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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,887,906 2,932,566 3,350,364 2,507,529 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,950 6,166 3,946 5,804 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 750,336 385,581 529,741 261,690 Wire Rods 258,903 128,373 252,067 121,902 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,055 49,004 72,135 45,651 Steel Piling 19,855 17,311 6,772 5,948 Plates Cut Lengths 130,085 122,705 121,827 117,053 Plates In Coils 229,875 133,796 149,515 92,749 Rails Standard 39,698 27,050 23,091 17,754 Rails All Other 2,895 2,394 3,400 2,501 Railroad Accessories 1,158 540 1,428 1,250 Bars - Hot Rolled 133,201 112,617 138,588 110,582 Bars - Light Shaped 31,792 19,834 22,333 15,128 Bars - Reinforcing 191,537 88,156 213,740 91,893 Bars - Cold Finished 31,063 63,161 33,296 62,541 Tool Steel 13,638 34,286 13,993 38,509 Standard Pipe 122,885 93,951 121,448 91,522 Oil Country Goods 195,853 228,718 145,325 190,315 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 86,052 92,930 47,506 50,272 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 45,498 49,556 42,202 42,220 Line Pipe - Not Specified 45,682 34,153 24,295 17,438 Mechanical Tubing 75,855 82,523 69,015 74,961 Pressure Tubing 8,325 14,140 9,725 20,293 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,894 72,253 10,752 59,875 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,175 5,247 1,671 4,897 Structural Pipe & Tube 52,535 43,112 53,384 45,010 Pipe For Piling 1,371 1,118 3,577 2,876 Wire Drawn 72,769 85,436 76,124 89,242 Black Plate 7,066 4,677 6,367 4,112 Tin Plate 45,464 34,653 44,595 32,439 Tin Free Steel 14,400 11,652 14,282 12,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 440,966 239,321 414,099 218,502 Sheets Cold Rolled 315,329 286,508 298,636 241,385 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 320,096 242,684 288,975 215,970 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,395 15,741 10,369 8,900 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 64,536 53,933 53,274 44,294 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,497 13,278 7,429 10,567 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,165 4,757 6,071 5,048 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,058 31,252 15,368 34,333 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,313,279 1,865,336 2,449,774 2,074,496 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,011 5,380 3,721 4,553 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 544,191 283,541 445,333 275,206 Wire Rods 219,325 113,448 200,951 110,413 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,053 28,695 53,710 33,184 Steel Piling 10,067 8,497 3,182 2,558 Plates Cut Lengths 72,726 83,496 78,186 90,717 Plates In Coils 62,678 51,323 83,641 59,704 Rails Standard 15,879 14,151 7,241 5,854 Rails All Other 929 823 2,620 2,428 Railroad Accessories 958 502 40 28 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,768 100,239 135,244 108,165 Bars - Light Shaped 26,446 13,891 14,523 8,956 Bars - Reinforcing 168,357 72,483 159,321 72,057 Bars - Cold Finished 33,460 61,490 44,405 80,755 Tool Steel 16,183 42,634 14,871 36,259 Standard Pipe 82,472 70,140 108,360 87,700 Oil Country Goods 118,815 132,460 139,768 153,583 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,022 40,589 92,124 102,365 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,054 54,028 34,831 33,436 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,505 12,155 18,870 15,813 Mechanical Tubing 51,805 63,805 54,926 64,474 Pressure Tubing 6,830 15,958 9,593 19,070 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,115 50,178 10,592 57,982 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 913 2,520 1,211 3,001 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,475 32,385 44,031 42,005 Pipe For Piling 295 291 1,697 1,244 Wire Drawn 62,177 72,185 67,722 83,176 Black Plate 2,196 2,218 3,457 3,272 Tin Plate 25,059 20,552 38,734 29,730 Tin Free Steel 7,558 7,515 8,241 7,918 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,285 116,724 206,747 125,004 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,436 116,864 112,581 127,244 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 112,091 91,097 161,639 125,207 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,342 5,778 21,765 16,512 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,054 30,014 35,528 35,898 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,615 10,130 6,960 10,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,445 4,177 8,428 6,030 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,687 32,979 14,979 32,945 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 24,382,733 17,447,325 17,556,065 14,329,967 Ingots And Steel For Castings 28,653 45,017 29,787 41,952 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,075,285 2,260,090 3,682,336 2,149,616 Wire Rods 1,691,412 827,482 1,508,811 837,911 Structural Shapes Heavy 591,746 366,544 335,318 215,908 Steel Piling 64,238 55,674 52,195 44,391 Plates Cut Lengths 852,239 779,549 576,941 609,927 Plates In Coils 953,650 557,096 578,259 417,001 Rails Standard 171,696 121,698 136,647 101,911 Rails All Other 15,487 12,691 12,348 10,493 Railroad Accessories 6,779 5,399 6,593 4,159 Bars - Hot Rolled 947,026 765,101 956,528 783,991 Bars - Light Shaped 174,926 113,212 130,126 83,932 Bars - Reinforcing 1,465,203 629,642 803,716 350,596 Bars - Cold Finished 220,361 407,045 250,789 453,553 Tool Steel 98,776 242,785 111,764 257,520 Standard Pipe 849,642 639,596 668,605 553,429 Oil Country Goods 1,120,413 1,383,191 838,459 919,487 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 431,496 460,304 319,771 337,881 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 276,174 286,709 213,156 200,964 Line Pipe - Not Specified 203,131 153,162 129,060 104,274 Mechanical Tubing 437,330 501,537 375,635 455,435 Pressure Tubing 57,683 117,959 60,267 105,433 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 75,773 426,205 71,033 369,144 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 10,170 28,827 8,115 20,592 Structural Pipe & Tube 362,694 303,036 325,004 300,463 Pipe For Piling 12,111 9,565 13,873 12,119 Wire Drawn 503,666 581,496 476,419 566,804 Black Plate 47,594 33,361 26,139 23,181 Tin Plate 257,051 192,627 230,338 175,250 Tin Free Steel 69,303 59,345 53,523 45,711 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,816,845 1,451,519 1,687,860 1,040,062 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,926,956 1,563,681 1,045,767 1,071,836 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,930,041 1,376,449 1,252,936 988,420 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 108,694 86,929 88,127 71,442 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 335,154 280,148 291,655 290,372 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 43,094 66,380 49,276 57,484 Strip - Hot Rolled 47,922 36,572 59,804 42,085 Strip - Cold Rolled 102,319 219,699 99,086 215,239 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.