Exhibit 5: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding March 2006 February 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,818,318 1,709,545 2,433,443 1,464,287 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 2,127,417 1,129,672 1,709,726 923,376 Flat-rolled -- Slab 808,393 314,948 691,238 268,305 Flat-rolled -- Plate 110,179 97,192 101,131 84,363 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 535,003 265,558 366,127 189,501 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 257,506 151,257 223,957 133,919 Flat-rolled -- Coated 372,021 265,815 290,915 219,855 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 44,315 34,903 36,359 27,432 Hot-rolled Bar 153,291 117,640 176,756 129,214 Cold Finished Bar 23,335 28,870 23,671 30,737 Rebar 214,029 90,788 269,645 114,077 Welded Pipe 268,620 240,771 227,002 181,573 Fittings and Flanges 16,156 45,489 13,851 36,888 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,411 34,027 8,127 30,532 Rod 2,220 6,292 1,802 4,998 Wire 3,841 15,996 2,864 12,893 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,507,096 1,498,495 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,771,835 951,079 Flat-rolled -- Slab 711,294 276,030 Flat-rolled -- Plate 101,131 84,363 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 406,375 207,834 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 223,988 134,098 Flat-rolled -- Coated 292,237 220,898 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 36,810 27,856 Hot-rolled Bar 187,427 134,497 Cold Finished Bar 23,858 31,220 Rebar 269,645 114,077 Welded Pipe 227,661 182,034 Fittings and Flanges 13,867 37,012 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,137 30,679 Rod 1,802 4,998 Wire 2,865 12,899 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2005 February 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,982,003 1,472,982 1,803,797 1,313,390 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,439,186 962,852 1,254,020 822,671 Flat-rolled -- Slab 426,034 224,482 491,337 260,496 Flat-rolled -- Plate 102,595 87,313 77,495 73,092 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 426,894 264,877 302,164 185,151 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 170,086 124,714 128,173 93,594 Flat-rolled -- Coated 264,865 224,504 220,210 185,054 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 48,712 36,962 34,641 25,285 Hot-rolled Bar 173,198 139,078 169,539 128,694 Cold Finished Bar 24,670 28,576 25,232 31,872 Rebar 104,141 44,268 114,232 49,630 Welded Pipe 209,308 196,721 212,729 189,858 Fittings and Flanges 13,347 34,208 11,993 30,337 Stainless Steel Products Bar 11,427 43,117 9,636 38,672 Rod 3,328 9,682 3,165 8,726 Wire 3,400 14,481 3,252 12,930 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2006 February 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 4,886,846 2,954,510 3,780,229 2,741,899 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 3,591,081 1,919,354 2,760,958 1,799,220 Flat-rolled -- Slab 1,535,457 586,650 1,059,040 553,320 Flat-rolled -- Plate 197,653 171,572 122,058 115,985 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 803,616 418,677 707,920 439,087 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 386,582 238,944 302,455 222,912 Flat-rolled -- Coated 600,911 450,516 495,679 414,503 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 66,863 52,995 73,807 53,414 Hot-rolled Bar 361,747 261,501 352,435 270,052 Cold Finished Bar 43,706 56,874 52,299 61,503 Rebar 377,910 159,737 158,778 69,128 Welded Pipe 455,133 372,497 397,078 356,700 Fittings and Flanges 29,107 77,593 24,770 62,172 Stainless Steel Products Bar 16,604 63,773 19,739 75,845 Rod 4,829 13,667 7,596 20,629 Wire 6,729 29,513 6,574 26,648 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 March 2006 (CB-06-61)