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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,166,547 2,130,262 2,400,465 2,450,982 Ingots And Steel For Castings 579 942 2,782 9,841 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 329,440 191,162 529,942 329,256 Wire Rods 91,923 65,038 109,344 73,112 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,756 39,785 72,836 60,559 Steel Piling 9,498 10,151 6,523 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 121,383 138,669 97,709 164,912 Plates In Coils 59,946 50,471 59,245 62,619 Rails Standard 24,637 18,405 29,161 21,406 Rails All Other 8,819 5,614 1,474 1,243 Railroad Accessories 1,109 1,197 1,403 1,295 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,137 91,210 101,303 98,005 Bars - Light Shaped 15,608 12,528 14,938 11,474 Bars - Reinforcing 114,664 68,574 105,102 64,827 Bars - Cold Finished 19,270 56,759 26,685 74,782 Tool Steel 9,379 26,824 10,526 30,720 Standard Pipe 93,650 76,461 137,344 106,688 Oil Country Goods 151,643 177,299 132,211 167,176 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 127,567 167,800 156,879 216,769 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,074 37,414 20,769 20,662 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,557 25,395 30,118 22,051 Mechanical Tubing 46,401 59,069 47,602 65,285 Pressure Tubing 7,546 18,792 10,961 24,144 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,871 95,514 14,176 120,945 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,458 5,269 2,558 4,354 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,200 40,870 53,898 50,552 Pipe For Piling 4,446 2,996 3,009 2,178 Wire Drawn 54,747 75,419 61,224 87,037 Black Plate 2,359 1,701 16,104 9,912 Tin Plate 47,237 37,805 36,856 28,352 Tin Free Steel 6,695 5,839 10,710 9,104 Sheets Hot Rolled 189,697 116,009 177,594 110,927 Sheets Cold Rolled 98,285 152,121 102,453 165,589 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 142,169 123,256 136,810 119,891 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,772 16,392 19,529 18,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,649 67,761 29,388 29,390 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,991 10,291 8,595 14,484 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,202 5,145 6,672 5,193 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,183 34,318 16,031 41,080 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,537,048 2,776,635 3,804,002 2,993,585 Ingots And Steel For Castings 847 1,758 3,806 7,901 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 714,644 401,056 857,651 491,201 Wire Rods 237,794 123,531 237,820 117,985 Structural Shapes Heavy 79,636 53,500 65,423 44,192 Steel Piling 2,474 2,853 7,743 7,413 Plates Cut Lengths 126,157 128,427 153,703 143,970 Plates In Coils 116,141 75,529 173,660 111,400 Rails Standard 27,753 19,128 10,838 7,652 Rails All Other 1,383 1,162 4,562 3,930 Railroad Accessories 1,163 779 1,411 1,009 Bars - Hot Rolled 97,150 84,514 112,325 102,565 Bars - Light Shaped 24,705 19,171 16,848 15,282 Bars - Reinforcing 335,697 165,054 191,431 91,807 Bars - Cold Finished 26,612 52,757 31,201 62,396 Tool Steel 10,755 26,135 12,952 32,481 Standard Pipe 134,715 98,306 141,920 94,494 Oil Country Goods 132,576 198,906 170,678 219,827 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 81,742 79,621 72,124 79,857 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 36,128 39,722 42,673 43,500 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,834 21,516 55,278 48,883 Mechanical Tubing 64,641 73,752 67,625 81,261 Pressure Tubing 8,150 17,404 11,506 20,937 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,840 58,333 13,105 82,814 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,352 4,350 1,519 4,551 Structural Pipe & Tube 67,173 55,614 42,655 40,634 Pipe For Piling 2,551 2,167 2,604 1,785 Wire Drawn 62,864 77,583 75,878 89,887 Black Plate 8,249 5,364 7,292 4,711 Tin Plate 37,173 28,268 43,645 32,869 Tin Free Steel 5,652 4,649 11,474 9,136 Sheets Hot Rolled 363,554 217,138 453,117 258,068 Sheets Cold Rolled 268,406 261,779 323,154 298,442 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 306,917 255,950 284,323 225,066 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,356 13,422 13,671 12,663 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 69,220 64,070 61,432 54,675 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,748 11,782 4,912 8,027 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,298 4,647 5,723 5,854 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,998 26,938 16,322 34,460 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 23,717,265 22,513,822 31,723,783 23,217,545 Ingots And Steel For Castings 25,686 74,108 33,307 54,676 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,568,275 2,706,155 6,647,580 3,152,348 Wire Rods 1,192,355 735,533 2,167,026 1,068,999 Structural Shapes Heavy 611,392 477,479 736,804 464,235 Steel Piling 84,625 90,533 74,455 65,940 Plates Cut Lengths 997,199 1,287,388 1,132,098 1,051,945 Plates In Coils 731,245 647,226 1,243,451 744,025 Rails Standard 227,242 164,425 210,287 148,477 Rails All Other 55,091 38,449 21,432 17,784 Railroad Accessories 11,409 10,035 9,353 7,187 Bars - Hot Rolled 924,481 884,625 1,156,501 952,180 Bars - Light Shaped 171,351 131,535 216,479 147,666 Bars - Reinforcing 1,522,054 815,625 1,992,331 886,503 Bars - Cold Finished 237,218 613,504 278,173 522,198 Tool Steel 102,775 282,033 122,484 301,402 Standard Pipe 1,041,601 826,254 1,126,277 832,396 Oil Country Goods 1,375,802 1,758,810 1,423,666 1,801,924 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1,271,022 1,643,086 585,361 619,782 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 347,664 366,866 354,976 369,931 Line Pipe - Not Specified 367,559 269,925 290,243 223,560 Mechanical Tubing 509,399 633,394 569,596 656,550 Pressure Tubing 86,721 204,761 77,340 156,301 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 124,530 911,408 99,719 567,353 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 16,020 41,503 13,041 37,729 Structural Pipe & Tube 494,942 438,110 472,522 399,284 Pipe For Piling 29,123 20,903 17,266 13,517 Wire Drawn 566,938 761,363 642,408 748,966 Black Plate 39,165 27,113 63,135 43,436 Tin Plate 360,751 282,643 337,870 253,765 Tin Free Steel 86,663 74,211 86,429 73,130 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,845,308 1,105,669 3,633,515 1,926,725 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,310,922 1,831,636 2,518,516 2,123,903 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,492,457 1,249,599 2,521,281 1,857,464 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 139,319 133,664 137,720 113,014 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 472,282 445,526 465,807 398,893 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 75,256 137,278 53,754 86,189 Strip - Hot Rolled 66,470 54,436 58,942 47,074 Strip - Cold Rolled 134,950 337,008 132,639 281,097 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.