MA-33B STEEL MILL PRODUCTS
1991
Contact person:  Mary Ellickson  (301) 763-2529

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
   Net shipments of steel mill producers during 1991 totaled 78.3 million METRIC tons, an 8 percent decrease
from the 84.9 million METRIC tons shipped in 1990.
   A  descripton of the survey methodology and related information appears on page   .

   The format of several tables have change in this publication.  The quantity data for all tables have been converted to
METRIC tons.  A separate Net-shipments table has been dropped, the information is now included in tables 2 and 3.
Tables 2 and 3 have Total quantity and value information only.  The breakdown between Shipments to other companies
and Interplant transfers are now in table 4.   Table 5 is a new table showing MINI- MILL activities.  The former Table 2
is now Table 7.  The former Table 5 is now Table 8.  In Tables 9 and 10 the  apparent consumption data is now
calculated using Net shipment information found in tables 2 and 3 for the product detail.

Table 1.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, BY CLASS OF PRODUCTS: 1987 TO 1991
 (Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                                                                    Transfers to
                                                                                        Shipments   other plants
Product                                                                             to other    of the same
    code                Product description                  Year        Total     companies        company

3312 pt.    Total..........................................    1991    50,554,249  44,894,159     5,660,090
                                                               1990    56,309,703  50,466,431     5,843,272
                                                               1989    57,817,691  51,337,513     6,480,178
                                                               1988    59,942,020  52,299,927     7,642,093
                                                               1987    47,276,713  42,174,255     5,102,458

33122    Steel ingot and semifinished shapes...............    1991     3,669,465   2,599,279     1,070,186
                                                               1990     3,809,753   2,716,479   r/1,093,274
                                                               1989     4,210,738   3,146,206     1,064,532
                                                               1988     4,417,705   3,101,435     1,316,270
                                                               1987     3,416,600   2,415,630     1,000,970

33123    Hot rolled sheet and strip,
          including tin mill products (1)..................    1991    16,896,041  14,165,569     2,730,472
                                                               1990    18,774,861  16,135,934     2,638,927
                                                               1989    19,896,024  16,763,110     3,132,914
                                                               1988    20,897,100  17,103,342     3,793,758
                                                               1987    16,188,072  13,872,364     2,315,708

33124    Hot rolled bars and bar shapes, plates,
          structural shapes, and piling....................    1991     9,490,477   8,938,993       551,484
                                                               1990    11,152,996  10,435,812     r/717,184
                                                               1989    10,672,076  10,058,116       613,960
                                                               1988    11,290,118  10,648,183       641,935
                                                               1987     8,757,570   8,305,225       452,345

33155    Steel wire........................................    1991     1,869,963   1,663,880       206,083
                                                               1990     1,955,873   1,753,988       201,885
                                                               1989     1,937,630   1,733,324       204,306
                                                               1988     1,863,031   1,671,971       191,060
                                                               1987     1,546,826   1,385,412       161,414

3315- -- Other wire products...............................    1991     1,526,018   1,526,018       (3)
                                                               1990     1,523,532   1,523,532       (3)
                                                               1989     1,626,444   1,626,444       (3)
                                                               1988     1,467,103   1,467,103       (3)
                                                               1987     1,323,686   1,323,686       (3)

33170 (2)Steel pipe and tube...............................    1991     6,502,347   6,230,231       272,116
                                                               1990     7,067,239   6,671,559       395,680
                                                               1989     6,637,784   6,184,277       453,507
                                                               1988     7,007,171   6,542,757       464,414
                                                               1987     5,355,615   4,997,709       357,906

33167    Cold rolled steel sheet and strip (1).............    1991     8,648,510   7,818,761       829,749
                                                               1990     9,820,759   9,024,437       796,322
                                                               1989    10,551,788   9,540,829     1,010,959
                                                               1988    10,766,862   9,532,206     1,234,656
                                                               1987     8,847,474   8,033,359       814,115

33168    Cold-finished steel bars and bar shapes...........    1991     1,616,366   1,616,366       (3)
                                                               1990   r/1,868,804   1,868,804       (3)
                                                               1989     1,919,048   1,919,048       (3)
                                                               1988     1,884,263   1,884,263       (3)
                                                               1987     1,551,799   1,551,799       (3)

3312C    Other steel mill products, except wire products...    1991       335,062     335,062       (3)
                                                               1990       335,886     335,886       (3)
                                                               1989       366,159     366,159       (3)
                                                               1988       348,667     348,667       (3)
                                                               1987       289,071     289,071       (3)

   pt. Partial.     r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

   1) Galvanized, metallic coated, and electrical cold-rolled sheet and strip are included in product class
33123, hot-rolled sheet and strip.
   2) Product code 33170, revised per 1987 Census of Manufactures, was previously published as 33176.
   3) Transfers to other plants of the same company are included with shipments to other companies to
avoid disclosing figures of individual companies.


Table 2.  RECEIPTS, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND NET SHIPMENTS OF STEEL MILL PRODUCTS:  1991
            (QUANTITY IN METRIC TONS; VALUE IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
                                                                                   Steel
                                                                                  consumed
                                                                                     in         Total Shipments
                                                          Number                  producing                 Value
Product                                                       of  Receipts 2 3/   plants                   f.o.b.        Net
code (1)              Product description              companies     (quantity)  (quantity)    Quantity      plant    shipments

                 STEEL,  Total.........................    (NA)      21,287,414   8,833,806  90,708,277  50,554,249  78,254,674

         Carbon steel, total...........................     296      19,208,589   8,482,988  81,445,119  39,927,847  70,719,522

33122 11   Ingots......................................       8         272,579     166,325     210,577      64,797     104,323
           Semifinished products:
33122 13     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tin
              mill bars, tube rounds, and skelp........      47       3,470,184   2,971,429   3,535,527     968,995   3,036,772
33122 19     Wire rods.................................      24       2,425,671   1,209,324   3,940,010   1,403,649   2,723,663
           Finished products:
33124 12     Plates....................................      20             (D)         (D)  4,039,056    2,022,866   4,047,159
             Sheets:
33123 11       Hot-rolled (including hot rolled bands).      27       8,459,338   1,994,126 19,446,916    6,595,459  12,981,705
33167 11       Cold-rolled.............................      23       1,556,219     524,263 11,071,107    5,439,810  10,039,151
             Sheets and strip:
               Galvanized:
33123 13         Hot dipped............................      21             (D)         (D)  5,815,539    3,725,751   5,803,424
33123 15         Electrolytic..........................      15           8,317       1,171  1,491,306    1,064,428   1,484,160
33123 16       All other metallic coated (including
                long ternes and electrical)............      11          11,023       3,442  1,076,616      717,514   1,069,036
             Strip:
33123 19       Hot rolled..............................      17         344,776      46,515    589,251      263,490     290,991
33167 15       Cold rolled.............................      26         195,542      70,568    827,452      710,625     702,478
             Tin-mill products:
33123 24       Black plate.............................       9             (D)         (D)    311,992      182,114     303,263
33123 26       Electrolytic and hot-dipped tin plate...       9             (D)         (D)  2,591,184    1,843,893   2,553,711
33123 27       All other tin mill products (including
                tin free steel, short ternes,
                and foil...............................       8             (D)         (D)    795,487      545,082     788,739
33124 16     Structural shapes (heavy).................      13             (D)         (D)  2,909,412    1,149,183   2,910,735
33124 18     Sheet piling and bearing piles............       7             (D)         (D)    334,711      141,304     330,409
             Bars:
33124 22       Hot rolled bars except concrete
                reinforcing............................      40         683,334      83,348  4,977,683    2,111,309   4,377,697
33124 24       Light structurals (under 3")............      12             (D)         (D)  1,165,836      408,237   1,166,897
33124 26       Concrete reinforcing bars...............      24             (D)         (D)  4,575,438    1,354,721   4,607,323
33168 11       Cold finished bars......................      37             (D)         (D)  1,104,521      875,689     967,201
3312c --     Rails, wheels, and track accessories (4)..      14          85,137      96,059    543,605      335,062     554,526
             Pipe and tubes: (5)
               Line pipe:
33170 14         16 inches O.D. and under..............      21             (D)         (D)    948,683      590,207     932,158
33170 15         Over 16" O.D..........................       5               -           -    608,912      469,166     608,912
33170 19       Oil country goods.......................      12             (D)         (D)    707,413      484,322     618,770
               Pressure tubing:
33170 21         Seamless..............................       7             (D)         (D)     68,494       94,428      53,197
33170 22         Welded................................      13             (D)         (D)    155,233      221,561     155,323
               Mechanical tubing:
33170 23         Seamless..............................      15             (D)         (D)     88,093       99,507      86,758
33170 24         Welded................................      58          70,701      38,108  1,969,002    1,673,729   1,936,409
33170 27       Structurals.............................      21             (D)         (D)    753,644      447,802     752,829
33170 29       Miscellaneous (including
                standard pipe).........................      28          45,341       5,046  1,189,255      901,787   1,148,960
             Wire:
               Plain wire:
33155 01         Flat wire.............................      15             (D)         (D)    183,000      104,245     158,753
                 Round wire:
                   Thermally treated:
33155 02             Under 1.5 mm in diameter..........      10         35,335       11,644     38,596       39,452      14,905
33155 03             1.5 mm or above...................      22         47,250       12,054    199,417      154,722     164,221

