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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,393,120 2,431,227 3,683,820 2,531,645 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,370 7,714 4,434 6,835 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 552,049 243,670 914,457 388,430 Wire Rods 198,360 99,552 184,287 95,004 Structural Shapes Heavy 91,600 58,094 112,441 65,100 Steel Piling 5,292 4,481 9,119 7,856 Plates Cut Lengths 132,047 112,033 118,714 113,849 Plates In Coils 138,421 77,629 98,080 58,456 Rails Standard 18,817 12,589 29,962 21,948 Rails All Other 2,098 1,987 920 775 Railroad Accessories 1,209 983 1,107 729 Bars - Hot Rolled 154,177 119,918 124,468 99,046 Bars - Light Shaped 30,940 19,089 19,204 13,088 Bars - Reinforcing 266,766 112,494 227,962 96,470 Bars - Cold Finished 42,122 69,552 30,355 53,956 Tool Steel 12,576 32,253 13,509 34,126 Standard Pipe 117,371 88,474 127,723 96,754 Oil Country Goods 179,742 217,988 149,705 185,606 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 62,217 67,481 85,630 92,200 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 46,527 42,466 27,488 29,825 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,194 16,273 24,645 18,069 Mechanical Tubing 66,175 75,977 50,953 63,455 Pressure Tubing 10,645 22,368 7,923 16,728 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,687 62,430 9,708 54,431 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,278 3,667 1,487 3,931 Structural Pipe & Tube 45,926 39,143 49,475 44,818 Pipe For Piling 1,415 931 1,578 1,108 Wire Drawn 69,835 80,475 75,254 88,785 Black Plate 9,988 6,458 4,753 3,597 Tin Plate 50,099 36,972 33,637 25,421 Tin Free Steel 8,886 7,189 10,678 9,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 351,430 182,687 450,498 218,981 Sheets Cold Rolled 334,363 239,117 289,021 218,401 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 264,370 179,454 303,538 205,455 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,808 9,765 20,469 15,762 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,352 38,553 42,183 35,065 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,014 6,108 5,519 10,426 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,985 5,306 7,732 5,777 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,966 29,907 15,202 31,900 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,794,322 2,283,883 2,516,326 2,065,238 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,978 7,194 3,195 6,220 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 591,149 361,420 466,170 282,705 Wire Rods 196,856 114,159 171,451 105,303 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,058 32,790 51,140 33,830 Steel Piling 14,858 12,253 10,360 9,015 Plates Cut Lengths 89,785 100,051 106,501 103,215 Plates In Coils 103,181 70,685 111,420 76,591 Rails Standard 19,865 14,065 27,057 18,884 Rails All Other 2,052 1,552 2,966 2,283 Railroad Accessories 908 513 1,704 1,066 Bars - Hot Rolled 160,650 124,907 130,076 110,102 Bars - Light Shaped 16,015 10,732 19,517 14,889 Bars - Reinforcing 87,296 38,987 104,141 44,268 Bars - Cold Finished 39,273 70,466 32,414 60,322 Tool Steel 16,836 40,290 15,546 35,644 Standard Pipe 112,475 92,316 89,949 76,403 Oil Country Goods 147,960 161,589 77,826 91,856 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 37,288 38,797 44,749 48,451 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 31,438 27,670 16,344 13,992 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,974 24,554 10,607 8,835 Mechanical Tubing 57,917 71,040 52,143 62,809 Pressure Tubing 9,747 15,464 9,208 14,684 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,044 53,161 9,342 47,357 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,097 3,071 1,373 3,191 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,883 46,154 44,271 40,807 Pipe For Piling 8,525 7,690 405 407 Wire Drawn 71,790 84,251 71,723 83,474 Black Plate 2,387 2,244 8,674 6,690 Tin Plate 35,282 27,051 42,457 32,100 Tin Free Steel 8,967 7,302 6,254 4,862 Sheets Hot Rolled 273,040 170,009 309,163 190,776 Sheets Cold Rolled 181,004 162,161 182,187 177,510 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 230,594 181,046 191,798 150,876 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,639 12,020 15,352 13,066 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 52,341 48,530 47,361 48,894 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,905 9,733 6,603 6,710 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,671 6,882 9,611 6,539 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,592 31,083 15,268 30,614 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 13,572,528 9,396,040 10,394,096 8,350,930 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15,729 25,097 16,432 26,732 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,114,712 1,310,616 2,279,994 1,331,984 Wire Rods 1,036,425 498,916 831,693 477,989 Structural Shapes Heavy 364,553 219,157 189,680 124,544 Steel Piling 26,584 23,307 34,467 29,296 Plates Cut Lengths 455,720 423,572 324,195 338,221 Plates In Coils 392,905 231,162 373,184 263,220 Rails Standard 88,245 62,654 86,129 58,636 Rails All Other 5,607 4,973 7,309 5,899 Railroad Accessories 3,670 3,115 3,903 2,520 Bars - Hot Rolled 529,487 416,814 563,240 459,864 Bars - Light Shaped 100,183 63,336 62,728 45,621 Bars - Reinforcing 872,638 368,702 350,215 152,382 Bars - Cold Finished 127,198 225,635 136,231 245,051 Tool Steel 58,352 137,448 63,720 139,291 Standard Pipe 480,097 361,147 383,067 315,370 Oil Country Goods 604,840 743,632 435,029 466,939 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 219,689 234,674 133,831 135,284 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 140,550 138,312 101,372 85,807 Line Pipe - Not Specified 90,962 63,058 71,756 56,653 Mechanical Tubing 220,265 263,648 210,165 253,541 Pressure Tubing 32,524 67,891 33,162 51,600 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 40,292 230,305 40,384 197,133 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 4,858 14,322 4,800 12,146 Structural Pipe & Tube 199,450 166,663 201,949 184,327 Pipe For Piling 5,257 3,790 10,672 9,536 Wire Drawn 271,696 312,886 277,963 325,744 Black Plate 20,420 14,271 16,913 14,031 Tin Plate 138,280 104,142 135,388 100,290 Tin Free Steel 31,884 27,916 31,380 24,439 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,442,297 730,733 1,118,316 687,225 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,058,492 816,545 716,605 708,458 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,035,046 718,537 793,751 624,903 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 60,588 48,470 46,557 38,531 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 172,190 143,053 183,926 182,443 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 22,876 33,247 29,425 31,176 Strip - Hot Rolled 30,210 22,571 38,569 26,376 Strip - Cold Rolled 57,758 121,724 55,997 117,727 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.