147.964            1,037.59
              Korea, South                                           12,679,413          17,610.581              719.99          15,976.055              793.65
              Taiwan                                                  1,511,624           1,649.731              916.28           1,496.612            1,010.03
              Japan                                                     357,134             372.018              959.99             337.490            1,058.21
              Australia                                                  16,666               8.157            2,043.13               7.400            2,252.16
              Egypt                                                      54,014              67.483              800.40              61.220              882.29

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        48,976,698          57,804.030              847.29          52,438.949              933.98

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B
              Canada                                                     44,276              46.202              958.31              41.914            1,056.35
              United Kingdom                                              9,609               8.483            1,132.68               7.696            1,248.57
              Germany                                                   161,182              64.695            2,491.39              58.691            2,746.28
              India                                                      21,885               7.235            3,024.64               6.564            3,334.10
              China                                                      60,365              52.101            1,158.60              47.266            1,277.13
              Korea, South                                              808,722             982.796              822.88             891.578              907.07
              Japan                                                     202,448             161.682            1,252.13             146.676            1,380.24

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,308,487           1,323.197              988.88           1,200.385            1,090.06

              SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34
              Canada                                                    208,490             278.134              749.60             252.319              826.30
              Mexico                                                  1,324,102             963.088            1,374.85             873.699            1,515.51
              United Kingdom                                            100,694               8.769           11,481.66               7.956           12,656.36
              Netherlands                                               408,389             276.001            1,479.66             250.384            1,631.05
              France                                                    261,004             116.590            2,238.64             105.769            2,467.68
              Germany                                                 2,188,798           1,244.603            1,758.63           1,129.086            1,938.56
              Poland                                                     57,917              33.394            1,734.33              30.295            1,911.77
              Spain                                                       2,228               2.146            1,038.11               1.947            1,144.32
              Italy                                                      27,594               7.533            3,662.99               6.834            4,037.75
              Thailand                                                  255,813             291.645              877.14             264.576              966.88
              Indonesia                                                 977,567           1,165.616              838.67           1,057.430              924.47
              China                                                     479,873             477.461            1,005.05             433.146            1,107.88
              Korea, South                                           37,417,323          41,676.360              897.81          37,808.169              989.66
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Taiwan                                                 14,874,729          16,548.579              898.85          15,012.623              990.81
              Japan                                                   8,404,222           3,787.927            2,218.69           3,436.351            2,445.68

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        66,988,743          66,877.852            1,001.66          60,670.584            1,104.14

              STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36
              Canada                                                  1,457,350           1,838.143              792.84           1,667.536              873.95
              Mexico                                                  1,312,302           1,606.652              816.79           1,457.531              900.36
              Belgium                                                    14,605              18.159              804.26              16.474              886.55
              Germany                                                    27,949              20.868            1,339.26              18.932            1,476.28
              Vietnam                                                     6,449               3.756            1,716.68               3.408            1,892.31
              China                                                      13,546               7.404            1,829.50               6.717            2,016.67

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,832,201           3,494.985              810.36           3,170.598              893.27

              STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37
              Canada                                                    669,723             437.139            1,532.06             396.566            1,688.81
              Mexico                                                    233,056             169.793            1,372.59             154.034            1,513.02
              Sweden                                                    349,107              73.560            4,745.85              66.733            5,231.40
              United Kingdom                                              3,975               3.892            1,021.26               3.531            1,125.74
              France                                                     60,561              23.269            2,602.56              21.110            2,868.83
              Germany                                                 3,695,602           1,855.764            1,991.42           1,683.522            2,195.16
              Austria                                                   258,978              59.164            4,377.27              53.673            4,825.11
              Switzerland                                                 9,135               1.428            6,394.39               1.296            7,048.61
              Spain                                                      37,163              14.715            2,525.37              13.350            2,783.75
              Italy                                                     117,996              18.286            6,452.72              16.589            7,112.91
              India                                                     243,840             148.181            1,645.55             134.428            1,813.91
              Vietnam                                                   783,294             847.079              924.70             768.458            1,019.31
              China                                                     226,890             311.021              729.50             282.154              804.14
              Korea, South                                              448,346             429.910            1,042.88             390.008            1,149.58
              Taiwan                                                     39,282               8.711            4,509.18               7.903            4,970.52
              Japan                                                      83,718              17.051            4,909.67              15.469            5,411.99

