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

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

              INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A
              Canada                                                  1,939,986             796.505            2,435.62             722.578            2,684.81
              United Kingdom                                            870,521              14.906           58,398.55              13.523           64,373.36
              France                                                      8,361               4.553            1,836.11               4.131            2,023.97
              Italy                                                     414,114             135.705            3,051.56             123.110            3,363.77
              Japan                                                   2,666,772             125.692           21,216.70             114.026           23,387.40
              Australia                                                 327,136              40.994            7,979.91              37.190            8,796.34

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         6,226,890           1,118.358            5,567.88           1,014.558            6,137.54

              BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B
              Canada                                                 48,648,516          90,898.233              535.20          82,461.514              589.95
              Mexico                                                 93,188,554         159,886.001              582.84         145,046.182              642.48
              Brazil                                                169,433,073         297,319.232              569.87         269,723.547              628.17
              Argentina                                              17,080,485          29,741.432              574.30          26,980.981              633.06
              Sweden                                                  1,511,743             343.601            4,399.70             311.710            4,849.84
              Norway                                                      2,766               0.042           64,340.35               0.039           70,923.08
              Finland                                                19,163,020          10,561.802            1,814.37           9,581.509            2,000.00
              United Kingdom                                          6,076,082           1,995.982            3,044.16           1,810.725            3,355.61
              France                                                     20,400              17.911            1,138.94              16.249            1,255.46
              Germany                                                    87,751              16.090            5,453.61              14.597            6,011.58
              Austria                                                     3,996               0.827            4,827.05               0.751            5,320.91
              Russia                                                  9,637,084          26,684.215              361.15          24,207.520              398.10
              Italy                                                   1,326,491             626.526            2,117.22             568.375            2,333.83
              Romania                                                24,190,031          37,581.656              643.67          34,093.515              709.52
              India                                                       9,047               8.008            1,129.70               7.265            1,245.29
              Vietnam                                                 2,707,002           5,917.811              457.43           5,368.550              504.23
              Indonesia                                              15,902,496          35,134.686              452.62          31,873.660              498.92
              China                                                     129,759             215.294              602.70             195.312              664.37
              Korea, South                                           12,650,320          23,757.006              532.49          21,552.000              586.97
              Taiwan                                                     16,833              12.449            1,352.10              11.294            1,490.44
              Japan                                                  12,872,258          24,578.748              523.71          22,297.472              577.30

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       434,657,707         745,297.563              583.20         676,122.767              642.87

              WIRE RODS..............................3
              Canada                                                 14,244,247          16,261.761              875.94          14,752.426              965.55
              Mexico                                                  1,085,928           2,257.142              481.11           2,047.646              530.33
              Peru                                                       16,712              28.031              596.18              25.430              657.18
              Brazil                                                  9,859,726          15,295.788              644.60          13,876.110              710.55
              Sweden                                                  2,610,660             518.605            5,034.00             470.471            5,549.03
              United Kingdom                                          2,858,219             643.875            4,439.09             584.114            4,893.26
              France                                                    359,056              66.822            5,373.31              60.620            5,923.06
              Germany                                                 5,956,596           4,378.358            1,360.46           3,971.981            1,499.65
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Austria                                                     2,680               0.256           10,434.57               0.233           11,502.15
              Spain                                                      53,554              20.146            2,658.17              18.277            2,930.13
              Italy                                                   1,206,594             337.872            3,571.15             306.513            3,936.52
              India                                                     865,515           1,107.324              781.63           1,004.548              861.60
              Thailand                                                   48,054              82.765              580.60              75.084              640.00
              Vietnam                                                22,760,913          44,839.677              507.61          40,677.883              559.54
              Indonesia                                               8,927,781          19,389.385              460.45          17,589.760              507.56
              China                                                      44,344              36.520            1,214.22              33.131            1,338.44
              Korea, South                                            2,219,542           3,546.809              625.79           3,217.612              689.81
              Taiwan                                                  1,624,375             953.782            1,703.09             865.257            1,877.33
              Japan                                                  10,365,970          13,130.263              789.47          11,911.578              870.24
              Egypt                                                     138,559             236.798              585.13             214.820              645.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        85,249,025         123,131.990              692.34         111,703.494              763.17

              STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4
              Canada                                                  2,680,473           2,270.549            1,180.54           2,059.808            1,301.32
              Mexico                                                  8,276,536          12,571.202              658.37          11,404.406              725.73
              Sweden                                                      2,304               0.026           87,089.76               0.024           96,000.00
              United Kingdom                                         15,606,538          17,135.746              910.76          15,545.292            1,003.94
              Netherlands                                               122,193              64.444            1,896.10              58.463            2,090.09
              Belgium                                                   130,031              77.380            1,680.42              70.198            1,852.35
              Luxembourg                                             16,936,860          16,064.054            1,054.33          14,573.069            1,162.20
              France                                                     76,693               4.066           18,860.05               3.689           20,789.64
              Germany                                                 4,145,124           2,363.015            1,754.17           2,143.692            1,933.64
              Austria                                                   650,365              67.329            9,659.49              61.080           10,647.76
              Czech Republic                                             20,038              10.000            2,003.77               9.072            2,208.77
              Slovakia                                                   11,468               0.758           15,121.51               0.688           16,668.60
              Poland                                                      4,537               2.547            1,781.00               2.311            1,963.22
              Spain                                                  12,932,146          16,538.486              781.94          15,003.467              861.94
              Italy                                                     646,867             106.468            6,075.64              96.587            6,697.25
              Turkey                                                    440,314             476.903              923.28             432.640            1,017.74
              Israel                                                      5,880               0.002        2,667,123.89               0.002        2,940,000.00
              United Arab Emirates                                    1,293,846           1,920.096              673.84           1,741.883              742.79
              India                                                  19,088,179          20,344.334              938.26          18,456.075            1,034.25
              Thailand                                                  147,049             112.100            1,311.76             101.696            1,445.97
              Vietnam                                                   268,672             476.640              563.68             432.401              621.35
              Malaysia                                                   78,713              94.636              831.74              85.853              916.83
              China                                                   5,482,387           6,440.447              851.24           5,842.677              938.33
              Korea, South                                           27,180,527          33,129.463              820.43          30,054.552              904.37
              Taiwan                                                    256,567              50.572            5,073.21              45.879            5,592.25
              Japan                                                   1,746,291           1,655.632            1,054.76           1,501.965            1,162.67

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       118,230,598         131,976.906              895.84         119,727.469              987.50

              STEEL PILING...........................5
              Canada                                                      4,610               8.450              545.54               7.666              601.36
              Netherlands                                                27,266              23.883            1,141.61              21.667            1,258.41
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Luxembourg                                              6,687,373           6,409.774            1,043.31           5,814.851            1,150.05
              Germany                                                     3,007               4.125              728.80               3.743              803.37

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         6,722,256           6,446.234            1,042.82           5,847.927            1,149.51

              PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A
              Canada                                                  9,371,373          11,383.381              823.25          10,326.833              907.48
              Mexico                                                    639,329             678.353              942.47             615.392            1,038.90
              Brazil                                                  9,038,935          13,756.430              657.07          12,479.627              724.30
              Sweden                                                  6,097,432           2,434.673            2,504.41           2,208.699            2,760.64
              Finland                                                    35,071              21.632            1,621.19              19.625            1,787.06
              United Kingdom                                             17,277               6.900            2,503.74               6.260            2,759.90
              Belgium                                                 5,118,371           1,454.696            3,518.51           1,319.679            3,878.50
              Luxembourg                                                 17,129               7.814            2,192.01               7.089            2,416.28
              France                                                    260,808              45.449            5,738.43              41.231            6,325.53
              Germany                                                   486,913             392.881            1,239.34             356.416            1,366.14
              Austria                                                   350,717              17.490           20,052.01              15.867           22,103.55
              Spain                                                     189,114              43.152            4,382.49              39.147            4,830.87
              Italy                                                      17,257               4.641            3,717.71               4.211            4,098.08
              Slovenia                                                3,684,642             954.172            3,861.61             865.611            4,256.69
              India                                                     698,215             351.917            1,984.03             319.254            2,187.02
              Thailand                                                   28,989              14.202            2,041.17              12.884            2,250.00
              Indonesia                                                  21,610              10.291            2,099.86               9.336            2,314.70
              China                                                     541,725             236.818            2,287.51             214.838            2,521.55
              Korea, South                                           14,926,498          20,966.676              711.92          19,020.654              784.75
              Taiwan                                                  2,327,259             976.615            2,382.98             885.971            2,626.79
              Japan                                                   1,592,112             451.367            3,527.31             409.474            3,888.19
              Australia                                                  95,308              43.625            2,184.71              39.576            2,408.23
              South Africa                                              189,164             121.099            1,562.05             109.860            1,721.86

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        55,745,248          54,374.283            1,025.21          49,327.534            1,130.10

              PLATES IN COILS.......................6B
              Canada                                                  6,758,140           9,371.201              721.16           8,501.413              794.94
              Mexico                                                    804,399           1,314.135              612.11           1,192.164              674.74
              Brazil                                                  1,697,899           2,749.450              617.54           2,494.260              680.72
              Sweden                                                  3,889,172           3,385.101            1,148.91           3,070.913            1,266.45
              Finland                                                   346,578             391.801              884.58             355.436              975.08
              Netherlands                                            10,389,608          12,833.121              809.59          11,642.015              892.42
              Belgium                                                   998,694             408.836            2,442.77             370.890            2,692.70
              France                                                     26,351              23.490            1,121.78              21.310            1,236.56
              Germany                                                 4,385,016           5,497.737              797.60           4,987.465              879.21
              Turkey                                                  1,864,939           3,294.796              566.03           2,988.990              623.94
              India                                                   1,019,994             553.007            1,844.45             501.680            2,033.16
              Vietnam                                                 8,190,970          16,358.625              500.71          14,840.300              551.94
              Indonesia                                               2,571,213           1,472.752            1,745.86           1,336.059            1,924.48
              China                                                      29,749              11.616            2,561.00              10.538            2,823.02
              Korea, South                                           14,889,850          25,657.861              580.32          23,276.427              639.70
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Japan                                                   2,798,230           4,938.518              566.61           4,480.150              624.58
              New Zealand                                               942,928           1,890.067              498.89           1,714.641              549.93

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        61,603,730          90,152.120              683.33          81,784.651              753.24

              RAILS STANDARD.........................7
              Luxembourg                                                143,350             103.091            1,390.51              93.523            1,532.78
              Germany                                                    45,024              35.541            1,266.79              32.243            1,396.40
              Czech Republic                                          5,075,533           7,928.590              640.16           7,192.698              705.65
              Spain                                                      47,004              36.733            1,279.60              33.324            1,410.51
              China                                                     254,084             100.689            2,523.44              91.344            2,781.62

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,564,995           8,204.646              678.27           7,443.132              747.67

              RAILS ALL OTHER........................8
              Canada                                                     27,901              22.400            1,245.58              20.321            1,373.01
              Luxembourg                                                583,839             466.791            1,250.75             423.466            1,378.72
              Spain                                                   1,163,589             996.077            1,168.17             903.627            1,287.69
              Thailand                                                   28,242               2.640           10,697.59               2.395           11,792.07
              China                                                     338,182             483.783              699.04             438.881              770.56

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,141,753           1,971.692            1,086.25           1,788.690            1,197.39

              RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9
              Canada                                                     70,975              22.210            3,195.57              20.149            3,522.51
              Switzerland                                                 8,642               8.572            1,008.09               7.777            1,111.23
              China                                                     363,326             364.227              997.52             330.422            1,099.58
              Australia                                                  86,842              39.984            2,171.91              36.273            2,394.12

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           529,785             434.995            1,217.91             394.621            1,342.52

              BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14
              Canada                                                 19,027,215          21,152.890              899.51          19,189.585              991.54
              Mexico                                                    746,086           1,338.723              557.31           1,214.470              614.33
              Dominican Republic                                         67,427             110.231              611.69             100.000              674.27
              Brazil                                                    515,351             142.116            3,626.26             128.926            3,997.26
              Sweden                                                    115,841              18.644            6,213.15              16.914            6,848.82
              Finland                                                    94,694              21.897            4,324.44              19.865            4,766.88
              United Kingdom                                          2,119,637           1,177.823            1,799.62           1,068.504            1,983.74
              Belgium                                                    11,133               1.759            6,328.13               1.596            6,975.56
              France                                                  4,500,772           3,836.312            1,173.20           3,480.245            1,293.23
              Germany                                                 8,082,806           6,425.154            1,257.99           5,828.804            1,386.70
              Austria                                                    16,493               1.665            9,902.19               1.511           10,915.29
              Switzerland                                                11,909               1.254            9,493.56               1.138           10,464.85
              Poland                                                     30,791               6.148            5,007.73               5.578            5,520.08
              Ukraine                                                   350,732             113.663            3,085.70             103.114            3,401.40
              Spain                                                   2,271,174           1,538.063            1,476.65           1,395.308            1,627.72
              Portugal                                                3,063,791             705.486            4,342.80             640.007            4,787.12
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Italy                                                   6,441,429           1,830.811            3,518.35           1,660.885            3,878.31
              Slovenia                                                  455,154              97.100            4,687.46              88.088            5,167.04
              Romania                                                    53,772              24.986            2,152.08              22.667            2,372.26
              Turkey                                                    897,324           1,289.384              695.93           1,169.710              767.13
              India                                                     168,312             126.221            1,333.47             114.506            1,469.90
              China                                                   2,003,038           1,728.982            1,158.51           1,568.507            1,277.03
              Korea, South                                            3,694,702           2,978.538            1,240.44           2,702.085            1,367.35
              Taiwan                                                    983,299             116.642            8,430.05             105.816            9,292.54
              Japan                                                   9,493,319           8,087.231            1,173.87           7,336.615            1,293.96

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        65,216,201          52,871.734            1,233.48          47,964.444            1,359.68

              BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A
              Canada                                                  1,332,484             913.164            1,459.19             828.409            1,608.49
              Mexico                                                  1,297,150           2,506.367              517.54           2,273.739              570.49
              Germany                                                   335,808             151.577            2,215.42             137.509            2,442.08
              Austria                                                    22,851               2.336            9,778.34               2.120           10,778.77
              Czech Republic                                              5,440               1.937            2,807.22               1.758            3,094.43
              Switzerland                                               376,691              39.027            9,651.98              35.405           10,639.49
              Italy                                                      78,295              20.733            3,776.28              18.809            4,162.63
              Turkey                                                    592,178             891.867              663.98             809.089              731.91
              India                                                   1,242,861             397.516            3,126.56             360.621            3,446.45
              Vietnam                                                 1,180,776           2,112.845              558.86           1,916.742              616.03
              China                                                       7,004               6.150            1,138.70               5.580            1,255.20
              Korea, South                                                5,730               1.532            3,739.69               1.390            4,122.30
              Taiwan                                                     30,179               7.077            4,263.81               6.421            4,700.05

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         6,507,447           7,052.136              922.76           6,397.592            1,017.17

              BARS - REINFORCING ...................15
              Canada                                                    385,366             432.751              890.50             392.586              981.61
              Mexico                                                    838,392           1,521.659              550.97           1,380.427              607.34
              Dominican Republic                                      2,237,479           3,575.544              625.77           3,243.680              689.80
              Brazil                                                    707,764           1,255.253              563.84           1,138.747              621.53
              Germany                                                   111,707              81.393            1,372.43              73.839            1,512.85
              Spain                                                      23,078              12.615            1,829.27              11.445            2,016.43
              India                                                      28,313              16.993            1,666.13              15.416            1,836.60
              Vietnam                                                     2,233               2.010            1,110.61               1.824            1,224.23
              Cambodia                                                4,703,786          11,161.580              421.43          10,125.618              464.54
              China                                                      32,610              53.824              605.86              48.829              667.84
              Korea, South                                           39,598,363          79,803.109              496.20          72,396.184              546.97
              Australia                                                  77,575              54.864            1,413.95              49.772            1,558.61

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        48,746,666          97,971.601              497.56          88,878.367              548.46

              BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16
              Canada                                                  3,092,469           1,717.176            1,800.90           1,557.797            1,985.16
              Mexico                                                  1,299,655             870.123            1,493.64             789.363            1,646.46
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                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Brazil                                                      5,189               0.658            7,885.06               0.597            8,691.79
              Sweden                                                  1,453,612             263.759            5,511.12             239.279            6,074.97
              United Kingdom                                            917,754             294.669            3,114.52             267.320            3,433.17
              France                                                    898,260             198.662            4,521.53             180.224            4,984.13
              Germany                                                 5,177,549           1,974.580            2,622.10           1,791.310            2,890.37
              Austria                                                 1,206,675             107.879           11,185.36              97.867           12,329.74
              Czech Republic                                             41,406              22.160            1,868.43              20.104            2,059.59
              Switzerland                                               321,901              24.190           13,307.07              21.945           14,668.53
              Poland                                                     77,811              18.468            4,213.26              16.754            4,644.32
              Spain                                                   3,036,670           1,282.611            2,367.57           1,163.566            2,609.80
              Portugal                                                  620,991             152.374            4,075.42             138.232            4,492.38
              Italy                                                  10,939,351           2,876.510            3,802.99           2,609.527            4,192.08
              Slovenia                                                1,088,182             216.138            5,034.64             196.078            5,549.74
              Romania                                                    99,081              33.040            2,998.76              29.974            3,305.56
              Saudi Arabia                                               36,810              17.342            2,122.51              15.733            2,339.67
              United Arab Emirates                                    1,059,385             428.323            2,473.33             388.569            2,726.38
              India                                                   2,902,982           1,122.325            2,586.58           1,018.157            2,851.21
              China                                                     660,049             455.840            1,447.98             413.532            1,596.13
              Korea, South                                            1,502,425             698.298            2,151.55             633.486            2,371.68
              Taiwan                                                  4,594,720           1,334.771            3,442.33           1,210.885            3,794.51
              Japan                                                     712,461             243.937            2,920.68             221.296            3,219.49

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        41,745,388          14,353.847            2,908.31          13,021.595            3,205.86

              TOOL STEEL............................17
              Canada                                                     32,799               9.745            3,365.54               8.841            3,709.87
              Mexico                                                    254,089              52.774            4,814.64              47.876            5,307.23
              Brazil                                                  1,170,363             225.155            5,198.01             204.258            5,729.83
              Sweden                                                  1,999,905             211.449            9,458.06             191.824           10,425.73
              United Kingdom                                             27,352               2.277           12,010.32               2.066           13,239.11
              Belgium                                                    23,335               7.238            3,223.57               6.567            3,553.37
              France                                                    394,725              28.706           13,750.43              26.042           15,157.25
              Germany                                                 1,861,774             501.667            3,711.17             455.105            4,090.87
              Austria                                                 2,060,778             233.504            8,825.42             211.832            9,728.36
              Slovakia                                                    5,111               1.308            3,906.17               1.187            4,305.81
              Switzerland                                               120,025              14.424            8,320.72              13.086            9,172.02
              Spain                                                      75,439              57.351            1,315.39              52.028            1,449.97
              Italy                                                      44,665              15.793            2,827.99              14.328            3,117.32
              Slovenia                                                1,424,359             398.384            3,575.34             361.408            3,941.14
              India                                                      85,113              39.754            2,140.95              36.065            2,359.99
              China                                                   2,481,412             165.317           15,009.93             149.974           16,545.61
              Korea, South                                                6,030               1.742            3,460.04               1.581            3,814.04
              Taiwan                                                  1,388,482             661.271            2,099.71             599.896            2,314.54
              Japan                                                   1,721,133           1,105.213            1,557.29           1,002.633            1,716.61

