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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,758,598 2,515,347 2,417,890 2,190,059 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,172 9,779 2,124 5,091 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 483,471 275,690 465,773 255,719 Wire Rods 134,132 81,268 98,310 60,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 67,684 50,539 63,024 49,716 Steel Piling 9,167 9,368 11,725 12,283 Plates Cut Lengths 147,700 167,928 95,797 111,820 Plates In Coils 80,430 61,120 74,794 58,017 Rails Standard 23,075 16,817 30,006 20,894 Rails All Other 3,377 2,734 1,107 1,201 Railroad Accessories 1,855 1,583 1,053 1,159 Bars - Hot Rolled 112,143 107,621 89,028 80,062 Bars - Light Shaped 17,677 12,736 18,408 13,984 Bars - Reinforcing 199,136 97,725 161,490 75,160 Bars - Cold Finished 25,474 67,832 26,885 63,909 Tool Steel 13,032 34,577 10,537 28,515 Standard Pipe 110,309 88,256 75,942 68,103 Oil Country Goods 155,440 210,766 146,856 188,243 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 116,197 147,935 128,558 156,598 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,875 25,584 42,393 41,243 Line Pipe - Not Specified 58,165 41,581 30,742 23,608 Mechanical Tubing 63,199 76,396 53,683 61,531 Pressure Tubing 9,451 23,276 5,809 12,448 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,384 100,371 13,071 84,270 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,384 4,503 930 3,122 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,255 52,852 44,572 39,651 Pipe For Piling 3,483 2,057 2,495 1,650 Wire Drawn 63,049 84,045 57,073 72,567 Black Plate 4,093 2,881 1,556 1,754 Tin Plate 38,477 29,151 27,557 22,351 Tin Free Steel 9,025 7,557 6,282 5,795 Sheets Hot Rolled 229,789 130,678 180,965 103,879 Sheets Cold Rolled 181,410 207,276 166,519 196,597 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 194,041 157,306 162,474 134,136 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,701 18,656 18,723 16,564 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,542 42,384 72,052 66,514 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,648 17,746 8,940 15,947 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,180 7,745 8,096 5,872 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,978 39,026 12,542 29,092 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,683,820 2,531,645 3,311,233 2,224,479 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,434 6,835 3,401 5,309 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 914,457 388,430 788,262 332,469 Wire Rods 184,287 95,004 294,578 137,534 Structural Shapes Heavy 112,441 65,100 104,103 60,753 Steel Piling 9,119 7,856 10,006 9,054 Plates Cut Lengths 118,714 113,849 105,034 97,492 Plates In Coils 98,080 58,456 86,894 50,485 Rails Standard 29,962 21,948 21,962 15,888 Rails All Other 920 775 1,044 860 Railroad Accessories 1,107 729 243 466 Bars - Hot Rolled 124,468 99,046 131,190 101,813 Bars - Light Shaped 19,204 13,088 26,051 15,888 Bars - Reinforcing 227,962 96,470 269,645 114,077 Bars - Cold Finished 30,355 53,956 29,468 54,151 Tool Steel 13,509 34,126 11,754 32,382 Standard Pipe 127,723 96,754 121,604 90,494 Oil Country Goods 149,705 185,606 122,573 147,461 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 85,630 92,200 23,324 24,755 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,488 29,825 33,159 34,709 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,645 18,069 18,303 12,806 Mechanical Tubing 50,953 63,455 53,212 62,766 Pressure Tubing 7,923 16,728 7,005 13,495 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,708 54,431 8,660 50,844 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,487 3,931 1,051 3,419 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,475 44,818 59,608 44,962 Pipe For Piling 1,578 1,108 749 550 Wire Drawn 75,254 88,785 60,663 66,897 Black Plate 4,753 3,597 2,561 1,998 Tin Plate 33,637 25,421 31,954 23,498 Tin Free Steel 10,678 9,482 4,856 4,359 Sheets Hot Rolled 450,498 218,981 314,176 158,387 Sheets Cold Rolled 289,021 218,401 249,953 198,630 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 303,538 205,455 222,478 160,808 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,469 15,762 19,144 15,459 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,183 35,065 39,896 32,922 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,519 10,426 10,986 12,806 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,732 5,777 8,632 6,768 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,202 31,900 13,048 27,065 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 7,851,685 7,054,257 10,179,407 6,964,813 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,763 20,570 10,359 17,383 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 1,440,381 803,599 2,562,663 1,066,946 Wire Rods 421,105 244,330 838,065 399,364 Structural Shapes Heavy 240,000 172,623 272,952 161,063 Steel Piling 30,566 31,264 21,291 18,826 Plates Cut Lengths 306,844 372,164 323,673 311,539 Plates In Coils 255,212 196,299 254,484 153,533 Rails Standard 70,328 49,974 69,428 50,065 Rails All Other 7,273 6,730 3,509 2,986 Railroad Accessories 3,612 3,334 2,461 2,132 Bars - Hot Rolled 303,194 285,480 375,310 296,896 Bars - Light Shaped 61,356 43,887 69,243 44,247 Bars - Reinforcing 512,971 246,479 605,872 256,208 Bars - Cold Finished 81,698 201,051 85,075 156,082 Tool Steel 34,654 95,575 45,777 105,195 Standard Pipe 294,404 244,400 362,725 272,673 Oil Country Goods 469,862 598,533 425,098 525,644 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 297,800 368,580 157,472 167,194 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 107,693 102,993 94,024 95,846 Line Pipe - Not Specified 135,372 100,551 65,769 46,785 Mechanical Tubing 175,689 210,222 154,090 187,671 Pressure Tubing 22,845 55,092 21,880 45,523 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 43,233 283,212 29,605 167,874 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 4,084 11,866 3,580 10,655 Structural Pipe & Tube 163,759 142,546 153,523 127,521 Pipe For Piling 9,387 6,528 3,841 2,859 Wire Drawn 182,205 237,978 201,861 232,411 Black Plate 8,075 6,269 10,432 7,814 Tin Plate 106,998 83,386 88,181 67,171 Tin Free Steel 23,838 20,606 22,997 20,727 Sheets Hot Rolled 640,914 371,124 1,090,867 548,046 Sheets Cold Rolled 545,120 623,213 724,130 577,428 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 526,631 430,013 770,676 539,082 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 45,506 42,967 48,780 38,705 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 181,185 170,304 124,837 104,500 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 24,733 47,690 18,861 27,138 Strip - Hot Rolled 23,318 21,466 22,225 17,265 Strip - Cold Rolled 42,074 101,362 43,792 91,818 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.