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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,100,800 2,725,323 3,518,463 2,910,401 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,240 4,832 1,937 3,936 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 563,449 329,626 714,908 413,428 Wire Rods 196,736 110,375 238,645 128,109 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,361 43,771 54,063 41,118 Steel Piling 6,594 6,143 12,531 11,856 Plates Cut Lengths 125,129 144,391 144,670 154,768 Plates In Coils 116,365 90,297 147,506 100,357 Rails Standard 23,782 15,805 12,927 9,498 Rails All Other 12,840 7,862 1,541 1,375 Railroad Accessories 283 284 327 345 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,970 111,940 106,683 92,412 Bars - Light Shaped 18,999 14,147 25,784 18,335 Bars - Reinforcing 129,454 64,557 143,719 69,775 Bars - Cold Finished 32,461 77,836 30,464 68,947 Tool Steel 14,031 39,137 10,925 30,233 Standard Pipe 103,482 85,674 142,044 104,825 Oil Country Goods 153,254 200,118 158,679 193,578 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 100,406 113,104 73,003 82,081 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,242 41,907 48,850 44,686 Line Pipe - Not Specified 62,632 43,431 70,920 48,518 Mechanical Tubing 68,776 75,154 61,150 73,729 Pressure Tubing 8,817 19,700 9,152 16,610 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 15,329 90,593 12,988 74,067 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,325 3,752 1,569 5,967 Structural Pipe & Tube 67,158 58,802 57,261 52,166 Pipe For Piling 12,247 12,606 2,012 1,542 Wire Drawn 58,154 77,005 65,077 85,341 Black Plate 4,792 3,038 3,523 2,505 Tin Plate 50,604 38,657 49,869 37,195 Tin Free Steel 8,918 7,749 7,856 6,851 Sheets Hot Rolled 316,582 195,600 367,089 221,514 Sheets Cold Rolled 250,486 258,212 289,362 302,899 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 250,650 208,597 329,150 266,833 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,790 7,251 13,761 11,444 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 66,591 63,986 78,154 75,837 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,652 15,070 9,117 15,527 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,730 6,553 5,944 5,485 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,489 37,763 15,305 36,709 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,185,169 1,732,802 2,537,425 1,894,668 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,795 8,869 4,826 7,143 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 426,176 178,953 664,431 282,380 Wire Rods 109,421 64,660 169,661 86,608 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,057 32,332 36,410 22,834 Steel Piling 9,393 7,685 10,976 9,490 Plates Cut Lengths 71,774 78,027 89,981 96,986 Plates In Coils 63,534 39,191 80,148 44,831 Rails Standard 14,219 9,919 2,951 2,795 Rails All Other 1,167 940 1,783 1,592 Railroad Accessories 435 276 357 230 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,191 85,046 113,969 95,870 Bars - Light Shaped 14,062 9,548 27,047 16,534 Bars - Reinforcing 158,670 69,434 95,880 36,031 Bars - Cold Finished 27,326 57,248 45,304 65,392 Tool Steel 16,273 45,304 16,226 44,723 Standard Pipe 98,357 79,007 100,901 80,424 Oil Country Goods 113,215 149,321 139,515 161,331 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 42,009 47,267 53,007 60,908 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19,301 20,160 37,347 38,633 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,579 8,933 12,719 9,547 Mechanical Tubing 55,058 67,263 56,897 66,301 Pressure Tubing 7,919 15,527 6,735 12,171 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,555 58,265 9,824 59,441 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,669 5,145 1,242 3,914 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,779 34,405 34,725 31,734 Pipe For Piling 690 804 3,483 3,224 Wire Drawn 60,662 70,508 60,060 70,243 Black Plate 1,863 1,821 2,572 3,033 Tin Plate 36,308 28,959 28,993 22,614 Tin Free Steel 11,686 10,064 7,970 7,495 Sheets Hot Rolled 204,411 111,396 273,607 136,032 Sheets Cold Rolled 144,592 126,292 124,960 122,086 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,202 134,266 156,122 113,553 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,197 4,982 13,908 11,074 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,332 22,124 26,078 25,274 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,825 11,195 3,916 5,636 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,223 5,921 8,598 5,973 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,246 31,745 14,295 30,588 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 38,343,045 28,853,269 26,479,121 21,377,107 Ingots And Steel For Castings 37,483 63,444 46,674 66,743 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,925,936 3,895,401 5,568,616 2,986,653 Wire Rods 2,602,406 1,307,483 2,116,384 1,165,247 Structural Shapes Heavy 846,228 549,125 514,595 324,178 Steel Piling 93,580 83,939 87,174 73,737 Plates Cut Lengths 1,401,896 1,351,104 900,370 947,711 Plates In Coils 1,507,321 934,678 864,428 596,298 Rails Standard 246,996 173,779 177,226 133,162 Rails All Other 35,814 27,021 17,868 15,238 Railroad Accessories 9,962 7,815 9,631 5,877 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,385,154 1,156,532 1,388,125 1,124,228 Bars - Light Shaped 261,262 180,147 206,465 131,667 Bars - Reinforcing 2,265,503 1,020,835 1,187,866 507,627 Bars - Cold Finished 341,099 668,980 391,165 689,607 Tool Steel 147,440 370,772 175,507 426,767 Standard Pipe 1,371,803 1,022,894 1,084,649 887,100 Oil Country Goods 1,735,599 2,195,620 1,389,845 1,580,901 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 758,770 814,966 474,631 506,762 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 446,068 456,524 326,588 317,724 Line Pipe - Not Specified 423,796 315,508 189,873 151,903 Mechanical Tubing 699,522 805,433 593,463 719,733 Pressure Tubing 95,309 192,610 88,563 160,969 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 128,036 732,012 112,825 605,436 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 15,936 47,448 13,491 36,885 Structural Pipe & Tube 596,941 510,253 477,997 436,208 Pipe For Piling 31,525 27,665 19,984 17,949 Wire Drawn 765,639 911,313 718,654 846,855 Black Plate 71,450 48,979 35,172 32,671 Tin Plate 438,344 329,617 359,830 276,065 Tin Free Steel 103,203 87,729 87,063 76,479 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,317,186 2,343,838 2,541,681 1,492,532 Sheets Cold Rolled 3,058,363 2,685,014 1,562,437 1,573,721 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 3,101,080 2,332,894 1,899,596 1,464,382 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 160,271 131,709 136,011 109,718 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 610,552 538,716 398,951 393,448 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 70,523 116,786 69,657 90,385 Strip - Hot Rolled 71,616 59,113 89,848 66,891 Strip - Cold Rolled 163,433 355,570 156,218 337,647 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.