                   Other round wire:
33155 04             Under 1.5 mm in diameter..........      14            (D)          (D)    150,077      102,411     194,521
33155 05             1.5 mm or above...................      39        191,012      294,841    768,962      492,432     872,791
33155 06         Other shape wire......................      10            (D)          (D)    211,996       88,913     211,172
               Plated or coated with zinc:
33155 12         Flat wire.............................       9            (D)          (D)     55,757       41,797      42,405
                 Round wire:
33155 13          Under 1.5 mm in diameter.............       9         18,673       16,845     59,655       63,468      57,828
33155 14          1.5mm or larger in diameter (6)......      22         81,503       20,713    243,052      163,523     182,262
33155 16         Other shape wire......................       3            (6)          (6)        (6)          (6)         (6)
               Other coated wire:
33155 17         Flat wire.............................       6            (D)          (D)     21,347      111,856      19,146
33155 18         Round wire............................      18            (D)          (D)     61,416       59,966      57,912
33155 21         Other shape wire......................      10            (D)          (D)     50,911       72,557      50,935
             Wire products: (7)
33152 21       Nails and staples.......................      24            (D)          (D)    513,210      542,076     521,042
33159 51       Barbed and twisted wire.................       8            (D)          (D)     49,098       42,243      49,058
33156 21       Wire fence, woven and welded............      15            (D)          (D)    249,895      195,353     253,070
33159 55       Bale ties...............................       7              -            -     41,608       28,229      41,608
33151 11       Wire rope and cable.....................      12            (D)          (D)    138,640      254,671         (D)
               Wire strand:
33151 33         For prestressed concrete..............       8            (D)          (D)    339,439      205,777         (D)
33151 35         Other.................................      14              -            -    167,118      196,531     167,118
33157 71       Woven wire netting......................       9            (D)          (D)     59,970       61,138      46,080

         Alloy Steel, total............................      89      1,390,012      240,247  7,146,282    5,096,710   5,996,517

33122 31   Ingots......................................      10            (D)          (D)    123,314      115,439     192,316
           Semifinished products:
33122 36     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars,
              rounds, and skelp (8)....................      16        926,879       86,789  1,197,703      632,695     357,613
33122 39     Wire rods.................................       6            (8)          (8)        (8)          (8)         (8)
           Finished products:
33124 34     Plates and structural shapes
              (3 inches and over)......................      13            (D)          (D)    909,412      535,579     910,337
             Sheet:
33123 31         Hot-rolled............................       9            (D)          (D)  1,460,651      603,398   1,452,673
33167 31         Cold-rolled...........................      12            (D)          (D)    205,152      163,518     201,228
             Sheets and strip:
               Galvanized:
33123 35         Hot-dipped (9)........................       5            (D)          (D)    431,496      394,577     431,641
33123 36         Electrolytic..........................       4            (9)          (9)        (9)          (9)         (9)
33123 38       All other metallic coated...............       5            (9)          (9)        (9)          (9)         (9)
               Strip:
33123 39         Hot-rolled............................       6            (D)          (D)     14,297        8,677       4,026
33167 35         Cold-finished.........................      14            (D)          (D)    226,364      327,359     221,583
               Bars:
33124 41         Hot-rolled (including structural
                  shapes under 3 inches)...............      21            (D)          (D)  1,488,987      930,497   1,299,380
33168 31         Cold-finished.........................      23            (D)          (D)    240,634      269,296     174,825
               Tool steel:
33124 48         High speed............................       9            (D)          (D)     12,935       81,547      12,391
33124 49         Other than high speed.................       5            (D)          (D)     32,924       89,267      32,477
             Pipe and tubes:
33170 32       Oil country goods and line pipe.........       7            (D)          (D)    362,740      321,085     344,468
33170 43       Pressure tubing.........................       8            (D)          (D)     14,944       60,589      14,236
33170 45       Mechanical tubing (10)..................      15         83,913        4,978    368,666      473,256     289,731
33170 48       Miscellaneous (including standard
                and structural)........................       4           (10)         (10)       (10)         (10)        (10)
             Wire (plain and coated):
33155 34       Of high speed (11)......................       2            (D)          (D)     56,063       89,931      57,592
33155 35       Of silicon-manganese....................       2           (11)         (11)       (11)         (11)        (11)
33155 36       Other alloy steel.......................      18           (11)         (11)       (11)         (11)        (11)

         Stainless steel, total........................      88        688,813      110,571  2,116,876    5,529,692   1,538,635

33122 51   Ingots......................................       9            (D)          (D)     16,763       68,155      20,420
           Semifinished products:
33122 56     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars,
              tube rounds, and skelp...................      14        108,640       28,717    184,049      331,545     104,126
33122 59     Wire rods.................................       6         12,581        2,601     25,836       84,190      15,857
           Finished products:
33124 53     Plates and structurals....................      10            (D)          (D)    143,050      459,786     140,043
             Sheets and strip:
33123 57       Hot-rolled..............................       8            (D)          (D)    564,221      951,658     188,556
33167 57       Cold-rolled.............................      17        113,933       28,948    822,291    2,007,198     737,306
             Bars:
33124 61       Hot-rolled..............................      12            (D)          (D)     63,821      206,181      57,073
33168 51       Cold-finished...........................      18            (D)          (D)    111,380      471,381      99,835
             Pipe and tubes:
               Pressure tubing:
33170 61         Seamless..............................       8            (D)          (D)      8,510       86,312       7,547
33170 62         Welded................................      14            (D)          (D)     48,279      238,712      43,573
               Mechanical tubing:
33170 63         Seamless..............................       6            (D)          (D)      3,229       38,096       1,820
33170 64         Welded (12)...........................      20            (D)          (D)     61,177      301,788      60,811
33170 65       Other pipe and tube.....................       2           (12)         (12)       (12)         (12)        (12)
             Wire:
               Round wire:
33155 52         Under 0.75 mm in diameter.............      12            (D)          (D)      5,001       39,112       4,652
33155 53         0.75 mm to under 1.5 mm in diameter...      10             77           54      8,980       43,276       8,956
33155 54         1.5 mm and above......................      15          2,677          512     44,826      174,954      42,662
33155 55       Flat wire...............................       7            (D)          (D)        849        4,696         (D)
33155 56       Other shape wire........................       8            (D)          (D)      4,614       22,652        (D)

  Note: Quantity data converted to metric tons, therefore the detail may not add to total.

    - Represents zero.    (D)  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.  In some cases, figures which are otherwise
publishable are withheld to avoid disclosing by subtraction from higher-level totals or from related figures.
   1) Product codes in the 33155 series also include products in the 33125 series, the same applies for 33167 and 33127, 33168 and
33128, and 33170 and 33126.
   2) Excludes receipts and shipments of steel processed on a conversion basis for nonsteel producing companies.  Receipts data represent receipts at
producing mills only and include receipts from domestic sources.
   3) Import receipts of steel mill products for 1991 are as follows:  total, 3,172,227 metric tons; carbon, 3,001,948 metric tons; alloy, 122,923 metric
tons; stainless 47,351 metric tons.
   4) Product code 3312C -- combines product codes 3312C 11, 3312C 13, 3312c 15, 3312c 17, 3312c 19, 3312c 21, and 3312c 23.
   5) See footnote 2, table 1.
   6) The data for product codes 33155 14 and 33155 16 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
   7) Represents wire products produced within steel works and wire drawing establishments.  See the 1987 Census of Manufactures', Table 6A-1, 6A-2 and
6A-3 for detailed information.
   8) The data for product codes 33122 36 and 33122 39 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
   9) The data for product codes 33123 35, 33123 36 and 33123 38 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
  10) The data for product codes 33170 45 and 33170 48 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
  11) The data for product codes 33155 34, 33155 35 and 33155 36 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
  12) The data for product codes 33170 64 and 33170 65 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.