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        15,176,889           3,733.083            4,065.51           3,386.597            4,481.46

              STANDARD PIPE.........................18
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Canada                                                 10,477,346           8,984.992            1,166.09           8,151.050            1,285.40
              Mexico                                                  7,753,794           5,240.247            1,479.66           4,753.874            1,631.05
              Guatemala                                                 332,349             230.982            1,438.85             209.544            1,586.06
              Dominican Republic                                        187,224             193.528              967.42             175.566            1,066.40
              Belgium                                                    10,446               0.359           29,068.88               0.326           32,042.94
              France                                                     21,213              11.156            1,901.40              10.121            2,095.94
              Germany                                                 1,075,412             669.267            1,606.85             607.149            1,771.25
              Czech Republic                                              2,104               2.437              863.28               2.211              951.61
              Ukraine                                                    13,352               1.268           10,523.66               1.151           11,600.35
              Spain                                                     127,231              65.654            1,937.88              59.561            2,136.15
              Portugal                                                   15,543              15.024            1,034.51              13.630            1,140.35
              Italy                                                   2,284,015           1,125.016            2,030.21           1,020.598            2,237.92
              Romania                                                    16,052               8.847            1,814.37               8.026            2,000.00
              Turkey                                                  5,138,540           7,285.865              705.28           6,609.628              777.43
              United Arab Emirates                                   10,612,644          17,885.671              593.36          16,225.613              654.07
              Oman                                                    2,305,569           3,151.716              731.53           2,859.190              806.37
              India                                                   2,984,583           2,903.572            1,027.90           2,634.077            1,133.07
              Thailand                                                2,330,091           3,939.732              591.43           3,574.066              651.94
              Vietnam                                                 9,592,927          15,412.398              622.42          13,981.897              686.10
              Cambodia                                                    3,743               1.460            2,562.71               1.325            2,824.91
              Malaysia                                                  893,960             980.656              911.59             889.637            1,004.86
              Indonesia                                                 633,675             759.362              834.48             688.882              919.86
              China                                                   3,492,688           2,951.360            1,183.42           2,677.430            1,304.49
              Korea, South                                            6,323,461           7,880.598              802.41           7,149.161              884.50
              Taiwan                                                    175,104              38.391            4,561.03              34.828            5,027.68
              Japan                                                     214,372             186.900            1,146.99             169.553            1,264.34

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        67,017,438          79,926.469              838.49          72,508.094              924.28

              OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19
              Canada                                                  1,835,316             973.434            1,885.40             883.085            2,078.30
              Mexico                                                 11,873,625           9,463.373            1,254.69           8,585.030            1,383.06
              Brazil                                                  1,955,109           1,659.190            1,178.35           1,505.193            1,298.91
              United Kingdom                                             10,565               0.813           12,987.00               0.738           14,315.72
              France                                                     55,414             129.248              428.74             117.252              472.61
              Germany                                                 1,773,369           1,564.744            1,133.33           1,419.513            1,249.28
              Austria                                                13,943,603           9,626.755            1,448.42           8,733.248            1,596.61
              Czech Republic                                         13,640,074           1,052.301           12,962.14             954.632           14,288.31
              Ukraine                                                 3,207,908           2,785.494            1,151.65           2,526.959            1,269.47
              Georgia                                                    12,618              13.326              946.80              12.090            1,043.67
              Kazakhstan                                                325,040             366.464              886.96             332.451              977.71
              Spain                                                   3,530,159           2,369.445            1,489.87           2,149.525            1,642.30
              Italy                                                   1,724,038           1,215.970            1,417.83           1,103.110            1,562.89
              Romania                                                 3,537,370           2,327.656            1,519.71           2,111.615            1,675.20
              Turkey                                                    238,894             119.403            2,000.73             108.321            2,205.43
              United Arab Emirates                                   16,319,737          24,617.207              662.94          22,332.361              730.77
              India                                                  11,378,200          14,336.750              793.64          13,006.085              874.84
              Thailand                                                  384,055             425.571              902.45             386.072              994.78
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              China                                                       4,416               5.567              793.14               5.051              874.28
              Korea, South                                           41,692,465          49,433.741              843.40          44,845.549              929.69
              Japan                                                   9,053,875           4,287.242            2,111.82           3,889.322            2,327.88
              South Africa                                              210,228             199.626            1,053.11             181.098            1,160.85

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       136,706,078         126,973.330            1,076.65         115,188.300            1,186.81

              LINE PIPE > 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER....20A
              Canada                                                    131,949              58.607            2,251.39              53.168            2,481.74
              Mexico                                                  1,404,274           1,896.857              740.32           1,720.801              816.06
              Brazil                                                  8,965,390           6,643.325            1,349.53           6,026.725            1,487.61
              United Kingdom                                            317,729              19.973           15,907.23              18.120           17,534.71
              Germany                                                 1,072,056             757.732            1,414.82             687.404            1,559.57
              Austria                                                     5,426               0.769            7,052.13               0.698            7,773.64
              Poland                                                     46,996              16.626            2,826.63              15.083            3,115.83
              Italy                                                   1,254,236             691.157            1,814.69             627.008            2,000.35
              Turkey                                                 23,465,390          21,346.432            1,099.27          19,365.163            1,211.73
              United Arab Emirates                                      220,898             326.808              675.92             296.476              745.08
              India                                                     113,617              39.540            2,873.40              35.871            3,167.38
              Thailand                                                  230,029             178.429            1,289.18             161.869            1,421.08
              China                                                     641,420             532.117            1,205.41             482.729            1,328.74
              Korea, South                                           24,555,387          32,695.473              751.03          29,660.843              827.87
              Japan                                                     247,915             215.181            1,152.12             195.209            1,270.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        62,672,712          65,419.035              958.02          59,347.167            1,056.04

              LINE PIPE <= 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER...20B
              Canada                                                      2,936               0.720            4,072.62               0.654            4,489.30
              Mexico                                                  5,030,364           3,896.530            1,290.99           3,534.874            1,423.07
              Brazil                                                  3,572,683           2,515.643            1,420.19           2,282.154            1,565.49
              Argentina                                                 230,620             114.882            2,007.44             104.220            2,212.82
              United Kingdom                                            202,005               8.435           23,945.63               7.653           26,395.53
              France                                                    102,224               9.310           10,979.88               8.446           12,103.24
              Germany                                                    19,586               4.165            4,701.81               3.779            5,182.85
              Austria                                                 1,667,450           1,110.376            1,501.70           1,007.317            1,655.34
              Czech Republic                                              3,416               0.228           14,970.74               0.207           16,502.42
              Slovakia                                                  400,079             267.744            1,494.26             242.894            1,647.13
              Poland                                                     31,543              20.885            1,510.28              18.947            1,664.80
              Ukraine                                                 4,425,662           4,088.524            1,082.46           3,709.048            1,193.21
              Azerbaijan                                                595,761             710.551              838.45             644.602              924.23
              Georgia                                                 1,827,727           1,927.955              948.01           1,749.012            1,045.01
              Spain                                                     533,873             235.400            2,267.93             213.552            2,499.97
              Italy                                                   3,622,313           1,298.045            2,790.59           1,177.567            3,076.10
              Romania                                                 4,233,328           3,126.040            1,354.21           2,835.897            1,492.77
              Turkey                                                  5,270,182             664.323            7,933.16             602.664            8,744.81
              India                                                  16,020,668          17,596.216              910.46          15,963.024            1,003.61
              Thailand                                                  286,750             526.752              544.37             477.862              600.07
              Vietnam                                                    87,663              23.516            3,727.69              21.334            4,109.07
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Singapore                                                  53,000              81.709              648.64              74.126              715.00
              China                                                      64,521               6.815            9,466.68               6.183           10,435.23
              Korea, South                                            2,020,609           1,453.200            1,390.45           1,318.322            1,532.71
              Taiwan                                                     19,798               5.894            3,358.98               5.347            3,702.64
              Japan                                                      13,143               0.449           29,223.36               0.408           32,213.24

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        50,337,904          39,694.321            1,268.14          36,010.093            1,397.88

              LINE PIPE - NOT SPECIFIED............20C
              Canada                                                  2,305,964             525.059            4,391.82             476.326            4,841.15
              Mexico                                                  1,393,297           1,929.108              722.25           1,750.058              796.14
              France                                                     14,610               1.038           14,070.03               0.942           15,509.55
              Germany                                                   485,432             339.051            1,431.74             307.582            1,578.22
              Spain                                                      48,750              14.973            3,255.69              13.584            3,588.78
              Italy                                                     480,314              80.365            5,976.65              72.906            6,588.13
              Romania                                                     7,899               6.135            1,287.43               5.566            1,419.15
              Turkey                                                  4,879,155           1,043.123            4,677.45             946.306            5,156.00
              United Arab Emirates                                      158,819             221.784              716.09             201.200              789.36
              India                                                   5,228,741           8,138.908              642.44           7,383.496              708.17
              Vietnam                                                     5,718               0.914            6,249.74               0.830            6,889.16
              China                                                       6,871               1.369            5,018.73               1.242            5,532.21
              Korea, South                                            5,523,112           6,733.593              820.23           6,108.615              904.15
              Taiwan                                                     70,580             105.778              667.24              95.961              735.51

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        20,609,262          19,141.205            1,076.70          17,364.614            1,186.85

              MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A
              Canada                                                  7,083,702           5,341.607            1,326.14           4,845.826            1,461.82
              Mexico                                                 18,342,488          14,533.528            1,262.08          13,184.599            1,391.21
              Guatemala                                                 456,589             521.867              874.91             473.430              964.43
              El Salvador                                               174,821             209.359              835.03             189.928              920.46
              Costa Rica                                                108,374             129.080              839.58             117.100              925.48
              Dominican Republic                                        393,299             488.322              805.41             442.999              887.81
              Brazil                                                     27,726              10.396            2,666.73               9.432            2,939.57
              Argentina                                                   6,370               1.690            3,767.12               1.534            4,152.54
              Sweden                                                    445,594             187.398            2,377.79             170.005            2,621.06
              Finland                                                   102,927              55.413            1,857.45              50.270            2,047.48
              Denmark                                                     4,002               3.649            1,096.51               3.311            1,208.70
              United Kingdom                                            771,529             518.198            1,488.87             470.102            1,641.19
              Netherlands                                                15,905               3.345            4,754.13               3.035            5,240.53
              Belgium                                                   897,781             615.992            1,457.45             558.819            1,606.57
              France                                                    592,607             270.041            2,194.50             244.978            2,419.02
              Germany                                                 7,843,839           4,374.566            1,793.06           3,968.541            1,976.50
              Austria                                                   784,742             218.179            3,596.78             197.929            3,964.77
              Slovakia                                                    5,701               1.857            3,069.35               1.685            3,383.38
              Switzerland                                                 6,641               1.763            3,765.38               1.600            4,150.63
              Poland                                                     36,848              22.902            1,608.89              20.777            1,773.50
              Spain                                                   1,470,109             585.710            2,509.96             531.348            2,766.75
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                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Italy                                                   1,162,431             589.634            1,971.44             534.908            2,173.14
              Slovenia                                                   29,723               4.873            6,099.13               4.421            6,723.14
              Romania                                                 4,138,366           2,148.336            1,926.31           1,948.939            2,123.39
              Turkey                                                    362,592             325.235            1,114.86             295.049            1,228.92
              Saudi Arabia                                              165,430             125.450            1,318.69             113.807            1,453.60
              United Arab Emirates                                      286,554             481.124              595.59             436.469              656.53
              India                                                   6,307,069           5,986.410            1,053.56           5,430.782            1,161.36
              Sri Lanka                                                  47,980              83.924              571.70              76.135              630.20
              Thailand                                                  248,398              58.281            4,262.05              52.872            4,698.10
              Vietnam                                                 2,201,996           2,550.955              863.20           2,314.189              951.52
              Cambodia                                                  158,227             123.481            1,281.38             112.021            1,412.48
              Malaysia                                                1,244,635           1,382.888              900.03           1,254.536              992.11
              China                                                   4,405,639           2,965.821            1,485.47           2,690.549            1,637.45
              Korea, South                                              189,077             144.275            1,310.52             130.885            1,444.60
              Taiwan                                                    119,694              54.112            2,211.95              49.090            2,438.26
              Japan                                                   1,084,400             586.685            1,848.35             532.232            2,037.46

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        61,723,805          45,706.368            1,350.44          41,464.132            1,488.61

              PRESSURE TUBING......................21B
              Canada                                                    125,623              76.532            1,641.44              69.429            1,809.37
              Mexico                                                    582,548             274.833            2,119.64             249.325            2,336.50
              Brazil                                                    169,563              85.504            1,983.10              77.568            2,185.99
              France                                                     72,266              18.683            3,867.99              16.949            4,263.73
              Germany                                                 1,580,668             567.213            2,786.72             514.568            3,071.84
              Austria                                                   393,451             125.553            3,133.74             113.900            3,454.35
              Slovakia                                                  266,877              97.294            2,742.98              88.264            3,023.62
              Spain                                                   2,100,697             457.570            4,590.98             415.101            5,060.69
              Italy                                                     815,188             344.365            2,367.22             312.403            2,609.41
              Romania                                                   511,977             212.114            2,413.68             192.427            2,660.63
              India                                                      13,171               6.882            1,913.60               6.244            2,109.39
              Thailand                                                   77,611               6.398           12,128.77               5.805           13,369.68
              China                                                   1,856,350             690.262            2,689.34             626.196            2,964.49
              Korea, South                                              379,146              66.168            5,730.01              60.027            6,316.26
              Japan                                                     238,619              75.133            3,175.93              68.160            3,500.87

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         9,183,755           3,104.511            2,958.20           2,816.366            3,260.85

              STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D
              Canada                                                 15,891,448           1,487.683           10,682.01           1,349.604           11,774.90
              Mexico                                                  3,331,241             480.499            6,932.87             435.902            7,642.18
              Costa Rica                                                 57,034               1.281           44,488.73               1.163           49,040.41
              Sweden                                                    938,308              79.280           11,835.31              71.922           13,046.19
              Finland                                                   256,504              67.249            3,814.20              61.008            4,204.43
              Denmark                                                   125,899               5.627           22,372.91               5.105           24,661.90
              United Kingdom                                            380,203               4.978           76,376.10               4.516           84,190.21
              Ireland                                                   102,982               0.022        4,671,186.26               0.020        5,149,100.00
              Netherlands                                               164,682               0.278          590,502.13               0.253          650,917.00
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Belgium                                                    91,825               7.205           12,743.19               6.537           14,046.96
              France                                                  3,152,763             365.440            8,627.30             331.522            9,509.97
              Germany                                                 3,203,083             256.442           12,490.44             232.641           13,768.35
              Austria                                                   700,484              99.070            7,070.58              89.875            7,793.98
              Czech Republic                                            143,570               5.137           27,943.48               4.661           30,802.40
              Hungary                                                     5,329               0.233           22,803.72               0.212           25,136.79
              Switzerland                                               809,665              15.142           53,469.89              13.737           58,940.45
              Ukraine                                                 2,038,844             230.110            8,860.27             208.753            9,766.78
              Spain                                                     808,699              99.474            8,129.69              90.242            8,961.45
              Portugal                                                    5,066               0.214           23,568.20               0.195           25,979.49
              Italy                                                   2,434,569             323.669            7,521.78             293.628            8,291.34
              Turkey                                                    798,725             232.398            3,436.88             210.828            3,788.51
              United Arab Emirates                                      660,118             214.344            3,079.71             194.450            3,394.80
              India                                                   8,524,263           2,928.292            2,911.00           2,656.503            3,208.83
              Thailand                                                1,314,150             247.879            5,301.56             224.873            5,843.97
              Vietnam                                                 1,978,452             636.999            3,105.89             577.876            3,423.66
              Malaysia                                                   34,127               0.476           71,665.51               0.432           78,997.69
              Singapore                                                  35,809               1.048           34,159.19               0.951           37,654.05
              Indonesia                                                  30,648               3.065            9,997.63               2.781           11,020.50
              China                                                   8,235,021           1,879.476            4,381.55           1,705.033            4,829.83
              Korea, South                                            5,833,186             500.397           11,657.11             453.953           12,849.76
              Hong Kong                                                   7,375               1.898            3,885.30               1.722            4,282.81
              Taiwan                                                 11,101,848           3,809.898            2,913.95           3,456.283            3,212.08
              Japan                                                   5,095,050             226.657           22,479.10             205.620           24,778.96
              Australia                                                  30,579               1.192           25,638.46               1.082           28,261.55
              New Zealand                                                10,410               0.034          304,638.57               0.031          335,806.45
              South Africa                                               84,709               9.947            8,515.82               9.024            9,387.08

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        78,416,668          14,223.050            5,513.35          12,902.938            6,077.43

              PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E
              Canada                                                  1,531,968             502.956            3,045.92             456.275            3,357.55
              Mexico                                                    686,983             211.396            3,249.73             191.776            3,582.22
              Sweden                                                     22,254               0.399           55,769.32               0.362           61,475.14
              United Kingdom                                             39,451               2.513           15,697.09               2.280           17,303.07
              Netherlands                                                 4,888               1.306            3,742.04               1.185            4,124.89
              Belgium                                                    11,062               1.556            7,107.14               1.412            7,834.28
              France                                                     29,122               2.697           10,796.50               2.447           11,901.10
              Germany                                                    15,524               2.490            6,234.24               2.259            6,872.07
              Austria                                                    11,423               3.482            3,280.40               3.159            3,616.02
              Switzerland                                                 6,363               0.330           19,241.39               0.300           21,210.00
              Poland                                                      6,848               0.668           10,251.49               0.606           11,300.33
              Spain                                                       3,333               0.309           10,760.31               0.281           11,861.21
              Italy                                                     116,820              32.693            3,573.19              29.659            3,938.77
              Turkey                                                      5,395               0.572            9,430.18               0.519           10,394.99
              India                                                      68,874              34.896            1,973.64              31.658            2,175.56
              Singapore                                                  57,343               2.006           28,582.81               1.820           31,507.14
              China                                                     325,800             149.999            2,172.01             136.077            2,394.23
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Korea, South                                                3,010               0.598            5,028.78               0.543            5,543.28
              Taiwan                                                     17,880               3.022            5,915.56               2.742            6,520.79
              Japan                                                       8,632               1.143            7,551.42               1.037            8,324.01

