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1 Outlook for 2007 As Seen Through the Eyes of the Buyers Tom Stundza Executive Editor Purchasing Magazine Steel Manufacturers Association Annual Board of Directors Meeting Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Phoenix, Arizona February 16, 2007

2 2007, the year of the pig bad ‘feng shui’ for steel It’s a year of fire & water – two elements that don’t mix

3 Gross domestic product (annual, % change from year before*) * Chained 2000 dollars 2007: Watch for slow growth

4 Gross domestic product (quarterly, annualized rate, $, trillions*) * Chained 2000 dollars Trending up, gradually

5 Purchasing managers’ index (monthly, diffusion index) Purchasing managers’ index (monthly, diffusion index) Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising Business Conditions 61.1

6 Buying plans index (monthly, diffusion index) Buying plans index (monthly, diffusion index) Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising 90-day purchasing plans 69.4

7 Steel buying plans index (monthly, diffusion index) Steel buying plans index (monthly, diffusion index) Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising 30-day purchasing plans 62.5

8 Steel buying plans (monthly, % expanding buys) Steel buying plans (monthly, % expanding buys) 30-day purchasing plans 40%

9 Purchasing price index (monthly, 100 = January 1992) 177.3

10 Steel prices-paid index (monthly, diffusion index) Steel prices-paid index (monthly, diffusion index) Less than 50 = lower; greater than 50 = higher 59.5

11 Steel price indexes (monthly, 100 = January 1992) carbon stainless

12 Forecasts of key indicators (U.S., % change) ‘ 04‘05’06’07 old ’07 new ‘ 04‘05’06’07 old ’07 new Gross domestic product4.23.53.42.42.7 GDP price index2.83.02.92.12.1 Consumer price index2.73.43.22.01.9 Consumer spending3.9 3.53.22.93.1 Capital spending5.96.87.45.75.3 Industrial production 2.53.24.02.62.4 Residential starts4.94.6(13.0)(16.4)(15.0) Motor vehicle sales1.80.0(13.0)(2.4)(2.4) Blue Chip Economic Indicators

13 Energy prices-paid index (monthly, diffusion index) Energy prices-paid index (monthly, diffusion index) Less than 50 = lower; greater than 50 = higher 69.7

14 Industrial production index (monthly, seasonally adjusted, 100 = 2002) 2006: Still strong after all these months

15 Capacity use, manufacturing (monthly, seasonally adjusted, % capacity) 2006: Robust production year 80.4

16 Durable goods output (monthly, seasonally adjusted, $ billions) 2006: Rebound is evident 212

17 Motor vehicle sales (annual, millions of cars, trucks, SUVs) 2006-2007: Why assembly is sliding 16.3

18 Appliance shipments (annual, millions of cars, trucks, SUVs) 2007: Why steel demand will slip 76

19 Office furniture shipments (annual, $ billions) 2007: A possible sales growth arena 11.8

20 Machinery shipments (annual, $ billions) 2007: A possible sales growth arena 338

21 monthly, diffusion) Housing market index (monthly, diffusion) 35 Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising

22 Purchasing managers’ indexes (monthly, diffusion index) Stock-Building Plans Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising 29.5

23 Steel marketplace update (annual, million net tons, rounded) ‘03‘04‘05‘06 Mills to U.S. buyers9710494110 Net imports1828 2537 Inventory change2(2) 3(4) Apparent supply114134116151 Calculated use* 79 9587112 * Supply x metalworking activity calculated by Federal Reserve Board

24 Service center steel inventories (monthly, U.S., million tons) 16.5

25 U.S. steel consumption (annual, million net tons) 2006: strongest year this decade 100

26 Steel mill product imports (annual, million net tons) 2007: huge slippage unlikely 32

27 Questions? Questions? Tom Stundza Executive Editor, Purchasing magazine, Purchasing. COM and Purchasingdata.com Author, Steel Flash Report, Energy Flash Report, Chemicals Flash Report Author & Narrator, MetalsWatch! audiotapes 225 Wyman Street Waltham, MA 02451–1209 Phone: 781-734-8207 Fax: 781-290-3207 Mobile: 617-448-7474 E-mail: stundza@reedbusiness.com stundza@reedbusiness.com Thank you for your attention


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