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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,106,869 2,171,755 2,516,340 2,394,429 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,005 6,650 1,868 7,653 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 323,445 217,226 757,461 426,695 Wire Rods 66,033 48,774 71,482 53,171 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,811 43,521 61,710 52,200 Steel Piling 3,484 3,952 5,213 5,603 Plates Cut Lengths 81,745 114,537 100,712 137,111 Plates In Coils 70,721 45,565 68,869 53,197 Rails Standard 13,251 9,688 18,377 12,589 Rails All Other 17,443 10,792 2,177 1,999 Railroad Accessories 774 904 1,216 1,292 Bars - Hot Rolled 92,536 90,012 98,586 100,382 Bars - Light Shaped 20,873 17,339 13,108 11,278 Bars - Reinforcing 60,889 40,266 55,408 35,452 Bars - Cold Finished 28,184 61,864 27,035 74,939 Tool Steel 17,018 43,059 11,716 33,187 Standard Pipe 68,632 64,628 109,128 92,339 Oil Country Goods 175,170 208,044 118,541 151,890 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 199,181 270,198 178,970 228,996 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 38,981 43,724 39,273 50,197 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,103 27,525 32,870 25,168 Mechanical Tubing 52,729 71,182 45,846 61,996 Pressure Tubing 8,363 21,260 6,151 17,180 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,026 92,428 12,025 106,823 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,212 5,634 1,471 5,462 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,737 37,422 49,443 45,275 Pipe For Piling 1,602 1,166 4,985 4,022 Wire Drawn 54,185 74,682 58,736 81,718 Black Plate 455 364 2,615 1,881 Tin Plate 33,965 27,715 42,202 31,611 Tin Free Steel 10,065 9,183 8,042 7,087 Sheets Hot Rolled 239,639 142,953 172,980 104,660 Sheets Cold Rolled 106,097 132,215 117,515 145,786 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 101,446 88,305 144,117 123,415 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,470 14,554 17,242 17,159 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,229 25,238 29,622 29,689 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,869 19,850 8,701 12,537 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,697 4,703 5,886 4,667 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,803 34,635 15,040 38,121 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 28,340,473 27,080,006 38,343,045 28,853,269 Ingots And Steel For Castings 30,559 88,411 37,483 63,444 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,649,182 3,350,076 7,925,936 3,895,401 Wire Rods 1,329,871 837,478 2,602,406 1,307,483 Structural Shapes Heavy 726,914 573,200 846,228 549,125 Steel Piling 93,322 100,088 93,580 83,939 Plates Cut Lengths 1,179,656 1,539,036 1,401,896 1,351,104 Plates In Coils 870,835 745,988 1,507,321 934,678 Rails Standard 258,871 186,701 246,996 173,779 Rails All Other 74,711 51,241 35,814 27,021 Railroad Accessories 13,398 12,232 9,962 7,815 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,115,603 1,075,019 1,385,154 1,156,532 Bars - Light Shaped 205,332 160,152 261,262 180,147 Bars - Reinforcing 1,638,351 891,343 2,265,503 1,020,835 Bars - Cold Finished 292,437 750,306 341,099 668,980 Tool Steel 131,509 358,279 147,440 370,772 Standard Pipe 1,219,361 983,221 1,371,803 1,022,894 Oil Country Goods 1,669,513 2,118,744 1,735,599 2,195,620 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1,649,173 2,142,280 758,770 814,966 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 425,918 460,788 446,068 456,524 Line Pipe - Not Specified 440,532 322,618 423,796 315,508 Mechanical Tubing 607,973 766,572 699,522 805,433 Pressure Tubing 101,235 243,200 95,309 192,610 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 147,581 1,110,659 128,036 732,012 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 19,704 52,599 15,936 47,448 Structural Pipe & Tube 584,122 520,807 596,941 510,253 Pipe For Piling 35,709 26,092 31,525 27,665 Wire Drawn 679,859 917,762 765,639 911,313 Black Plate 42,236 29,358 71,450 48,979 Tin Plate 436,918 341,968 438,344 329,617 Tin Free Steel 104,770 90,482 103,203 87,729 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,257,927 1,353,281 4,317,186 2,343,838 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,534,534 2,109,638 3,058,363 2,685,014 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,738,020 1,461,320 3,101,080 2,332,894 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 171,031 165,377 160,271 131,709 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 528,132 500,453 610,552 538,716 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 93,826 169,664 70,523 116,786 Strip - Hot Rolled 78,054 63,807 71,616 59,113 Strip - Cold Rolled 163,793 409,764 163,433 355,570 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.