Det blev desuden påstået, at rentabilitetsfaldet snarere skyldtes stigende enhedsomkostninger — som følge af lav kapacitetsudnyttelse og lønstigninger — end den pågældende import.
Furthermore, it was alleged that the loss in profitability was rather due to an increase of unit costs, as a consequence of low capacity utilisation rates and an increase in wages, than to the imports under consideration.