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         7,260,666           4,418.970            1,643.07           4,008.824            1,811.17

              RAILS - USED..........................41
              Canada                                                    324,043             123.490            2,624.03             112.029            2,892.49
              Germany                                                    38,311               9.344            4,099.94               8.477            4,519.41
              Spain                                                     179,844              24.406            7,368.76              22.141            8,122.67
              India                                                     208,459              79.906            2,608.79              72.490            2,875.69
              China                                                     210,120             159.740            1,315.39             144.914            1,449.96
              Australia                                                 518,876             203.618            2,548.27             184.720            2,808.99

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,479,653             600.507            2,464.01             544.771            2,716.10


               GRAND TOTAL                                        1,260,953,488       1,712,628.718              736.27       1,553,671.077              811.60
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                        JULY   -  PRELIMINARY

                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A
              Canada                                                  2,364,073           1,096.759            2,155.51             994.964            2,376.04
              United Kingdom                                            202,345              14.989           13,499.36              13.598           14,880.50
              Italy                                                     289,622             120.262            2,408.26             109.100            2,654.65
              China                                                       8,393               4.196            2,000.00               3.807            2,204.62
              Korea, South                                                2,610               0.220           11,838.76               0.200           13,050.00
              Taiwan                                                     16,222               8.111            1,999.78               7.359            2,204.38

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,883,265           1,244.539            2,316.73           1,129.028            2,553.76

              BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B
              Canada                                                  1,407,560             375.211            3,751.38             340.386            4,135.19
              Sweden                                                  2,153,989             429.862            5,010.88             389.965            5,523.54
              Finland                                                12,804,212           7,057.111            1,814.37           6,402.106            2,000.00
              United Kingdom                                          5,761,707           2,532.405            2,275.19           2,297.360            2,507.97
              Germany                                                    13,837               1.701            8,130.00               1.544            8,961.79
              Spain                                                     126,769              13.033            9,726.23              11.824           10,721.33
              Italy                                                   1,066,812             138.338            7,711.58             125.499            8,500.56
              Slovenia                                                    8,490               1.300            6,527.12               1.180            7,194.92
              China                                                      83,896              11.817            7,099.08              10.721            7,825.39
              Taiwan                                                      9,760               0.812           12,013.74               0.737           13,242.88

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        23,437,032          10,561.596            2,219.08           9,581.322            2,446.12

              WIRE RODS..............................3
              Sweden                                                    214,260              23.855            8,981.72              21.641            9,900.65
              United Kingdom                                          2,414,800             580.276            4,161.47             526.418            4,587.23
              France                                                    281,242              83.019            3,387.66              75.314            3,734.26
              Germany                                                   923,508             316.215            2,920.50             286.866            3,219.30
              Italy                                                     362,161              92.429            3,918.22              83.851            4,319.10
              China                                                      44,916              37.264            1,205.32              33.806            1,328.64
              Taiwan                                                    606,715             255.334            2,376.15             231.636            2,619.26
              Japan                                                       4,349               1.190            3,653.10               1.080            4,026.85

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,851,951           1,389.586            3,491.65           1,260.612            3,848.89

              STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4
              Canada                                                     12,258               2.377            5,155.44               2.157            5,682.89
              Mexico                                                      4,064               0.077           52,668.57               0.070           58,057.14
              United Kingdom                                              3,265               0.424            7,693.40               0.385            8,480.52
              Germany                                                   504,524              53.020            9,515.72              48.099           10,489.28
              Slovakia                                                   22,639               0.860           26,296.75               0.781           28,987.20
              Switzerland                                                 5,590               0.510           10,952.84               0.463           12,073.43
              Lithuania                                                   2,326               0.274            8,474.35               0.249            9,341.37
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Spain                                                      21,446               1.504           14,253.11               1.365           15,711.36
              Italy                                                      10,260               1.880            5,455.87               1.706            6,014.07
              Israel                                                      8,250               0.753           10,941.92               0.684           12,061.40
              India                                                     826,645             289.569            2,854.74             262.693            3,146.81
              China                                                     357,923              40.936            8,743.37              37.137            9,637.91
              Taiwan                                                     55,088              10.055            5,478.51               9.122            6,039.03
              Japan                                                      15,314               0.255           59,882.03               0.232           66,008.62