Table 3.  RECEIPTS, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND NET SHIPMENTS OF STEEL MILL PRODUCTS:  1990
            (QUANTITY IN METRIC TONS; VALUE IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
                                                                                         Steel
                                                                                       consumed
                                                                                          in             Total   Shipments
                                                                                       producing                    Value
Product                                                    Number of  Receipts (2 3)    plants                     f.o.b.         Net
code (1)                Product description                companies     (quantity)   (quantity)     Quantity       plant      shipments

                 STEEL,  Total.............................  (NA)        23,366,530    9,447,854    98,849,681   56,309,703   84,931,007

         Carbon steel, total...............................     302      20,941,621    9,041,944    88,266,053   44,265,981   76,366,374

33122 11   Ingots..........................................      12         747,073      393,012       723,768      178,953      369,706
           Semifinished products:
33122 13     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tin mill
              bars, tube rounds, and skelp.................      47       3,569,456    3,028,662     3,174,117      939,961    2,633,323
33122 19     Wire rods.....................................      23       2,494,236  r/1,231,022     3,822,350  r/1,357,178    2,559,136
           Finished products:
33124 12     Plates........................................      20             (D)          (D)     4,310,402  r/2,282,766    4,334,353
             Sheets:
33123 11       Hot-rolled (including hot rolled bands).....      28       9,172,034    2,217,009    21,404,580    7,534,058   14,449,555
33167 11       Cold-rolled.................................      24     r/1,648,774    r/557,014    12,523,927    6,340,313   11,432,168
             Sheets and strip:
               Galvanized:
33123 13         Hot dipped................................      22             (D)          (D)     6,476,658    4,229,711    6,425,651
33123 15         Electrolytic..............................      16         r/7,317      r/1,180     1,604,096    1,132,243    1,597,959
33123 16       All other metallic coated (including long
                ternes and electrical).....................      12             (D)          (D)     1,196,181      813,737  r/1,187,748
             Strip:
33123 19       Hot rolled..................................      17         362,353       50,221     r/665,527    r/328,036    r/353,395
33167 15       Cold rolled.................................      27         188,367     r/62,564       900,703      763,766      774,900
             Tin-mill products:
33123 24       Black plate.................................       9             (D)          (D)       347,149      208,520      340,243
33123 26       Electrolytic and hot-dipped tin plate.......       9             (D)          (D)     2,612,227    1,847,400    2,571,759
33123 27       All other tin mill products (including
                tin free steel, short ternes,
                and foil)..................................       8             (D)          (D)       745,065      509,429      737,065
33124 16     Structural shapes (heavy).....................      14             (D)          (D)     3,210,736  r/1,320,388    3,212,653
33124 18     Sheet piling and bearing piles................       7             (D)          (D)       509,788    r/212,165      504,843
             Bars:
33124 22       Hot rolled bars except concrete
                reinforcing................................      40       1,022,344       81,785     5,555,753    2,456,812    4,615,194
33124 24       Light structurals (under 3")................      12             (D)          (D)     1,308,481      491,765    1,308,406
33124 26       Concrete reinforcing bars...................      26             (D)          (D)     4,829,544    1,558,864    4,885,879
33168 11       Cold finished bars..........................      38             (D)          (D)     1,285,497  r/1,034,118  r/1,136,225
3312c --     Rails, wheels, and track accessories (4)......      13         107,057      104,473       561,422      335,886      558,838
             Pipe and tubes: (5)
               Line pipe:
33170 14         16 inches O.D. and under..................      20             (D)          (D)       890,087      571,038      878,374
33170 15         Over 16" O.D..............................       5               -            -       409,246      300,318      409,246
33170 19       Oil country goods...........................      13             (D)          (D)       856,402      598,113      708,937
               Pressure tubing:
33170 21         Seamless..................................       7             (D)          (D)        57,410       88,925       41,830
33170 22         Welded....................................      13               -            -       146,681      222,493      146,681
               Mechanical tubing:
33170 23         Seamless..................................      14             (D)          (D)       135,474      150,787      131,359
33170 24         Welded....................................      56          70,731       34,547     2,083,537    1,833,694    2,047,353
33170 27       Structurals.................................      21             (D)          (D)       842,586      514,611      841,688
33170 29       Miscellaneous (including
                standard pipe).............................      27          29,724        1,955     1,351,254      995,335    1,323,485
             Wire:
               Plain wire:
33155 01         Flat wire.................................      14             (D)          (D)     r/217,328    r/128,074    r/199,017
                 Round wire:
                   Thermally treated:
33155 02             Under 1.5 mm in diameter..............      11          30,921       15,194        35,508       41,130       19,781
33155 03             1.5 mm or above.......................      23          45,550       13,124       187,849      149,774      155,422
                   Other round wire:
33155 04             Under 1.5 mm in diameter..............      13             (D)          (D)     r/144,138    r/102,394    r/188,806
33155 05             1.5 mm or above.......................      40       r/199,800      340,850       920,544    r/527,271    1,061,594
33155 06         Other shape wire..........................       9             (D)          (D)       198,950       94,227      199,289
               Plated or coated with zinc:
33155 12         Flat wire.................................       8             (D)          (D)        29,383       21,691       16,831
                 Round wire:
33155 13          Under 1.5 mm in diameter.................       9          20,557       18,386        80,298       81,663       78,127
33155 14          1.5mm or larger in diameter (6)..........      18        r/60,037     r/26,521       215,477      147,752      181,960
33155 16         Other shape wire..........................       1             (9)          (9)           (9)          (9)          (9)
               Other coated wire:
33155 17         Flat wire.................................       6             (D)          (D)        28,913      146,520       25,241
33155 18         Round wire................................      17             (D)          (D)        85,082       81,531       81,381
33155 21         Other shape wire..........................       9             (D)          (D)        48,706       69,039       48,741
             Wire products: (7)
33152 21       Nails and staples...........................      26             (D)          (D)       506,801    r/528,011      515,237
33159 51       Barbed and twisted wire.....................       8             (D)          (D)        62,735       50,182          (D)
33156 21       Wire fence, woven and welded................      14             (D)          (D)     r/206,619    r/158,723    r/213,821
33159 55       Bale ties...................................       8               -            -        31,420       21,863       31,420
33151 11       Wire rope and cable.........................      12             (D)          (D)       141,803      277,646          (D)
               Wire strand:
33151 33         For prestressed concrete..................       8             (D)          (D)       279,390      184,381      334,651
33151 35         Other.....................................      14               -            -     r/227,561    r/221,868    r/227,561
33157 71       Woven wire netting..........................      10             (D)          (D)      r/76,900     r/80,858     r/65,003

         Alloy Steel, total................................      90       1,639,399      294,770     8,365,917    6,123,434    7,021,291

33122 31   Ingots..........................................       9        r/11,399    r/106,090     r/152,960    r/136,436    r/247,651
           Semifinished products:
33122 36     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars,
              rounds, and skelp (8)........................      17       1,108,274    r/107,285     1,280,816      736,642      279,828
33122 39     Wire rods.....................................       6             (8)          (8)           (8)          (8)          (8)
           Finished products:
33124 34     Plates and structural shapes
              (3 inches and over)..........................      14             (D)          (D)   r/1,333,776    r/810,836  r/1,340,283
             Sheet:
33123 31         Hot-rolled................................       9             (D)          (D)     1,647,623      704,183  r/1,635,300
33167 31         Cold-rolled...............................      12             (D)          (D)       267,714      211,333      262,424
             Sheets and strip:
               Galvanized:
33123 35         Hot-dipped (9)............................       4             (D)          (D)     r/454,952    r/429,086    r/454,347
33123 36         Electrolytic..............................       4             (9)          (9)           (9)          (9)          (9)
33123 38       All other metallic coated...................       4             (9)          (9)           (9)          (9)          (9)
               Strip:
33123 39         Hot-rolled................................       7          21,525            -        28,905       18,125        7,381
33167 35         Cold-finished.............................      14             (D)          (D)       238,596      350,223      231,839
               Bars:                                                            (D)          (D)
33124 41         Hot-rolled (including structural shapes                        (D)          (D)
                  under 3 inches)..........................      22             (D)          (D)     1,668,776    1,062,436    1,450,697
33168 31         Cold-finished.............................      25             (D)          (D)     r/272,515      321,537      195,419
               Tool steel:                                                      (D)          (D)
33124 48         High speed................................      11             (D)          (D)        15,502      106,578       14,987
33124 49         Other than high speed.....................       6             (D)          (D)        28,606       85,986       27,692
             Pipe and tubes:                                                    (D)          (D)
33170 32       Oil country goods and line pipe.............       8             (D)          (D)       416,723      367,138      397,971
33170 43       Pressure tubing.............................       8             (D)          (D)        15,844       73,639       16,103
33170 45       Mechanical tubing (10)......................      16             (D)          (D)     r/501,492      628,841      417,601
33170 48       Miscellaneous (including standard and
                structural)................................       3            (10)         (10)          (10)         (10)         (10)
             Wire (plain and coated):
33155 34       Of high speed (11)..........................       3             (D)          (D)        41,117     r/80,415       41,768
33155 35       Of silicon-manganese........................       2            (11)         (11)          (11)         (11)         (11)
33155 36       Other alloy steel...........................      17            (11)         (11)          (11)         (11)         (11)

