Outlook for 2007 As Seen Through the Eyes of the Buyers

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

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Page 1: Outlook for 2007 As Seen Through the Eyes of the Buyers

Outlook for 2007As Seen Through the Eyes of the

Buyers

Tom StundzaTom StundzaExecutive EditorExecutive Editor

Purchasing MagazinePurchasing Magazine

Steel Manufacturers Association Annual Board of Directors Meeting

Pointe Hilton Tapatio CliffsPhoenix, Arizona

February 16, 2007

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2007, the year of the pigbad ‘feng shui’ for steelIt’s a year of fire & water – two elements that

don’t mix

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Gross domestic Gross domestic productproduct

(annual, % change from year (annual, % change from year before*)before*)

1

2

3

4

5

'02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07/F

* Chained 2000 dollars

2007: Watch for slow growth2007: Watch for slow growth

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Gross domestic productGross domestic product(quarterly, annualized rate, $, (quarterly, annualized rate, $, trillions*)trillions*)

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

'03 '04 '05 '06

* Chained 2000 dollars

Trending up, graduallyTrending up, gradually

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Purchasing managers’ Purchasing managers’

indexindex(monthly, diffusion index)(monthly, diffusion index)

40

50

60

70

80

'04 '05 '06 '07

Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising

Business Conditions

61.1

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Buying plans indexBuying plans index

(monthly, diffusion index)(monthly, diffusion index)

40

50

60

70

80

90

'04 '05 '06 '07

Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising

90-day purchasing plans

69.4

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Steel buying plans indexSteel buying plans index

(monthly, diffusion index)(monthly, diffusion index)

40

50

60

70

80

90

'04 '05 '06 '07

Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising

30-day purchasing plans

62.5

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Steel buying plans Steel buying plans (monthly, % expanding buys)(monthly, % expanding buys)

20

30

40

50

60

'04 '05 '06 '07

30-day purchasing plans

40%

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100

125

150

175

200

225

'04 '05 '06 '07

Purchasing price indexPurchasing price index (monthly, 100 = January 1992)(monthly, 100 = January 1992)

177.3

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Steel prices-paid indexSteel prices-paid index

(monthly, diffusion index)(monthly, diffusion index)

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

'04 '05 '06 '07

Less than 50 = lower; greater than 50 = higher

59.5

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75

100

125

150

175

200

225

250

275

300

'04 '05 '06 '07

Steel price indexesSteel price indexes (monthly, 100 = January 1992)(monthly, 100 = January 1992)

carbon

stainless

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Forecasts of key Forecasts of key indicatorsindicators

(U.S., % change)(U.S., % change)

‘‘0404 ‘05‘05 ’06’06 ’07 ’07 oldold ’07 ’07 newnew

Gross domestic productGross domestic product 4.24.2 3.53.5 3.43.4 2.42.4 2.72.7

GDP price indexGDP price index 2.82.8 3.03.0 2.92.9 2.12.1 2.12.1

Consumer price indexConsumer price index 2.72.7 3.43.4 3.23.2 2.02.0 1.91.9

Consumer spendingConsumer spending 3.9 3.53.9 3.5 3.23.2 2.92.9 3.13.1

Capital spendingCapital spending 5.95.9 6.6.88 7.47.4 5.75.7 5.35.3

Industrial production Industrial production 2.52.5 3.23.2 4.04.0 2.62.6 2.42.4

Residential startsResidential starts 4.94.9 4.64.6 (13.0)(13.0) (16.4)(16.4) (15.0)(15.0)

Motor vehicle salesMotor vehicle sales 1.81.8 0.00.0 (13.0)(13.0) (2.4)(2.4) (2.4)(2.4)Blue Chip Economic Blue Chip Economic IndicatorsIndicators

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Energy prices-paid indexEnergy prices-paid index

(monthly, diffusion index)(monthly, diffusion index)

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

'04 '05 '06 '07

Less than 50 = lower; greater than 50 = higher

69.7

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95

100

105

110

115

'02 '03 '04 '05 '06

Industrial production Industrial production indexindex

(monthly, seasonally adjusted, 100 = (monthly, seasonally adjusted, 100 = 2002)2002)

2006: Still strong after all these months2006: Still strong after all these months

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Capacity use, Capacity use, manufacturingmanufacturing

(monthly, seasonally adjusted, % (monthly, seasonally adjusted, % capacity)capacity)

73

76

79

82

85

'04 '05

2006: Robust production year2006: Robust production year

80.4

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Durable goods outputDurable goods output(monthly, seasonally adjusted, $ (monthly, seasonally adjusted, $

billions)billions)

175

185

195

205

215

'04 '05 '06

2006: Rebound is evident2006: Rebound is evident

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Motor vehicle salesMotor vehicle sales(annual, millions of cars, trucks, (annual, millions of cars, trucks,

SUVs)SUVs)

15.0

15.5

16.0

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17.0

'01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 ''07/F

2006-2007: Why assembly is sliding2006-2007: Why assembly is sliding

16.3

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Appliance shipmentsAppliance shipments(annual, millions of cars, trucks, (annual, millions of cars, trucks,

SUVs)SUVs)

60

65

70

75

80

'01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07/F

2007: Why steel demand will slip2007: Why steel demand will slip

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Office furniture Office furniture shipmentsshipments

(annual, $ billions)(annual, $ billions)

9

10

11

12

13

'01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07/F

2007: A possible sales growth arena2007: A possible sales growth arena

11.8

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Machinery shipmentsMachinery shipments(annual, $ billions)(annual, $ billions)

240

260

280

300

320

340

'01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07/F

2007: A possible sales growth arena2007: A possible sales growth arena

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Housing market index(monthly, diffusion)monthly, diffusion)

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30

40

50

60

70

80

'03 '04 '05 '06 '07

3535

Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising

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Purchasing managers’ Purchasing managers’ indexesindexes

(monthly, diffusion index)(monthly, diffusion index)

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30

40

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'04 '05 '06 '07

Stock-Building PlansStock-Building Plans

Less than 50 = falling; greater than 50 = rising

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Steel marketplace Steel marketplace updateupdate

(annual, million net tons, rounded)(annual, million net tons, rounded)

‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06Mills to U.S. buyers 97 104 94110Net imports 18 28 25 37Inventory change 2 (2) 3 (4)Apparent supply 114 134 116 151Calculated use * 79 95 87112* Supply x metalworking activity calculated by Federal Reserve Board

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Service center steel Service center steel inventoriesinventories

(monthly, U.S., million tons)(monthly, U.S., million tons)

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U.S. steel consumptionU.S. steel consumption (annual, million net tons)(annual, million net tons)

50

70

90

110

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2006: strongest year this decade2006: strongest year this decade

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Steel mill product Steel mill product importsimports (annual, million net tons)(annual, million net tons)

10

20

30

40

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2007: huge slippage unlikely2007: huge slippage unlikely

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