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,972,973             955.038            3,112.93             866.397            3,431.42

              STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A
              Canada                                                 26,766,132          27,350.689              978.63          24,812.135            1,078.75
              Mexico                                                  7,051,845           8,014.196              879.92           7,270.359              969.94
              Guatemala                                                  97,136             114.486              848.45             103.860              935.26
              Brazil                                                     19,052              13.237            1,439.23              12.009            1,586.48
              Sweden                                                      2,114               0.981            2,154.82               0.890            2,375.28
              Finland                                                 2,103,920             535.675            3,927.60             485.957            4,329.44
              United Kingdom                                             20,374               6.521            3,124.24               5.916            3,443.88
              Netherlands                                                 2,023               0.239            8,457.31               0.217            9,322.58
              France                                                     20,642               1.413           14,606.95               1.282           16,101.40
              Germany                                                 2,562,340             573.947            4,464.41             520.677            4,921.17
              Austria                                                    90,807              34.674            2,618.86              31.456            2,886.79
              Switzerland                                                 3,017               0.046           65,166.12               0.042           71,833.33
              Spain                                                       3,091               0.853            3,622.88               0.774            3,993.54
              Italy                                                     111,253              27.568            4,035.47              25.010            4,448.34
              Bulgaria                                                   24,802              10.176            2,437.18               9.232            2,686.53
              Turkey                                                      6,140               2.364            2,596.79               2.145            2,862.47
              United Arab Emirates                                    2,595,822           4,490.949              578.01           4,074.122              637.15
              India                                                   1,637,693           2,204.478              742.89           1,999.870              818.90
              Vietnam                                                 1,463,994           1,265.666            1,156.70           1,148.194            1,275.04
              Malaysia                                                   22,893               4.781            4,787.50               4.338            5,277.32
              China                                                     347,831             202.430            1,718.27             183.642            1,894.07
              Korea, South                                            5,540,142           7,183.701              771.21           6,516.946              850.11
              Taiwan                                                  1,996,370             838.581            2,380.65             760.749            2,624.22
              Japan                                                      60,402             417.124              144.81             378.409              159.62

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        52,549,835          53,294.786              986.02          48,348.231            1,086.90

              PIPE FOR PILING......................22B
              Vietnam                                                   281,047             306.826              915.98             278.348            1,009.70
              Malaysia                                                   84,224              18.422            4,571.70              16.713            5,039.43
              China                                                     105,474             194.899              541.17             176.810              596.54

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           470,745             520.148              905.02             471.871              997.61

              WIRE DRAWN............................23
              Canada                                                  8,253,125           4,565.667            1,807.65           4,141.905            1,992.59
              Mexico                                                  8,978,888          10,282.169              873.25           9,327.830              962.59
              Costa Rica                                                134,203               0.255          524,771.33               0.232          578,461.21
              Dominican Republic                                         16,920              17.355              974.89              15.745            1,074.63
              Colombia                                                  200,203              79.515            2,517.80              72.135            2,775.39
              Chile                                                      68,214              64.304            1,060.80              58.336            1,169.33
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Brazil                                                    272,122             168.102            1,618.79             152.500            1,784.41
              Sweden                                                    475,311              90.328            5,262.01              81.945            5,800.37
              United Kingdom                                          1,607,632             385.572            4,169.46             349.786            4,596.04
              Ireland                                                    14,745               1.200           12,283.23               1.089           13,539.94
              Netherlands                                                 4,496               1.578            2,848.26               1.432            3,139.66
              Luxembourg                                                 47,084              25.937            1,815.30              23.530            2,001.02
              France                                                    908,689             493.718            1,840.50             447.894            2,028.80
              Germany                                                 2,435,257             833.168            2,922.89             755.838            3,221.93
              Austria                                                   978,781             374.732            2,611.94             339.952            2,879.17
              Czech Republic                                            393,365             190.846            2,061.16             173.133            2,272.04
              Slovakia                                                1,729,584           1,141.876            1,514.69           1,035.893            1,669.66
              Switzerland                                                21,120               5.986            3,527.85               5.431            3,888.79
              Poland                                                     46,423               1.428           32,495.56               1.296           35,820.22
              Spain                                                     210,189             229.666              915.19             208.350            1,008.83
              Italy                                                   3,277,488           1,570.826            2,086.47           1,425.030            2,299.94
              Greece                                                     41,705              25.143            1,658.67              22.810            1,828.36
              Turkey                                                  1,912,454           2,059.629              928.54           1,868.465            1,023.54
              United Arab Emirates                                      574,811             285.785            2,011.34             259.260            2,217.12
              India                                                   6,521,934           2,902.977            2,246.64           2,633.538            2,476.49
              Thailand                                                  763,642             703.838            1,084.97             638.512            1,195.97
              Vietnam                                                 6,001,471           6,524.183              919.88           5,918.641            1,013.99
              Malaysia                                                  916,258             922.668              993.05             837.031            1,094.65
              China                                                   4,625,467           5,700.161              811.46           5,171.101              894.48
              Korea, South                                            5,163,281           2,569.234            2,009.66           2,330.771            2,215.27
              Taiwan                                                  1,893,055             517.785            3,656.06             469.727            4,030.12
              Japan                                                   4,362,979           1,420.549            3,071.33           1,288.701            3,385.56
              Tunisia                                                    46,656              86.425              539.84              78.404              595.07
              South Africa                                              162,508             216.458              750.76             196.368              827.57

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        63,060,060          44,459.080            1,418.38          40,332.611            1,563.50

              BLACK PLATE...........................28
              Canada                                                  1,003,533             963.010            1,042.08             873.629            1,148.69
              Netherlands                                               534,604             684.281              781.26             620.770              861.19
              Belgium                                                   235,145             216.934            1,083.94             196.800            1,194.84
              Germany                                                 2,942,695           3,224.060              912.73           2,924.819            1,006.11
              Turkey                                                     58,206              63.365              918.58              57.484            1,012.56
              Korea, South                                            6,017,416           7,672.382              784.30           6,960.270              864.54
              Taiwan                                                  2,658,702           4,099.516              648.54           3,719.020              714.89
              Australia                                                 916,202           1,193.890              767.41           1,083.080              845.92

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        14,366,503          18,117.442              792.97          16,435.872              874.09

              TIN PLATE.............................29
              Canada                                                 18,818,221          14,211.699            1,324.14          12,892.641            1,459.61
              Mexico                                                    254,047             259.974              977.20             235.845            1,077.18
              United Kingdom                                          5,699,308           4,157.333            1,370.90           3,771.471            1,511.16
              Netherlands                                            16,134,992          12,037.787            1,340.36          10,920.500            1,477.50
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              France                                                    971,178             793.940            1,223.24             720.251            1,348.39
              Germany                                                 6,146,114           4,628.121            1,327.99           4,198.562            1,463.86
              Spain                                                   4,138,210           3,586.009            1,153.99           3,253.174            1,272.05
              Italy                                                      28,395              20.591            1,378.99              18.680            1,520.07
              Turkey                                                     78,103              77.378            1,009.36              70.197            1,112.63
              India                                                     143,033             161.829              883.85             146.809              974.28
              China                                                       6,825               5.461            1,249.55               4.955            1,377.40
              Korea, South                                            5,988,815           6,459.661              927.11           5,860.108            1,021.96
              Taiwan                                                    224,845             268.270              838.13             243.371              923.88

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        58,632,086          46,668.060            1,256.36          42,336.564            1,384.90

              TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A
              Canada                                                  8,080,192           6,279.072            1,286.84           5,696.280            1,418.50
              Brazil                                                    309,332             511.455              604.81             463.985              666.69
              United Kingdom                                          3,619,337           1,630.516            2,219.75           1,479.180            2,446.85
              Netherlands                                             1,885,152           1,627.305            1,158.45           1,476.267            1,276.97
              France                                                    763,868             659.722            1,157.86             598.490            1,276.33
              China                                                   2,425,622           3,252.045              745.88           2,950.207              822.19
              Korea, South                                            3,493,979           3,905.168              894.71           3,542.710              986.24
              Japan                                                   3,050,266           2,461.973            1,238.95           2,233.465            1,365.71

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        23,627,748          20,327.258            1,162.37          18,440.584            1,281.29

              SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31
              Canada                                                 14,985,701          19,101.359              784.54          17,328.467              864.80
              Mexico                                                  3,356,110           5,719.896              586.74           5,189.004              646.77
              Brazil                                                  5,527,261           8,769.240              630.30           7,955.323              694.79
              Sweden                                                  2,322,206           2,050.206            1,132.67           1,859.917            1,248.55
              Netherlands                                             4,586,474           5,837.361              785.71           5,295.567              866.10
              Belgium                                                 1,270,348           1,726.411              735.83           1,566.175              811.11
              France                                                     63,955              65.311              979.22              59.250            1,079.41
              Germany                                                 4,209,153           2,727.316            1,543.33           2,474.181            1,701.23
              Austria                                                    24,758               7.170            3,452.74               6.505            3,806.00
              Spain                                                      37,432              33.346            1,122.53              30.251            1,237.38
              Italy                                                       7,972              10.909              730.73               9.897              805.50
              Turkey                                                  3,803,422           6,778.606              561.09           6,149.450              618.50
              India                                                      89,708              23.967            3,742.89              21.743            4,125.83
              Vietnam                                                11,058,470          23,061.178              479.53          20,920.755              528.59
              Indonesia                                                  74,461              33.370            2,231.36              30.273            2,459.65
              China                                                      55,209             113.053              488.35             102.560              538.31
              Korea, South                                           25,791,588          45,537.404              566.38          41,310.850              624.33
              Taiwan                                                     46,221              20.370            2,268.99              18.480            2,501.14
              Japan                                                  14,471,964          27,604.691              524.26          25,042.562              577.89
              New Zealand                                             1,081,881           2,224.072              486.44           2,017.645              536.21
              South Africa                                               58,230              32.352            1,799.84              29.350            1,983.99

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        92,922,524         151,477.598              613.44         137,418.205              676.20
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


              SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32
              Canada                                                 11,333,087          11,757.157              963.93          10,665.917            1,062.55
              Mexico                                                  2,797,466           1,887.377            1,482.20           1,712.201            1,633.84
              Brazil                                                    199,152             115.904            1,718.24             105.147            1,894.03
              Sweden                                                  3,761,869           3,207.898            1,172.69           2,910.157            1,292.67
              Finland                                                   114,807              28.083            4,088.05              25.477            4,506.30
              United Kingdom                                            237,864              80.727            2,946.50              73.235            3,247.96
              Netherlands                                            10,454,247           9,798.204            1,066.96           8,888.784            1,176.12
              Belgium                                                 5,475,049           2,487.034            2,201.44           2,256.200            2,426.67
              France                                                  1,590,894             376.899            4,221.00             341.918            4,652.85
              Germany                                                 4,291,996           2,365.778            1,814.20           2,146.199            1,999.81
              Austria                                                   301,755             194.652            1,550.22             176.586            1,708.83
              Hungary                                                     3,359               0.138           24,184.40               0.126           26,658.73
              Poland                                                     69,600              18.192            3,825.74              16.504            4,217.16
              Spain                                                   1,342,450             678.990            1,977.13             615.970            2,179.41
              Italy                                                   4,507,902             768.137            5,868.61             696.843            6,469.04
              Romania                                                    71,123              19.078            3,727.86              17.308            4,109.26
              Turkey                                                  8,536,801          13,850.845              616.34          12,565.279              679.40
              United Arab Emirates                                       10,200               1.157            8,812.65               1.050            9,714.29
              India                                                   2,287,713           1,245.952            1,836.12           1,130.309            2,023.97
              Thailand                                                  291,746             104.550            2,790.47              94.847            3,075.96
              Vietnam                                                18,846,561          20,332.733              926.91          18,445.551            1,021.74
              Malaysia                                                1,492,529             738.637            2,020.65             670.081            2,227.39
              Indonesia                                               6,048,627           3,307.518            1,828.75           3,000.531            2,015.85
              China                                                   1,573,363             678.264            2,319.69             615.311            2,557.02
              Korea, South                                            4,147,647           5,209.751              796.13           4,726.208              877.58
              Taiwan                                                 15,875,352          11,672.028            1,360.12          10,588.689            1,499.27
              Japan                                                     444,858             215.776            2,061.66             195.749            2,272.59
              Australia                                               4,159,342           5,395.713              770.86           4,894.910              849.73
              South Africa                                              167,898              59.260            2,833.23              53.760            3,123.10

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       110,435,257          96,596.446            1,143.26          87,630.847            1,260.23

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A
              Canada                                                 33,994,443          35,336.162              962.03          32,056.436            1,060.46
              Mexico                                                  1,346,678           1,125.506            1,196.51           1,021.043            1,318.92
              Colombia                                                  934,491           1,083.279              862.65             982.735              950.91
              Finland                                                 2,111,594           1,808.396            1,167.66           1,640.550            1,287.13
              United Kingdom                                            155,618              58.570            2,656.95              53.134            2,928.78
              Netherlands                                             5,740,732           4,511.072            1,272.59           4,092.377            1,402.79
              Belgium                                                 3,409,979           3,134.908            1,087.74           2,843.942            1,199.03
              France                                                    124,774              55.944            2,230.32              50.752            2,458.50
              Germany                                                 2,958,496           2,668.696            1,108.59           2,421.001            1,222.01
              Austria                                                 4,486,625           3,998.809            1,121.99           3,627.660            1,236.78
              Hungary                                                   585,686             610.282              959.70             553.639            1,057.88
              Poland                                                    205,153             110.175            1,862.05              99.950            2,052.56
              Spain                                                     148,850              64.514            2,307.22              58.527            2,543.27
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Portugal                                                  370,405             160.547            2,307.14             145.646            2,543.19
              Italy                                                     325,572             127.322            2,557.07             115.505            2,818.68
              Turkey                                                    104,433             302.167              345.61             274.122              380.97
              Saudi Arabia                                              528,073             678.608              778.17             615.623              857.79
              United Arab Emirates                                      383,626             465.014              824.98             421.854              909.38
              India                                                       9,723              11.282              861.80              10.235              949.98
              Pakistan                                                  532,845             771.333              690.81             699.742              761.49
              Thailand                                                  905,674             902.530            1,003.48             818.762            1,106.15
              Vietnam                                                12,838,983          18,063.493              710.77          16,386.930              783.49
              Indonesia                                               1,522,419           1,994.237              763.41           1,809.142              841.51
              China                                                      97,615             100.233              973.88              90.930            1,073.52
              Korea, South                                            9,575,149          13,382.218              715.51          12,140.148              788.72
              Taiwan                                                  1,779,703           2,081.504              855.01           1,888.310              942.48
              Japan                                                   1,354,847           1,524.755              888.57           1,383.235              979.48
              Egypt                                                     103,323             110.539              934.71             100.280            1,030.35

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        86,635,509          95,242.106              909.63          86,402.210            1,002.70

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B
              Canada                                                     24,640              12.828            1,920.69              11.638            2,117.20
              Panama                                                      6,659               6.023            1,105.59               5.464            1,218.70
              Colombia                                                  129,225              99.564            1,297.91              90.323            1,430.70
              Finland                                                     6,096               1.958            3,112.10               1.777            3,430.50
              Germany                                                   311,795             204.439            1,525.12             185.464            1,681.16
              Austria                                                   105,519              85.385            1,235.80              77.460            1,362.24
              India                                                     100,382             111.327              901.68             100.995              993.93
              China                                                      76,007              47.303            1,606.80              42.913            1,771.19
              Korea, South                                              625,062             651.577              959.31             591.101            1,057.45
              Japan                                                     320,221             240.853            1,329.52             218.499            1,465.55

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,705,606           1,461.260            1,167.22           1,325.634            1,286.63

              SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34
              Canada                                                    501,142             677.924              739.23             615.003              814.86
              Mexico                                                    569,005             370.169            1,537.15             335.812            1,694.42
              United Kingdom                                            131,549              10.683           12,313.17               9.692           13,572.95
              France                                                     70,542              11.674            6,042.36              10.591            6,660.56
              Germany                                                 2,341,617           1,190.646            1,966.68           1,080.137            2,167.89
              Poland                                                      4,332               0.110           39,299.25               0.100           43,320.00
              Spain                                                      12,670               8.578            1,477.00               7.782            1,628.12
              Italy                                                      64,398              14.279            4,509.87              12.954            4,971.28
              India                                                       2,423               0.165           14,654.06               0.150           16,153.33
              Thailand                                                    7,015               4.303            1,630.10               3.904            1,796.88
              Indonesia                                                 345,344             407.265              847.96             369.465              934.71
              China                                                     850,243             969.411              877.07             879.436              966.80
              Korea, South                                           22,265,432          23,447.696              949.58          21,271.398            1,046.73
              Taiwan                                                 18,606,452          18,756.163              992.02          17,015.310            1,093.51
              Japan                                                  15,711,535           7,490.056            2,097.65           6,794.867            2,312.27
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              New Zealand                                             7,852,633          10,599.509              740.85           9,615.716              816.65

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        69,336,332          63,958.638            1,084.08          58,022.317            1,194.99

              SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35
              Canada                                                    147,699              42.518            3,473.77              38.572            3,829.18
              Mexico                                                    455,097             318.799            1,427.53             289.210            1,573.59
              Brazil                                                     39,686              38.131            1,040.78              34.592            1,147.26
              Sweden                                                     57,471               7.370            7,797.91               6.686            8,595.72
              France                                                     12,125               2.494            4,860.64               2.263            5,357.93
              Germany                                                 1,033,557             350.242            2,950.97             317.735            3,252.89
              Austria                                                   109,404              74.075            1,476.93              67.200            1,628.04
              Poland                                                     14,150               4.038            3,503.46               3.664            3,861.90
              Romania                                                 1,219,142             706.625            1,725.30             641.040            1,901.82
              China                                                      11,304               1.846            6,122.28               1.675            6,748.66
              Korea, South                                            1,087,737             398.132            2,732.10             361.180            3,011.62
              Japan                                                   4,425,369           1,424.652            3,106.28           1,292.423            3,424.09

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         8,612,741           3,368.926            2,556.52           3,056.240            2,818.08

              STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36
              Canada                                                  1,382,276           1,465.618              943.14           1,329.587            1,039.63
              Mexico                                                  3,397,026           4,248.018              799.67           3,853.739              881.49
              Sweden                                                    562,995             379.390            1,483.95             344.177            1,635.77
              Netherlands                                               109,654              31.420            3,489.91              28.504            3,846.97
              Germany                                                    12,190               5.369            2,270.29               4.871            2,502.57
              Italy                                                     148,677              20.640            7,203.07              18.725            7,940.03
              China                                                      12,987               9.364            1,386.89               8.495            1,528.78

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,625,805           6,159.821              913.31           5,588.098            1,006.75

              STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37
              Canada                                                  1,503,166             963.080            1,560.79             873.692            1,720.48
              Mexico                                                    848,792             353.577            2,400.58             320.760            2,646.19
              Brazil                                                      3,972               0.999            3,972.81               0.907            4,379.27
              Sweden                                                  2,189,318             258.658            8,464.13             234.651            9,330.10
              Norway                                                     13,321               0.998           13,338.42               0.906           14,703.09
              United Kingdom                                             84,202              23.619            3,564.98              21.427            3,929.71
              France                                                  1,369,809             317.307            4,316.97             287.857            4,758.64
              Germany                                                 8,491,049           3,375.703            2,515.34           3,062.388            2,772.69
              Austria                                                 2,511,230             457.461            5,489.49             415.002            6,051.13
              Czech Republic                                             14,145               0.380           37,194.58               0.345           41,000.00
              Switzerland                                                88,711              17.779            4,989.60              16.129            5,500.09
              Ukraine                                                     3,002               0.683            4,392.53               0.620            4,841.94
              Spain                                                      64,919              30.543            2,125.43              27.709            2,342.88
              Italy                                                   1,149,904             222.116            5,177.02             201.501            5,706.69
              Romania                                                 1,426,943             270.412            5,276.92             245.314            5,816.80
              Turkey                                                    178,423             161.322            1,106.00             146.349            1,219.16
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                                                                      ALLOY - CARBON - STAINLESS STEEL
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              India                                                   2,871,747             917.457            3,130.11             832.304            3,450.36
              Thailand                                                  474,451             299.830            1,582.40             272.002            1,744.29
              Vietnam                                                 1,392,813           1,091.044            1,276.59             989.779            1,407.20
              Malaysia                                                  199,757              52.810            3,782.52              47.909            4,169.51
              China                                                     150,158              43.359            3,463.10              39.335            3,817.41
              Korea, South                                            1,417,599             794.898            1,783.37             721.120            1,965.83
              Taiwan                                                    584,044             279.149            2,092.23             253.240            2,306.29
              Japan                                                     936,985             132.946            7,047.84             120.607            7,768.91
              Australia                                                   8,172               0.015          529,536.84               0.014          583,714.29

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        27,976,632          10,066.157            2,779.28           9,131.867            3,063.63

              RAILS - USED..........................41
              Canada                                                    466,360             189.310            2,463.46             171.740            2,715.50
              Guatemala                                                   2,154               0.145           14,803.61               0.132           16,318.18
              United Kingdom                                              2,923               1.436            2,035.07               1.303            2,243.28
              Luxembourg                                                 44,266              16.480            2,685.94              14.951            2,960.74
              Germany                                                    45,301               4.633            9,777.87               4.203           10,778.25
              Spain                                                      92,579               8.650           10,701.62               7.848           11,796.51
              India                                                     233,804              94.492            2,474.32              85.722            2,727.47
              China                                                     364,299             245.386            1,484.59             222.611            1,636.48
              Australia                                                 906,788             390.580            2,321.64             354.329            2,559.17

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,158,474             951.116            2,269.41             862.839            2,501.60


               GRAND TOTAL                                        2,061,821,030       2,346,903.375              878.53       2,129,075.529              968.41
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A
              United Kingdom                                             26,895               0.791           33,981.53               0.718           37,458.22
              Japan                                                   2,660,600             125.469           21,205.16             113.824           23,374.68

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,687,495             126.260           21,285.25             114.542           23,462.97

              BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B
              Canada                                                  9,758,383          13,380.206              729.31          12,138.323              803.93
              Mexico                                                 72,064,636         122,128.052              590.07         110,792.737              650.45
              Brazil                                                 52,226,638          86,142.872              606.28          78,147.521              668.31
              Argentina                                              17,080,485          29,741.432              574.30          26,980.981              633.06
              United Kingdom                                            300,519              12.881           23,329.31              11.686           25,716.16
              Germany                                                    15,617               0.779           20,038.91               0.707           22,089.11
              Italy                                                      87,810              26.106            3,363.59              23.683            3,707.72
              Romania                                                24,190,031          37,581.656              643.67          34,093.515              709.52
              Korea, South                                           12,650,320          23,757.006              532.49          21,552.000              586.97
              Japan                                                     396,001              16.309           24,279.95              14.796           26,764.06

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       188,770,440         312,787.303              603.51         283,755.949              665.26

              WIRE RODS..............................3
              Canada                                                  4,685,286           5,422.109              864.11           4,918.856              952.52
              Germany                                                 2,199,566           1,463.543            1,502.90           1,327.705            1,656.67
              Korea, South                                              254,421             300.283              847.27             272.413              933.95
              Japan                                                   2,416,370           2,004.241            1,205.63           1,818.218            1,328.98

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         9,555,643           9,190.178            1,039.77           8,337.192            1,146.15

              STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4
              Canada                                                    126,295             153.384              823.39             139.148              907.63
              Mexico                                                     15,104               0.921           16,390.10               0.836           18,066.99
              United Kingdom                                          1,747,254           1,742.621            1,002.66           1,580.880            1,105.24
              Luxembourg                                              1,326,469           1,332.919              995.16           1,209.205            1,096.98
              Austria                                                   650,365              67.329            9,659.49              61.080           10,647.76
              Spain                                                     186,071             236.092              788.13             214.180              868.76
              Italy                                                     256,445              35.961            7,131.04              32.624            7,860.62
              Malaysia                                                   43,321              16.609            2,608.19              15.068            2,875.03
              China                                                      20,164              21.529              936.59              19.531            1,032.41
              Korea, South                                                2,052               2.270              903.66               2.060              996.12

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,373,540           3,609.640            1,211.63           3,274.612            1,335.59

              PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A
              Canada                                                  2,400,649           2,380.323            1,008.54           2,159.394            1,111.72
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Sweden                                                  4,204,076           2,051.330            2,049.44           1,860.936            2,259.12
              Finland                                                    35,071              21.632            1,621.19              19.625            1,787.06
              Belgium                                                   107,313              54.778            1,959.04              49.694            2,159.48
              France                                                      4,214               1.212            3,475.34               1.100            3,830.91
              Germany                                                   432,476             380.804            1,135.69             345.460            1,251.88
              Austria                                                     2,027               1.460            1,387.82               1.325            1,529.81
              Korea, South                                              508,669             739.074              688.25             670.477              758.67
              Japan                                                      30,350               4.010            7,568.19               3.638            8,342.50

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         7,724,845           5,634.626            1,370.96           5,111.649            1,511.22

              PLATES IN COILS.......................6B
              Canada                                                    394,914             511.280              772.40             463.826              851.43
              Mexico                                                    100,750             159.681              630.94             144.861              695.49
              Sweden                                                  2,910,273           3,162.188              920.34           2,868.690            1,014.50
              Finland                                                   346,578             391.801              884.58             355.436              975.08
              Netherlands                                             7,110,626           8,521.841              834.40           7,730.887              919.77
              France                                                     26,351              23.490            1,121.78              21.310            1,236.56
              Germany                                                 1,206,132           1,351.775              892.26           1,226.310              983.55
              Korea, South                                            1,000,782           1,265.342              790.92           1,147.900              871.84

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        13,096,406          15,387.401              851.11          13,959.220              938.19

              RAILS STANDARD.........................7
              Luxembourg                                                143,350             103.091            1,390.51              93.523            1,532.78
              Czech Republic                                             89,679              78.000            1,149.72              70.761            1,267.35
              China                                                     254,084             100.689            2,523.44              91.344            2,781.62

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           487,113             281.781            1,728.69             255.628            1,905.55

              BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14
              Canada                                                 13,276,136          15,009.364              884.52          13,616.270              975.02
              Mexico                                                      8,731               8.559            1,020.04               7.765            1,124.40
              Finland                                                    94,694              21.897            4,324.44              19.865            4,766.88
              United Kingdom                                          1,062,909             878.242            1,210.27             796.728            1,334.09
              France                                                     66,644               7.101            9,385.04               6.442           10,345.23
              Germany                                                    43,215              20.300            2,128.80              18.416            2,346.60
              Spain                                                   1,522,881             747.084            2,038.43             677.744            2,246.99
              Italy                                                     512,962             300.340            1,707.94             272.464            1,882.68
              Slovenia                                                   60,493              11.902            5,082.27              10.798            5,602.24
              Romania                                                    23,474               3.301            7,110.27               2.995            7,837.73
              Turkey                                                    137,522              79.785            1,723.65              72.380            1,900.00
              India                                                       4,731               2.026            2,335.09               1.838            2,573.99
              China                                                   1,728,512           1,385.620            1,247.46           1,257.014            1,375.09
              Korea, South                                            3,120,513           2,177.598            1,433.01           1,975.485            1,579.62
              Taiwan                                                     76,041               9.891            7,687.87               8.973            8,474.42
              Japan                                                   6,472,208           4,844.985            1,335.86           4,395.298            1,472.53
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        28,211,666          25,508.000            1,105.99          23,140.475            1,219.15

              BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A
              Germany                                                    24,723               0.399           61,956.73               0.362           68,295.58
              Austria                                                    22,851               2.336            9,778.34               2.120           10,778.77
              Korea, South                                                5,730               1.532            3,739.69               1.390            4,122.30

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                            53,304               4.268           12,488.79               3.872           13,766.53

              BARS - REINFORCING ...................15
              Australia                                                  64,626              48.133            1,342.64              43.666            1,480.01

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                            64,626              48.133            1,342.64              43.666            1,480.01

              BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16
              Canada                                                     60,115              17.795            3,378.06              16.144            3,723.67
              Brazil                                                      5,189               0.658            7,885.06               0.597            8,691.79
              Sweden                                                    301,313              95.169            3,166.08              86.336            3,490.00
              United Kingdom                                             21,990               1.657           13,263.96               1.504           14,621.01
              Germany                                                   460,790             165.170            2,789.79             149.840            3,075.21
              Austria                                                    22,079               2.410            9,158.54               2.187           10,095.56
              Spain                                                     269,401             153.747            1,752.24             139.477            1,931.51
              Italy                                                   1,538,546             920.651            1,671.15             835.201            1,842.13
              Romania                                                    22,128               9.283            2,383.54               8.422            2,627.40
              India                                                      29,089              19.427            1,497.34              17.624            1,650.53
              Korea, South                                              538,974             494.526            1,089.88             448.627            1,201.39
              Taiwan                                                     91,999              36.777            2,501.50              33.364            2,757.43
              Japan                                                     199,238              60.463            3,295.15              54.852            3,632.28

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         3,560,851           1,977.738            1,800.47           1,794.175            1,984.67

              TOOL STEEL............................17
              Canada                                                     32,799               9.745            3,365.54               8.841            3,709.87
              Mexico                                                    254,089              52.774            4,814.64              47.876            5,307.23
              Brazil                                                  1,170,363             225.155            5,198.01             204.258            5,729.83
              Sweden                                                  1,999,905             211.449            9,458.06             191.824           10,425.73
              United Kingdom                                             27,352               2.277           12,010.32               2.066           13,239.11
              Belgium                                                    23,335               7.238            3,223.57               6.567            3,553.37
              France                                                    394,725              28.706           13,750.43              26.042           15,157.25
              Germany                                                 1,861,774             501.667            3,711.17             455.105            4,090.87
              Austria                                                 2,060,778             233.504            8,825.42             211.832            9,728.36
              Slovakia                                                    5,111               1.308            3,906.17               1.187            4,305.81
              Switzerland                                               120,025              14.424            8,320.72              13.086            9,172.02
              Spain                                                      75,439              57.351            1,315.39              52.028            1,449.97
              Italy                                                      44,665              15.793            2,827.99              14.328            3,117.32
              Slovenia                                                1,424,359             398.384            3,575.34             361.408            3,941.14
              India                                                      85,113              39.754            2,140.95              36.065            2,359.99
              China                                                   2,481,412             165.317           15,009.93             149.974           16,545.61
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Korea, South                                                6,030               1.742            3,460.04               1.581            3,814.04
              Taiwan                                                  1,388,482             661.271            2,099.71             599.896            2,314.54
              Japan                                                   1,721,133           1,105.213            1,557.29           1,002.633            1,716.61

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        15,176,889           3,733.083            4,065.51           3,386.597            4,481.46

              STANDARD PIPE.........................18
              Mexico                                                      3,898               1.665            2,340.31               1.511            2,579.75
              Germany                                                   254,536             116.789            2,179.44             105.950            2,402.42
              Spain                                                      27,239              11.521            2,364.22              10.452            2,606.10
              Italy                                                   1,072,559             471.930            2,272.71             428.128            2,505.23
              Vietnam                                                     2,362               0.001        2,142,770.96               0.001        2,362,000.00
              China                                                   1,203,532             470.045            2,560.46             426.418            2,822.42
              Korea, South                                              430,793              75.722            5,689.13              68.694            6,271.19

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,994,919           1,147.675            2,609.55           1,041.154            2,876.54

              OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19
              Canada                                                    522,614             272.551            1,917.48             247.255            2,113.66
              Mexico                                                 11,579,046           9,320.873            1,242.27           8,455.757            1,369.37
              Brazil                                                  1,955,109           1,659.190            1,178.35           1,505.193            1,298.91
              United Kingdom                                              3,592               0.104           34,301.14               0.095           37,810.53
              France                                                     55,414             129.248              428.74             117.252              472.61
              Germany                                                    52,412             122.247              428.74             110.901              472.60
              Austria                                                 8,224,426           5,217.115            1,576.43           4,732.889            1,737.72
              Ukraine                                                    34,369               9.020            3,810.22               8.183            4,200.05
              Kazakhstan                                                286,548             316.546              905.23             287.166              997.85
              Spain                                                   3,530,159           2,369.445            1,489.87           2,149.525            1,642.30
              Italy                                                   1,724,038           1,215.970            1,417.83           1,103.110            1,562.89
              Romania                                                 1,793,211             998.688            1,795.57             905.995            1,979.27
              India                                                     314,474             291.734            1,077.95             264.657            1,188.23
              Korea, South                                              553,751             381.735            1,450.61             346.305            1,599.03
              Japan                                                   3,491,628           3,050.867            1,144.47           2,767.701            1,261.56

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        34,120,791          25,355.339            1,345.70          23,001.984            1,483.38

              LINE PIPE > 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER....20A
              Brazil                                                  3,009,255           2,212.244            1,360.27           2,006.915            1,499.44
              Italy                                                     345,858             183.865            1,881.04             166.800            2,073.49
              United Arab Emirates                                        2,310               0.216           10,691.82               0.196           11,785.71
              Korea, South                                               62,271              13.386            4,651.79              12.144            5,127.72
              Japan                                                      28,421              26.649            1,066.48              24.176            1,175.59

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         3,448,115           2,436.361            1,415.27           2,210.231            1,560.07

              LINE PIPE <= 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER...20B
              Canada                                                      2,936               0.720            4,072.62               0.654            4,489.30
              Mexico                                                    201,003             127.963            1,570.78             116.087            1,731.49
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                                                                                     ALLOY
                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              Italy                                                   2,091,649             203.739           10,266.31             184.829           11,316.67
              India                                                     154,408             158.230              975.84             143.544            1,075.68
              Vietnam                                                    82,282              23.343            3,524.81              21.177            3,885.44

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,532,278             513.997            4,926.63             466.291            5,430.68

              LINE PIPE - NOT SPECIFIED............20C
              Canada                                                  2,305,964             525.059            4,391.82             476.326            4,841.15
              Spain                                                      48,750              14.973            3,255.69              13.584            3,588.78
              China                                                       3,162               0.971            3,255.98               0.881            3,589.10

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,357,876             541.004            4,358.33             490.791            4,804.24

              MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A
              Canada                                                  1,647,952             945.459            1,743.02             857.707            1,921.35
              Mexico                                                  2,397,504           1,972.802            1,215.28           1,789.697            1,339.61
              Dominican Republic                                         20,908              21.277              982.62              19.303            1,083.15
              Sweden                                                    441,138             186.911            2,360.15             169.563            2,601.62
              Finland                                                   102,927              55.413            1,857.45              50.270            2,047.48
              United Kingdom                                            242,711              94.882            2,558.02              86.076            2,819.73
              Netherlands                                                 3,474               0.055           63,031.21               0.050           69,480.00
              Belgium                                                   891,557             613.842            1,452.42             556.869            1,601.02
              France                                                    355,360             132.046            2,691.16             119.791            2,966.50
              Germany                                                 6,954,493           4,124.453            1,686.16           3,741.642            1,858.67
              Austria                                                   717,643             171.827            4,176.54             155.879            4,603.85
              Spain                                                     101,512              16.062            6,319.67              14.572            6,966.24
              Italy                                                     665,365             323.812            2,054.78             293.758            2,265.01
              Romania                                                 3,567,729           1,815.452            1,965.20           1,646.951            2,166.26
              Turkey                                                    117,954              97.730            1,206.93              88.660            1,330.41
              United Arab Emirates                                       56,661              67.727              836.61              61.441              922.20
              India                                                      58,685              42.349            1,385.72              38.419            1,527.50
              Thailand                                                   20,271               0.492           41,139.93               0.447           45,348.99
              Vietnam                                                    58,174              39.498            1,472.83              35.832            1,623.52
              China                                                   1,484,063             567.594            2,614.65             514.913            2,882.16
              Korea, South                                              168,036             133.320            1,260.40             120.946            1,389.35
              Taiwan                                                     25,089               2.355           10,650.62               2.137           11,740.29
              Japan                                                     964,201             538.836            1,789.41             488.824            1,972.49

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        21,063,407          11,964.204            1,760.54          10,853.747            1,940.66

              PRESSURE TUBING......................21B
              Canada                                                     19,341               6.731            2,873.07               6.107            3,167.02
              Mexico                                                     49,306               3.974           12,404.23               3.606           13,673.32
              Brazil                                                     80,718              33.342            2,420.86              30.248            2,668.54
              France                                                     68,516              18.647            3,674.21              16.917            4,050.13
              Germany                                                    67,654              16.651            4,062.93              15.106            4,478.62
              Austria                                                   393,451             125.553            3,133.74             113.900            3,454.35
              Slovakia                                                   62,996              22.222            2,834.77              20.160            3,124.80
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Spain                                                   1,668,718             285.231            5,850.39             258.758            6,448.95
              Italy                                                     495,895             220.692            2,246.99             200.209            2,476.89
              Romania                                                   117,741              37.400            3,148.13              33.929            3,470.22
              Thailand                                                   21,562               1.778           12,126.92               1.613           13,367.64
              China                                                   1,219,132             401.469            3,036.67             364.207            3,347.36
              Korea, South                                              103,118              23.499            4,388.17              21.318            4,837.13
              Japan                                                     238,619              75.133            3,175.93              68.160            3,500.87

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,606,767           1,272.329            3,620.73           1,154.238            3,991.18

              PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E
              Canada                                                  1,200,498             142.531            8,422.71             129.302            9,284.45
              Mexico                                                     52,788              31.739            1,663.14              28.794            1,833.30
              Sweden                                                     22,254               0.399           55,769.32               0.362           61,475.14
              United Kingdom                                             39,451               2.513           15,697.09               2.280           17,303.07
              Belgium                                                    11,062               1.556            7,107.14               1.412            7,834.28
              France                                                     29,122               2.697           10,796.50               2.447           11,901.10
              Germany                                                     8,855               0.708           12,493.19               0.643           13,771.38
              Poland                                                      6,848               0.668           10,251.49               0.606           11,300.33
              Turkey                                                      5,395               0.572            9,430.18               0.519           10,394.99
              India                                                      28,870              11.715            2,464.29              10.628            2,716.41
              Singapore                                                  57,343               2.006           28,582.81               1.820           31,507.14
              China                                                     142,557               6.944           20,527.87               6.300           22,628.10
              Taiwan                                                     11,808               0.151           78,190.08               0.137           86,189.78
              Japan                                                       5,495               0.305           17,996.32               0.277           19,837.55

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,622,346             204.508            7,932.90             185.527            8,744.53

              STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A
              Canada                                                      3,947               0.467            8,444.95               0.424            9,308.96
              Mexico                                                      3,614               0.849            4,252.36               0.771            4,687.42
              Finland                                                 2,051,930             518.031            3,961.02             469.950            4,366.27
              United Kingdom                                              2,957               0.058           50,614.08               0.053           55,792.45
              France                                                     20,642               1.413           14,606.95               1.282           16,101.40
              Germany                                                 1,018,860             214.963            4,739.68             195.012            5,224.60
              Switzerland                                                 3,017               0.046           65,166.12               0.042           71,833.33
              Italy                                                      25,979               2.497           10,400.60               2.266           11,464.70
              Bulgaria                                                   24,802              10.176            2,437.18               9.232            2,686.53
              Turkey                                                      6,140               2.364            2,596.79               2.145            2,862.47
              United Arab Emirates                                      137,304             231.617              592.80             210.120              653.46
              India                                                     178,625              63.098            2,830.89              57.242            3,120.52
              Vietnam                                                   798,739             306.484            2,606.13             278.038            2,872.77
              China                                                     308,656             182.891            1,687.65             165.916            1,860.31
              Taiwan                                                  1,504,322             606.194            2,481.58             549.931            2,735.47

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         6,089,534           2,141.155            2,844.04           1,942.424            3,135.02

              PIPE FOR PILING......................22B
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                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              China                                                     105,474             194.899              541.17             176.810              596.54

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           105,474             194.899              541.17             176.810              596.54

              WIRE DRAWN............................23
              Canada                                                  1,601,111           1,040.831            1,538.30             944.227            1,695.68
              Mexico                                                  1,786,375           1,214.542            1,470.82           1,101.815            1,621.30
              Brazil                                                    272,122             168.102            1,618.79             152.500            1,784.41
              Sweden                                                     88,552              32.526            2,722.42              29.508            3,000.95
              Netherlands                                                 4,496               1.578            2,848.26               1.432            3,139.66
              Germany                                                 1,152,214             513.700            2,242.97             466.021            2,472.45
              Austria                                                   672,452             273.421            2,459.40             248.044            2,711.02
              Czech Republic                                            117,126              69.303            1,690.05              62.871            1,862.96
              Switzerland                                                 7,292               4.804            1,517.59               4.359            1,672.86
              Poland                                                     46,423               1.428           32,495.56               1.296           35,820.22
              Italy                                                   2,788,773           1,198.602            2,326.69           1,087.354            2,564.73
              Turkey                                                    291,982             101.683            2,871.47              92.246            3,165.25
              India                                                     139,943              85.257            1,641.42              77.344            1,809.36
              Thailand                                                   33,930              17.196            1,973.13              15.600            2,175.00
              Vietnam                                                 3,357,373           3,525.575              952.29           3,198.349            1,049.72
              Malaysia                                                  435,705             381.095            1,143.30             345.724            1,260.27
              China                                                     816,325           1,038.587              786.00             942.191              866.41
              Korea, South                                            1,409,904           1,004.003            1,404.28             910.817            1,547.96
              Taiwan                                                     26,189              21.120            1,239.99              19.160            1,366.86
              Japan                                                   2,164,193             773.970            2,796.22             702.134            3,082.31

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        17,212,480          11,467.332            1,501.00          10,402.992            1,654.57

              SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31
              Canada                                                  4,536,525           5,054.276              897.56           4,585.164              989.39
              Mexico                                                      2,144               1.518            1,411.47               1.378            1,555.88
              Sweden                                                  2,322,206           2,050.206            1,132.67           1,859.917            1,248.55
              Netherlands                                             1,249,137           1,461.615              854.63           1,325.956              942.07
              France                                                     63,955              65.311              979.22              59.250            1,079.41
              Germany                                                 4,057,207           2,619.168            1,549.04           2,376.070            1,707.53
              Austria                                                    24,758               7.170            3,452.74               6.505            3,806.00
              Spain                                                      37,432              33.346            1,122.53              30.251            1,237.38
              Korea, South                                              480,537             607.097              791.53             550.750              872.51
              Japan                                                     169,057             103.881            1,627.40              94.240            1,793.90

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        12,942,958          12,003.594            1,078.26          10,889.481            1,188.57

              SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32
              Canada                                                  1,173,728             983.258            1,193.71             891.997            1,315.84
              Mexico                                                     36,158              21.616            1,672.72              19.610            1,843.86
              Sweden                                                  2,094,301           2,272.731              921.49           2,061.788            1,015.77
              United Kingdom                                             21,021              14.737            1,426.32              13.370            1,572.25
              Netherlands                                             8,537,246           7,330.175            1,164.67           6,649.825            1,283.83
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Belgium                                                   939,580             164.608            5,707.98             149.330            6,291.97
              France                                                     14,637               0.843           17,357.47               0.765           19,133.33
              Germany                                                 2,731,687           2,053.000            1,330.58           1,862.451            1,466.72
              Austria                                                   289,192             193.224            1,496.67             175.290            1,649.79
              Turkey                                                      3,804               1.653            2,300.62               1.500            2,536.00
              China                                                       2,244               0.594            3,776.85               0.539            4,163.27
              Korea, South                                              792,488             815.214              972.12             739.550            1,071.58
              Japan                                                     132,915             118.944            1,117.45             107.905            1,231.78

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        16,769,001          13,970.601            1,200.31          12,673.920            1,323.11

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A
              Canada                                                  9,758,571           9,623.102            1,014.08           8,729.934            1,117.83
              Mexico                                                    119,153             141.146              844.18             128.046              930.55
              Colombia                                                  832,724             963.753              864.04             874.303              952.44
              Finland                                                 2,111,594           1,808.396            1,167.66           1,640.550            1,287.13
              Netherlands                                             4,925,756           3,593.949            1,370.57           3,260.377            1,510.79
              Belgium                                                 3,321,809           3,061.885            1,084.89           2,777.697            1,195.89
              Germany                                                 1,757,535           1,516.451            1,158.98           1,375.702            1,277.56
              Austria                                                 3,807,103           3,367.863            1,130.42           3,055.275            1,246.08
              Japan                                                       8,940               8.722            1,024.93               7.913            1,129.79

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        26,643,185          24,085.271            1,106.20          21,849.797            1,219.38

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B
              Canada                                                      8,356               7.542            1,107.93               6.842            1,221.28
              Colombia                                                  129,225              99.564            1,297.91              90.323            1,430.70
              Germany                                                   112,870             103.810            1,087.27              94.175            1,198.51
              Austria                                                   105,519              85.385            1,235.80              77.460            1,362.24

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           355,970             296.301            1,201.38             268.800            1,324.29

              SHEETS & STRIP - ELECTRICAL...........35
              Canada                                                    147,699              42.518            3,473.77              38.572            3,829.18
              Mexico                                                    455,097             318.799            1,427.53             289.210            1,573.59
              Brazil                                                     39,686              38.131            1,040.78              34.592            1,147.26
              Sweden                                                     57,471               7.370            7,797.91               6.686            8,595.72
              France                                                     12,125               2.494            4,860.64               2.263            5,357.93
              Germany                                                 1,033,557             350.242            2,950.97             317.735            3,252.89
              Austria                                                   109,404              74.075            1,476.93              67.200            1,628.04
              Poland                                                     14,150               4.038            3,503.46               3.664            3,861.90
              Romania                                                 1,219,142             706.625            1,725.30             641.040            1,901.82
              China                                                      11,304               1.846            6,122.28               1.675            6,748.66
              Korea, South                                            1,087,737             398.132            2,732.10             361.180            3,011.62
              Japan                                                   4,425,369           1,424.652            3,106.28           1,292.423            3,424.09

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         8,612,741           3,368.926            2,556.52           3,056.240            2,818.08
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                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

              STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36
              Canada                                                    471,373             496.551              949.29             450.464            1,046.42
              Mexico                                                    195,361             122.025            1,600.98             110.700            1,764.78
              Sweden                                                    555,531             378.390            1,468.14             343.270            1,618.35
              China                                                      10,766               8.278            1,300.50               7.510            1,433.56

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,233,031           1,005.245            1,226.60             911.944            1,352.09

              STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37
              Canada                                                    176,536             112.491            1,569.32             102.051            1,729.88
              Mexico                                                     21,491               2.347            9,153.20               2.130           10,089.67
              Brazil                                                      3,972               0.999            3,972.81               0.907            4,379.27
              Sweden                                                     95,232              15.832            6,014.97              14.363            6,630.37
              France                                                     17,492               1.437           12,169.08               1.304           13,414.11
              Germany                                                 2,628,707             796.482            3,300.40             722.557            3,638.06
              Austria                                                 2,110,699             391.063            5,397.33             354.767            5,949.54
              Czech Republic                                             14,145               0.380           37,194.58               0.345           41,000.00
              India                                                      38,272               1.427           26,810.64               1.295           29,553.67
              Japan                                                     153,788               4.235           36,312.90               3.842           40,028.11
              Australia                                                   8,172               0.015          529,536.84               0.014          583,714.29

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,268,506           1,326.713            3,971.09           1,203.575            4,377.38

              RAILS - USED..........................41
              Germany                                                    33,899               1.621           20,905.96               1.471           23,044.87

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                            33,899               1.621           20,905.96               1.471           23,044.87


               GRAND TOTAL                                          441,776,096         491,585.504              898.68         445,958.994              990.62
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A
              Canada                                                     66,302              61.389            1,080.01              55.692            1,190.51
              United Kingdom                                            843,626              14.115           59,767.66              12.805           65,882.55
              France                                                      8,361               4.553            1,836.11               4.131            2,023.97
              Japan                                                       6,172               0.222           27,718.54               0.202           30,554.46

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           924,461              80.281           11,515.27              72.830           12,693.41

              BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B
              Canada                                                 37,333,008          76,915.683              485.38          69,776.754              535.04
              Mexico                                                 21,119,388          37,757.670              559.34          34,253.192              616.57
              Brazil                                                117,206,435         211,176.360              555.02         191,576.026              611.80
              United Kingdom                                             38,938              42.944              906.70              38.959              999.46
              France                                                     20,400              17.911            1,138.94              16.249            1,255.46
              Germany                                                    17,054               8.534            1,998.34               7.742            2,202.79
              Austria                                                     3,996               0.827            4,827.05               0.751            5,320.91
              Russia                                                  9,637,084          26,684.215              361.15          24,207.520              398.10
              Italy                                                     294,968             395.315              746.16             358.624              822.50
              India                                                       9,047               8.008            1,129.70               7.265            1,245.29
              Vietnam                                                 2,707,002           5,917.811              457.43           5,368.550              504.23
              Indonesia                                              15,902,496          35,134.686              452.62          31,873.660              498.92
              China                                                     110,629             213.300              518.65             193.503              571.72
              Taiwan                                                     16,833              12.449            1,352.10              11.294            1,490.44
              Japan                                                  12,476,257          24,562.438              507.94          22,282.676              559.91

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       216,893,535         418,848.158              517.83         379,972.765              570.81

              WIRE RODS..............................3
              Canada                                                  9,537,568          10,835.859              880.19           9,830.129              970.24
              Mexico                                                  1,085,928           2,257.142              481.11           2,047.646              530.33
              Peru                                                       16,712              28.031              596.18              25.430              657.18
              Brazil                                                  9,859,726          15,295.788              644.60          13,876.110              710.55
              Germany                                                 3,647,743           2,875.204            1,268.69           2,608.342            1,398.49
              India                                                     865,515           1,107.324              781.63           1,004.548              861.60
              Thailand                                                   48,054              82.765              580.60              75.084              640.00
              Vietnam                                                22,760,913          44,839.677              507.61          40,677.883              559.54
              Indonesia                                               8,927,781          19,389.385              460.45          17,589.760              507.56
              Korea, South                                            1,965,121           3,246.525              605.30           2,945.199              667.23
              Taiwan                                                    169,968             423.171              401.65             383.895              442.75
              Japan                                                   7,949,600          11,126.021              714.51          10,093.360              787.61
              Egypt                                                     138,559             236.798              585.13             214.820              645.00

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        66,973,188         111,743.697              599.35         101,372.206              660.67
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4
              Canada                                                  2,554,178           2,117.164            1,206.41           1,920.660            1,329.84
              Mexico                                                  8,261,432          12,570.280              657.22          11,403.570              724.46
              United Kingdom                                         13,855,481          15,392.778              900.13          13,964.098              992.22
              Netherlands                                               122,193              64.444            1,896.10              58.463            2,090.09
              Belgium                                                   130,031              77.380            1,680.42              70.198            1,852.35
              Luxembourg                                             15,610,391          14,731.134            1,059.69          13,363.864            1,168.10
              Germany                                                 3,228,781           2,288.006            1,411.18           2,075.645            1,555.56
              Czech Republic                                             20,038              10.000            2,003.77               9.072            2,208.77
              Poland                                                      4,537               2.547            1,781.00               2.311            1,963.22
              Spain                                                  12,735,537          16,301.752              781.24          14,788.705              861.17
              Italy                                                      91,741              46.370            1,978.42              42.067            2,180.83
              Turkey                                                    440,314             476.903              923.28             432.640            1,017.74
              United Arab Emirates                                    1,293,846           1,920.096              673.84           1,741.883              742.79
              India                                                  18,189,512          20,016.855              908.71          18,158.991            1,001.68
              Thailand                                                  147,049             112.100            1,311.76             101.696            1,445.97
              Vietnam                                                   268,672             476.640              563.68             432.401              621.35
              Malaysia                                                   35,392              78.027              453.59              70.785              499.99
              China                                                   5,001,578           6,360.576              786.34           5,770.220              866.79
              Korea, South                                           27,178,475          33,127.192              820.43          30,052.492              904.37
              Taiwan                                                    199,540              44.784            4,455.54              40.628            4,911.39
              Japan                                                   1,740,610           1,655.450            1,051.44           1,501.800            1,159.02

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                       111,109,328         127,870.488              868.92         116,002.189              957.82

              STEEL PILING...........................5
              Canada                                                      4,610               8.450              545.54               7.666              601.36
              Netherlands                                                27,266              23.883            1,141.61              21.667            1,258.41
              Luxembourg                                              6,687,373           6,409.774            1,043.31           5,814.851            1,150.05
              Germany                                                     3,007               4.125              728.80               3.743              803.37

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         6,722,256           6,446.234            1,042.82           5,847.927            1,149.51

              PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A
              Canada                                                  6,864,353           8,981.660              764.26           8,148.028              842.46
              Mexico                                                    600,678             668.250              898.88             606.227              990.85
              Brazil                                                  8,681,610          13,603.153              638.21          12,340.577              703.50
              Luxembourg                                                 17,129               7.814            2,192.01               7.089            2,416.28
              India                                                      16,137              10.934            1,475.73               9.920            1,626.71
              China                                                     273,777             190.581            1,436.53             172.893            1,583.51
              Korea, South                                           13,954,367          20,086.018              694.73          18,221.735              765.81
              Taiwan                                                     23,100               7.980            2,894.47               7.240            3,190.61
              Australia                                                  95,308              43.625            2,184.71              39.576            2,408.23

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        30,526,459          43,600.021              700.15          39,553.285              771.78

              PLATES IN COILS.......................6B
              Canada                                                  6,363,226           8,859.920              718.20           8,037.587              791.68
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Mexico                                                    703,649           1,154.453              609.51           1,047.303              671.87
              Brazil                                                  1,682,062           2,738.605              614.20           2,484.422              677.04
              Netherlands                                             3,278,982           4,311.279              760.56           3,911.128              838.37
              Belgium                                                   126,096             187.150              673.77             169.780              742.70
              Germany                                                 3,073,776           4,131.957              743.90           3,748.450              820.01
              Turkey                                                  1,864,939           3,294.796              566.03           2,988.990              623.94
              Vietnam                                                 8,190,970          16,358.625              500.71          14,840.300              551.94
              China                                                      29,749              11.616            2,561.00              10.538            2,823.02
              Korea, South                                           13,889,068          24,392.518              569.40          22,128.527              627.65
              Japan                                                   2,798,230           4,938.518              566.61           4,480.150              624.58
              New Zealand                                               942,928           1,890.067              498.89           1,714.641              549.93

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        42,943,675          72,269.510              594.22          65,561.816              655.01

              RAILS STANDARD.........................7
              Germany                                                    45,024              35.541            1,266.79              32.243            1,396.40
              Czech Republic                                          4,985,854           7,850.589              635.09           7,121.937              700.07
              Spain                                                      47,004              36.733            1,279.60              33.324            1,410.51

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,077,882           7,922.864              640.91           7,187.504              706.49

              RAILS ALL OTHER........................8
              Canada                                                     27,901              22.400            1,245.58              20.321            1,373.01
              Luxembourg                                                583,839             466.791            1,250.75             423.466            1,378.72
              Spain                                                   1,163,589             996.077            1,168.17             903.627            1,287.69
              Thailand                                                   28,242               2.640           10,697.59               2.395           11,792.07
              China                                                     338,182             483.783              699.04             438.881              770.56

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,141,753           1,971.692            1,086.25           1,788.690            1,197.39

              RAILROAD ACCESSORIES...................9
              Canada                                                     70,975              22.210            3,195.57              20.149            3,522.51
              Switzerland                                                 8,642               8.572            1,008.09               7.777            1,111.23
              China                                                     363,326             364.227              997.52             330.422            1,099.58
              Australia                                                  86,842              39.984            2,171.91              36.273            2,394.12

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           529,785             434.995            1,217.91             394.621            1,342.52

              BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14
              Canada                                                  5,251,108           6,119.682              858.07           5,551.684              945.86
              Mexico                                                    697,279           1,324.251              526.55           1,201.341              580.42
              Dominican Republic                                         67,427             110.231              611.69             100.000              674.27
              Brazil                                                     86,058             106.623              807.12              96.727              889.70
              Belgium                                                    11,133               1.759            6,328.13               1.596            6,975.56
              France                                                  3,901,211           3,767.836            1,035.40           3,418.125            1,141.33
              Germany                                                 6,631,755           6,120.743            1,083.49           5,552.647            1,194.34
              Spain                                                     714,506             783.654              911.76             710.920            1,005.04
              Italy                                                      90,118              19.337            4,660.19              17.543            5,136.98
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Romania                                                    30,298              21.684            1,397.21              19.672            1,540.16
              Turkey                                                    759,802           1,209.598              628.14           1,097.330              692.41
              India                                                      86,438             102.845              840.46              93.300              926.45
              China                                                     249,747             336.000              743.29             304.815              819.34
              Korea, South                                              574,189             800.939              716.89             726.600              790.24
              Japan                                                   3,003,196           3,237.688              927.57           2,937.182            1,022.48

