E C O N S T A T S TM  




1.  Average Steel Price Per Ton

  Source : United States Steel Corporation (USS).
  Units : US dollars per ton.


       Steel             Steel
       Flot-rolled coil  Tubular
       ________________  _______
 1998   $ 460 / ton        621
 1999     415              529
 2000     427              642
 2001     397              685
 2002     410              651
 2003     422              630
 2004     574              863
 2005     617             1326
 2006     634             1499
 2007     642             1335  see:  http://www.uss.com/corp/investors/sec_filings/Fourth%20Quarter%202007%2010-K.pdf
 2008     



2.  Average Steel Price Per Ton quarterly

    Source:  USS
    Units:  US dollars per ton

         USSE    flat-rolled   Tubular
        ______   ___________  _____________________

 200702   726    652           1389 (avg Apr-June)  
 2007q3   738    643           1292 (avg july-Sept)
 2007q4          
 2008q1  
 2008q2   986    777           1690 (avg Apr-June)  
 2008q3  1086    907           2390 (avg jul-Sept)




3.  Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled Steel - yearly

       Hot Rolled Steel  Cold Rolled Steel
       (HRC)             (CRC)
       $/ton             $/ton
      _________________  _________________
 2007  $550              650    
 2008   740              835    

       Sources: various news services



Misc. Annoucements: 

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2008/02/19/with-iron-ore-price-hikes-like-this-who-needs-a-monopoly/

2008 02 25 Announcement by The China Securities Journal that Baosteel 
           raised steel prices
           800 yuan (111 USD) per ton in the second quarter 2008
           for both cold rolled and hot rolled steel.