Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 3: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products 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 2,779,033 1,956,986 2,938,957 2,039,292 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,932,409 1,278,584 2,241,717 1,416,959 Flat-rolled -- Slab 636,529 335,587 751,708 408,975 Flat-rolled -- Plate 121,717 105,324 148,026 114,663 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 479,901 286,871 621,240 352,109 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 239,723 163,328 289,883 187,715 Flat-rolled -- Coated 411,713 354,558 375,740 311,492 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 42,825 32,917 55,120 42,005 Hot-rolled Bar 140,426 111,227 154,164 125,958 Cold Finished Bar 21,750 30,755 23,741 31,211 Rebar 335,697 165,054 191,431 91,807 Welded Pipe 318,997 267,232 290,785 244,013 Fittings and Flanges 15,758 44,162 19,900 54,793 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,740 36,302 11,582 51,007 Rod 1,838 6,678 1,833 5,498 Wire 3,418 16,993 3,804 18,047 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,529,724 1,026,514 1,474,967 1,073,600 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,095,747 623,412 957,456 611,191 Flat-rolled -- Slab 364,805 135,994 319,462 142,448 Flat-rolled -- Plate 89,319 73,851 67,005 65,196 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 298,680 155,196 220,805 121,939 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 107,900 72,985 99,132 72,010 Flat-rolled -- Coated 195,144 153,669 212,877 178,863 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 39,900 31,717 38,175 30,735 Hot-rolled Bar 138,737 98,684 162,986 110,874 Cold Finished Bar 32,607 34,959 21,615 26,098 Rebar 47,474 17,620 82,126 33,946 Welded Pipe 189,936 166,452 221,142 191,214 Fittings and Flanges 11,735 32,783 13,129 36,931 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,735 34,104 9,932 38,900 Rod 1,933 6,358 3,230 9,498 Wire 2,819 12,142 3,352 14,948 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 24,448,997 15,813,716 16,020,134 11,754,692 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 17,856,418 10,338,779 11,060,548 7,219,755 Flat-rolled -- Slab 5,911,578 2,580,546 3,917,411 1,971,616 Flat-rolled -- Plate 1,092,962 891,594 710,593 658,043 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 4,885,920 2,604,428 2,818,097 1,699,193 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 2,265,482 1,403,372 1,129,427 838,578 Flat-rolled -- Coated 3,276,177 2,531,945 2,123,082 1,768,912 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 424,299 326,895 361,936 283,412 Hot-rolled Bar 1,614,206 1,225,435 1,574,716 1,176,960 Cold Finished Bar 221,809 286,444 253,430 301,256 Rebar 1,992,331 886,503 933,316 402,163 Welded Pipe 2,470,419 2,098,924 1,925,848 1,757,667 Fittings and Flanges 153,794 420,638 116,159 308,882 Stainless Steel Products Bar 88,253 353,341 95,619 368,473 Rod 19,203 56,673 30,235 87,069 Wire 32,564 146,979 30,265 132,468 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.