Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2006 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,311,233 2,224,479 3,184,355 2,208,689 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,401 5,309 2,524 5,238 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 788,262 332,469 859,943 346,047 Wire Rods 294,578 137,534 359,200 166,826 Structural Shapes Heavy 104,103 60,753 56,407 35,210 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 2,166 1,916 Plates Cut Lengths 105,034 97,492 99,925 100,198 Plates In Coils 86,894 50,485 69,509 44,592 Rails Standard 21,962 15,888 17,504 12,228 Rails All Other 1,044 860 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 243 466 1,110 937 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,190 101,813 119,652 96,036 Bars - Light Shaped 26,051 15,888 23,988 15,271 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 108,265 45,661 Bars - Cold Finished 29,468 54,151 25,252 47,976 Tool Steel 11,754 32,382 20,513 38,687 Standard Pipe 121,604 90,494 113,398 85,425 Oil Country Goods 122,573 147,461 152,820 192,577 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 23,324 24,755 48,517 50,239 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,159 34,709 33,377 31,312 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,303 12,806 22,821 15,909 Mechanical Tubing 53,212 62,766 49,925 61,449 Pressure Tubing 7,005 13,495 6,952 15,300 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,660 50,844 11,236 62,599 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,051 3,419 1,042 3,305 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,608 44,962 44,441 37,740 Pipe For Piling 749 550 1,515 1,202 Wire Drawn 60,663 66,897 65,944 76,729 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 22,589 18,253 Tin Free Steel 4,856 4,359 7,464 6,886 Sheets Hot Rolled 314,176 158,387 326,193 170,678 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,953 198,630 185,155 160,397 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 222,478 160,808 244,660 172,819 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,144 15,459 9,168 7,484 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,896 32,922 42,758 36,512 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,986 12,806 2,356 3,906 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,632 6,768 5,860 4,720 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,048 27,065 15,541 32,852 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,448,636 1,947,548 2,634,812 2,054,261 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,451 7,501 3,808 5,816 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 576,836 336,764 645,839 351,096 Wire Rods 225,215 123,578 238,171 134,949 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,404 22,686 56,079 35,239 Steel Piling 4,348 3,881 4,901 4,147 Plates Cut Lengths 80,690 83,633 47,219 51,322 Plates In Coils 65,796 48,667 92,786 67,277 Rails Standard 16,706 11,301 22,501 14,386 Rails All Other 988 918 1,304 1,146 Railroad Accessories 142 115 1,148 826 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,365 107,585 142,149 117,270 Bars - Light Shaped 17,121 11,764 10,075 8,235 Bars - Reinforcing 114,232 49,630 44,547 19,498 Bars - Cold Finished 31,411 58,617 33,132 55,647 Tool Steel 14,826 32,631 16,511 30,726 Standard Pipe 83,386 69,545 97,257 77,107 Oil Country Goods 114,396 113,013 94,848 100,481 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 32,041 28,837 19,753 19,199 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,808 18,497 31,781 25,648 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,421 12,323 13,754 10,941 Mechanical Tubing 56,439 64,909 43,667 54,783 Pressure Tubing 7,327 11,102 6,879 10,349 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,975 48,653 10,022 47,962 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 943 2,646 1,387 3,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 64,543 56,488 42,252 40,878 Pipe For Piling 1,459 1,171 284 268 Wire Drawn 66,004 76,426 68,446 81,593 Black Plate 2,257 1,854 3,595 3,242 Tin Plate 27,174 19,464 30,474 21,674 Tin Free Steel 7,467 5,820 8,692 6,455 Sheets Hot Rolled 230,152 138,176 305,961 188,265 Sheets Cold Rolled 155,277 166,877 198,137 201,910 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 162,056 127,830 209,304 165,151 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,197 6,080 9,368 7,365 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,755 37,000 48,469 48,019 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,191 8,290 6,726 6,443 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,139 6,330 10,148 6,626 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,698 26,947 13,439 29,083 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 6,495,588 4,433,168 5,083,448 4,001,809 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,925 10,548 9,259 13,318 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 1,648,206 678,516 1,222,675 687,859 Wire Rods 653,777 304,360 463,387 258,527 Structural Shapes Heavy 160,511 95,963 88,482 57,925 Steel Piling 12,172 10,970 9,249 8,028 Plates Cut Lengths 204,959 197,690 127,908 134,955 Plates In Coils 156,404 95,077 158,582 115,944 Rails Standard 39,466 28,116 39,207 25,687 Rails All Other 2,589 2,212 2,292 2,064 Railroad Accessories 1,353 1,403 1,290 941 Bars - Hot Rolled 250,843 197,849 272,514 224,855 Bars - Light Shaped 50,039 31,159 27,196 20,000 Bars - Reinforcing 377,910 159,737 158,778 69,128 Bars - Cold Finished 54,720 102,126 64,543 114,264 Tool Steel 32,267 71,070 31,337 63,357 Standard Pipe 235,002 175,919 180,643 146,651 Oil Country Goods 275,393 340,038 209,243 213,494 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 71,842 74,994 51,794 48,037 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 66,536 66,021 53,589 44,145 Line Pipe - Not Specified 41,124 28,716 30,175 23,264 Mechanical Tubing 103,137 124,216 100,106 119,692 Pressure Tubing 13,957 28,795 14,207 21,451 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 19,897 113,443 19,997 96,615 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,093 6,724 2,330 5,884 Structural Pipe & Tube 104,048 82,703 106,795 97,366 Pipe For Piling 2,264 1,751 1,742 1,439 Wire Drawn 126,607 143,626 134,450 158,018 Black Plate 5,679 4,217 5,852 5,096 Tin Plate 54,543 41,750 57,648 41,138 Tin Free Steel 12,320 11,245 16,159 12,276 Sheets Hot Rolled 640,369 329,065 536,113 326,441 Sheets Cold Rolled 435,108 359,027 353,414 368,787 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 467,137 333,627 371,359 292,980 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 28,311 22,943 16,566 13,445 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 82,654 69,435 84,224 85,019 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 13,342 16,712 14,917 14,733 Strip - Hot Rolled 14,493 11,488 19,287 12,955 Strip - Cold Rolled 28,589 59,917 26,137 56,030 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.