         Stainless steel, total............................      87         785,511      111,140     2,217,711    5,920,288    1,543,342

33122 51   Ingots..........................................       9             (D)          (D)        15,166       49,484       15,408
           Semifinished products:
33122 56     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars,
              tube rounds, and skelp.......................      14         117,051       21,040     r/184,879    r/329,528       88,868
33122 59     Wire rods.....................................       5          17,254        2,489        25,452     r/81,571       10,688
           Finished products:
33124 53     Plates and structurals........................       9             (D)          (D)       161,214      547,194      159,039
             Sheets and strip:
33123 57       Hot-rolled..................................       7             (D)          (D)       619,030    1,020,333      186,464
33167 57       Cold-rolled.................................      17         113,633       27,284       826,875    2,155,124      740,527
             Bars:
33124 61       Hot-rolled..................................      13             (D)          (D)        68,612    r/217,206       50,157
33168 51       Cold-finished...............................      19             (D)          (D)       118,760    r/513,149      106,154
             Pipe and tubes:
               Pressure tubing:
33170 61         Seamless..................................       9             (D)          (D)        11,064      109,574        7,986
33170 62         Welded....................................      15             (D)          (D)        50,696      261,623       45,743
               Mechanical tubing:
33170 63         Seamless..................................       5             (D)          (D)       r/1,963     r/32,401          929
33170 64         Welded (12)...............................      19             (D)          (D)        64,558      318,709       64,170
33170 65       Other pipe and tube.........................       3            (12)         (12)          (12)         (12)         (12)
             Wire:
               Round wire:
33155 52         Under 0.75 mm in diameter.................       9             (D)          (D)         4,245       37,175        3,254
33155 53         0.75 mm to under 1.5 mm in diameter.......      10             503          133         9,140       46,598        8,770
33155 54         1.5 mm and above..........................      16           1,531          410        51,174      180,847       50,053
33155 55       Flat wire (13)..............................       8             (D)          (D)         4,883       19,772        5,132
33155 56       Other shape wire............................       6            (13)         (13)          (13)         (13)         (13)

  Note: Quantity data converted to metric tons, therefore the detail may not add to total.

  - Represents zero.    (D)  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.  In some cases, figures which are otherwise
publishable are withheld to avoid disclosing by subtraction from higher-level totals or from related figures.     r/Revised by 5 percent or more from
previously published figures.

   1) Product codes in the 33155 series also include products in the 33125 series, the same applies for 33167 and 33127, 33168 and 33128, and 33170 and
33126.
   2) Excludes receipts and shipments of steel processed on a conversion basis for nonsteel producing companies.  Receipts data represent receipts at
producing mills only and include receipts from domestic sources.
   3) Import receipts of steel mill products for 1990 are as follows:  total, 3,452,086 metric tons; carbon, 3,287,477 metric tons; alloy, 106,682 metric
tons; stainless 57,927 metric tons.
   4) Product code 3312C -- combines product codes 3312C 11, 3312C 13, 3312c 15, 3312c 17, 3312c 19, 3312c 21 and 3312c 23.
   5) See footnote 2, table 1.
   6) The data for product codes 33155 14 and 33155 16 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
   7) Represents wire products produced within steel works and wire drawing establishments.  See the 1987 Census of
Manufactures', Table 6A-1, 6A-2 and 6A-3 for detailed information.
   8) The data for product codes 33122 36 and 33122 39 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
   9) The data for product codes 33123 35, 33123 36 and 33123 38 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
  10) The data for product codes 33170 45 and 33170 48 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
  11) The data for product codes 33155 34, 33155 35 and 33155 36 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
  12) The data for product codes 33170 64 and 33170 65 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
  13) The data for product codes 33155 55 and 33155 56 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.


Table 4.  INTERPLANT TRANSFER SHIPMENTS OF SELECTED STEEL MILL PRODUCTS:  1991 and 1990
            (QUANTITY IN METRIC TONS; VALUE IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
                                                                                        Shipments
                                                                            Total      To other companies       Interplant transfers
                                                                             Value                    Value                    Value
Product                                                                     f.o.b.                    f.o.b.                  f.o.b.
  code                  Product description                   Quantity       plant      Quantity      plant      Quantity      plant

                                1991
         Carbon steel:
33122 11   Ingots..........................................     210,577       64,797       85,544      34,160     125,033       30,637
           Semifinished products:
33122 13     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tin mill
              bars, tube rounds, and skelp.................   3,535,527      968,995    1,984,517     539,120   1,551,010      429,875
             Sheets:
33123 11       Hot-rolled (including hot rolled bands).....  19,446,916    6,595,459   13,870,664   4,790,409   5,576,253    1,805,050
33167 11       Cold-rolled.................................  11,071,107    5,439,810    9,696,249   4,791,189   1,374,858      648,621
             Sheets and strip:
               Galvanized:
33123 13         Hot dipped................................   5,815,539    3,725,751    5,698,817   3,640,272     116,722       85,479
33123 15         Electrolytic..............................   1,491,306    1,064,428    1,490,631   1,063,717         675          711
33123 16       All other metallic coated (including long
                ternes and electrical).....................   1,076,616      717,514          (D)         (D)         (D)          (D)
             Strip:
33123 19       Hot rolled..................................     589,251      263,490      460,171     219,323     129,080       44,167
33167 15       Cold rolled.................................     827,452      710,625      611,574     612,992     215,878       97,633
             Bars:
33124 22       Hot rolled bars except concrete
                reinforcing................................   4,977,683    2,111,309    4,456,631   1,905,577     521,052      205,732
33124 26       Concrete reinforcing bars...................   4,575,438    1,354,721    4,484,270   1,330,658      91,167       24,063
33168 11       Cold finished bars..........................   1,104,521      875,689    1,092,124     873,531      12,397        2,158

         Alloy Steel:
33122 31   Ingots..........................................     123,314      115,439       68,539      47,225      54,776       68,214
           Semifinished products:
33122 36     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars,
              rounds, and skelp (1)........................   1,197,703      632,695      490,066     282,834     707,637      349,861
33122 39     Wire rods.....................................         (1)          (1)          (1)         (1)         (1)          (1)
           Finished products:
33124 34     Plates and structural shapes (3 inches
              and over)....................................     909,412      535,579      903,605     530,934       5,807        4,645
               Bars:
33124 41         Hot-rolled (including structural shapes
                  under 3 inches)..........................   1,488,987      930,497    1,355,492     846,373     133,495       84,124
33168 31         Cold-finished.............................     240,634      269,296      224,086     249,204      16,548       20,092
               Tool steel:
33124 48         High speed................................      12,935       81,547       12,910      81,219          25          328
33124 49         Other than high speed.....................      32,924       89,267          (D)         (D)         (D)          (D)

         Stainless steel:
           Semifinished products:
33122 56     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tube
              rounds, and skelp............................     184,049      331,545      132,891     253,486      51,158       78,059
33122 59     Wire rods.....................................      25,836       84,190          (D)         (D)         (D)          (D)
           Finished products:
             Sheets and strip:
33123 57       Hot-rolled..................................     564,221      951,658      149,156     254,707     415,065      696,951
33167 57       Cold-rolled.................................     822,291    2,007,198      807,456   1,970,491      14,834       36,707

                                 1990
         Carbon steel:
33122 11   Ingots..........................................     723,768      178,953      215,987    r/61,263     507,782      117,690
           Semifinished products:
33122 13     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tin mill
              bars, tube rounds, and skelp.................   3,174,117      939,961    1,988,745   r/570,906   1,185,372      369,055
             Sheets:
33123 11       Hot-rolled (including hot rolled bands).....  21,404,580    7,534,058   16,520,556   5,883,530   4,884,025    1,650,528

