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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,537,048 2,776,635 3,804,002 2,993,585 Ingots And Steel For Castings 847 1,758 3,806 7,901 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 714,644 401,056 857,651 491,201 Wire Rods 237,794 123,531 237,820 117,985 Structural Shapes Heavy 79,636 53,500 65,423 44,192 Steel Piling 2,474 2,853 7,743 7,413 Plates Cut Lengths 126,157 128,427 153,703 143,970 Plates In Coils 116,141 75,529 173,660 111,400 Rails Standard 27,753 19,128 10,838 7,652 Rails All Other 1,383 1,162 4,562 3,930 Railroad Accessories 1,163 779 1,411 1,009 Bars - Hot Rolled 97,150 84,514 112,325 102,565 Bars - Light Shaped 24,705 19,171 16,848 15,282 Bars - Reinforcing 335,697 165,054 191,431 91,807 Bars - Cold Finished 26,612 52,757 31,201 62,396 Tool Steel 10,755 26,135 12,952 32,481 Standard Pipe 134,715 98,306 141,920 94,494 Oil Country Goods 132,576 198,906 170,678 219,827 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 81,742 79,621 72,124 79,857 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 36,128 39,722 42,673 43,500 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,834 21,516 55,278 48,883 Mechanical Tubing 64,641 73,752 67,625 81,261 Pressure Tubing 8,150 17,404 11,506 20,937 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,840 58,333 13,105 82,814 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,352 4,350 1,519 4,551 Structural Pipe & Tube 67,173 55,614 42,655 40,634 Pipe For Piling 2,551 2,167 2,604 1,785 Wire Drawn 62,864 77,583 75,878 89,887 Black Plate 8,249 5,364 7,292 4,711 Tin Plate 37,173 28,268 43,645 32,869 Tin Free Steel 5,652 4,649 11,474 9,136 Sheets Hot Rolled 363,554 217,138 453,117 258,068 Sheets Cold Rolled 268,406 261,779 323,154 298,442 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 306,917 255,950 284,323 225,066 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,356 13,422 13,671 12,663 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 69,220 64,070 61,432 54,675 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,748 11,782 4,912 8,027 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,298 4,647 5,723 5,854 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,998 26,938 16,322 34,460 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,100,304 1,619,723 2,100,158 1,799,947 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,635 4,060 3,630 4,719 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 431,580 184,993 364,093 190,711 Wire Rods 171,785 87,077 156,706 88,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,625 27,046 44,185 26,058 Steel Piling 4,028 3,396 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 93,135 85,403 68,539 77,368 Plates In Coils 84,133 52,325 58,355 42,951 Rails Standard 7,193 6,023 16,217 12,515 Rails All Other 974 855 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,105 629 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 96,948 75,883 115,489 83,438 Bars - Light Shaped 18,170 11,474 17,060 10,179 Bars - Reinforcing 47,474 17,620 82,126 33,946 Bars - Cold Finished 38,910 58,021 28,835 55,394 Tool Steel 14,156 34,922 17,087 44,298 Standard Pipe 100,003 81,747 116,784 92,492 Oil Country Goods 117,440 139,363 181,216 211,397 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 25,511 25,813 34,334 34,893 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,354 28,816 28,429 29,151 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,637 15,459 16,878 13,690 Mechanical Tubing 50,604 63,093 55,269 67,641 Pressure Tubing 5,666 10,348 7,977 17,490 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,720 51,305 11,694 67,281 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,219 3,515 1,247 3,720 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,570 32,637 41,919 36,968 Pipe For Piling 801 746 1,136 1,057 Wire Drawn 55,435 63,212 66,078 76,087 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 32,955 25,427 31,236 23,815 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 6,939 6,920 Sheets Hot Rolled 212,938 111,869 162,865 93,173 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,453 124,813 120,664 128,695 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 141,989 105,504 157,347 122,639 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,250 12,324 12,528 9,895 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,840 25,231 29,047 30,447 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,240 7,381 5,401 8,688 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,234 6,994 7,989 5,919 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,769 26,661 14,822 33,413 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 31,723,783 23,217,545 21,756,527 17,749,637 Ingots And Steel For Castings 33,307 54,676 36,053 50,731 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,647,580 3,152,348 4,478,009 2,525,320 Wire Rods 2,167,026 1,068,999 1,837,302 1,013,979 Structural Shapes Heavy 736,804 464,235 424,129 269,012 Steel Piling 74,455 65,940 66,806 56,562 Plates Cut Lengths 1,132,098 1,051,945 738,614 772,698 Plates In Coils 1,243,451 744,025 720,747 512,276 Rails Standard 210,287 148,477 160,057 120,448 Rails All Other 21,432 17,784 14,918 12,707 Railroad Accessories 9,353 7,187 8,839 5,372 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,156,501 952,180 1,168,965 943,312 Bars - Light Shaped 216,479 147,666 165,356 105,586 Bars - Reinforcing 1,992,331 886,503 933,316 402,163 Bars - Cold Finished 278,173 522,198 318,535 566,968 Tool Steel 122,484 301,402 143,008 336,740 Standard Pipe 1,126,277 832,396 885,392 727,669 Oil Country Goods 1,423,666 1,801,924 1,137,115 1,270,248 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 585,361 619,782 379,616 398,587 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 354,976 369,931 269,939 258,932 Line Pipe - Not Specified 290,243 223,560 165,575 133,423 Mechanical Tubing 569,596 656,550 481,508 586,169 Pressure Tubing 77,340 156,301 73,909 133,271 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 99,719 567,353 92,447 487,730 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 13,041 37,729 10,580 27,826 Structural Pipe & Tube 472,522 399,284 403,493 370,068 Pipe For Piling 17,266 13,517 15,811 13,922 Wire Drawn 642,408 748,966 597,932 706,104 Black Plate 63,135 43,436 30,736 27,817 Tin Plate 337,870 253,765 294,529 224,491 Tin Free Steel 86,429 73,130 67,407 58,921 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,633,515 1,926,725 2,063,663 1,245,103 Sheets Cold Rolled 2,518,516 2,123,903 1,292,884 1,325,343 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 2,521,281 1,857,464 1,552,272 1,216,562 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 137,720 113,014 116,905 93,662 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 465,807 398,893 348,541 346,050 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 53,754 86,189 59,916 73,553 Strip - Hot Rolled 58,942 47,074 75,027 54,997 Strip - Cold Rolled 132,639 281,097 126,677 275,313 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.