U.S. Imports of Steel Products Overall Trends By Product All countries other than NAFTA Annual + Year-To-Date Data from January-June Product 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 YTD 2000 YTD 2001 % Change YTD % change 1996-2000 In Short Tons A- Carbon and Alloy Flat Products 14,893,990 15,555,456 21,659,576 16,989,393 17,299,977 9,425,244 5,363,565 -43.1% 16.2% B- Carbon and Alloy Long Products 3,567,698 3,843,108 7,367,443 6,186,231 7,199,090 3,739,416 2,614,239 -30.1% 101.8% C- Carbon and Alloy Pipe and Tube 1,451,238 1,899,884 2,279,925 1,745,807 2,750,492 1,347,517 1,749,271 29.8% 89.5% D- Stainless Steel and Alloy Tool Steel 358,619 404,392 521,259 695,310 785,833 425,474 335,890 -21.1% 119.1% Total: 20,271,545 21,702,840 31,828,202 25,616,742 28,035,393 14,937,651 10,062,965 -32.6% 38.3% Source: Compiled by the U.S. International Trade Commission from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.