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Year 2000 Steelmaking Raw Material and Input Costs

Year/ Month	Thermal Coal $/tonne	Coking Coal $/ton	Iron Ore C/dmtu	Natural Gas $/1000m3	Steel Scrap $/tonne	Electric C/KwH
2000 M1	25.1	44.45	28.8	110.0	n/a	4.30
2000 M2	25.1		28.8	110.0	n/a	4.32
2000 M3	25.1		28.8	110.0	n/a	4.31
2000 M4	25.1	44.39	28.8	116.6	n/a	4.32
2000 M5	25.6		28.8	116.6	n/a	4.51
2000 M6	25.6		28.8	116.6	n/a	4.75
2000 M7	25.6	44.39	28.8	129.2	n/a	4.95
2000 M8	25.6		28.8	129.2	n/a	5.08
2000 M9	27.2		28.8	129.2	n/a	4.84
2000 M10	27.2	44.30	28.8	141.5	n/a	4.75
2000 M11	27.2		28.8	141.5	n/a	4.59
2000 M12	30.8		28.8	141.5	n/a	4.88

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