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 June March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,350,364 2,507,529 3,571,936 2,611,190 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,946 5,804 6,029 7,950 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 529,741 261,690 680,495 302,203 Wire Rods 252,067 121,902 144,016 78,292 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,135 45,651 81,003 52,733 Steel Piling 6,772 5,948 11,028 9,109 Plates Cut Lengths 121,827 117,053 144,606 116,219 Plates In Coils 149,515 92,749 181,354 99,388 Rails Standard 23,091 17,754 20,661 14,239 Rails All Other 3,400 2,501 3,586 2,823 Railroad Accessories 1,428 1,250 524 495 Bars - Hot Rolled 138,588 110,582 145,750 125,087 Bars - Light Shaped 22,333 15,128 20,618 14,914 Bars - Reinforcing 213,740 91,893 187,287 80,891 Bars - Cold Finished 33,296 62,541 28,804 55,709 Tool Steel 13,993 38,509 12,793 32,543 Standard Pipe 121,448 91,522 125,213 92,976 Oil Country Goods 145,325 190,315 174,394 220,526 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 47,506 50,272 78,250 82,428 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,202 42,220 47,924 56,621 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,295 17,438 42,192 38,513 Mechanical Tubing 69,015 74,961 72,195 80,405 Pressure Tubing 9,725 20,293 7,109 15,635 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,752 59,875 12,834 63,772 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,671 4,897 1,466 4,361 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,384 45,010 57,325 48,251 Pipe For Piling 3,577 2,876 1,906 1,782 Wire Drawn 76,124 89,242 83,077 93,932 Black Plate 6,367 4,112 13,740 10,301 Tin Plate 44,595 32,439 28,713 21,393 Tin Free Steel 14,282 12,102 8,737 7,674 Sheets Hot Rolled 414,099 218,502 519,483 262,962 Sheets Cold Rolled 298,636 241,385 254,499 219,243 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 288,975 215,970 285,925 199,258 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,369 8,900 17,342 13,817 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 53,274 44,294 45,155 38,869 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,429 10,567 5,293 9,288 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,071 5,048 5,476 4,196 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,368 34,333 15,135 32,390 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data June March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,449,774 2,074,496 2,398,917 2,039,206 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,721 4,553 4,624 5,287 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,333 275,206 412,818 258,885 Wire Rods 200,951 110,413 256,842 136,061 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,710 33,184 45,874 29,484 Steel Piling 3,182 2,558 4,479 4,040 Plates Cut Lengths 78,186 90,717 101,833 97,494 Plates In Coils 83,641 59,704 58,756 42,754 Rails Standard 7,241 5,854 27,398 23,270 Rails All Other 2,620 2,428 1,489 1,343 Railroad Accessories 40 28 1,693 1,110 Bars - Hot Rolled 135,244 108,165 136,275 115,723 Bars - Light Shaped 14,523 8,956 26,429 15,464 Bars - Reinforcing 159,321 72,057 125,823 53,674 Bars - Cold Finished 44,405 80,755 36,694 66,257 Tool Steel 14,871 36,259 16,990 39,337 Standard Pipe 108,360 87,700 94,708 80,219 Oil Country Goods 139,768 153,583 144,847 166,506 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 92,124 102,365 57,794 59,642 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,831 33,436 29,900 27,693 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,870 15,813 22,927 19,653 Mechanical Tubing 54,926 64,474 58,739 73,615 Pressure Tubing 9,593 19,070 10,682 18,806 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,592 57,982 10,941 63,851 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,211 3,001 1,191 2,926 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,031 42,005 44,549 41,747 Pipe For Piling 1,697 1,244 1,209 1,048 Wire Drawn 67,722 83,176 68,557 85,700 Black Plate 3,457 3,272 3,573 3,661 Tin Plate 38,734 29,730 31,157 24,678 Tin Free Steel 8,241 7,918 6,345 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 206,747 125,004 177,512 111,108 Sheets Cold Rolled 112,581 127,244 108,145 119,270 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 161,639 125,207 185,455 147,213 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 21,765 16,512 12,463 10,620 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,528 35,898 43,147 42,017 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,960 10,053 6,275 6,125 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,428 6,030 6,362 5,501 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,979 32,945 14,422 31,587 -------------------------------------------------------------- June Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 20,494,828 14,514,759 15,242,787 12,464,632 Ingots And Steel For Castings 25,703 38,851 24,777 36,571 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,324,949 1,874,509 3,138,145 1,866,075 Wire Rods 1,432,508 699,109 1,289,486 724,463 Structural Shapes Heavy 517,691 317,540 289,265 187,213 Steel Piling 44,383 38,363 42,128 35,893 Plates Cut Lengths 722,154 656,844 504,214 526,432 Plates In Coils 723,775 423,300 515,581 365,678 Rails Standard 131,998 94,647 120,768 87,759 Rails All Other 12,593 10,297 11,418 9,670 Railroad Accessories 5,621 4,859 5,635 3,657 Bars - Hot Rolled 813,825 652,484 834,759 683,752 Bars - Light Shaped 143,134 93,378 103,680 70,041 Bars - Reinforcing 1,273,665 541,486 635,359 278,113 Bars - Cold Finished 189,298 343,885 217,330 392,063 Tool Steel 85,138 208,499 95,581 214,886 Standard Pipe 726,757 545,644 586,134 483,289 Oil Country Goods 924,560 1,154,473 719,644 787,028 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 345,444 367,374 283,749 297,292 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 230,677 237,153 166,102 146,936 Line Pipe - Not Specified 157,449 119,009 113,554 92,119 Mechanical Tubing 361,476 419,014 323,830 391,630 Pressure Tubing 49,358 103,820 53,437 89,475 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 63,879 353,952 61,918 318,966 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 7,995 23,580 7,202 18,072 Structural Pipe & Tube 310,159 259,924 290,529 268,078 Pipe For Piling 10,740 8,447 13,578 11,828 Wire Drawn 430,897 496,061 414,242 494,619 Black Plate 40,528 28,684 23,943 20,963 Tin Plate 211,588 157,975 205,278 154,698 Tin Free Steel 54,902 47,692 45,965 38,196 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,375,879 1,212,197 1,502,575 923,338 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,611,627 1,277,173 937,331 954,972 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,609,945 1,133,765 1,140,845 897,322 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 88,298 71,188 80,785 65,664 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 270,618 226,216 262,600 260,358 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 35,597 53,102 42,660 47,354 Strip - Hot Rolled 41,757 31,816 53,359 37,908 Strip - Cold Rolled 88,262 188,447 85,398 182,260 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final June 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.