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 January 2007 December 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,675,197 2,348,852 2,728,006 2,397,045 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,467 5,699 2,623 6,640 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 491,137 272,190 488,649 281,389 Wire Rods 188,663 102,072 160,944 91,151 Structural Shapes Heavy 109,293 72,368 96,688 67,105 Steel Piling 9,673 9,613 3,565 3,942 Plates Cut Lengths 63,346 92,416 112,772 121,985 Plates In Coils 99,988 77,161 76,521 66,278 Rails Standard 17,248 12,263 24,455 17,596 Rails All Other 2,788 2,794 2,151 1,985 Railroad Accessories 704 592 162 154 Bars - Hot Rolled 102,023 97,797 82,838 81,402 Bars - Light Shaped 25,271 17,167 23,355 16,435 Bars - Reinforcing 152,346 73,594 81,787 39,859 Bars - Cold Finished 29,339 69,310 35,804 68,235 Tool Steel 11,086 32,483 12,078 34,199 Standard Pipe 108,152 88,040 88,449 72,352 Oil Country Goods 167,566 199,524 152,517 195,295 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 53,044 64,047 86,359 95,675 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 36,425 36,166 41,332 40,596 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,466 35,362 50,816 36,146 Mechanical Tubing 58,807 72,294 54,719 67,646 Pressure Tubing 7,585 19,368 4,871 12,667 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 16,778 98,571 13,976 88,728 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,770 4,240 1,310 3,584 Structural Pipe & Tube 56,933 50,043 42,869 37,015 Pipe For Piling 3,409 2,820 3,875 2,739 Wire Drawn 62,084 81,366 53,909 72,533 Black Plate 2,427 1,634 4,765 3,667 Tin Plate 40,964 31,884 56,095 41,179 Tin Free Steel 8,531 7,254 5,401 4,466 Sheets Hot Rolled 230,159 136,566 287,589 163,549 Sheets Cold Rolled 197,192 219,340 263,028 256,222 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 170,116 138,571 208,124 173,353 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,083 7,747 15,129 11,531 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 65,591 61,406 60,343 58,505 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,146 13,997 10,099 23,956 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,042 7,849 3,895 4,715 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,554 33,244 14,142 32,572 ______________________________________________________________ January 2006 December 2005 Commodity Final Final Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,184,355 2,208,689 2,649,314 1,943,932 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,524 5,238 2,780 6,350 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 859,943 346,047 656,476 291,997 Wire Rods 359,200 166,826 157,372 87,019 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,407 35,210 60,651 40,652 Steel Piling 2,166 1,916 7,151 6,134 Plates Cut Lengths 99,925 100,198 97,201 92,936 Plates In Coils 69,509 44,592 77,247 44,985 Rails Standard 17,504 12,228 7,643 5,011 Rails All Other 1,546 1,352 2,386 1,882 Railroad Accessories 1,110 937 347 325 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,652 96,036 116,302 90,398 Bars - Light Shaped 23,988 15,271 18,411 10,930 Bars - Reinforcing 108,265 45,661 104,332 44,053 Bars - Cold Finished 25,252 47,976 22,782 48,475 Tool Steel 20,513 38,687 16,172 39,477 Standard Pipe 113,398 85,425 103,508 82,932 Oil Country Goods 152,820 192,577 118,022 150,921 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,517 50,239 58,738 60,710 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,377 31,312 21,965 20,363 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,821 15,909 12,720 9,438 Mechanical Tubing 49,925 61,449 59,597 72,128 Pressure Tubing 6,952 15,300 6,433 11,703 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,236 62,599 9,138 51,888 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,042 3,305 1,252 3,825 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,441 37,740 34,491 29,043 Pipe For Piling 1,515 1,202 1,611 1,508 Wire Drawn 65,944 76,729 57,611 66,562 Black Plate 3,118 2,219 1,274 1,129 Tin Plate 22,589 18,253 30,893 23,629 Tin Free Steel 7,464 6,886 5,202 4,656 Sheets Hot Rolled 326,193 170,678 329,493 172,123 Sheets Cold Rolled 185,155 160,397 177,682 148,310 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 244,660 172,819 204,504 142,582 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,168 7,484 10,635 8,934 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,758 36,512 31,709 27,397 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,356 3,906 5,259 10,051 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,860 4,720 6,007 4,520 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,541 32,852 14,322 28,953 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final January 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.