(534) Som reaktion på krisen i Asien(9) har USA, der tegner sig for omkring en ottendedel af verdens stålforbrug, siden 1998 gjort øget brug af instrumenter til beskyttelse af handelen i stålsektoren for at beskytte amerikanske producenter mod konkurrence.
(534) From 1998 onwards, in reaction to the Asian crisis(9), the US, which represents around one eighth of world steel consumption, began to make greater use of trade defence instruments (TDIs) in the steel sector with a view to protecting their domestic producers from competition.