Description of Annual Steel Product Panel Data, 1980 through 1999

This spreadsheet file contains information on annual data of domestic industry and import activity from 1980 through 1999 for a panel of major steel product categories. This variable set includes:

• Domestic shipments and price indexes specific to steel product categories
• Import quantity and price indexes specific to steel product categories
• Other steel industry variables including capacity utilization, wages, and percent of production by electric arc furnaces and continuous casting
• Price indexes for important inputs such as iron ore, coal, scrap, oil, and electricity
• Price indexes for important substitute goods including aluminum and plastic
• Macroeconomic variables such as industrial production, GDP, and exchange rates

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