1.钢材价格下跌幅度大,对行业利润影响严重。1998年全行业减利因素达228亿元,其中电、运涨价影响52亿元;钢材价格平均每吨下降180元,影响全行业减利176亿元,钢材降低占全部减利因素的77%。虽然冶金企业降低成本75亿元,但仅消化价格下降减利因素的43%。2.产成品库存增加,资金周转困难。去年末产成品资金占用达270亿元,同比上升17%;应收帐款、应付帐款均达730亿元以上,分别比上年同期上升2%和10%,货币回笼率(含汇票)64%,与上年基本持平。全行业流动资金周转天数为325天(1.12次),比上年 1. The sharp drop in steel prices has a serious impact on the profit of the industry. In 1998, the industry-wide profit-making factor reached 22.8 billion yuan, of which electricity and transportation prices affected 5.2 billion yuan; the average price of steel dropped 180 yuan per ton, affecting the industry as a whole by 17.6 billion yuan and the reduction of steel products by 77% %. Although the metallurgical enterprises reduced the cost by 7.5 billion yuan, only 43% of the factor of digestion and profit reduction was reduced. 2. Finished goods inventory increased, cash flow difficulties. At the end of last year, the finished product funds occupied 27 billion yuan, an increase of 17% over the same period of last year. Accounts receivable and accounts payable reached more than 73 billion yuan, up by 2% and 10% over the same period of last year respectively. The currency recovery rate (including bills of exchange) 64%, basically the same with the previous year. The entire industry turnover of working days for 325 days (1.12 times), more than the previous year