33167 11       Cold-rolled.................................  12,523,927    6,340,313   11,194,271   5,741,342   1,329,656      598,971
             Sheets and strip:
               Galvanized:
33123 13         Hot dipped................................   6,476,658    4,229,711    6,364,280   4,154,455     112,377       75,256
33123 15         Electrolytic..............................   1,604,096    1,132,243    1,603,656   1,130,985         440      r/1,258
33123 16       All other metallic coated (including long
                ternes and electrical).....................   1,199,181      813,737          (D)         (D)         (D)          (D)
             Strip:
33123 19       Hot rolled..................................   r/665,527    r/328,036    r/560,306   r/285,608     105,221       42,428
33167 15       Cold rolled.................................     900,703      763,766      663,930     656,099     236,774      107,667
             Bars:
33124 22       Hot rolled bars except concrete
                reinforcing................................   5,555,753    2,456,812    5,024,874   2,222,258     530,879      234,554
33124 26       Concrete reinforcing bars...................   4,829,544    1,558,864    4,747,053   1,532,960      82,491       25,904
33168 11       Cold finished bars..........................   1,285,497  r/1,034,118    1,281,849 r/1,031,300       3,648        2,818

         Alloy Steel:
33122 31   Ingots..........................................   r/152,960    r/136,436     r/76,311    r/54,805    r/76,649     r/81,631
           Semifinished products:
33122 36     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars,
              rounds, and skelp (1)........................   1,280,816      736,642      637,457     367,381     643,359      369,261
33122 39     Wire rods.....................................         (1)          (1)          (1)         (1)         (1)          (1)
           Finished products:
33122 34     Plates and structural shapes (3 inches
              and over).................................... r/1,333,776    r/810,836          (D)         (D)         (D)          (D)
             Bars:
33124 41       Hot-rolled (including structural shapes
                under 3 inches)............................   1,668,776    1,062,436    1,521,930     972,877     146,846       89,559
33168 31       Cold-finished...............................   r/272,515      321,537          (D)         (D)         (D)          (D)
               Tool steel:
33124 48         High speed................................      15,502      106,578       15,460     106,194          42          384
33124 49         Other than high speed.....................      28,606       85,986          (D)         (D)         (D)          (D)

         Stainless steel:
           Semifinished products:
33122 56     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tube
              rounds, and skelp............................   r/184,879    r/329,528          (D)         (D)         (D)          (D)
33122 59     Wire rods.....................................      25,452     r/81,571       25,452    r/81,571           -            -
           Finished products:
             Sheets and strip:
33123 57       Hot-rolled..................................     619,030    1,020,333      122,623     237,834     496,407      782,499
33167 57       Cold-rolled.................................     826,875    2,155,124      811,335   2,108,705      15,540       46,419

   r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

   - Represents zero.   (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.  In some cases,
figures which are otherwise publishable are withheld to avoid indirect disclosing by subtraction from higher-level
totals or from related figures.

   1) The data for product codes 33122 36 and 33122 39 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.



Table 5. MINI-MILL SHIPMENTS OF SELECTED STEEL MILL PRODUCTS: 1991 and 1990
           (QUANTITY IN METRIC TONS)
                                                                            1991 Shipments                   1990 Shipments

                                                     Number of                               Percent of                        Percent of
Product             Product description              Mini-mill        Industry  Mini-Mills  Mini-mills/  Industry  Mini-Mills  Mini-mills/
code(1)                                              companies         (total)     (total)    (total)     (total)     (total)    (total)

         Carbon steel, total.........................       28      35,105,768  13,169,883      37.5   37,658,751   13,461,327      35.8

33122 11   Ingots....................................        2         210,577         (D)       (D)      723,768          (D)       (D)
           Semifinished products:
33122 13     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tin
              mill bars, tube rounds, and skelp......       17       3,535,527     919,490      26.0    3,174,117      981,900      30.9
33122 19     Wire rods...............................        5       3,940,010   1,687,402      42.8    3,822,350    1,584,995      41.5
           Finished products:
33124 12     Plates..................................        4       4,039,056     859,621      21.3    4,310,402      709,483      16.5
33123 19     Hot rolled sheets.......................        3         589,251      47,029       8.0      665,527       41,286       6.2
33124 16     Structural shapes (heavy)...............        6       2,909,412   1,843,880      63.4    3,210,736    1,843,567      57.4
33124 18     Sheet piling and bearing piles..........        1         334,711         (D)       (D)      509,788          (D)       (D)
             Bars:
33124 22       Hot rolled bars except concrete
                reinforcing..........................       16       4,977,683   2,854,676      57.4    5,555,753    3,140,307      56.5
33124 24       Light structurals (under 3")..........        7       1,165,836     755,416      64.8    1,308,481      881,465      67.4
33124 26       Concrete reinforcing bars.............       15       4,575,438   3,347,428      73.2    4,829,544    3,294,798      68.2
33168 11       Cold finished bars....................        1       1,104,521         (D)       (D)    1,285,497          (D)       (D)
3312c --     Rails, wheels, and track accessories (2)       12         433,494      81,073      18.7      461,580       84,499      18.3
             Pipe and tubes:
33170 14       Line pipe, 16 inches O.D. and under...        2         948,683         (D)       (D)      890,087          (D)       (D)
33170 19       Oil country goods.....................        2         707,413         (D)       (D)      856,402          (D)       (D)
             Mechanical tubing:
33170 23       Mechancial tubing, seamless...........        1          88,093         (D)       (D)      135,474          (D)       (D)
33170 27       Structurals...........................        2         753,644         (D)       (D)      842,586          (D)       (D)
33170 29       Miscellaneous (including
                standard pipe).......................        2       1,189,255         (D)       (D)    1,351,254          (D)       (D)
33155 00     Wire (3)................................        3       2,044,186     198,066       9.7    2,192,176      182,779       8.3
3315- --     Wire products (4).......................        3       1,558,978     147,874       9.5    1,533,229      164,166      10.7

   (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.

    1) See table 2 footnote 1.
    2) See table 2 footnote 4.
    3) Product code 33155 -- combines product codes 33155 01 through 33155 21.
    4) Product code 3315- -- combines product codes 33152 21, 33159 51, 33156 21, 33159 55, 33151 13, 33151 33, 33151 35 and 33157 71.


Table 6. COMPARISON OF VALUES OF SHIPMENTS OF STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, BY CLASS
         OF PRODUCT, AS REPORTED IN THE MA33B, AND THE 1990 ANNUAL SURVY OF
         MANUFACTURERS, AND THE 1987 CENSUS OF MANUFACTURERS
         (Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                              1990                             1987
                                                                    Annual Survey
                                                                   of manufactures

                                                                       Standard
Product                                                                error of                   Census of
   code            Product description              MA33B     Value   estimates         MA33B  Manufactures (2)

33122  Steel ingot and semifinished shapes......  3,809.8   3,906.0        1.0        3,416.6        3,407.4

33123  Hot rolled sheet and strip, including tin
        mill products..........................  18,774.9  18,798.1        1.0       16,188.1       16,087.3

33124  Hot rolled bars and bar shapes, plates,
        structural shapes, and piling..........  11,153.0  10,950.2        1.0        8,757.6        8,679.2

33125  Steel wire..............................   1,955.9   1,909.2        7.0        1,546.8        1,530.6
33155

33126  Steel pipe and tube.....................   7,067.2   7,128.7        2.0        5,355.6        5,392.2
33170

33127  Cold-rolled steel sheet and strip.......   9,820.8   9,674.1        1.0        8,847.5        8,880.8
33167

33128  Cold-finished steel bars and bar shapes.   1,868.8   1,893.2        3.0        1,551.8        1,504.8
33168

3312C  Other steel mill products, except wire
        products (excluding coke oven and blast
        furnace products and steel forgings)...     335.9     357.6        3.0          289.1          277.5

   Note: For 1987, some Current industrial Reports were benchmarked to the 1987 Census of Manufactures.  However, this was
not possible for this survey since the product detail does not distinguish between shipments by establishments classified in
SIC 3312 blast furnaces and steel mills, and comparable products shipped by establishments classified in SIC 3315, steel wire
and related products, SIC 3316, cold finishing of steel shapes, and SIC 3317, steel pipes and tubes.

  (1) Excludes shipments of steel processed on a conversion basis for nonsteel producing companies.
  (2) Source: Bureau of the Census report MC87-I-33A-1, BLAST FURNACES AND STEEL WORKS MILLS.


Table 7.  PRODUCTION OF RAW STEEL: 1991 AND 1990
(Thousands of metric tons)

    Product description            1991          1990

   Total....................     75,937        87,325

By grade of steel:
  Carbon....................     66,372        75,592
  Alloy.....................      7,847       r/9,912
  Stainless.................      1,719       r/1,821

By type of furnace:

  Open hearth...............      2,184       r/3,171
  Electric..................     27,238        30,972
  Basic oxygen and other
    types of furnace........     46,515        53,182

   r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously
published figures.


