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 January 2006 December 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,119,765 1,324,715 1,938,902 1,244,309 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,584,809 859,812 1,429,275 793,602 Flat-rolled -- Slab 688,651 259,674 552,209 221,693 Flat-rolled -- Plate 88,692 81,665 85,415 75,539 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 364,168 194,380 356,084 186,944 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 131,027 86,774 150,041 94,677 Flat-rolled -- Coated 283,257 213,208 249,450 186,483 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 29,015 24,111 36,075 28,265 Hot-rolled Bar 166,336 121,970 156,717 116,875 Cold Finished Bar 18,305 23,619 16,898 23,256 Rebar 103,622 43,687 101,503 42,924 Welded Pipe 217,093 180,766 206,386 175,322 Fittings and Flanges 14,846 38,760 14,638 39,039 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,146 31,871 8,307 33,330 Rod 2,961 8,430 2,250 7,010 Wire 3,648 15,799 2,928 12,951 ______________________________________________________________ December 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,096,844 1,334,609 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,553,469 854,081 Flat-rolled -- Slab 599,301 240,428 Flat-rolled -- Plate 94,824 83,665 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 407,399 210,475 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 154,674 97,184 Flat-rolled -- Coated 261,177 194,044 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 36,095 28,285 Hot-rolled Bar 164,589 120,486 Cold Finished Bar 17,110 23,487 Rebar 104,332 44,053 Welded Pipe 228,594 197,892 Fittings and Flanges 14,808 39,600 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,683 34,812 Rod 2,285 7,078 Wire 2,972 13,120 ______________________________________________________________ January 2005 December 2004 Final Final Commodity 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 ______________________________________________________________ December 2005 December 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 21,748,630 15,485,357 24,272,336 14,923,354 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 15,121,986 9,469,802 17,472,207 9,756,835 Flat-rolled -- Slab 5,483,462 2,571,525 5,850,732 2,391,936 Flat-rolled -- Plate 958,782 890,192 787,856 551,454 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 3,854,414 2,233,966 4,959,688 2,620,103 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,520,037 1,094,900 2,120,730 1,406,363 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,822,303 2,298,389 3,324,810 2,501,587 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 482,988 380,829 428,391 285,392 Hot-rolled Bar 2,057,070 1,531,820 2,094,724 1,357,463 Cold Finished Bar 329,595 391,753 252,480 272,227 Rebar 1,292,198 551,680 1,738,959 828,441 Welded Pipe 2,587,700 2,349,488 2,401,480 1,846,533 Fittings and Flanges 159,449 427,383 137,684 324,820 Stainless Steel Products Bar 123,804 480,986 96,879 297,169 Rod 37,052 108,493 39,838 97,161 Wire 39,777 173,951 38,086 142,706 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 January 2006 (CB-06-29)