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,849,592             402.501            4,595.25             365.143            5,065.39

              PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A
              Canada                                                     34,972               8.844            3,953.90               8.024            4,358.42
              Mexico                                                     10,992               2.166            5,074.70               1.965            5,593.89
              Brazil                                                    573,135             244.029            2,348.63             221.380            2,588.92
              Sweden                                                  2,205,082             492.047            4,481.44             446.378            4,939.94
              United Kingdom                                             27,416               5.320            5,152.56               4.827            5,679.72
              Belgium                                                 3,737,226             942.823            3,963.87             855.315            4,369.41
              France                                                  1,010,574             172.410            5,861.45             156.408            6,461.14
              Germany                                                   340,107              45.760            7,432.37              41.513            8,192.78
              Austria                                                   601,545             116.185            5,177.44             105.402            5,707.15
              Spain                                                      77,723              24.402            3,184.98              22.138            3,510.84
              Italy                                                     104,720              49.556            2,113.14              44.957            2,329.34
              Slovenia                                                5,165,401           1,133.212            4,558.19           1,028.033            5,024.55
              India                                                     432,293             205.579            2,102.80             186.499            2,317.94
              Thailand                                                   47,175              23.424            2,013.95              21.250            2,220.00
              Indonesia                                                 810,260             467.781            1,732.13             424.364            1,909.35
              China                                                     196,576              47.078            4,175.49              42.709            4,602.68
              Korea, South                                            2,887,703             901.391            3,203.61             817.729            3,531.37
              Taiwan                                                  2,284,547             956.003            2,389.68             867.272            2,634.18
              Japan                                                   1,622,594             505.960            3,206.96             459.000            3,535.06
              South Africa                                              676,588             406.707            1,663.57             368.959            1,833.78

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        22,846,629           6,750.687            3,384.34           6,124.122            3,730.60

              PLATES IN COILS.......................6B
              Sweden                                                    637,346             114.287            5,576.69             103.680            6,147.24
              Belgium                                                   454,686             152.229            2,986.85             138.100            3,292.44
              India                                                     861,500             478.365            1,800.92             433.966            1,985.18
              Indonesia                                               1,971,880           1,173.889            1,679.78           1,064.935            1,851.64
              China                                                      11,082               4.585            2,416.69               4.160            2,663.94
              Japan                                                      93,948              20.078            4,679.01              18.215            5,157.73

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,030,442           1,943.436            2,073.87           1,763.056            2,286.05

              BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14
              Canada                                                    505,909              19.056           26,547.49              17.288           29,263.59
              Mexico                                                     39,955               9.898            4,036.37               8.980            4,449.33
              Brazil                                                    209,823              19.206           10,924.49              17.424           12,042.18
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Sweden                                                    264,542              27.217            9,719.68              24.691           10,714.11
              United Kingdom                                          1,606,063             469.042            3,424.13             425.508            3,774.46
              France                                                  1,036,438             187.326            5,532.78             169.940            6,098.85
              Germany                                                 1,459,511             313.415            4,656.79             284.326            5,133.23
              Austria                                                    11,611               1.200            9,672.47               1.089           10,662.08
              Poland                                                      4,220               1.117            3,775.46               1.014            4,161.74
              Ukraine                                                 1,161,309             378.052            3,071.82             342.964            3,386.10
              Portugal                                                3,285,220             695.864            4,721.06             631.278            5,204.08
              Italy                                                   3,104,314             731.715            4,242.52             663.801            4,676.57
              Slovenia                                                  263,817              59.875            4,406.11              54.318            4,856.90
              India                                                     573,481              89.983            6,373.15              81.632            7,025.20
              China                                                      16,240               2.292            7,083.02               2.080            7,807.69
              Korea, South                                              246,849              20.142           12,255.11              18.273           13,508.95
              Taiwan                                                    249,181              42.812            5,820.26              38.839            6,415.74
              Japan                                                       4,411               0.748            5,893.36               0.679            6,496.32