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        22,154,265          24,062.878              920.68          21,829.482            1,014.88

              BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A
              Canada                                                  1,332,484             913.164            1,459.19             828.409            1,608.49
              Mexico                                                  1,294,874           2,506.247              516.66           2,273.630              569.52
              Germany                                                   245,085             149.745            1,636.68             135.847            1,804.13
              Czech Republic                                              5,440               1.937            2,807.22               1.758            3,094.43
              Italy                                                       5,187               5.630              921.22               5.108            1,015.47
              Turkey                                                    592,178             891.867              663.98             809.089              731.91
              Vietnam                                                 1,180,776           2,112.845              558.86           1,916.742              616.03
              China                                                       3,464               6.067              570.95               5.504              629.36
              Taiwan                                                     30,179               7.077            4,263.81               6.421            4,700.05

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,689,667           6,594.584              711.14           5,982.508              783.90

              BARS - REINFORCING ...................15
              Canada                                                    385,366             432.751              890.50             392.586              981.61
              Mexico                                                    838,392           1,521.659              550.97           1,380.427              607.34
              Dominican Republic                                      2,237,479           3,575.544              625.77           3,243.680              689.80
              Brazil                                                    707,764           1,255.253              563.84           1,138.747              621.53
              Germany                                                   111,707              81.393            1,372.43              73.839            1,512.85
              Spain                                                      23,078              12.615            1,829.27              11.445            2,016.43
              India                                                      28,313              16.993            1,666.13              15.416            1,836.60
              Vietnam                                                     2,233               2.010            1,110.61               1.824            1,224.23
              Cambodia                                                4,703,786          11,161.580              421.43          10,125.618              464.54
              China                                                      32,610              53.824              605.86              48.829              667.84
              Korea, South                                           39,598,363          79,803.109              496.20          72,396.184              546.97
              Australia                                                  12,949               6.730            1,923.87               6.106            2,120.70

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        48,682,040          97,923.468              497.14          88,834.701              548.01

              BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16
              Canada                                                  2,839,000           1,670.332            1,699.66           1,515.301            1,873.56
              Mexico                                                    124,980              69.980            1,785.93              63.485            1,968.65
              United Kingdom                                            338,559             203.502            1,663.66             184.614            1,833.88
              Germany                                                 1,950,546           1,201.318            1,623.67           1,089.818            1,789.79
              Austria                                                     2,258               0.194           11,638.77               0.176           12,829.55
              Spain                                                     490,991             587.122              836.27             532.629              921.83
              Portugal                                                   24,575              22.046            1,114.70              20.000            1,228.75
              Italy                                                     496,665             397.678            1,248.91             360.768            1,376.69
              Romania                                                    63,091              22.165            2,846.39              20.108            3,137.61
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              India                                                      66,500              44.180            1,505.18              40.080            1,659.18
              China                                                     464,886             432.746            1,074.27             392.581            1,184.18
              Korea, South                                               71,700             115.554              620.49             104.829              683.97
              Japan                                                     339,616             156.404            2,171.39             141.888            2,393.55

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         7,273,367           4,923.226            1,477.36           4,466.277            1,628.51

              STANDARD PIPE.........................18
              Canada                                                 10,477,346           8,984.992            1,166.09           8,151.050            1,285.40
              Mexico                                                  7,749,896           5,238.582            1,479.39           4,752.363            1,630.75
              Guatemala                                                 332,349             230.982            1,438.85             209.544            1,586.06
              Dominican Republic                                        187,224             193.528              967.42             175.566            1,066.40
              Belgium                                                    10,446               0.359           29,068.88               0.326           32,042.94
              France                                                     21,213              11.156            1,901.40              10.121            2,095.94
              Germany                                                   820,876             552.477            1,485.81             501.199            1,637.82
              Czech Republic                                              2,104               2.437              863.28               2.211              951.61
              Ukraine                                                    13,352               1.268           10,523.66               1.151           11,600.35
              Spain                                                      99,992              54.133            1,847.14              49.109            2,036.12
              Portugal                                                   15,543              15.024            1,034.51              13.630            1,140.35
              Italy                                                   1,211,456             653.086            1,854.97             592.470            2,044.76
              Romania                                                    16,052               8.847            1,814.37               8.026            2,000.00
              Turkey                                                  5,138,540           7,285.865              705.28           6,609.628              777.43
              United Arab Emirates                                   10,612,644          17,885.671              593.36          16,225.613              654.07
              Oman                                                    2,305,569           3,151.716              731.53           2,859.190              806.37
              India                                                   2,984,583           2,903.572            1,027.90           2,634.077            1,133.07
              Thailand                                                2,330,091           3,939.732              591.43           3,574.066              651.94
              Vietnam                                                 9,590,565          15,412.397              622.26          13,981.896              685.93
              Cambodia                                                    3,743               1.460            2,562.71               1.325            2,824.91
              Malaysia                                                  893,960             980.656              911.59             889.637            1,004.86
              Indonesia                                                 633,675             759.362              834.48             688.882              919.86
              China                                                   2,289,156           2,481.315              922.56           2,251.012            1,016.95
              Korea, South                                            5,892,668           7,804.876              755.00           7,080.467              832.24
              Taiwan                                                    175,104              38.391            4,561.03              34.828            5,027.68
              Japan                                                     214,372             186.900            1,146.99             169.553            1,264.34

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        64,022,519          78,778.794              812.69          71,466.940              895.83

              OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19
              Canada                                                  1,312,702             700.882            1,872.93             635.830            2,064.55
              Mexico                                                    165,604             132.242            1,252.28             119.968            1,380.40
              United Kingdom                                              6,973               0.708            9,837.95               0.643           10,844.48
              Germany                                                 1,720,957           1,442.497            1,193.04           1,308.612            1,315.10
              Austria                                                 5,719,177           4,409.639            1,296.97           4,000.359            1,429.67
              Czech Republic                                            104,521              92.138            1,134.39              83.587            1,250.45
              Ukraine                                                 3,173,539           2,776.474            1,143.01           2,518.776            1,259.95
              Georgia                                                    12,618              13.326              946.80              12.090            1,043.67
              Kazakhstan                                                 38,492              49.918              771.10              45.285              849.99
              Romania                                                 1,325,005           1,317.582            1,005.63           1,195.291            1,108.52
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Turkey                                                    238,894             119.403            2,000.73             108.321            2,205.43
              United Arab Emirates                                   16,319,737          24,617.207              662.94          22,332.361              730.77
              India                                                  10,934,964          14,042.508              778.70          12,739.153              858.37
              Thailand                                                  384,055             425.571              902.45             386.072              994.78
              China                                                       4,416               5.567              793.14               5.051              874.28
              Korea, South                                           41,138,714          49,052.006              838.68          44,499.244              924.48
              Japan                                                      56,999              33.040            1,725.12              29.974            1,901.61
              South Africa                                              210,228             199.626            1,053.11             181.098            1,160.85

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        82,867,595          99,430.342              833.42          90,201.715              918.69

              LINE PIPE > 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER....20A
              Canada                                                    116,949              57.410            2,037.06              52.082            2,245.48
              Mexico                                                  1,404,274           1,896.857              740.32           1,720.801              816.06
              Brazil                                                  5,956,135           4,431.080            1,344.17           4,019.810            1,481.70
              United Kingdom                                              5,774               0.433           13,328.46               0.393           14,692.11
              Germany                                                 1,072,056             757.732            1,414.82             687.404            1,559.57
              Austria                                                     5,426               0.769            7,052.13               0.698            7,773.64
              Poland                                                     46,996              16.626            2,826.63              15.083            3,115.83
              Italy                                                     908,378             507.292            1,790.64             460.208            1,973.84
              Turkey                                                 23,457,723          21,345.677            1,098.94          19,364.478            1,211.38
              United Arab Emirates                                      218,588             326.592              669.30             296.280              737.78
              India                                                     113,617              39.540            2,873.40              35.871            3,167.38
              Thailand                                                  230,029             178.429            1,289.18             161.869            1,421.08
              China                                                     641,420             532.117            1,205.41             482.729            1,328.74
              Korea, South                                           24,477,799          32,681.599              748.98          29,648.257              825.61
              Japan                                                     219,494             188.531            1,164.23             171.033            1,283.34

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        58,874,658          62,960.692              935.10          57,116.996            1,030.77

              LINE PIPE <= 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER...20B
              Mexico                                                  4,829,361           3,768.566            1,281.48           3,418.787            1,412.59
              Brazil                                                  3,572,683           2,515.643            1,420.19           2,282.154            1,565.49
              Argentina                                                 230,620             114.882            2,007.44             104.220            2,212.82
              United Kingdom                                            202,005               8.435           23,945.63               7.653           26,395.53
              Germany                                                     9,099               3.899            2,333.09               3.538            2,571.79
              Austria                                                 1,655,641           1,109.913            1,491.68           1,006.897            1,644.30
              Czech Republic                                              3,416               0.228           14,970.74               0.207           16,502.42
              Slovakia                                                  400,079             267.744            1,494.26             242.894            1,647.13
              Poland                                                     31,543              20.885            1,510.28              18.947            1,664.80
              Ukraine                                                 4,425,662           4,088.524            1,082.46           3,709.048            1,193.21
              Azerbaijan                                                595,761             710.551              838.45             644.602              924.23
              Georgia                                                 1,827,727           1,927.955              948.01           1,749.012            1,045.01
              Spain                                                     453,972             225.681            2,011.56             204.735            2,217.36
              Italy                                                   1,512,825           1,090.262            1,387.58             989.070            1,529.54
              Romania                                                 4,233,328           3,126.040            1,354.21           2,835.897            1,492.77
              Turkey                                                  2,893,594             514.294            5,626.34             466.560            6,201.98
              India                                                  15,354,906          17,371.977              883.89          15,759.597              974.32
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Thailand                                                  248,918             522.635              476.27             474.127              525.00
              Vietnam                                                     5,381               0.173           31,092.75               0.157           34,273.89
              Singapore                                                  53,000              81.709              648.64              74.126              715.00
              Korea, South                                            1,530,832           1,434.187            1,067.39           1,301.073            1,176.59
              Taiwan                                                      7,862               5.380            1,461.24               4.881            1,610.74

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        44,078,215          38,909.574            1,132.84          35,298.182            1,248.74

              LINE PIPE - NOT SPECIFIED............20C
              Mexico                                                  1,393,297           1,929.108              722.25           1,750.058              796.14
              Germany                                                   409,628             326.136            1,256.00             295.866            1,384.51
              Italy                                                      11,759               4.684            2,510.02               4.250            2,766.82
              Romania                                                     7,899               6.135            1,287.43               5.566            1,419.15
              Turkey                                                    352,708             106.797            3,302.59              96.885            3,640.48
              United Arab Emirates                                      158,819             221.784              716.09             201.200              789.36
              India                                                   5,228,741           8,138.908              642.44           7,383.496              708.17
              Vietnam                                                     5,718               0.914            6,249.74               0.830            6,889.16
              China                                                       3,709               0.397            9,320.63               0.361           10,274.24
              Korea, South                                            4,678,112           6,715.085              696.66           6,091.825              767.93
              Taiwan                                                     70,580             105.778              667.24              95.961              735.51

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        12,320,970          17,555.733              701.82          15,926.298              773.62

              MECHANICAL TUBING....................21A
              Canada                                                  5,435,750           4,396.147            1,236.48           3,988.119            1,362.99
              Mexico                                                 15,944,984          12,560.725            1,269.43          11,394.902            1,399.31
              Guatemala                                                 456,589             521.867              874.91             473.430              964.43
              El Salvador                                               174,821             209.359              835.03             189.928              920.46
              Costa Rica                                                108,374             129.080              839.58             117.100              925.48
              Dominican Republic                                        372,391             467.044              797.33             423.696              878.91
              Brazil                                                     27,726              10.396            2,666.73               9.432            2,939.57
              Argentina                                                   6,370               1.690            3,767.12               1.534            4,152.54
              Sweden                                                      4,456               0.487            9,145.74               0.442           10,081.45
              Denmark                                                     4,002               3.649            1,096.51               3.311            1,208.70
              United Kingdom                                            528,818             423.316            1,249.23             384.026            1,377.04
              Netherlands                                                12,431               3.290            3,777.96               2.985            4,164.49
              Belgium                                                     6,224               2.149            2,895.55               1.950            3,191.79
              France                                                    237,247             137.995            1,719.24             125.187            1,895.14
              Germany                                                   889,346             250.113            3,555.77             226.899            3,919.57
              Austria                                                    67,099              46.352            1,447.59              42.050            1,595.70
              Slovakia                                                    5,701               1.857            3,069.35               1.685            3,383.38
              Switzerland                                                 6,641               1.763            3,765.38               1.600            4,150.63
              Poland                                                     36,848              22.902            1,608.89              20.777            1,773.50
              Spain                                                   1,368,597             569.647            2,402.53             516.776            2,648.34
              Italy                                                     497,066             265.822            1,869.92             241.150            2,061.23
              Slovenia                                                   29,723               4.873            6,099.13               4.421            6,723.14
              Romania                                                   570,637             332.884            1,714.22             301.988            1,889.60
              Turkey                                                    244,638             227.504            1,075.31             206.389            1,185.32
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Saudi Arabia                                              165,430             125.450            1,318.69             113.807            1,453.60
              United Arab Emirates                                      229,893             413.397              556.11             375.028              613.00
              India                                                   6,248,384           5,944.061            1,051.20           5,392.363            1,158.75
              Sri Lanka                                                  47,980              83.924              571.70              76.135              630.20
              Thailand                                                  228,127              57.788            3,947.61              52.425            4,351.49
              Vietnam                                                 2,143,822           2,511.457              853.62           2,278.357              940.95
              Cambodia                                                  158,227             123.481            1,281.38             112.021            1,412.48
              Malaysia                                                1,244,635           1,382.888              900.03           1,254.536              992.11
              China                                                   2,921,576           2,398.227            1,218.22           2,175.636            1,342.86
              Korea, South                                               21,041              10.955            1,920.52               9.939            2,117.01
              Taiwan                                                     94,605              51.756            1,827.88              46.953            2,014.89
              Japan                                                     120,199              47.849            2,512.04              43.408            2,769.05

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        40,660,398          33,742.164            1,205.03          30,610.385            1,328.32

              PRESSURE TUBING......................21B
              Canada                                                    106,282              69.800            1,522.65              63.322            1,678.44
              Mexico                                                    533,242             270.858            1,968.71             245.719            2,170.13
              Brazil                                                     88,845              52.161            1,703.27              47.320            1,877.54
              France                                                      3,750               0.035          106,310.74               0.032          117,187.50
              Germany                                                 1,513,014             550.562            2,748.12             499.462            3,029.29
              Slovakia                                                  203,881              75.071            2,715.81              68.104            2,993.67
              Spain                                                     431,979             172.338            2,506.57             156.343            2,763.02
              Italy                                                     319,293             123.672            2,581.76             112.194            2,845.90
              Romania                                                   394,236             174.714            2,256.46             158.498            2,487.32
              India                                                      13,171               6.882            1,913.60               6.244            2,109.39
              Thailand                                                   56,049               4.620           12,129.49               4.192           13,370.47
              China                                                     637,218             288.793            2,206.48             261.989            2,432.23
              Korea, South                                              276,028              42.669            6,469.00              38.709            7,130.85

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,576,988           1,832.181            2,498.11           1,662.128            2,753.69

              PIPE & TUBING NONCLASSIFIED..........21E
              Canada                                                    331,470             360.425              919.66             326.973            1,013.75
              Mexico                                                    634,195             179.656            3,530.04             162.982            3,891.20
              Netherlands                                                 4,888               1.306            3,742.04               1.185            4,124.89
              Germany                                                     6,669               1.781            3,743.82               1.616            4,126.86
              Austria                                                    11,423               3.482            3,280.40               3.159            3,616.02
              Switzerland                                                 6,363               0.330           19,241.39               0.300           21,210.00
              Spain                                                       3,333               0.309           10,760.31               0.281           11,861.21
              Italy                                                     116,820              32.693            3,573.19              29.659            3,938.77
              India                                                      40,004              23.181            1,725.68              21.030            1,902.23
              China                                                     183,243             143.054            1,280.93             129.777            1,411.98
              Korea, South                                                3,010               0.598            5,028.78               0.543            5,543.28
              Taiwan                                                      6,072               2.871            2,114.56               2.605            2,330.90
              Japan                                                       3,137               0.837            3,744.53               0.760            4,127.63

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,350,627             750.530            1,799.56             680.870            1,983.68
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


              STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A
              Canada                                                 26,762,185          27,350.221              978.50          24,811.711            1,078.61
              Mexico                                                  7,048,231           8,013.346              879.56           7,269.588              969.55
              Guatemala                                                  97,136             114.486              848.45             103.860              935.26
              Brazil                                                     19,052              13.237            1,439.23              12.009            1,586.48
              Sweden                                                      2,114               0.981            2,154.82               0.890            2,375.28
              Finland                                                    51,990              17.644            2,946.50              16.007            3,247.95
              United Kingdom                                             17,417               6.462            2,694.94               5.863            2,970.66
              Netherlands                                                 2,023               0.239            8,457.31               0.217            9,322.58
              Germany                                                    46,108              16.508            2,793.03              14.976            3,078.79
              Austria                                                    90,807              34.674            2,618.86              31.456            2,886.79
              Spain                                                       3,091               0.853            3,622.88               0.774            3,993.54
              Italy                                                      85,274              25.070            3,401.31              22.744            3,749.30
              United Arab Emirates                                    2,421,756           4,250.103              569.81           3,855.630              628.11
              India                                                   1,459,068           2,141.380              681.37           1,942.628              751.08
              Vietnam                                                   665,255             959.182              693.56             870.156              764.52
              Malaysia                                                   22,893               4.781            4,787.50               4.338            5,277.32
              China                                                      39,175              19.539            2,004.91              17.726            2,210.03
              Korea, South                                            4,632,950           6,865.016              674.86           6,227.840              743.91
              Taiwan                                                    153,954             200.305              768.60             181.714              847.23
              Japan                                                      60,402             417.124              144.81             378.409              159.62

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        43,680,881          50,451.160              865.81          45,768.536              954.39

              PIPE FOR PILING......................22B
              Vietnam                                                   281,047             306.826              915.98             278.348            1,009.70
              Malaysia                                                   84,224              18.422            4,571.70              16.713            5,039.43

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           365,271             325.248            1,123.05             295.061            1,237.95

