Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 3: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding January 2006 December 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,379,750 1,456,016 2,096,844 1,334,609 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,819,247 968,275 1,553,469 854,081 Flat-rolled -- Slab 824,163 310,619 599,301 240,428 Flat-rolled -- Plate 96,522 87,209 94,824 83,665 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 397,241 210,843 407,399 210,475 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 162,593 104,846 154,674 97,184 Flat-rolled -- Coated 308,675 229,618 261,177 194,044 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 30,053 25,139 36,095 28,285 Hot-rolled Bar 174,320 127,005 164,589 120,486 Cold Finished Bar 19,848 25,654 17,110 23,487 Rebar 108,265 45,661 104,332 44,053 Welded Pipe 227,472 190,463 228,594 197,892 Fittings and Flanges 15,240 40,581 14,808 39,600 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,467 33,094 8,683 34,812 Rod 3,027 8,669 2,285 7,078 Wire 3,865 16,614 2,972 13,120 ______________________________________________________________ January 2005 December 2004 Commodity Final Final Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,976,431 1,428,509 1,944,791 1,448,264 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,506,939 976,549 1,507,978 1,021,982 Flat-rolled -- Slab 567,703 292,824 403,589 213,230 Flat-rolled -- Plate 44,563 42,893 80,848 79,892 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 405,756 253,936 342,774 216,737 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 174,282 129,318 270,121 190,975 Flat-rolled -- Coated 275,469 229,449 358,753 285,273 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 39,166 28,129 51,892 35,876 Hot-rolled Bar 182,896 141,359 168,489 137,180 Cold Finished Bar 27,067 29,631 23,887 30,271 Rebar 44,547 19,498 38,829 17,802 Welded Pipe 184,349 166,842 173,529 150,655 Fittings and Flanges 12,777 31,835 13,841 31,409 Stainless Steel Products Bar 10,103 37,173 10,386 34,275 Rod 4,431 11,903 4,256 10,787 Wire 3,322 13,719 3,595 13,903 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final January 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.