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        14,042,894           3,068.970            4,575.77           2,784.124            5,043.92

              BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A
              Switzerland                                                26,400               2.484           10,625.41               2.254           11,712.51
              Italy                                                     128,042              12.557           10,196.43              11.392           11,239.64
              India                                                     883,552             333.668            2,647.99             302.699            2,918.91

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,037,994             348.710            2,976.66             316.345            3,281.21

              BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16
              Canada                                                    200,085              44.829            4,463.21              40.669            4,919.84
              Mexico                                                    859,602             538.049            1,597.63             488.110            1,761.08
              Sweden                                                  1,178,799             317.968            3,707.29             288.456            4,086.58
              United Kingdom                                            559,363              79.257            7,057.56              71.901            7,779.63
              France                                                    831,945             221.006            3,764.34             200.494            4,149.48
              Germany                                                 2,719,390             632.023            4,302.67             573.362            4,742.88
              Austria                                                   532,365              47.304           11,253.99              42.914           12,405.39
              Czech Republic                                             47,784              27.573            1,732.99              25.014            1,910.29
              Switzerland                                                77,951               7.985            9,762.01               7.244           10,760.77
              Spain                                                   2,440,890             562.490            4,339.43             510.283            4,783.40
              Portugal                                                  855,666             157.773            5,423.37             143.130            5,978.24
              Italy                                                   8,778,805           1,573.770            5,578.20           1,427.701            6,148.91
              Slovenia                                                  212,272              39.351            5,394.27              35.699            5,946.16
              Romania                                                    54,779              11.501            4,762.76              10.434            5,250.05
              Saudi Arabia                                               77,643              40.054            1,938.43              36.337            2,136.75
              United Arab Emirates                                      825,012             352.416            2,341.01             319.707            2,580.53
              India                                                   2,081,008             780.360            2,666.73             707.931            2,939.56
              Vietnam                                                    28,229               6.300            4,480.22               5.716            4,938.59
              China                                                     131,821              40.625            3,244.77              36.855            3,576.75
              Korea, South                                              458,612              65.234            7,030.18              59.180            7,749.44
              Taiwan                                                  5,698,499           1,693.542            3,364.84           1,536.356            3,709.10
              Japan                                                     118,026              22.832            5,169.29              20.713            5,698.16
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        28,768,546           7,262.251            3,961.38           6,588.206            4,366.67

              OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19
              Mexico                                                    280,597              45.286            6,196.08              41.083            6,830.00
              Sweden                                                     18,932               0.744           25,444.19               0.675           28,047.41
              France                                                     34,877               5.284            6,599.89               4.794            7,275.14
              Germany                                                   126,963               5.636           22,526.68               5.113           24,831.41
              Austria                                                    36,544               1.082           33,759.85               0.982           37,213.85
              Spain                                                       3,100               1.150            2,693.75               1.044            2,969.35
              Italy                                                     858,439               9.848           87,168.46               8.934           96,086.75
              India                                                      89,976               0.628          143,201.54               0.570          157,852.63
              China                                                       8,410               0.570           14,728.62               0.518           16,235.52
              Japan                                                  13,283,760           2,112.808            6,287.25           1,916.708            6,930.51

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        14,741,598           2,183.039            6,752.78           1,980.421            7,443.67

              LINE PIPE > 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER....20A
              Italy                                                      40,110              10.501            3,819.38               9.527            4,210.14
              Vietnam                                                    17,914               2.570            6,968.83               2.332            7,681.82
              China                                                       3,752               2.654            1,413.52               2.408            1,558.14

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                            61,776              15.726            3,928.10              14.267            4,329.99

              LINE PIPE <= 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER...20B
              Canada                                                      2,325               0.049           46,871.22               0.045           51,666.67
              United Kingdom                                             19,329               1.009           19,142.99               0.916           21,101.53
              France                                                     64,746               6.544            9,893.31               5.937           10,905.51
              Germany                                                     4,416               0.060           72,838.71               0.055           80,290.91
              Spain                                                      45,288               4.491           10,082.11               4.075           11,113.62
              Italy                                                   1,355,383              27.239           49,758.53              24.711           54,849.38
              Turkey                                                  1,297,444              78.173           16,596.94              70.918           18,294.99
              India                                                     432,898              48.661            8,896.11              44.145            9,806.27
              China                                                     126,100              23.732            5,313.33              21.530            5,856.94
              Korea, South                                              755,900              31.679           23,861.00              28.739           26,302.24
              Taiwan                                                     12,000               0.722           16,620.18               0.655           18,320.61