Table 8. CONSUMPTION OF STEEL MILL PRODUCTS BY STEEL MILL IN THE
        PRODUCTION OF FABRICATED PRODUCTS AND FOR MAINTENANCE,
        REPAIIR AND OPERATING SUPPLIES (MRO): 1991 AND 1990
                         (METRIC TONS)

            Product description                        1991        1990

Steel Mill shapes and forms (all grades)........  8,833,806   9,447,854

  Carbon steel..................................  8,482,988   9,041,944
    Bars and plates.............................    599,813     466,905
    Sheet and strip.............................  2,812,579 r/3,096,500
    Wire and wire products......................    554,677     681,600
    All other carbon steel mill shapes and forms  4,515,919   4,796,939

  Alloy steel...................................    240,247     294,770

  Stainless steel...............................    110,571     111,140

   r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.


Table 9.  NET SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF STEEL MILL PRODUCTS: 1991
            (QUANTITY IN METRIC TONS; VALUE IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
                                                                                                                 Percent  exports                                                Percent import
                                                                  Manufacturers'        Export of domestic        to manufacturer       Imports for            Apparent            to apparent
                                                                  Net shipments (        merchandise(1 3)         net shipments (2)   consumption (1 5)    consumption (2 7)        consumption
                                                                         Value                       Estimated
Product                                                                 f.o.b.               Value   producers'                                Value
code (1)                Product description                 Quantity     plant    Quantity  at port  value (4) Quantity   Value    Quantity  c.i.f. (6) Quantity     Value   Quantity   Value

          Net shipments, total (8).........................78,254,674 50,536,249 4,121,157 2,962,534 2,533,559     5.3      5.9   12,653,158 8,848,669 86,786,675 56,851,359    14.6     15.6

         Carbon steel, total...............................70,719,522 39,927,847 3,713,577 2,322,169 1,985,919     5.3      5.8   11,238,725 6,779,190 78,244,670 44,384,868    14.4     15.3
33122 11   Ingots..........................................   104,323     64,797    72,620    37,299    31,898    69.6     57.6          461       340     32,164     27,838     1.4      1.2
           Semifinished products:
33122 13     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tin mill
              bars, tube rounds, and skelp................. 3,036,772    968,995   278,265    99,324    84,942     9.2     10.3      311,810   511,924  3,070,317  1,381,595    10.2     37.1
33122 19     Wire rods..................................... 2,723,663  1,403,649         -         -         -     (X)      (X)      702,546   295,756  3,426,209  1,699,405    20.5     17.4
           Finished products:
33124 12     Plates........................................ 4,047,159  2,022,866   555,884   201,806   172,584    13.7     10.0    1,037,215   427,714  4,528,490  2,248,774    22.9     19.0
             Sheets:
33123 11       Hot-rolled (including hot rolled bands).....12,981,705  6,595,459   139,008   442,382   378,325     1.1      6.7    2,073,179   737,237 14,915,876  6,890,314    13.9     10.7
33167 11       Cold-rolled.................................10,039,151  5,439,810   452,785   280,570   239,943     4.5      5.2    1,402,030   700,848 10,988,396  5,860,088    12.8     12.0
             Sheets and strip:
               Galvanized:
33123 13         Hot dipped................................ 5,803,424  3,725,751   163,029   129,753   110,965     2.8      3.5    1,059,744   684,065  6,700,139  4,280,063    15.8     16.0
33123 15         Electrolytic.............................. 1,484,160  1,064,428   112,250    80,701    69,015     7.6      7.6      222,326   166,308  1,594,236  1,150,035    14.0     14.5
33123 16       All other metallic coated (including long
                ternes and electrical)..................... 1,069,036    717,514    79,630   100,377    85,842     7.5     14.0      320,921   277,015  1,310,327    894,152    24.5     31.0
             Strip:
33123 19       Hot rolled..................................   290,991    263,490    28,339    18,420    15,753     9.7      7.0       89,411    44,294    352,063    289,364    25.4     15.3
33167 15       Cold rolled.................................   702,478    710,625    65,275    56,691    48,482     9.3      8.0       63,327    84,673    700,530    738,607     9.0     11.5
             Tin-mill products:
33123 24       Black plate.................................   303,263    182,114     4,429     1,784     1,526     1.5      1.0      117,524    74,676    416,358    255,006    28.2     29.3
33123 26       Electrolytic and hot-dipped tin plate....... 2,553,711  1,843,893   136,810    78,029    66,730     5.4      4.2       28,231   213,306  2,445,132  1,979,170     1.2     10.8
33123 27       All other tin mill products (including tin
                free steel, short ternes, and foil)........   788,739    545,082         -         -         -     (X)      (X)            -         -    788,739    545,082     (X)      (X)
33124 16     Structural shapes (heavy)..................... 2,910,735  1,149,183   359,077   163,037   139,429    12.3     14.2      381,848   172,560  2,933,506  1,158,706    13.0     14.9
33124 18     Sheet piling and bearing piles................   330,409    141,304     8,704     8,483     7,255     2.6      6.0       57,412    30,605    379,117    163,426    15.1     18.7
             Bars:
33124 22       Hot rolled bars except concrete
                reinforcing................................ 4,377,697  2,111,309   741,715   277,145   237,014    16.9     13.1      406,524   205,143  4,042,506  2,039,307    10.1     10.1
33124 24       Light structurals (under 3")................ 1,166,897    408,237    44,943    14,263    12,198     3.9      3.5       57,987    22,065  1,179,941    416,039     4.9      5.3
33124 26       Concrete reinforcing bars................... 4,607,323  1,354,721   212,938    67,579    57,794     4.6      5.0       97,425    39,293  4,491,810  1,326,435     2.2      3.0
33168 11       Cold finished bars..........................   967,201    875,689         -         -         -     (X)      (X)       72,559    56,164  1,039,760    931,853     7.0      6.0
3312C --     Rails, wheels, and track accessories (9)......   554,526    335,062    30,353    20,896    17,870     5.5      6.2      138,592    85,852    662,765    400,018    20.9     21.5
33170 --     Pipe and tubes (10)........................... 6,293,316  4,982,509   161,079   177,317   151,641     2.6      3.6    1,881,683 1,253,679  8,013,920  6,058,871    23.5     20.7
33155 --     Wire (11)..................................... 2,026,851  1,495,342    50,824    44,599    38,141     2.5      3.0      306,031   266,022  2,282,058  1,716,765    13.4     15.5
3315x --     Wire products (12)............................ 1,555,992  1,526,018    15,620    21,714    18,570     1.0      1.4      409,939   429,651  1,950,311  1,933,955    21.0     22.2

         Alloy Steel, total................................ 5,996,517  5,078,710   289,678   313,963   268,501     4.8      6.2    1,103,741 1,227,960  6,810,580  5,992,707    16.2     20.5
33122 31   Ingots..........................................   192,316    115,439    15,725    12,542    10,726     8.2     10.9        2,349     1,665    178,940    104,562     1.3      1.6

           Semifinished products:
33122 36     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, rounds,
              and skelp (13)...............................   357,613    632,695    49,640    65,840    56,306    13.9     10.4      112,025    54,623    419,998    621,478    26.7      8.8
33122 39     Wire rods.....................................      (13)       (13)      (13)      (13)      (13)    (13)     (13)         (13)      (13)       (13)       (13)    (13)     (13)
           Finished products:
33122 34     Plates and structural shapes (3 inches and
              over)........................................   910,337    535,579         -         -         -      (X)     (X)      152,658   121,253  1,062,995    656,832    14.4     18.5
             Sheet:
33123 31         Hot-rolled................................ 1,452,673    603,398         -         -         -      (X)     (X)       40,132    23,854  1,492,805    627,252     2.7      3.8
33167 31         Cold-rolled...............................   201,228    163,518         -         -         -      (X)     (X)       60,065    36,965    261,293    200,483    23.0     18.4
33123 37     Sheets and strip (14).........................   431,641    394,577         -         -         -      (X)     (X)       74,368   107,355    506,009    501,932    14.7     21.4
               Strip:
33123 39         Hot-rolled................................     4,026      8,677         -         -         -      (X)     (X)        6,331     4,950     10,357     13,627    61.1     36.3
33167 35         Cold-finished.............................   221,583    327,359         -         -         -      (X)     (X)        8,239    32,952    229,822    360,311     3.6      9.2
             Bars:
33124 41         Hot-rolled (including structural shapes
                  under 3 inches).......................... 1,299,380    930,497         -         -         -      (X)      (X)     210,378   147,509  1,509,758  1,078,006    13.9     13.7
33168 31         Cold-finished.............................   174,825    251,296         -         -         -      (X)      (X)           -         -    174,825    251,296     (X)      (X)
               Tool steel:
33124 48         High speed................................    12,391     81,547     1,394     8,203     7,015    11.25%   10.06%      4,704    26,999     15,701    100,343    30.0     26.9
33124 49         Other than high speed.....................    32,477     89,267         -         -         -      (X)      (X)      44,547    74,419     77,024    163,686    57.8     45.5
33170 --     Pipe and tubes (10)...........................   648,435    854,930   212,262   205,907   176,092    32.73%   24.08%    353,725   547,169    789,898  1,196,192    44.8     45.7
33155 --     Wire (plain and coated) (11)..................    57,592     89,931    10,657    21,471    18,362    18.50%   23.87%     34,220    48,247     81,155    116,707    42.2     41.3