              WIRE DRAWN............................23
              Canada                                                  5,333,678           3,261.506            1,635.34           2,958.790            1,802.66
              Mexico                                                  7,022,162           9,061.985              774.90           8,220.897              854.18
              Dominican Republic                                         16,920              17.355              974.89              15.745            1,074.63
              Colombia                                                  200,203              79.515            2,517.80              72.135            2,775.39
              Chile                                                      68,214              64.304            1,060.80              58.336            1,169.33
              Sweden                                                    139,328              38.458            3,622.81              34.889            3,993.46
              United Kingdom                                            765,674             252.845            3,028.22             229.378            3,338.04
              Luxembourg                                                 47,084              25.937            1,815.30              23.530            2,001.02
              France                                                    767,328             481.321            1,594.21             436.648            1,757.31
              Germany                                                   708,290             296.310            2,390.37             268.808            2,634.93
              Austria                                                   301,627             101.145            2,982.10              91.758            3,287.20
              Czech Republic                                            219,053              94.522            2,317.48              85.749            2,554.58
              Slovakia                                                1,729,584           1,141.876            1,514.69           1,035.893            1,669.66
              Spain                                                     207,189             229.191              904.00             207.919              996.49
              Italy                                                     121,082             296.050              408.99             268.573              450.83
              Greece                                                     41,705              25.143            1,658.67              22.810            1,828.36
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Turkey                                                  1,620,472           1,957.945              827.64           1,776.219              912.32
              India                                                     561,599             673.780              833.50             611.244              918.78
              Thailand                                                  507,631             649.093              782.06             588.848              862.07
              Vietnam                                                 1,966,199           2,715.114              724.17           2,463.111              798.26
              Malaysia                                                  473,792             541.523              874.92             491.262              964.44
              China                                                   3,615,092           4,613.906              783.52           4,185.667              863.68
              Korea, South                                            3,027,324           1,422.034            2,128.87           1,290.048            2,346.68
              Taiwan                                                    365,375             183.024            1,996.32             166.037            2,200.56
              Japan                                                     782,616             368.687            2,122.71             334.468            2,339.88
              Tunisia                                                    46,656              86.425              539.84              78.404              595.07
              South Africa                                              162,508             216.458              750.76             196.368              827.57

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        30,818,385          28,895.466            1,066.55          26,213.534            1,175.67

              BLACK PLATE...........................28
              Canada                                                  1,003,533             963.010            1,042.08             873.629            1,148.69
              Netherlands                                               534,604             684.281              781.26             620.770              861.19
              Belgium                                                   235,145             216.934            1,083.94             196.800            1,194.84
              Germany                                                 2,942,695           3,224.060              912.73           2,924.819            1,006.11
              Turkey                                                     58,206              63.365              918.58              57.484            1,012.56
              Korea, South                                            6,017,416           7,672.382              784.30           6,960.270              864.54
              Taiwan                                                  2,658,702           4,099.516              648.54           3,719.020              714.89
              Australia                                                 916,202           1,193.890              767.41           1,083.080              845.92

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        14,366,503          18,117.442              792.97          16,435.872              874.09

              TIN PLATE.............................29
              Canada                                                 18,818,221          14,211.699            1,324.14          12,892.641            1,459.61
              Mexico                                                    254,047             259.974              977.20             235.845            1,077.18
              United Kingdom                                          5,699,308           4,157.333            1,370.90           3,771.471            1,511.16
              Netherlands                                            16,134,992          12,037.787            1,340.36          10,920.500            1,477.50
              France                                                    971,178             793.940            1,223.24             720.251            1,348.39
              Germany                                                 6,146,114           4,628.121            1,327.99           4,198.562            1,463.86
              Spain                                                   4,138,210           3,586.009            1,153.99           3,253.174            1,272.05
              Italy                                                      28,395              20.591            1,378.99              18.680            1,520.07
              Turkey                                                     78,103              77.378            1,009.36              70.197            1,112.63
              India                                                     143,033             161.829              883.85             146.809              974.28
              China                                                       6,825               5.461            1,249.55               4.955            1,377.40
              Korea, South                                            5,988,815           6,459.661              927.11           5,860.108            1,021.96
              Taiwan                                                    224,845             268.270              838.13             243.371              923.88

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        58,632,086          46,668.060            1,256.36          42,336.564            1,384.90

              TIN FREE STEEL.......................29A
              Canada                                                  8,080,192           6,279.072            1,286.84           5,696.280            1,418.50
              Brazil                                                    309,332             511.455              604.81             463.985              666.69
              United Kingdom                                          3,619,337           1,630.516            2,219.75           1,479.180            2,446.85
              Netherlands                                             1,885,152           1,627.305            1,158.45           1,476.267            1,276.97
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              France                                                    763,868             659.722            1,157.86             598.490            1,276.33
              China                                                   2,425,622           3,252.045              745.88           2,950.207              822.19
              Korea, South                                            3,493,979           3,905.168              894.71           3,542.710              986.24
              Japan                                                   3,050,266           2,461.973            1,238.95           2,233.465            1,365.71

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        23,627,748          20,327.258            1,162.37          18,440.584            1,281.29

              SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31
              Canada                                                 10,449,176          14,047.083              743.87          12,743.303              819.97
              Mexico                                                  3,353,966           5,718.377              586.52           5,187.626              646.53
              Brazil                                                  5,294,916           8,569.213              617.90           7,773.862              681.12
              Netherlands                                             3,337,337           4,375.745              762.69           3,969.611              840.72
              Belgium                                                 1,158,825           1,688.831              686.17           1,532.083              756.37
              Germany                                                    70,145             100.718              696.45              91.370              767.70
              Italy                                                       7,972              10.909              730.73               9.897              805.50
              Turkey                                                  3,803,422           6,778.606              561.09           6,149.450              618.50
              Vietnam                                                11,058,470          23,061.178              479.53          20,920.755              528.59
              China                                                      18,636              93.376              199.58              84.710              220.00
              Korea, South                                           25,311,051          44,930.306              563.34          40,760.100              620.98
              Japan                                                  14,236,096          27,478.992              518.07          24,928.530              571.08
              New Zealand                                             1,081,881           2,224.072              486.44           2,017.645              536.21

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        79,181,893         139,077.412              569.34         126,168.942              627.59

              SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32
              Canada                                                  9,818,542          10,654.371              921.55           9,665.486            1,015.84
              Mexico                                                    819,482           1,033.155              793.18             937.263              874.34
              Sweden                                                    996,153             833.982            1,194.45             756.576            1,316.66
              Netherlands                                             1,912,655           2,463.840              776.29           2,235.159              855.71
              Belgium                                                 1,286,739           1,610.443              799.00           1,460.970              880.74
              Germany                                                   287,719              76.795            3,746.55              69.668            4,129.86
              Hungary                                                     3,359               0.138           24,184.40               0.126           26,658.73
              Italy                                                      14,670               1.245           11,777.35               1.130           12,982.30
              Turkey                                                  8,532,997          13,849.191              616.14          12,563.779              679.17
              Vietnam                                                 7,773,134          14,419.341              539.08          13,081.010              594.23
              China                                                     101,489             131.919              769.33             119.675              848.04
              Korea, South                                            2,531,104           3,894.431              649.93           3,532.970              716.42
              Taiwan                                                  3,173,418           5,977.331              530.91           5,422.545              585.23
              Japan                                                      27,540              26.341            1,045.48              23.897            1,152.45
              Australia                                               4,159,342           5,395.713              770.86           4,894.910              849.73

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        41,438,343          60,368.242              686.43          54,765.164              756.66

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED.......33A
              Canada                                                 24,235,872          25,713.059              942.55          23,326.502            1,038.98
              Mexico                                                  1,227,525             984.360            1,247.03             892.997            1,374.61
              Colombia                                                  101,767             119.525              851.42             108.432              938.53
              United Kingdom                                            155,618              58.570            2,656.95              53.134            2,928.78
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Netherlands                                               814,976             917.122              888.62             832.000              979.54
              Belgium                                                    88,170              73.022            1,207.43              66.245            1,330.97
              France                                                    124,774              55.944            2,230.32              50.752            2,458.50
              Germany                                                 1,200,961           1,152.244            1,042.28           1,045.299            1,148.92
              Austria                                                   679,522             630.946            1,076.99             572.385            1,187.18
              Hungary                                                   585,686             610.282              959.70             553.639            1,057.88
              Poland                                                    205,153             110.175            1,862.05              99.950            2,052.56
              Spain                                                     148,850              64.514            2,307.22              58.527            2,543.27
              Portugal                                                  370,405             160.547            2,307.14             145.646            2,543.19
              Italy                                                     325,572             127.322            2,557.07             115.505            2,818.68
              Turkey                                                    104,433             302.167              345.61             274.122              380.97
              Saudi Arabia                                              528,073             678.608              778.17             615.623              857.79
              United Arab Emirates                                      383,626             465.014              824.98             421.854              909.38
              India                                                       9,723              11.282              861.80              10.235              949.98
              Pakistan                                                  532,845             771.333              690.81             699.742              761.49
              Thailand                                                  905,674             902.530            1,003.48             818.762            1,106.15
              Vietnam                                                12,838,983          18,063.493              710.77          16,386.930              783.49
              Indonesia                                               1,522,419           1,994.237              763.41           1,809.142              841.51
              China                                                      97,615             100.233              973.88              90.930            1,073.52
              Korea, South                                            9,575,149          13,382.218              715.51          12,140.148              788.72
              Taiwan                                                  1,779,703           2,081.504              855.01           1,888.310              942.48
              Japan                                                   1,345,907           1,516.032              887.78           1,375.322              978.61
              Egypt                                                     103,323             110.539              934.71             100.280            1,030.35

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        59,992,324          71,156.834              843.10          64,552.413              929.36

              SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYT.......33B
              Canada                                                     16,284               5.286            3,080.19               4.796            3,395.33
              Panama                                                      6,659               6.023            1,105.59               5.464            1,218.70
              Finland                                                     6,096               1.958            3,112.10               1.777            3,430.50
              Germany                                                   198,925             100.628            1,976.82              91.289            2,179.07
              India                                                     100,382             111.327              901.68             100.995              993.93
              China                                                      76,007              47.303            1,606.80              42.913            1,771.19
              Korea, South                                              625,062             651.577              959.31             591.101            1,057.45
              Japan                                                     320,221             240.853            1,329.52             218.499            1,465.55

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,349,636           1,164.959            1,158.53           1,056.834            1,277.06

              SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC COAT.34
              Canada                                                    501,142             677.924              739.23             615.003              814.86
              Mexico                                                    569,005             370.169            1,537.15             335.812            1,694.42
              United Kingdom                                            131,549              10.683           12,313.17               9.692           13,572.95
              France                                                     70,542              11.674            6,042.36              10.591            6,660.56
              Germany                                                 2,341,617           1,190.646            1,966.68           1,080.137            2,167.89
              Poland                                                      4,332               0.110           39,299.25               0.100           43,320.00
              Spain                                                      12,670               8.578            1,477.00               7.782            1,628.12
              Italy                                                      64,398              14.279            4,509.87              12.954            4,971.28
              India                                                       2,423               0.165           14,654.06               0.150           16,153.33
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Thailand                                                    7,015               4.303            1,630.10               3.904            1,796.88
              Indonesia                                                 345,344             407.265              847.96             369.465              934.71
              China                                                     850,243             969.411              877.07             879.436              966.80
              Korea, South                                           22,265,432          23,447.696              949.58          21,271.398            1,046.73
              Taiwan                                                 18,606,452          18,756.163              992.02          17,015.310            1,093.51
              Japan                                                  15,711,535           7,490.056            2,097.65           6,794.867            2,312.27
              New Zealand                                             7,852,633          10,599.509              740.85           9,615.716              816.65

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        69,336,332          63,958.638            1,084.08          58,022.317            1,194.99

              STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36
              Canada                                                    870,973             954.712              912.29             866.101            1,005.63
              Mexico                                                  3,201,665           4,125.993              775.97           3,743.039              855.37
              Germany                                                     6,130               5.163            1,187.24               4.684            1,308.71
              China                                                       2,221               1.085            2,045.54               0.985            2,254.82

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         4,080,989           5,086.954              802.25           4,614.809              884.32

              STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37
              Canada                                                  1,074,513             747.211            1,438.03             677.859            1,585.16
              Mexico                                                     94,857              66.022            1,436.73              59.895            1,583.72
              Sweden                                                    278,051              54.616            5,091.00              49.547            5,611.86
              Norway                                                     13,321               0.998           13,338.42               0.906           14,703.09
              France                                                     85,724               9.751            8,791.26               8.846            9,690.71
              Germany                                                 4,400,561           2,311.385            1,903.86           2,096.854            2,098.65
              Austria                                                   389,482              66.278            5,876.43              60.127            6,477.66
              Switzerland                                                86,064              17.743            4,850.34              16.097            5,346.59
              Ukraine                                                     3,002               0.683            4,392.53               0.620            4,841.94
              Spain                                                      51,768              25.801            2,006.37              23.407            2,211.65
              Italy                                                     129,342              39.611            3,265.26              35.935            3,599.33
              Turkey                                                    178,423             161.322            1,106.00             146.349            1,219.16
              India                                                     200,421             122.462            1,636.59             111.096            1,804.03
              Thailand                                                    5,319               3.030            1,755.30               2.749            1,934.89
              Vietnam                                                   844,548             934.562              903.68             847.821              996.14
              Korea, South                                              466,544             422.456            1,104.36             383.246            1,217.35
              Taiwan                                                    196,858             125.754            1,565.41             114.083            1,725.57
              Japan                                                      71,170              14.256            4,992.22              12.933            5,502.98

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         8,569,968           5,123.949            1,672.53           4,648.370            1,843.65

              RAILS - USED..........................41
              Canada                                                    466,360             189.310            2,463.46             171.740            2,715.50
              Guatemala                                                   2,154               0.145           14,803.61               0.132           16,318.18
              United Kingdom                                              2,923               1.436            2,035.07               1.303            2,243.28
              Luxembourg                                                 44,266              16.480            2,685.94              14.951            2,960.74
              Germany                                                    11,402               3.011            3,786.14               2.732            4,173.50
              Spain                                                      92,579               8.650           10,701.62               7.848           11,796.51
              India                                                     233,804              94.492            2,474.32              85.722            2,727.47
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              China                                                     364,299             245.386            1,484.59             222.611            1,636.48
              Australia                                                 906,788             390.580            2,321.64             354.329            2,559.17

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,124,575             949.495            2,237.58             861.368            2,466.51


               GRAND TOTAL                                        1,312,958,565       1,770,323.241              741.65       1,606,010.683              817.53
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS.........1A
              Canada                                                  1,873,684             735.115            2,548.83             666.886            2,809.60
              Italy                                                     414,114             135.705            3,051.56             123.110            3,363.77
              Australia                                                 327,136              40.994            7,979.91              37.190            8,796.34

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,614,934             911.816            2,867.83             827.186            3,161.24

              BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS ............1B
              Canada                                                  1,557,125             602.343            2,585.11             546.437            2,849.60
              Mexico                                                      4,530               0.278           16,243.27               0.253           17,905.14
              Sweden                                                  1,511,743             343.601            4,399.70             311.710            4,849.84
              Norway                                                      2,766               0.042           64,340.35               0.039           70,923.08
              Finland                                                19,163,020          10,561.802            1,814.37           9,581.509            2,000.00
              United Kingdom                                          5,736,625           1,940.155            2,956.79           1,760.080            3,259.30
              Germany                                                    55,080               6.777            8,127.48               6.148            8,959.01
              Italy                                                     943,713             205.104            4,601.13             186.068            5,071.87
              China                                                      19,130               1.994            9,593.39               1.809           10,574.90

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        28,993,732          13,662.100            2,122.20          12,394.053            2,339.33

              WIRE RODS..............................3
              Canada                                                     21,393               3.793            5,640.05               3.441            6,217.09
              Sweden                                                  2,610,660             518.605            5,034.00             470.471            5,549.03
              United Kingdom                                          2,858,219             643.875            4,439.09             584.114            4,893.26
              France                                                    359,056              66.822            5,373.31              60.620            5,923.06
              Germany                                                   109,287              39.610            2,759.05              35.934            3,041.33
              Austria                                                     2,680               0.256           10,434.57               0.233           11,502.15
              Spain                                                      53,554              20.146            2,658.17              18.277            2,930.13
              Italy                                                   1,206,594             337.872            3,571.15             306.513            3,936.52
              China                                                      44,344              36.520            1,214.22              33.131            1,338.44
              Taiwan                                                  1,454,407             530.610            2,741.01             481.362            3,021.44

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         8,720,194           2,198.113            3,967.13           1,994.096            4,373.01

              STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY ...............4
              Sweden                                                      2,304               0.026           87,089.76               0.024           96,000.00
              United Kingdom                                              3,803               0.346           10,987.34               0.314           12,111.46
              France                                                     76,693               4.066           18,860.05               3.689           20,789.64
              Germany                                                   916,343              75.008           12,216.45              68.047           13,466.32
              Slovakia                                                   11,468               0.758           15,121.51               0.688           16,668.60
              Spain                                                      10,538               0.641           16,425.97               0.582           18,106.53
              Italy                                                     298,681              24.136           12,374.81              21.896           13,640.89
              Israel                                                      5,880               0.002        2,667,123.89               0.002        2,940,000.00
              India                                                     898,667             327.478            2,744.20             297.084            3,024.96
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              China                                                     460,645              58.340            7,895.75              52.926            8,703.57
              Taiwan                                                     57,027               5.788            9,852.23               5.251           10,860.22
              Japan                                                       5,681               0.181           31,234.65               0.165           34,430.30

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,747,730             496.776            5,531.12             450.668            6,097.02

              PLATES CUT LENGTHS....................6A
              Canada                                                    106,371              21.396            4,971.31              19.411            5,479.93
              Mexico                                                     38,651              10.102            3,825.82               9.165            4,217.24
              Brazil                                                    357,325             153.276            2,331.25             139.050            2,569.76
              Sweden                                                  1,893,356             383.342            4,939.07             347.763            5,444.39
              United Kingdom                                             17,277               6.900            2,503.74               6.260            2,759.90
              Belgium                                                 5,011,058           1,399.918            3,579.54           1,269.985            3,945.76
              France                                                    256,594              44.236            5,800.46              40.131            6,393.91
              Germany                                                    54,437              12.076            4,507.52              10.956            4,968.69
              Austria                                                   348,690              16.029           21,752.60              14.542           23,978.13
              Spain                                                     189,114              43.152            4,382.49              39.147            4,830.87
              Italy                                                      17,257               4.641            3,717.71               4.211            4,098.08
              Slovenia                                                3,684,642             954.172            3,861.61             865.611            4,256.69
              India                                                     682,078             340.982            2,000.33             309.334            2,204.99
              Thailand                                                   28,989              14.202            2,041.17              12.884            2,250.00
              Indonesia                                                  21,610              10.291            2,099.86               9.336            2,314.70
              China                                                     267,948              46.236            5,795.17              41.945            6,388.08
              Korea, South                                              463,462             141.583            3,273.43             128.442            3,608.34
              Taiwan                                                  2,304,159             968.634            2,378.77             878.731            2,622.14
              Japan                                                   1,561,762             447.357            3,491.08             405.836            3,848.26
              South Africa                                              189,164             121.099            1,562.05             109.860            1,721.86