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,115,829             222.364           18,509.36             201.726           20,403.07

              LINE PIPE - NOT SPECIFIED............20C
              Finland                                                    72,307               8.155            8,865.50               7.399            9,772.54
              France                                                      5,503               1.024            5,373.78               0.929            5,923.57
              Germany                                                    71,141               9.964            7,139.16               9.040            7,869.58
              Italy                                                     359,088              73.263            4,901.29              66.464            5,402.74
              Turkey                                                  2,328,927             514.749            4,524.39             466.973            4,987.28
              Singapore                                                   2,742               0.018          146,323.60               0.017          161,294.12

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,839,708             607.177            4,676.90             550.822            5,155.40
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


              STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D
              Canada                                                 11,711,191           1,116.264           10,491.42           1,012.658           11,564.80
              Mexico                                                  2,537,596             327.060            7,758.81             296.704            8,552.62
              Costa Rica                                                 20,110               0.451           44,496.32               0.410           49,048.78
              Sweden                                                    571,623              36.586           15,623.75              33.191           17,222.23
              Norway                                                      2,167               0.005          393,173.98               0.005          433,400.00
              Finland                                                   386,199              97.423            3,964.13              88.381            4,369.71
              Denmark                                                    78,544               6.239           12,589.04               5.660           13,877.03
              United Kingdom                                            557,488               8.401           66,353.29               7.622           73,141.96
              Ireland                                                   115,592               0.061        1,872,559.43               0.056        2,064,142.86
              Netherlands                                               104,146               1.769           58,865.85               1.605           64,888.47
              Belgium                                                    82,490               7.237           11,397.15               6.566           12,563.20
              France                                                  2,712,754             275.443            9,848.69             249.878           10,856.31
              Germany                                                 1,739,162             158.667           10,961.03             143.941           12,082.46
              Austria                                                   570,154              57.633            9,892.80              52.284           10,904.94
              Czech Republic                                          1,262,228              62.383           20,233.50              56.593           22,303.61
              Slovakia                                                   31,910               0.598           53,311.74               0.543           58,766.11
              Hungary                                                    14,931               0.752           19,831.89               0.683           21,860.91
              Switzerland                                               227,739               1.593          142,877.87               1.446          157,495.85
              Poland                                                     23,806               1.813           13,128.54               1.645           14,471.73
              Ukraine                                                 1,949,728             193.313           10,085.84             175.371           11,117.73
              Spain                                                     366,713              40.268            9,106.69              36.531           10,038.41
              Italy                                                   1,652,017             121.247           13,625.15             109.994           15,019.16
              Slovenia                                                   18,963               0.231           81,918.81               0.210           90,300.00
              Turkey                                                    668,945             207.705            3,220.65             188.427            3,550.15
              United Arab Emirates                                      796,654             229.890            3,465.37             208.553            3,819.91
              India                                                   8,965,164           2,695.996            3,325.36           2,445.768            3,665.58
              Thailand                                                  273,927              76.574            3,577.27              69.467            3,943.27
              Vietnam                                                 1,268,612             348.490            3,640.31             316.145            4,012.75
              Malaysia                                                   70,285              17.517            4,012.18              15.892            4,422.67
              Singapore                                                   4,905               0.046          105,946.25               0.042          116,785.71
              Indonesia                                                  45,123               4.509           10,006.09               4.091           11,029.82
              China                                                   7,196,384           1,610.520            4,468.36           1,461.040            4,925.52
              Korea, South                                            9,278,499           2,953.371            3,141.66           2,679.254            3,463.09
              Taiwan                                                 10,313,565           3,989.666            2,585.07           3,619.366            2,849.55
              Japan                                                   7,813,498             650.438           12,012.66             590.068           13,241.69
              New Zealand                                                 3,426               0.031          107,172.96               0.029          118,137.93
              South Africa                                               28,204               5.539            5,091.79               5.025            5,612.74