         Stainless steel, total............................ 1,538,635  5,529,692   117,902   326,402   279,139     7.66%    5.90%    310,692   841,519  1,731,425  6,044,809    17.9     13.9
33122 51   Ingots..........................................    20,420     68,155       562     3,025     2,587     2.75%    4.44%      2,451     1,928     22,309     67,058    11.0      2.9
           Semifinished products:
33122 56     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tube
              rounds, and skelp............................   104,126    331,545    17,640    46,887    40,098    16.94%   14.14%     41,986    76,750    128,472    361,408    32.7     21.2
33122 59     Wire rods.....................................    15,857     84,190         -         -         -      (X)      (X)      22,989    64,471     38,846    148,661    59.2     43.4
           Finished products:
33124 53     Plates and structurals........................   140,043    459,786         -         -         -      (X)      (X)      30,034    94,207    170,077    553,993    17.7     17.0
             Sheets and strip:
33123 57       Hot-rolled..................................   188,556    951,658    37,844    75,122    64,244    20.07%    7.89%      4,244     8,457    154,956    884,993     2.7      1.0
33167 57       Cold-rolled.................................   737,306  2,007,198    42,999   127,054   108,657     5.83%    6.33%    148,899   369,901    843,206  2,250,045    17.7     16.4
             Bars:
33124 61       Hot-rolled..................................    57,073    206,181    14,308    52,219    44,658    25.07%   25.33%     11,442    36,242     54,207    190,204    21.1     19.1
33168 51       Cold-finished...............................    99,835    471,381     2,154     7,861     6,723     2.16%    1.67%     30,547    97,822    128,228    561,342    23.8     17.4
33170 --     Pipe and tubes (10)...........................   113,751    664,908         -         -         -      (X)      (X)       2,580    14,050    116,331    678,958     2.2      2.1
33155 --     Wire (11).....................................    61,668    284,690     2,395    14,234    12,173     3.88%    5.00%     15,520    77,691     74,793    348,147    20.8     22.3

  (X) Not applicable.     - Represents zero.

   1) For a comparison of SIC-based  product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers, see table 11.
   2) Excludes shipments of steel processed on a conversion basis for nonsteel producing companies.  See text for data on such operations.  Also exclude quantities of steel consumed in steel
producing plants in the manufacture of fabricated products and as maintenance, repair, and operating supplies (MRO).
   3) Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. EXPORTS.
   4) These values were derived by use of adjustment factors to exclude freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in moving goods to the port of export.  This adjustment is made to
convert the values to as  approximation of the producers' value of exported goods.  Current adjustment factors are based on data for 1989 which  are published in EXPORTS FROM
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, AR89-1, APPENDIX B.  The current adjustment factor for industry group 331 is 0.8552.
   5) Source: Bureau of the Census repot IM 145, U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION.
   6) This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost , insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States plus U.S. import duties.
   7) Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total manufacturers' shipments plus imports.
   8) Includes quantities of steel consumed in steel producing plants in the manufacture of fabricated products and maintenence, repair, and opertating supplies (MRO), while excluding
receipts.  Refer to table 2 for the net shipments detail.
   9) Product code 3312C -- combines data for rails, wheels and tracks accessories see table 2 for product class detail.
  10) Product code 33170 -- combines data for pipe and tubes, see table 2 for product class detail.
  11) Product code 33155 -- combines data for wire, see table 2 for product class detail.
  12) Product code 3315X -- combines data for wire products, see table 2 for product class detail.
  13) See table 2, footnote 11.
  14) Product code 33123 37 combines data for alloy sheet and strip, see table 2 for product class detail.

Table 10.  NET SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF STEEL MILL PRODUCTS: 1990
            (QUANTITY IN METRIC TONS; VALUE IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
                                                                                                                        Percent  exports                                                 Percent imports
                                                                  Manufacturers'        Export of domestic             to manufacturer's        Imports for                 Apparent       to apparent
                                                                net shipments (1 2)      merchandise(1 3)              net shipments (2)      consumption (1 5)      consumption (2 7)     consumption

                                                                               Value                         Estimated
Product                                                           Quan-       f.o.b.      Quan-    Value    producers'   Quan-               Quan-       Value       Quan-                Quan-
code (1)                Product description                        tity        plant       tity    at port   value (4)    tity   Value        tity   c.i.f. (6)       tity       Value     tity    Value

          Net shipments, total (8).........................  84,931,007   56,309,703  3,845,118  2,340,429   2,001,535     4.5     4.2  15,253,951   9,631,332  96,339,840   63,600,606    15.8     15.1

         Carbon steel, total...............................  76,366,374   44,265,981  3,594,898  1,917,635   1,639,961     4.7     3.7  13,736,309   7,641,521  86,507,785   49,989,867    15.9     15.3
33122 11   Ingots..........................................     369,706      178,953    115,647     32,993      28,216    31.3    15.8      52,308      14,678     306,367      160,638    17.1      9.1
           Semifinished products:
33122 13     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tin mill
              bars, tube rounds, and skelp.................   2,633,323      939,961    256,704     91,056      77,871     9.8     8.3   1,931,981     539,340   4,308,600    1,388,245    44.8     38.9
33122 19     Wire rods.....................................   2,559,136    1,357,178    379,561    179,927     153,874    14.8    11.3     821,727     345,868   3,001,302    1,523,119    27.4     22.7
           Finished products:
33124 12     Plates........................................   4,334,353    2,282,766    379,561    179,927     153,874     8.8     6.7   1,287,964     560,842   5,242,756    2,663,681    24.6     21.1
             Sheets:
33123 11       Hot-rolled (including hot rolled bands).....  14,449,555    7,534,058    619,384    223,987     191,554     4.3     2.5   2,024,916     831,858  15,855,087    8,141,929    12.8     10.2
33167 11       Cold-rolled.................................  11,432,168    6,340,313    352,454    213,859     182,892     3.1     2.9   1,565,439     805,477  12,645,153    6,931,931    12.4     11.6
             Sheets and strip:
               Galvanized:
33123 13         Hot dipped................................   6,425,651    4,229,711    180,901    137,907     117,938     2.8     2.8   1,041,192     719,256   7,285,942    4,811,060    14.3     15.0
33123 15         Electrolytic..............................   1,597,959    1,132,243     79,016     59,435      50,829     4.9     4.5     336,878     254,966   1,855,821    1,327,774    18.2     19.2
33123 16       All other metallic coated (including long
                ternes and electrical)..................... r/1,187,748      813,737     81,816    104,430      89,309     6.9    11.0     341,172     316,415   1,447,104    1,025,722    23.6     30.9
             Strip:
33123 19       Hot rolled..................................   r/353,395    r/328,036     36,751     22,464      19,211    10.4     5.9      78,035      38,546   r/394,679    r/344,118    19.8     11.2
33167 15       Cold rolled.................................     774,900      763,766     72,212     61,074      52,230     9.3     6.8      61,712      88,724     764,400      791,416     8.1     11.2
             Tin-mill products:
33123 24       Black plate.................................     340,243      208,520      2,161        741         634     0.6     0.3     132,581      88,169     470,663      295,948    28.2     29.8
33123 26       Electrolytic and hot-dipped tin plate.......   2,571,759    1,847,400    134,057     68,703      58,755     5.2     3.2     284,578     212,679   2,722,280    1,991,376    10.5     10.7
33123 27       All other tin mill products (including tin
                free steel, short ternes, and foil)........     737,065      509,429          -          -           -     (X)     (X)          -           -     737,065      509,429      (X)      (X)

