Attachment 3 Over the Past Year Average Import Values Have Declined Note: Asian steel producing countries include China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Jan-Dec 1998 U.S. Imports of Finished Steel Mill Products From CIS Countries Not Subject to Suspension Agreements, Already at Record Levels in 1997, 30 40 5.0 6.0 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Note: Data on CIS excludes carbon cut-to-length steel plate which became subject to a suspension agreement in 1997. CIS countries include Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Almost Half of the Finished Steel Import Surge in 1998 Was Concentrated in Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat-Products Hot Rolled All Other Finished Steel Import Volume Increase Source: US Department of Commerce Note: Hot-rolled carbon steel flat products includes hot-rolled sheet and strip and plate in coil. |