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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,571,936 2,611,190 3,393,120 2,431,227 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,029 7,950 5,370 7,714 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 680,495 302,203 552,049 243,670 Wire Rods 144,016 78,292 198,360 99,552 Structural Shapes Heavy 81,003 52,733 91,600 58,094 Steel Piling 11,028 9,109 5,292 4,481 Plates Cut Lengths 144,606 116,219 132,047 112,033 Plates In Coils 181,354 99,388 138,421 77,629 Rails Standard 20,661 14,239 18,817 12,589 Rails All Other 3,586 2,823 2,098 1,987 Railroad Accessories 524 495 1,209 983 Bars - Hot Rolled 145,750 125,087 154,177 119,918 Bars - Light Shaped 20,618 14,914 30,940 19,089 Bars - Reinforcing 187,287 80,891 266,766 112,494 Bars - Cold Finished 28,804 55,709 42,122 69,552 Tool Steel 12,793 32,543 12,576 32,253 Standard Pipe 125,213 92,976 117,371 88,474 Oil Country Goods 174,394 220,526 179,742 217,988 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 78,250 82,428 62,217 67,481 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,924 56,621 46,527 42,466 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,192 38,513 25,194 16,273 Mechanical Tubing 72,195 80,405 66,175 75,977 Pressure Tubing 7,109 15,635 10,645 22,368 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,834 63,772 10,687 62,430 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,466 4,361 1,278 3,667 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,325 48,251 45,926 39,143 Pipe For Piling 1,906 1,782 1,415 931 Wire Drawn 83,077 93,932 69,835 80,475 Black Plate 13,740 10,301 9,988 6,458 Tin Plate 28,713 21,393 50,099 36,972 Tin Free Steel 8,737 7,674 8,886 7,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 519,483 262,962 351,430 182,687 Sheets Cold Rolled 254,499 219,243 334,363 239,117 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 285,925 199,258 264,370 179,454 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,342 13,817 11,808 9,765 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,155 38,869 47,352 38,553 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,293 9,288 4,014 6,108 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,476 4,196 7,985 5,306 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,135 32,390 13,966 29,907 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,398,917 2,039,206 2,794,322 2,283,883 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,624 5,287 3,978 7,194 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 412,818 258,885 591,149 361,420 Wire Rods 256,842 136,061 196,856 114,159 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,874 29,484 50,058 32,790 Steel Piling 4,479 4,040 14,858 12,253 Plates Cut Lengths 101,833 97,494 89,785 100,051 Plates In Coils 58,756 42,754 103,181 70,685 Rails Standard 27,398 23,270 19,865 14,065 Rails All Other 1,489 1,343 2,052 1,552 Railroad Accessories 1,693 1,110 908 513 Bars - Hot Rolled 136,275 115,723 160,650 124,907 Bars - Light Shaped 26,429 15,464 16,015 10,732 Bars - Reinforcing 125,823 53,674 87,296 38,987 Bars - Cold Finished 36,694 66,257 39,273 70,466 Tool Steel 16,990 39,337 16,836 40,290 Standard Pipe 94,708 80,219 112,475 92,316 Oil Country Goods 144,847 166,506 147,960 161,589 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 57,794 59,642 37,288 38,797 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 29,900 27,693 31,438 27,670 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,927 19,653 30,974 24,554 Mechanical Tubing 58,739 73,615 57,917 71,040 Pressure Tubing 10,682 18,806 9,747 15,464 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,941 63,851 11,044 53,161 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,191 2,926 1,097 3,071 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,549 41,747 50,883 46,154 Pipe For Piling 1,209 1,048 8,525 7,690 Wire Drawn 68,557 85,700 71,790 84,251 Black Plate 3,573 3,661 2,387 2,244 Tin Plate 31,157 24,678 35,282 27,051 Tin Free Steel 6,345 5,839 8,967 7,302 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,512 111,108 273,040 170,009 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,145 119,270 181,004 162,161 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 185,455 147,213 230,594 181,046 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,463 10,620 14,639 12,020 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,147 42,017 52,341 48,530 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,275 6,125 7,905 9,733 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,362 5,501 9,671 6,882 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,422 31,587 14,592 31,083 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 17,144,463 12,007,230 12,793,013 10,390,136 Ingots And Steel For Castings 21,758 33,047 21,056 32,019 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,795,208 1,612,819 2,692,812 1,590,868 Wire Rods 1,180,441 577,208 1,088,535 614,050 Structural Shapes Heavy 445,556 271,890 235,555 154,029 Steel Piling 37,611 32,415 38,946 33,335 Plates Cut Lengths 600,326 539,791 426,028 435,715 Plates In Coils 574,260 330,550 431,939 305,974 Rails Standard 108,906 76,893 113,527 81,905 Rails All Other 9,193 7,796 8,798 7,242 Railroad Accessories 4,194 3,609 5,596 3,629 Bars - Hot Rolled 675,237 541,901 699,515 575,587 Bars - Light Shaped 120,801 78,250 89,157 61,085 Bars - Reinforcing 1,059,925 449,593 476,038 206,056 Bars - Cold Finished 156,001 281,343 172,924 311,308 Tool Steel 71,145 169,991 80,710 178,628 Standard Pipe 605,309 454,123 477,774 395,589 Oil Country Goods 779,234 964,159 579,876 633,445 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 297,939 317,103 191,625 194,927 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 188,474 194,934 131,271 113,500 Line Pipe - Not Specified 133,154 101,571 94,684 76,306 Mechanical Tubing 292,460 344,053 268,904 327,156 Pressure Tubing 39,633 83,526 43,844 70,406 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 53,127 294,077 51,325 260,984 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 6,324 18,683 5,991 15,071 Structural Pipe & Tube 256,774 214,914 246,498 226,073 Pipe For Piling 7,163 5,572 11,881 10,584 Wire Drawn 354,773 406,818 346,520 411,443 Black Plate 34,161 24,572 20,486 17,691 Tin Plate 166,993 125,536 166,544 124,968 Tin Free Steel 40,620 35,590 37,724 30,278 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,961,780 993,695 1,295,828 798,333 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,312,991 1,035,789 824,751 827,728 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,320,970 917,795 979,206 772,116 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 77,930 62,288 59,020 49,152 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 217,344 181,922 227,073 224,460 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 28,169 42,535 35,700 37,301 Strip - Hot Rolled 35,686 26,767 44,931 31,878 Strip - Cold Rolled 72,893 154,114 70,419 149,314 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final May 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.