21. In June, the Bush administration asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to look into whether steel imports are hurting U.S. manufacturers. 22. In particular, the administration has come under great pressure from the U.S. steel industry and steel workers to address a surge in steel imports from Japan. 23. In particular, the administration has come under great pressure from the U.S. steel industry to address a surge in steel imports from Japan. 24. In March, he waltzed away from his commitment to free trade and imposed stiff new tariffs on steel imports. 25. In recent years, as the world price of steel has dropped, steel imports to the United States have more than doubled. 26. In particular, steel imports have lately been declining, not rising. 27. In recent rulings, the commission found that a surge in steel imports had threatened American industry. 28. In truth, steel imports have been drastically declining since the glut caused by the Asian financial crisis. 29. It is also battling flat steel imports from outside the European Union. 30. Mexico imposed tariffs on two types of United States steel imports. |