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        73,464,442          15,305.746            4,799.79          13,885.144            5,290.87

              STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A
              Germany                                                   964,792             231.422            4,168.96             209.943            4,595.49
              India                                                     330,209             111.341            2,965.74             101.007            3,269.17
              Korea, South                                              291,515              84.010            3,469.99              76.213            3,825.00
              Taiwan                                                     34,584               4.566            7,572.79               4.143            8,347.57
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,621,100             431.340            3,758.28             391.306            4,142.79

              WIRE DRAWN............................23
              Canada                                                    944,983             208.249            4,537.74             188.921            5,002.00
              Mexico                                                    225,362               7.775           28,982.85               7.054           31,948.11
              Costa Rica                                                110,681               1.417           78,077.87               1.286           86,066.10
              Sweden                                                    315,876              20.623           15,316.58              18.709           16,883.64
              United Kingdom                                            794,478             121.024            6,564.58             109.792            7,236.21
              Ireland                                                    28,374               3.104            9,140.79               2.816           10,075.99
              France                                                    200,708              23.242            8,635.49              21.085            9,518.99
              Germany                                                   255,764              21.186           12,072.07              19.220           13,307.18
              Czech Republic                                             40,452              22.107            1,829.75              20.056            2,016.95
              Switzerland                                                 4,101               0.481            8,513.42               0.437            9,384.44
              Poland                                                     11,361               2.215            5,127.63               2.010            5,652.24
              Italy                                                     307,173              52.345            5,868.19              47.487            6,468.57
              United Arab Emirates                                      248,430             139.839            1,776.54             126.860            1,958.30
              India                                                   5,555,661           2,047.554            2,713.31           1,857.511            2,990.92
              Thailand                                                   73,119              18.077            4,044.66              16.400            4,458.48
              Vietnam                                                   789,646             322.908            2,445.42             292.938            2,695.61
              Malaysia                                                   29,453               0.040          722,143.78               0.037          796,027.03
              Philippines                                                 5,600               0.024          230,919.82               0.022          254,545.45
              China                                                     112,772              23.698            4,758.60              21.499            5,245.45
              Korea, South                                              925,772             173.068            5,349.17             157.005            5,896.45
              Taiwan                                                  1,597,702             370.549            4,311.71             336.157            4,752.84
              Japan                                                   1,145,389             184.240            6,216.82             167.140            6,852.87

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        13,722,857           3,763.776            3,646.03           3,414.442            4,019.06

              SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31
              Brazil                                                    167,301             146.001            1,145.89             132.450            1,263.13
              Sweden                                                      5,176               1.826            2,833.79               1.657            3,123.72
              Belgium                                                    15,062               4.405            3,418.57               3.997            3,768.33
              Germany                                                    24,124               2.447            9,858.08               2.220           10,866.67
              India                                                      59,463               4.818           12,341.33               4.371           13,603.98
              China                                                      26,455               5.544            4,771.29               5.030            5,259.44
              Taiwan                                                     45,222              18.893            2,393.51              17.140            2,638.39
              Japan                                                      23,199               5.571            4,164.18               5.054            4,590.23
              South Africa                                              453,697             256.098            1,771.57             232.329            1,952.82

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           819,699             445.607            1,839.51             404.248            2,027.71

              SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32
              Canada                                                    406,009             149.159            2,721.98             135.315            3,000.47
              Mexico                                                  1,745,551             749.142            2,330.06             679.611            2,568.46
              Brazil                                                      7,291               4.821            1,512.18               4.374            1,666.90
              Sweden                                                      7,300               1.428            5,109.92               1.296            5,632.72
              Finland                                                    85,196              19.945            4,271.50              18.094            4,708.52
              Ireland                                                    24,689               1.431           17,242.10               1.299           19,006.16
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Belgium                                                 3,461,823             769.289            4,500.03             697.888            4,960.43
              France                                                    601,578             167.519            3,591.10             151.971            3,958.51
              Germany                                                 1,527,886             390.321            3,914.43             354.094            4,314.92
              Austria                                                    14,384               0.919           15,646.22               0.834           17,247.00
              Switzerland                                                12,051               0.716           16,819.21               0.650           18,540.00
              Poland                                                     39,524               9.999            3,952.77               9.071            4,357.18
              Spain                                                   1,535,866             648.875            2,366.97             588.650            2,609.13
              Italy                                                   2,341,115             471.179            4,968.63             427.447            5,476.97
              Turkey                                                      2,400               0.881            2,721.55               0.800            3,000.00
              India                                                   3,860,380           2,570.797            1,501.63           2,332.189            1,655.26
              Thailand                                                  765,628             362.478            2,112.20             328.835            2,328.30
              Vietnam                                                 9,557,956           4,907.398            1,947.66           4,451.918            2,146.93
              Malaysia                                                  370,160             186.323            1,986.65             169.030            2,189.91
              Indonesia                                               7,205,339           3,990.780            1,805.50           3,620.376            1,990.22
              China                                                   1,214,372             408.545            2,972.43             370.626            3,276.54
              Korea, South                                              415,902             154.762            2,687.36             140.398            2,962.31
              Taiwan                                                  9,080,536           3,993.321            2,273.93           3,622.681            2,506.58
              Japan                                                     750,752             229.598            3,269.85             208.288            3,604.39
              South Africa                                              560,104             251.652            2,225.71             228.295            2,453.42

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        45,593,792          20,441.288            2,230.48          18,544.030            2,458.68

              STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36
              Canada                                                      6,785               2.363            2,870.92               2.144            3,164.65
              Sweden                                                      8,003               0.554           14,433.80               0.503           15,910.54
              Netherlands                                               159,571              37.540            4,250.66              34.056            4,685.55
              China                                                       2,624               0.315            8,323.26               0.286            9,174.83

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           176,983              40.773            4,340.65              36.989            4,784.75

              STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37
              Canada                                                    250,071              73.879            3,384.87              67.022            3,731.18
              Mexico                                                    614,609             235.771            2,606.80             213.888            2,873.51
              Brazil                                                      2,405               0.245            9,783.77               0.223           10,784.75
              Sweden                                                  1,288,306             133.735            9,633.23             121.323           10,618.81
              Finland                                                    28,496               3.661            7,781.80               3.322            8,577.97
              United Kingdom                                            105,248              24.411            4,311.36              22.146            4,752.46
              Belgium                                                    32,026               3.154           10,151.47               2.862           11,190.08
              Luxembourg                                                  4,575               0.253           18,045.09               0.230           19,891.30
              France                                                    726,781             169.445            4,289.18             153.718            4,728.01
              Germany                                                 1,379,818             333.905            4,132.36             302.914            4,555.15
              Austria                                                    76,414               5.748           13,292.74               5.215           14,652.73
              Switzerland                                                17,080               1.213           14,073.31               1.101           15,513.17
              Poland                                                      2,809               0.492            5,700.86               0.447            6,284.12
              Italy                                                     839,855             132.810            6,323.69             120.484            6,970.68
              Slovenia                                                  216,430              50.192            4,311.99              45.534            4,753.15
              Romania                                                   908,831             191.095            4,755.90             173.359            5,242.48
              Turkey                                                      3,200               0.321            9,941.75               0.292           10,958.90
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              India                                                   2,584,675             845.083            3,058.49             766.647            3,371.40
              Thailand                                                  183,298             101.598            1,804.13              92.169            1,988.72
              Vietnam                                                   368,545             105.139            3,505.29              95.381            3,863.92
              Malaysia                                                  215,754              60.947            3,539.98              55.291            3,902.15
              Indonesia                                                  50,951              11.938            4,267.96              10.830            4,704.62
              China                                                     461,808             166.247            2,777.84             150.817            3,062.04
              Korea, South                                              571,908             242.831            2,355.16             220.293            2,596.12
              Taiwan                                                    618,464             224.498            2,754.86             203.662            3,036.72
              Japan                                                     976,911             203.285            4,805.60             184.418            5,297.26

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        12,529,268           3,321.911            3,771.70           3,013.588            4,157.59


               GRAND TOTAL                                          273,435,397          79,751.033            3,428.61          72,348.941            3,779.40
