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 2007 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,417,890 2,190,059 2,675,197 2,348,852 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,124 5,091 2,467 5,699 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 465,773 255,719 491,137 272,190 Wire Rods 98,310 60,991 188,663 102,072 Structural Shapes Heavy 63,024 49,716 109,293 72,368 Steel Piling 11,725 12,283 9,673 9,613 Plates Cut Lengths 95,797 111,820 63,346 92,416 Plates In Coils 74,794 58,017 99,988 77,161 Rails Standard 30,006 20,894 17,248 12,263 Rails All Other 1,107 1,201 2,788 2,794 Railroad Accessories 1,053 1,159 704 592 Bars - Hot Rolled 89,028 80,062 102,023 97,797 Bars - Light Shaped 18,408 13,984 25,271 17,167 Bars - Reinforcing 161,490 75,160 152,346 73,594 Bars - Cold Finished 26,885 63,909 29,339 69,310 Tool Steel 10,537 28,515 11,086 32,483 Standard Pipe 75,942 68,103 108,152 88,040 Oil Country Goods 146,856 188,243 167,566 199,524 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 128,558 156,598 53,044 64,047 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,393 41,243 36,425 36,166 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,742 23,608 46,466 35,362 Mechanical Tubing 53,683 61,531 58,807 72,294 Pressure Tubing 5,809 12,448 7,585 19,368 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,071 84,270 16,778 98,571 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 930 3,122 1,770 4,240 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,572 39,651 56,933 50,043 Pipe For Piling 2,495 1,650 3,409 2,820 Wire Drawn 57,073 72,567 62,084 81,366 Black Plate 1,556 1,754 2,427 1,634 Tin Plate 27,557 22,351 40,964 31,884 Tin Free Steel 6,282 5,795 8,531 7,254 Sheets Hot Rolled 180,965 103,879 230,159 136,566 Sheets Cold Rolled 166,519 196,597 197,192 219,340 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 162,474 134,136 170,116 138,571 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,723 16,564 8,083 7,747 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,052 66,514 65,591 61,406 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,940 15,947 7,146 13,997 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,096 5,872 7,042 7,849 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,542 29,092 13,554 33,244 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,311,233 2,224,479 3,184,355 2,208,689 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,401 5,309 2,524 5,238 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 788,262 332,469 859,943 346,047 Wire Rods 294,578 137,534 359,200 166,826 Structural Shapes Heavy 104,103 60,753 56,407 35,210 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 2,166 1,916 Plates Cut Lengths 105,034 97,492 99,925 100,198 Plates In Coils 86,894 50,485 69,509 44,592 Rails Standard 21,962 15,888 17,504 12,228 Rails All Other 1,044 860 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 243 466 1,110 937 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,190 101,813 119,652 96,036 Bars - Light Shaped 26,051 15,888 23,988 15,271 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 108,265 45,661 Bars - Cold Finished 29,468 54,151 25,252 47,976 Tool Steel 11,754 32,382 20,513 38,687 Standard Pipe 121,604 90,494 113,398 85,425 Oil Country Goods 122,573 147,461 152,820 192,577 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 23,324 24,755 48,517 50,239 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,159 34,709 33,377 31,312 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,303 12,806 22,821 15,909 Mechanical Tubing 53,212 62,766 49,925 61,449 Pressure Tubing 7,005 13,495 6,952 15,300 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,660 50,844 11,236 62,599 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,051 3,419 1,042 3,305 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,608 44,962 44,441 37,740 Pipe For Piling 749 550 1,515 1,202 Wire Drawn 60,663 66,897 65,944 76,729 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 22,589 18,253 Tin Free Steel 4,856 4,359 7,464 6,886 Sheets Hot Rolled 314,176 158,387 326,193 170,678 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,953 198,630 185,155 160,397 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 222,478 160,808 244,660 172,819 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,144 15,459 9,168 7,484 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,896 32,922 42,758 36,512 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,986 12,806 2,356 3,906 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,632 6,768 5,860 4,720 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,048 27,065 15,541 32,852 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 5,093,086 4,538,911 6,495,588 4,433,168 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,591 10,790 5,925 10,548 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 956,910 527,909 1,648,206 678,516 Wire Rods 286,973 163,062 653,777 304,360 Structural Shapes Heavy 172,316 122,084 160,511 95,963 Steel Piling 21,398 21,896 12,172 10,970 Plates Cut Lengths 159,143 204,236 204,959 197,690 Plates In Coils 174,782 135,178 156,404 95,077 Rails Standard 47,253 33,157 39,466 28,116 Rails All Other 3,895 3,995 2,589 2,212 Railroad Accessories 1,757 1,751 1,353 1,403 Bars - Hot Rolled 191,051 177,860 250,843 197,849 Bars - Light Shaped 43,679 31,151 50,039 31,159 Bars - Reinforcing 313,835 148,754 377,910 159,737 Bars - Cold Finished 56,223 133,219 54,720 102,126 Tool Steel 21,623 60,998 32,267 71,070 Standard Pipe 184,095 156,144 235,002 175,919 Oil Country Goods 314,422 387,768 275,393 340,038 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 181,603 220,644 71,842 74,994 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 78,818 77,409 66,536 66,021 Line Pipe - Not Specified 77,208 58,970 41,124 28,716 Mechanical Tubing 112,490 133,825 103,137 124,216 Pressure Tubing 13,394 31,816 13,957 28,795 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 29,849 182,841 19,897 113,443 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,700 7,363 2,093 6,724 Structural Pipe & Tube 101,504 89,694 104,048 82,703 Pipe For Piling 5,904 4,470 2,264 1,751 Wire Drawn 119,156 153,933 126,607 143,626 Black Plate 3,982 3,387 5,679 4,217 Tin Plate 68,521 54,234 54,543 41,750 Tin Free Steel 14,813 13,049 12,320 11,245 Sheets Hot Rolled 411,124 240,446 640,369 329,065 Sheets Cold Rolled 363,710 415,937 435,108 359,027 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 332,591 272,707 467,137 333,627 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 26,805 24,311 28,311 22,943 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 137,643 127,920 82,654 69,435 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 16,086 29,944 13,342 16,712 Strip - Hot Rolled 15,138 13,721 14,493 11,488 Strip - Cold Rolled 26,096 62,336 28,589 59,917 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.