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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,683,820 2,531,645 3,311,233 2,224,479 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,434 6,835 3,401 5,309 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 914,457 388,430 788,262 332,469 Wire Rods 184,287 95,004 294,578 137,534 Structural Shapes Heavy 112,441 65,100 104,103 60,753 Steel Piling 9,119 7,856 10,006 9,054 Plates Cut Lengths 118,714 113,849 105,034 97,492 Plates In Coils 98,080 58,456 86,894 50,485 Rails Standard 29,962 21,948 21,962 15,888 Rails All Other 920 775 1,044 860 Railroad Accessories 1,107 729 243 466 Bars - Hot Rolled 124,468 99,046 131,190 101,813 Bars - Light Shaped 19,204 13,088 26,051 15,888 Bars - Reinforcing 227,962 96,470 269,645 114,077 Bars - Cold Finished 30,355 53,956 29,468 54,151 Tool Steel 13,509 34,126 11,754 32,382 Standard Pipe 127,723 96,754 121,604 90,494 Oil Country Goods 149,705 185,606 122,573 147,461 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 85,630 92,200 23,324 24,755 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,488 29,825 33,159 34,709 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,645 18,069 18,303 12,806 Mechanical Tubing 50,953 63,455 53,212 62,766 Pressure Tubing 7,923 16,728 7,005 13,495 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,708 54,431 8,660 50,844 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,487 3,931 1,051 3,419 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,475 44,818 59,608 44,962 Pipe For Piling 1,578 1,108 749 550 Wire Drawn 75,254 88,785 60,663 66,897 Black Plate 4,753 3,597 2,561 1,998 Tin Plate 33,637 25,421 31,954 23,498 Tin Free Steel 10,678 9,482 4,856 4,359 Sheets Hot Rolled 450,498 218,981 314,176 158,387 Sheets Cold Rolled 289,021 218,401 249,953 198,630 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 303,538 205,455 222,478 160,808 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,469 15,762 19,144 15,459 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,183 35,065 39,896 32,922 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,519 10,426 10,986 12,806 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,732 5,777 8,632 6,768 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,202 31,900 13,048 27,065 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,516,326 2,065,238 2,448,636 1,947,548 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,195 6,220 5,451 7,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 466,170 282,705 576,836 336,764 Wire Rods 171,451 105,303 225,215 123,578 Structural Shapes Heavy 51,140 33,830 32,404 22,686 Steel Piling 10,360 9,015 4,348 3,881 Plates Cut Lengths 106,501 103,215 80,690 83,633 Plates In Coils 111,420 76,591 65,796 48,667 Rails Standard 27,057 18,884 16,706 11,301 Rails All Other 2,966 2,283 988 918 Railroad Accessories 1,704 1,066 142 115 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,076 110,102 130,365 107,585 Bars - Light Shaped 19,517 14,889 17,121 11,764 Bars - Reinforcing 104,141 44,268 114,232 49,630 Bars - Cold Finished 32,414 60,322 31,411 58,617 Tool Steel 15,546 35,644 14,826 32,631 Standard Pipe 89,949 76,403 83,386 69,545 Oil Country Goods 77,826 91,856 114,396 113,013 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 44,749 48,451 32,041 28,837 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 16,344 13,992 21,808 18,497 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,607 8,835 16,421 12,323 Mechanical Tubing 52,143 62,809 56,439 64,909 Pressure Tubing 9,208 14,684 7,327 11,102 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,342 47,357 9,975 48,653 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,373 3,191 943 2,646 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,271 40,807 64,543 56,488 Pipe For Piling 405 407 1,459 1,171 Wire Drawn 71,723 83,474 66,004 76,426 Black Plate 8,674 6,690 2,257 1,854 Tin Plate 42,457 32,100 27,174 19,464 Tin Free Steel 6,254 4,862 7,467 5,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 309,163 190,776 230,152 138,176 Sheets Cold Rolled 182,187 177,510 155,277 166,877 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,798 150,876 162,056 127,830 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,352 13,066 7,197 6,080 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,361 48,894 35,755 37,000 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,603 6,710 8,191 8,290 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,611 6,539 9,139 6,330 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,268 30,614 12,698 26,947 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 10,179,407 6,964,813 7,599,774 6,067,047 Ingots And Steel For Castings 10,359 17,383 12,454 19,538 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 2,562,663 1,066,946 1,688,845 970,564 Wire Rods 838,065 399,364 634,837 363,831 Structural Shapes Heavy 272,952 161,063 139,623 91,754 Steel Piling 21,291 18,826 19,609 17,043 Plates Cut Lengths 323,673 311,539 234,410 238,170 Plates In Coils 254,484 153,533 270,002 192,535 Rails Standard 69,428 50,065 66,264 44,571 Rails All Other 3,509 2,986 5,258 4,347 Railroad Accessories 2,461 2,132 2,994 2,007 Bars - Hot Rolled 375,310 296,896 402,589 334,957 Bars - Light Shaped 69,243 44,247 46,713 34,889 Bars - Reinforcing 605,872 256,208 262,920 113,396 Bars - Cold Finished 85,075 156,082 96,957 174,585 Tool Steel 45,777 105,195 46,883 99,001 Standard Pipe 362,725 272,673 270,592 223,054 Oil Country Goods 425,098 525,644 287,069 305,350 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 157,472 167,194 96,543 96,487 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 94,024 95,846 69,934 58,137 Line Pipe - Not Specified 65,769 46,785 40,782 32,099 Mechanical Tubing 154,090 187,671 152,248 182,501 Pressure Tubing 21,880 45,523 23,414 36,135 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 29,605 167,874 29,340 143,972 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 3,580 10,655 3,703 9,075 Structural Pipe & Tube 153,523 127,521 151,066 138,173 Pipe For Piling 3,841 2,859 2,147 1,847 Wire Drawn 201,861 232,411 206,173 241,492 Black Plate 10,432 7,814 14,526 11,786 Tin Plate 88,181 67,171 100,106 73,239 Tin Free Steel 22,997 20,727 22,413 17,138 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,090,867 548,046 845,276 517,216 Sheets Cold Rolled 724,130 577,428 535,601 546,297 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 770,676 539,082 563,157 443,857 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 48,780 38,705 31,918 26,511 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 124,837 104,500 131,585 133,913 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 18,861 27,138 21,520 21,443 Strip - Hot Rolled 22,225 17,265 28,898 19,495 Strip - Cold Rolled 43,792 91,818 41,405 86,644 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.