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        17,493,944           5,139.635            3,403.73           4,662.600            3,751.97

              PLATES IN COILS.......................6B
              Brazil                                                     15,837              10.844            1,460.37               9.838            1,609.78
              Sweden                                                    978,899             222.912            4,391.40             202.223            4,840.69
              Belgium                                                   872,598             221.685            3,936.19             201.110            4,338.91
              Germany                                                   105,108              14.004            7,505.11              12.705            8,272.96
              India                                                   1,019,994             553.007            1,844.45             501.680            2,033.16
              Indonesia                                               2,571,213           1,472.752            1,745.86           1,336.059            1,924.48

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,563,649           2,495.207            2,229.73           2,263.615            2,457.86

              BARS - HOT ROLLED.....................14
              Canada                                                    499,971              23.844           20,968.34              21.631           23,113.63
              Mexico                                                     40,076               5.912            6,777.84               5.364            7,471.29
              Brazil                                                    429,293              35.493           12,095.04              32.199           13,332.49
              Sweden                                                    115,841              18.644            6,213.15              16.914            6,848.82
              United Kingdom                                          1,056,728             299.581            3,527.35             271.776            3,888.23
              France                                                    532,917              61.374            8,683.04              55.678            9,571.41
              Germany                                                 1,407,836             284.110            4,955.24             257.741            5,462.21
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Austria                                                    16,493               1.665            9,902.19               1.511           10,915.29
              Switzerland                                                11,909               1.254            9,493.56               1.138           10,464.85
              Poland                                                     30,791               6.148            5,007.73               5.578            5,520.08
              Ukraine                                                   350,732             113.663            3,085.70             103.114            3,401.40
              Spain                                                      33,787               7.323            4,613.34               6.644            5,085.34
              Portugal                                                3,063,791             705.486            4,342.80             640.007            4,787.12
              Italy                                                   5,838,349           1,511.133            3,863.56           1,370.878            4,258.84
              Slovenia                                                  394,661              85.197            4,632.30              77.290            5,106.24
              India                                                      77,143              21.349            3,613.33              19.368            3,983.01
              China                                                      24,779               7.361            3,366.15               6.678            3,710.54
              Taiwan                                                    907,258             106.751            8,498.82              96.843            9,368.34
              Japan                                                      17,915               4.558            3,930.40               4.135            4,332.53

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        14,850,270           3,300.855            4,498.91           2,994.487            4,959.20

              BARS - LIGHT SHAPED..................14A
              Mexico                                                      2,276               0.120           18,942.69               0.109           20,880.73
              Germany                                                    66,000               1.433           46,057.08               1.300           50,769.23
              Switzerland                                               376,691              39.027            9,651.98              35.405           10,639.49
              Italy                                                      73,108              15.102            4,840.70              13.701            5,335.96
              India                                                   1,242,861             397.516            3,126.56             360.621            3,446.45
              China                                                       3,540               0.083           42,255.72               0.076           46,578.95

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         1,764,476             453.283            3,892.65             411.212            4,290.92

              BARS-COLD FINISHED....................16
              Canada                                                    193,354              29.048            6,656.34              26.352            7,337.36
              Mexico                                                  1,174,675             800.143            1,468.08             725.878            1,618.28
              Sweden                                                  1,152,299             168.590            6,834.89             152.943            7,534.17
              United Kingdom                                            557,205              89.509            6,225.07              81.202            6,861.96
              France                                                    898,260             198.662            4,521.53             180.224            4,984.13
              Germany                                                 2,766,213             608.092            4,549.00             551.652            5,014.42
              Austria                                                 1,182,338             105.275           11,230.94              95.504           12,379.98
              Czech Republic                                             41,406              22.160            1,868.43              20.104            2,059.59
              Switzerland                                               321,901              24.190           13,307.07              21.945           14,668.53
              Poland                                                     77,811              18.468            4,213.26              16.754            4,644.32
              Spain                                                   2,276,278             541.741            4,201.78             491.460            4,631.66
              Portugal                                                  596,416             130.328            4,576.25             118.232            5,044.45
              Italy                                                   8,904,140           1,558.180            5,714.45           1,413.558            6,299.10
              Slovenia                                                1,088,182             216.138            5,034.64             196.078            5,549.74
              Romania                                                    13,862               1.591            8,708.72               1.444            9,599.72
              Saudi Arabia                                               36,810              17.342            2,122.51              15.733            2,339.67
              United Arab Emirates                                    1,059,385             428.323            2,473.33             388.569            2,726.38
              India                                                   2,807,393           1,058.717            2,651.69             960.453            2,922.99
              China                                                     195,163              23.094            8,450.62              20.951            9,315.21
              Korea, South                                              891,751              88.217           10,108.50              80.030           11,142.71
              Taiwan                                                  4,502,721           1,297.994            3,468.98           1,177.521            3,823.90
              Japan                                                     173,607              27.068            6,413.65              24.556            7,069.84
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE


               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        30,911,170           7,452.882            4,147.55           6,761.143            4,571.89

              OIL COUNTRY GOODS.....................19
              Mexico                                                    128,975              10.257           12,574.33               9.305           13,860.83
              Czech Republic                                         13,535,553             960.162           14,097.15             871.045           15,539.44
              Romania                                                   419,154              11.385           36,813.85              10.329           40,580.31
              India                                                     128,762               2.507           51,345.47               2.275           56,598.68
              Japan                                                   5,505,248           1,203.334            4,574.99           1,091.647            5,043.07

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        19,717,692           2,187.647            9,013.19           1,984.601            9,935.34

              LINE PIPE > 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER....20A
              Canada                                                     15,000               1.197           12,530.18               1.086           13,812.15
              United Kingdom                                            311,955              19.540           15,964.40              17.727           17,597.73
              Turkey                                                      7,667               0.755           10,153.85               0.685           11,192.70
              Korea, South                                               15,317               0.487           31,437.45               0.442           34,653.85

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           349,939              21.980           15,920.73              19.940           17,549.60

              LINE PIPE <= 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER...20B
              France                                                    102,224               9.310           10,979.88               8.446           12,103.24
              Germany                                                    10,487               0.265           39,475.72               0.241           43,514.52
              Austria                                                    11,809               0.462           25,507.02               0.420           28,116.67
              Spain                                                      79,901               9.719            8,221.05               8.817            9,062.15
              Italy                                                      17,839               4.043            4,412.02               3.668            4,863.41
              Turkey                                                  2,376,588             150.028           15,840.86             136.104           17,461.56
              India                                                     511,354              66.009            7,746.65              59.883            8,539.22
              Thailand                                                   37,832               4.117            9,188.92               3.735           10,129.05
              China                                                      64,521               6.815            9,466.68               6.183           10,435.23
              Korea, South                                              489,777              19.013           25,759.08              17.249           28,394.52
              Taiwan                                                     11,936               0.513           23,236.40               0.466           25,613.73
              Japan                                                      13,143               0.449           29,223.36               0.408           32,213.24

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         3,727,411             270.749           13,767.00             245.620           15,175.52

              LINE PIPE - NOT SPECIFIED............20C
              France                                                     14,610               1.038           14,070.03               0.942           15,509.55
              Germany                                                    75,804              12.914            5,869.60              11.716            6,470.13
              Italy                                                     468,555              75.680            6,191.24              68.656            6,824.68
              Turkey                                                  4,526,447             936.326            4,834.26             849.421            5,328.86
              Korea, South                                              845,000              18.507           45,656.42              16.790           50,327.58

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         5,930,416           1,044.467            5,677.93             947.525            6,258.85

              STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING............21C&D
              Canada                                                 15,891,448           1,487.683           10,682.01           1,349.604           11,774.90
              Mexico                                                  3,331,241             480.499            6,932.87             435.902            7,642.18
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Costa Rica                                                 57,034               1.281           44,488.73               1.163           49,040.41
              Sweden                                                    938,308              79.280           11,835.31              71.922           13,046.19
              Finland                                                   256,504              67.249            3,814.20              61.008            4,204.43
              Denmark                                                   125,899               5.627           22,372.91               5.105           24,661.90
              United Kingdom                                            380,203               4.978           76,376.10               4.516           84,190.21
              Ireland                                                   102,982               0.022        4,671,186.26               0.020        5,149,100.00
              Netherlands                                               164,682               0.278          590,502.13               0.253          650,917.00
              Belgium                                                    91,825               7.205           12,743.19               6.537           14,046.96
              France                                                  3,152,763             365.440            8,627.30             331.522            9,509.97
              Germany                                                 3,203,083             256.442           12,490.44             232.641           13,768.35
              Austria                                                   700,484              99.070            7,070.58              89.875            7,793.98
              Czech Republic                                            143,570               5.137           27,943.48               4.661           30,802.40
              Hungary                                                     5,329               0.233           22,803.72               0.212           25,136.79
              Switzerland                                               809,665              15.142           53,469.89              13.737           58,940.45
              Ukraine                                                 2,038,844             230.110            8,860.27             208.753            9,766.78
              Spain                                                     808,699              99.474            8,129.69              90.242            8,961.45
              Portugal                                                    5,066               0.214           23,568.20               0.195           25,979.49
              Italy                                                   2,434,569             323.669            7,521.78             293.628            8,291.34
              Turkey                                                    798,725             232.398            3,436.88             210.828            3,788.51
              United Arab Emirates                                      660,118             214.344            3,079.71             194.450            3,394.80
              India                                                   8,524,263           2,928.292            2,911.00           2,656.503            3,208.83
              Thailand                                                1,314,150             247.879            5,301.56             224.873            5,843.97
              Vietnam                                                 1,978,452             636.999            3,105.89             577.876            3,423.66
              Malaysia                                                   34,127               0.476           71,665.51               0.432           78,997.69
              Singapore                                                  35,809               1.048           34,159.19               0.951           37,654.05
              Indonesia                                                  30,648               3.065            9,997.63               2.781           11,020.50
              China                                                   8,235,021           1,879.476            4,381.55           1,705.033            4,829.83
              Korea, South                                            5,833,186             500.397           11,657.11             453.953           12,849.76
              Hong Kong                                                   7,375               1.898            3,885.30               1.722            4,282.81
              Taiwan                                                 11,101,848           3,809.898            2,913.95           3,456.283            3,212.08
              Japan                                                   5,095,050             226.657           22,479.10             205.620           24,778.96
              Australia                                                  30,579               1.192           25,638.46               1.082           28,261.55
              New Zealand                                                10,410               0.034          304,638.57               0.031          335,806.45
              South Africa                                               84,709               9.947            8,515.82               9.024            9,387.08

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        78,416,668          14,223.050            5,513.35          12,902.938            6,077.43

              STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBE...............22A
              Germany                                                 1,497,372             342.475            4,372.20             310.689            4,819.52
              United Arab Emirates                                       36,762               9.228            3,983.51               8.372            4,391.07
              Korea, South                                              907,192             318.684            2,846.68             289.106            3,137.92
              Taiwan                                                    338,094              32.081           10,538.54              29.104           11,616.75

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                         2,779,420             702.470            3,956.63             637.271            4,361.44

              WIRE DRAWN............................23
              Canada                                                  1,318,336             263.328            5,006.42             238.888            5,518.64
              Mexico                                                    170,351               5.641           30,195.36               5.118           33,284.68
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Costa Rica                                                134,203               0.255          524,771.33               0.232          578,461.21
              Sweden                                                    247,431              19.343           12,791.53              17.548           14,100.24
              United Kingdom                                            841,958             132.727            6,343.53             120.408            6,992.54
              Ireland                                                    14,745               1.200           12,283.23               1.089           13,539.94
              France                                                    141,361              12.396           11,403.22              11.246           12,569.89
              Germany                                                   574,753              23.158           24,818.28              21.009           27,357.47
              Austria                                                     4,702               0.165           28,437.23               0.150           31,346.67
              Czech Republic                                             57,186              27.020            2,116.36              24.513            2,332.88
              Switzerland                                                13,828               1.181           11,702.01               1.072           12,899.25
              Spain                                                       3,000               0.475            6,314.51               0.431            6,960.56
              Italy                                                     367,633              76.172            4,826.29              69.103            5,320.07
              United Arab Emirates                                      574,811             285.785            2,011.34             259.260            2,217.12
              India                                                   5,820,392           2,143.939            2,714.81           1,944.950            2,992.57
              Thailand                                                  222,081              37.549            5,914.41              34.064            6,519.52
              Vietnam                                                   677,899             283.493            2,391.23             257.181            2,635.88
              Malaysia                                                    6,761               0.049          136,299.51               0.045          150,244.44
              China                                                     194,050              47.667            4,070.93              43.243            4,487.43
              Korea, South                                              726,053             143.196            5,070.32             129.906            5,589.06
              Taiwan                                                  1,501,491             313.640            4,787.30             284.530            5,277.09
              Japan                                                   1,416,170             277.891            5,096.13             252.099            5,617.52

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        15,029,195           4,096.281            3,668.99           3,716.085            4,044.36

              SHEETS HOT ROLLED.....................31
              Brazil                                                    232,345             200.026            1,161.57             181.461            1,280.41
              Belgium                                                   111,523              37.579            2,967.62              34.092            3,271.24
              Germany                                                    81,801               7.430           11,008.55               6.741           12,134.85
              India                                                      89,708              23.967            3,742.89              21.743            4,125.83
              Indonesia                                                  74,461              33.370            2,231.36              30.273            2,459.65
              China                                                      36,573              19.676            1,858.74              17.850            2,048.91
              Taiwan                                                     46,221              20.370            2,268.99              18.480            2,501.14
              Japan                                                      66,811              21.816            3,062.35              19.792            3,375.66
              South Africa                                               58,230              32.352            1,799.84              29.350            1,983.99

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           797,673             396.591            2,011.32             359.782            2,217.10

              SHEETS COLD ROLLED....................32
              Canada                                                    340,817             119.527            2,851.36             108.434            3,143.08
              Mexico                                                  1,941,826             832.606            2,332.23             755.328            2,570.84
              Brazil                                                    199,152             115.904            1,718.24             105.147            1,894.03
              Sweden                                                    671,415             101.184            6,635.56              91.793            7,314.45
              Finland                                                   114,807              28.083            4,088.05              25.477            4,506.30
              United Kingdom                                            216,843              65.989            3,286.01              59.865            3,622.20
              Netherlands                                                 4,346               4.188            1,037.53               3.800            1,143.68
              Belgium                                                 3,248,730             711.982            4,562.93             645.900            5,029.77
              France                                                  1,576,257             376.056            4,191.54             341.153            4,620.38
              Germany                                                 1,272,590             235.982            5,392.72             214.080            5,944.46
              Austria                                                    12,563               1.428            8,793.95               1.296            9,693.67
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                             COUNTRY                                                       QUANTITY             AVERAGE            QUANTITY             AVERAGE
                                                                          VALUE            NET TONS          UNIT PRICE         METRIC TONS          UNIT PRICE

              Poland                                                     69,600              18.192            3,825.74              16.504            4,217.16
              Spain                                                   1,342,450             678.990            1,977.13             615.970            2,179.41
              Italy                                                   4,493,232             766.892            5,859.01             695.713            6,458.46
              Romania                                                    71,123              19.078            3,727.86              17.308            4,109.26
              United Arab Emirates                                       10,200               1.157            8,812.65               1.050            9,714.29
              India                                                   2,287,713           1,245.952            1,836.12           1,130.309            2,023.97
              Thailand                                                  291,746             104.550            2,790.47              94.847            3,075.96
              Vietnam                                                11,073,427           5,913.392            1,872.60           5,364.541            2,064.19
              Malaysia                                                1,492,529             738.637            2,020.65             670.081            2,227.39
              Indonesia                                               6,048,627           3,307.518            1,828.75           3,000.531            2,015.85
              China                                                   1,469,630             545.750            2,692.86             495.097            2,968.37
              Korea, South                                              824,055             500.105            1,647.76             453.688            1,816.35
              Taiwan                                                 12,701,934           5,694.697            2,230.48           5,166.144            2,458.69
              Japan                                                     284,403              70.489            4,034.69              63.947            4,447.48
              South Africa                                              167,898              59.260            2,833.23              53.760            3,123.10

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        52,227,913          22,257.602            2,346.52          20,191.763            2,586.59

              STRIP - HOT ROLLED....................36
              Canada                                                     39,930              14.354            2,781.75              13.022            3,066.35
              Sweden                                                      7,464               0.999            7,465.52               0.907            8,229.33
              Netherlands                                               109,654              31.420            3,489.91              28.504            3,846.97
              Germany                                                     6,060               0.206           29,398.62               0.187           32,406.42
              Italy                                                     148,677              20.640            7,203.07              18.725            7,940.03

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                           311,785              67.621            4,610.75              61.345            5,082.48

              STRIP - COLD ROLLED...................37
              Canada                                                    252,117             103.376            2,438.81              93.782            2,688.33
              Mexico                                                    732,444             285.206            2,568.12             258.735            2,830.87
              Sweden                                                  1,816,035             188.209            9,649.00             170.741           10,636.20
              United Kingdom                                             84,202              23.619            3,564.98              21.427            3,929.71
              France                                                  1,266,593             306.119            4,137.58             277.707            4,560.90
              Germany                                                 1,461,781             267.836            5,457.74             242.977            6,016.13
              Austria                                                    11,049               0.119           92,810.06               0.108          102,305.56
              Switzerland                                                 2,647               0.035           75,041.21               0.032           82,718.75
              Spain                                                      13,151               4.742            2,773.22               4.302            3,056.95
              Italy                                                   1,020,562             182.505            5,591.96             165.566            6,164.08
              Romania                                                 1,426,943             270.412            5,276.92             245.314            5,816.80
              India                                                   2,633,054             793.568            3,317.99             719.913            3,657.46
              Thailand                                                  469,132             296.800            1,580.63             269.253            1,742.35
              Vietnam                                                   548,265             156.481            3,503.70             141.958            3,862.16
              Malaysia                                                  199,757              52.810            3,782.52              47.909            4,169.51
              China                                                     150,158              43.359            3,463.10              39.335            3,817.41
              Korea, South                                              951,055             372.442            2,553.56             337.874            2,814.82
              Taiwan                                                    387,186             153.394            2,524.12             139.157            2,782.37
              Japan                                                     712,027             114.455            6,221.01             103.832            6,857.49
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                        AUGUST   -  PRELIMINARY

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

               CATEGORY TOTAL                                        14,138,158           3,615.494            3,910.44           3,279.922            4,310.52


               GRAND TOTAL                                          307,086,369          84,994.628            3,613.01          77,105.852            3,982.66
