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 October 2006 September 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,679,801 1,969,853 2,652,563 1,871,698 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 2,010,429 1,337,126 1,875,998 1,238,563 Flat-rolled -- Slab 608,330 323,519 633,819 334,170 Flat-rolled -- Plate 137,941 110,664 119,512 103,509 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 511,410 305,196 452,026 271,704 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 256,595 180,711 233,010 158,853 Flat-rolled -- Coated 438,441 373,011 394,971 337,577 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 57,711 44,024 42,660 32,749 Hot-rolled Bar 163,371 123,988 130,969 105,011 Cold Finished Bar 22,414 29,485 19,910 28,760 Rebar 143,719 69,775 287,456 139,859 Welded Pipe 301,624 269,032 309,791 259,325 Fittings and Flanges 19,173 51,781 15,166 43,050 Stainless Steel Products Bar 12,430 57,784 8,252 34,384 Rod 2,594 10,093 1,696 6,335 Wire 4,047 20,789 3,325 16,411 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,779,033 1,956,986 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,932,409 1,278,584 Flat-rolled -- Slab 636,529 335,587 Flat-rolled -- Plate 121,717 105,324 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 479,901 286,871 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 239,723 163,328 Flat-rolled -- Coated 411,713 354,558 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 42,825 32,917 Hot-rolled Bar 140,426 111,227 Cold Finished Bar 21,750 30,755 Rebar 335,697 165,054 Welded Pipe 318,997 267,232 Fittings and Flanges 15,758 44,162 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,740 36,302 Rod 1,838 6,678 Wire 3,418 16,993 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2005 September 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,943,011 1,254,278 1,529,724 1,026,514 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,392,633 756,709 1,095,747 623,412 Flat-rolled -- Slab 596,019 225,443 364,805 135,994 Flat-rolled -- Plate 85,907 84,653 89,319 73,851 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 359,241 178,759 298,680 155,196 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 108,146 76,121 107,900 72,985 Flat-rolled -- Coated 206,359 161,623 195,144 153,669 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 36,963 30,109 39,900 31,717 Hot-rolled Bar 165,943 123,092 138,737 98,684 Cold Finished Bar 38,871 39,563 32,607 34,959 Rebar 95,880 36,031 47,474 17,620 Welded Pipe 220,593 202,185 189,936 166,452 Fittings and Flanges 14,142 38,094 11,735 32,783 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,536 37,182 8,735 34,104 Rod 2,119 6,937 1,933 6,358 Wire 3,294 14,485 2,819 12,142 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2006 September 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - 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 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 October 2006 (CB-06-172)