A strong economy may be the one thing that has kept the tremendous increase in steel prices from severely affecting steel-related businesses, according to Texas entrepreneurs. Since December 2003, steel prices have rapidly increased by as much as 66 percent, according to various news sources. Reasons range from China buying vast amounts of U.S. scrap metal to surging energy prices in America. But business hasn't slowed down much, if any, for many steel and metal businesses. "We've had a marvelous year so far. We've had no drop in our sales," said Brenda Williams, co-owner of Tommy Williams Steel located near Sulphur Springs. "I'm surprised it's been good. But you sure don't know about the future."
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机译：得克萨斯州企业家表示，强劲的经济可能是阻止钢价大幅上涨严重影响与钢铁相关业务的一件事。根据各种消息来源，自2003年12月以来，钢材价格已迅速上涨了66％。原因包括中国购买大量美国废金属到美国能源价格飙升。但是对于许多钢铁和金属企业来说，业务并没有放慢多少。位于硫磺泉附近的汤米·威廉姆斯钢铁公司（Tommy Williams Steel）的共同所有人布伦达·威廉姆斯（Brenda Williams）表示：“到目前为止，我们表现出色。 “我很惊讶这一直很好。但是你肯定对未来一无所知。”
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