在国外,库存居高不下、真实需求小幅走低、市场买兴疲弱和生产企业订单水平低迷是导致薄板行情持续大幅下跌的主要不利因素。在北美,来自美国钢铁协会的最新统计数据显示,2005年4月份美国钢材交货量共计854.5万短吨,较去年同期的914.3万短吨同比下降6.5%,较今年3月份的924.9万? In foreign countries, inventories remained high, real demand slightly lower, weak buying markets and weak orders from manufacturing enterprises were the major negative factors contributing to the continued sharp decline in the market of sheet metals. In North America, the latest statistics from the American Iron and Steel Institute show that in April 2005, the total deliveries of U.S. steel products totaled 8,545,000 short tons, down 6.5% from 9.143 million short tons in the same period of last year, compared with 9,249,000 in March this year.