Following President Bush's imposition of tariffs on foreign steel, the
Commerce Department estimated that imports of steel fell 13.7% to
1.706 metric tons in April, a figure that was 29.3% lower than April
2001. In its final report for the first quarter, Commerce said steel
imports had risen 19.9% to 7.46 metric tons from the same period a
year ago.
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