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 August 2006 July 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,765,085 1,939,250 2,911,803 1,960,525 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 2,072,990 1,322,598 2,222,087 1,335,049 Flat-rolled -- Slab 640,794 349,163 677,246 318,726 Flat-rolled -- Plate 147,126 113,824 124,786 100,030 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 582,522 331,811 658,252 357,829 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 283,170 183,438 275,907 175,252 Flat-rolled -- Coated 364,278 302,377 426,032 336,906 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 55,101 41,986 59,864 46,305 Hot-rolled Bar 153,471 125,407 181,566 138,569 Cold Finished Bar 22,851 31,150 24,167 32,429 Rebar 191,412 91,794 145,792 69,126 Welded Pipe 287,933 241,828 301,966 262,905 Fittings and Flanges 19,476 54,299 18,895 51,719 Stainless Steel Products Bar 11,318 48,649 11,125 46,613 Rod 1,833 5,498 2,568 7,303 Wire 3,803 18,027 3,637 16,812 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,979,941 1,992,677 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 2,237,589 1,342,489 Flat-rolled -- Slab 677,246 318,726 Flat-rolled -- Plate 124,786 100,030 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 671,247 363,546 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 275,914 175,262 Flat-rolled -- Coated 428,533 338,619 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 59,864 46,305 Hot-rolled Bar 188,124 143,755 Cold Finished Bar 24,198 32,474 Rebar 191,537 88,156 Welded Pipe 302,132 263,110 Fittings and Flanges 18,895 51,719 Stainless Steel Products Bar 11,259 46,855 Rod 2,568 7,303 Wire 3,638 16,817 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2005 July 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,474,967 1,073,600 1,639,383 1,163,094 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 957,456 611,191 1,068,633 673,569 Flat-rolled -- Slab 319,462 142,448 466,433 214,423 Flat-rolled -- Plate 67,005 65,196 69,803 69,909 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 220,805 121,939 248,093 153,668 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 99,132 72,010 95,393 70,878 Flat-rolled -- Coated 212,877 178,863 156,292 136,625 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 38,175 30,735 32,618 28,066 Hot-rolled Bar 162,986 110,874 170,064 125,588 Cold Finished Bar 21,615 26,098 25,080 27,986 Rebar 82,126 33,946 168,357 72,483 Welded Pipe 221,142 191,214 177,187 163,089 Fittings and Flanges 13,129 36,931 12,656 34,150 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,932 38,900 11,758 45,521 Rod 3,230 9,498 2,361 6,660 Wire 3,352 14,948 3,287 14,048 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2006 July 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 18,731,007 11,817,438 13,015,443 9,654,578 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 13,682,292 7,643,236 9,007,345 5,985,151 Flat-rolled -- Slab 4,523,340 1,835,985 3,233,145 1,693,174 Flat-rolled -- Plate 823,218 671,608 554,269 518,996 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 3,784,779 1,965,449 2,298,613 1,422,058 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,735,876 1,052,329 922,396 693,583 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,488,724 1,865,895 1,715,061 1,436,380 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 326,354 251,972 283,861 220,960 Hot-rolled Bar 1,319,616 988,251 1,272,992 967,402 Cold Finished Bar 176,319 224,478 199,207 240,199 Rebar 1,465,203 629,642 803,716 350,596 Welded Pipe 1,860,636 1,587,678 1,514,770 1,400,000 Fittings and Flanges 118,136 321,683 91,295 239,168 Stainless Steel Products Bar 67,931 266,032 76,952 295,469 Rod 15,532 44,498 25,072 71,212 Wire 25,342 111,939 24,094 105,378 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 August 2006 (CB-06-144)