33124 16     Structural shapes (heavy).....................   3,212,653  r/1,320,388    271,082    128,418     109,823     8.4     8.3     690,571     296,749   3,632,142    1,488,719    19.0     19.9
33124 18     Sheet piling and bearing piles................     504,843    r/212,165      6,466      4,770       4,079     1.3     1.9      81,455      42,170     579,832      249,565    14.1     16.9
             Bars:
33124 22       Hot rolled bars except concrete
                reinforcing (9)............................   5,923,600    2,948,577    295,668    161,874     138,435     5.0     4.7     526,266     256,675   6,154,198    3,043,378     8.6      8.4
33124 24       Light structurals (under 3")................         (9)          (9)        (9)        (9)         (9)     (9)     (9)        (9)         (9)         (9)          (9)      (9)      (9)
33124 26       Concrete reinforcing bars...................   4,885,879    1,558,864    107,931     38,199      32,668     2.2     2.1     134,218      53,434   4,912,166    1,574,099     2.7      3.4
33168 11       Cold finished bars..........................   1,136,225  r/1,034,118          -          -           -     (X)     (X)     82,916       6,391   1,219,141    1,040,509      6.8      0.6
3312C --     Rails, wheels, and track accessories (10).....     558,837      335,886     54,399     32,262      27,590     9.7     8.2     119,444      75,600     623,882      379,224    19.2     19.9
33170 --     Pipe and tubes (11)...........................   6,528,953    5,275,314    122,562    123,221     105,379     1.9     2.0   1,304,204   1,310,553   7,710,595    6,462,646    16.9     20.3
33155 --     Wire (12).....................................   2,256,190    1,591,066     36,947     35,246      30,142     1.6     1.9     339,837     287,400   2,559,080    1,843,220    13.3     15.6
3315x --     Wire products (13)............................   1,592,233    1,523,532      9,618     17,142      14,660     0.6     1.0     496,915     495,731   2,079,530    2,002,121    23.9     24.8

         Alloy Steel, total................................   7,021,291    6,123,434    169,792    198,999     170,184     2.4     2.8   1,211,294   1,233,856   8,062,793    7,158,291    15.0     17.2
33122 31   Ingots..........................................   r/247,651    r/136,436     12,847     11,000       9,407     5.2     6.9       3,235       3,870   r/238,039    r/129,306     1.4      3.0
           Semifinished products:
33122 36     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, rounds,
              and skelp(14)................................     279,828      736,642     60,186     56,833      48,604    21.5     6.6     282,657     176,325     502,299      856,134    56.3     20.6
33122 39     Wire rods.....................................        (14)         (14)       (14)       (14)        (14)    (14)    (14)       (14)        (14)        (14)         (14)     (14)     (14)
           Finished products:
33122 34     Plates and structural shapes (3 inches and
              over)........................................ r/1,340,283    r/810,836          -          -           -     (X)     (X)     181,819     123,969   1,522,102      934,805    12.0     13.3
             Sheet:
33123 31         Hot-rolled................................   1,635,300      704,183          -          -           -     (X)     (X)      39,771      22,234   1,675,071      726,417     2.4      3.1
33167 31         Cold-rolled...............................     262,424      211,333          -          -           -     (X)     (X)      61,310      38,915     323,734      250,248    18.9     15.6
33123 37     Sheets and strip (15).........................   r/454,347    r/429,086          -          -           -     (X)     (X)      69,126      96,979     523,473      526,065    13.2     18.4
               Strip:
33123 39         Hot-rolled................................       7,381       18,125          -          -           -     (X)     (X)       9,327       6,977      16,708       25,102    55.8     27.8
33167 35         Cold-finished.............................     231,839      350,223          -          -           -     (X)     (X)      10,148      38,372     241,987      388,595     4.2      9.9
             Bars:
33124 41         Hot-rolled (including structural shapes
                  under 3 inches)..........................   1,450,697    1,062,436          -          -           -     (X)     (X)     183,881     130,146   1,634,578    1,192,582    11.3     10.9
33168 31         Cold-finished.............................     195,419      321,537          -          -           -     (X)     (X)           -           -     195,419      321,537     (X)      (X)
               Tool steel:
33124 48         High speed................................      14,987      106,578      3,646     11,565       9,890    24.3     9.3       5,816      31,951      17,157      126,964    33.9     25.2
33124 49         Other than high speed.....................      27,692       85,986          -          -           -     (X)     (X)      43,477      73,688      71,169      159,674    61.1     46.2
33170 --     Pipe and tubes (11)...........................     831,675    1,069,618     82,310     99,374      84,985     9.9     8.0     285,658     445,241   1,035,023    1,415,485    27.6     31.5
33155 --     Wire (plain and coated) (12)..................      41,768     r/80,415     10,803     20,227      17,298    25.9    21.5      35,069      45,189      66,034    r/105,377    53.1     42.9

         Stainless steel, total............................   1,543,342    5,920,288     80,428    223,795     191,389     5.2     3.2     306,348     755,955   1,769,262    6,452,448    17.3     11.7
33122 51   Ingots..........................................      15,408       49,484        824      4,769       4,078     5.4     8.2         247         825      14,831       45,540     1.7      1.8
           Semifinished products:
33122 56     Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, tube
              rounds, and skelp............................      88,868    r/329,528      5,050     16,886      14,441     5.7     4.4      54,954      81,390     138,772    r/394,032    39.6     20.7
33122 59     Wire rods.....................................      10,688    r/ 81,571          -          -           -     (X)     (X)      20,350      56,796      31,038      138,367    65.6     41.1
           Finished products:
33124 53     Plates and structurals........................     159,039      547,194          -          -           -     (X)     (X)      28,263      81,557     187,302      628,751    15.1     13.0
             Sheets and strip:
33123 57       Hot-rolled..................................     186,464    1,020,333     24,196     47,618      40,723    13.0     4.0       6,385      11,615     168,653      984,330     3.8      1.2
33167 57       Cold-rolled.................................     740,527    2,155,124     31,161     89,155      76,245     4.2     3.5     141,413     325,620     850,779    2,391,589    16.6     13.6
             Bars:
33124 61       Hot-rolled (16).............................     275,139  r/1,452,662     15,931     48,123      41,155     5.8     2.8      38,105     124,001     297,313    1,528,540    12.8      8.1
33168 51       Cold-finished...............................        (16)         (16)       (16)       (16)        (16)    (16)    (16)       (16)        (16)        (16)         (16)     (16)     (16)
33170 --     Pipe and tubes (11)...........................        (16)         (16)       (16)       (16)        (16)    (16)    (16)       (16)        (16)        (16)         (16)     (16)     (16)
33155 --     Wire (12).....................................      67,209      284,392      3,266     17,244      14,747     4.9     5.2      16,631      74,151      80,574      341,299    20.6     21.7


   - Represents zero.     r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.    (X) Not applicable.

  1) For a comparison of SIC-based  product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers, see table 11.
  2) Excludes shipments of steel processed on a conversion basis for nonsteel producing companies.  See text for data on such operations.  Also exclude quantities of steel consumed in steel producing
plants in the manufacture of fabricated products and as maintenance, repair, and operating supplies (MRO).
  3) Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. EXPORTS.
  4) These values were derived by use of adjustment factors to exclude freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in moving goods to the port of export.  This adjustment is made to convert the values to
as  approximation of the producers' value of exported goods.  Current adjustment factors are based on data for 1989 which  are published in EXPORTS FROM MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS,
AR89-1, APPENDIX B.  The current adjustment factor for industry group 331 is 0.8552.
  5) Source: Bureau of the Census repot IM 145, U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION.
  6) This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost , insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States plus U.S. import duties.
  7) Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total manufacturers' shipments plus imports.
  8) Includes quantities of steel consumed in steel producing plants in the manufacture of fabricated products and maintenence, repair, and opertating supplies (MRO), while excluding receipts.  Refer to
table 3 for the net shipments detail.
  9) The data for product codes 33124 22 and 33124 24 are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
 10) Product code 3312C -- combines data for rails, wheels and track accessories, refer to table 3 for product class detail.
 11) Product code 33170 -- combines data for pipe and tubes, refer to table 3 for product class detail.
 12) Product code 33155 -- combines data for wire, refer to table 3 for product class detail.
 13) Product code 3315x -- combines data for wire products, refer to table 3 for product class detail.
 14) See table 3, footnote 11.
 15) Product code 33123 37 combines data for sheet and strip, refer to table 3 for product class detail.
 16) Manufactures netshipment data for Cold finished bars and Pipe and tubes included with Hot-rolled bars, refer to table 3 for product class detail.



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