Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 5: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding December 2005 November 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,938,902 1,244,309 1,662,579 1,116,278 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,429,275 793,602 1,104,180 632,320 Flat-rolled -- Slab 552,209 221,693 370,730 134,038 Flat-rolled -- Plate 85,415 75,539 67,459 63,831 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 356,084 186,944 269,677 145,539 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 150,041 94,677 127,751 82,984 Flat-rolled -- Coated 249,450 186,483 220,570 166,906 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 36,075 28,265 47,993 39,023 Hot-rolled Bar 156,717 116,875 151,630 111,162 Cold Finished Bar 16,898 23,256 20,140 27,447 Rebar 101,503 42,924 158,670 69,434 Welded Pipe 206,386 175,322 197,998 173,318 Fittings and Flanges 14,638 39,039 14,341 40,807 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,307 33,330 9,965 40,518 Rod 2,250 7,010 2,412 7,410 Wire 2,928 12,951 3,242 13,861 ______________________________________________________________ November 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,688,641 1,141,779 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,115,336 639,257 Flat-rolled -- Slab 370,730 134,038 Flat-rolled -- Plate 67,459 63,831 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 269,677 145,539 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 127,790 83,017 Flat-rolled -- Coated 231,686 173,810 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 47,993 39,023 Hot-rolled Bar 151,822 111,282 Cold Finished Bar 20,184 27,447 Rebar 158,670 69,434 Welded Pipe 212,665 191,744 Fittings and Flanges 14,341 40,807 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,965 40,518 Rod 2,412 7,410 Wire 3,246 13,878 ______________________________________________________________ December 2004 November 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,944,791 1,448,264 2,478,825 1,655,200 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,507,978 1,021,982 1,929,189 1,173,939 Flat-rolled -- Slab 403,589 213,230 607,257 292,796 Flat-rolled -- Plate 80,848 79,892 65,944 52,235 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 342,774 216,737 569,362 311,045 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 270,121 190,975 264,521 183,489 Flat-rolled -- Coated 358,753 285,273 379,346 304,378 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 51,892 35,876 42,760 29,995 Hot-rolled Bar 168,489 137,180 170,237 137,811 Cold Finished Bar 23,887 30,271 23,294 31,495 Rebar 38,829 17,802 153,255 74,349 Welded Pipe 173,529 150,655 175,031 155,357 Fittings and Flanges 13,841 31,409 12,398 31,195 Stainless Steel Products Bar 10,386 34,275 7,990 27,450 Rod 4,256 10,787 4,311 10,926 Wire 3,595 13,903 3,121 12,678 ______________________________________________________________ November 2005 November 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 19,651,787 14,150,748 22,327,545 13,475,090 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 13,568,516 8,615,721 15,964,229 8,734,852 Flat-rolled -- Slab 4,884,160 2,331,097 5,447,143 2,178,706 Flat-rolled -- Plate 863,959 806,527 707,007 471,563 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 3,447,015 2,023,491 4,616,914 2,403,366 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,365,363 997,716 1,850,609 1,215,388 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,561,127 2,104,345 2,966,057 2,216,314 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 446,892 352,544 376,499 249,517 Hot-rolled Bar 1,892,481 1,411,334 1,926,235 1,220,282 Cold Finished Bar 312,485 368,267 228,593 241,956 Rebar 1,187,866 507,627 1,700,129 810,639 Welded Pipe 2,359,106 2,151,596 2,227,951 1,695,877 Fittings and Flanges 144,641 387,783 123,842 293,411 Stainless Steel Products Bar 115,120 446,174 86,493 262,894 Rod 34,766 101,415 35,582 86,374 Wire 36,805 160,832 34,490 128,803 NOTE: Data shown reflect imports of steel products from all countries included in the monitored steel categories, regardless of whether the product or country is subject to the safeguard measures. See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/ foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2005 (CB-06-11)