In view of the undercutting of Union industry’s prices by imports from the countries concerned, it is considered that these subsidised imports exerted a downward pressure on prices, preventing the Union industry from keeping its sales prices to a level that would have been necessary to cover its costs and to realise a profit.
Võttes arvesse, et asjaomastest riikidest pärit subsideeritud impordiga kaasnes liidu tootmisharu hindade allalöömine, leiti, et kõnealune dumpinguhinnaga import avaldas survet hindade languseks, mistõttu liidu tootmisharu ei saanud hoida oma müügihindu tasemel, mis oleks olnud vajalik kulude katmiseks ja kulutasuvuse saavutamiseks.