Exhibit 5: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding January 2008 December 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,745,931 1,523,754 1,378,040 1,228,763 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,118,265 782,640 917,863 638,224 Flat-rolled -- Slab 387,579 213,301 315,489 175,733 Flat-rolled -- Plate 87,411 95,542 104,962 99,146 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 294,438 176,854 246,071 144,653 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 111,243 84,398 84,947 66,423 Flat-rolled -- Coated 203,348 182,783 125,973 119,894 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 34,246 29,762 40,421 32,375 Hot-rolled Bar 153,076 142,629 110,123 97,801 Cold Finished Bar 19,363 29,680 14,966 24,553 Rebar 115,314 73,531 49,804 34,824 Welded Pipe 304,426 354,430 248,253 286,321 Fittings and Flanges 21,343 62,492 22,563 64,496 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,095 49,786 9,813 56,495 Rod 1,996 9,290 1,714 8,136 Wire 3,054 19,276 2,941 17,912 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,395,715 1,257,530 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 919,529 639,603 Flat-rolled -- Slab 315,489 175,733 Flat-rolled -- Plate 104,978 99,165 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 247,054 145,135 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 85,011 66,713 Flat-rolled -- Coated 126,575 120,482 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 40,421 32,375 Hot-rolled Bar 112,028 101,047 Cold Finished Bar 14,985 24,570 Rebar 49,804 34,824 Welded Pipe 262,281 309,843 Fittings and Flanges 22,570 64,510 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,864 57,074 Rod 1,714 8,136 Wire 2,942 17,924 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2007 December 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,920,431 1,427,264 2,026,899 1,521,259 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,318,198 841,287 1,514,055 986,438 Flat-rolled -- Slab 454,738 211,590 446,016 215,837 Flat-rolled -- Plate 56,822 59,734 106,156 92,115 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 329,791 191,817 361,382 206,789 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 171,690 115,560 238,372 165,364 Flat-rolled -- Coated 255,661 223,448 300,632 260,688 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 49,496 39,138 61,497 45,645 Hot-rolled Bar 147,252 116,790 126,468 101,208 Cold Finished Bar 22,097 32,646 28,666 33,692 Rebar 152,346 73,594 81,787 39,859 Welded Pipe 242,043 216,677 238,133 220,028 Fittings and Flanges 19,167 52,593 18,822 49,989 Stainless Steel Products Bar 12,432 60,536 12,035 56,249 Rod 2,648 11,200 3,004 12,650 Wire 4,249 21,942 3,928 21,148 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2007 December 2006 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 22,769,830 18,519,445 31,566,279 21,148,634 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 14,737,576 9,837,976 23,119,473 13,831,206 Flat-rolled -- Slab 5,440,225 2,736,865 7,528,297 3,413,310 Flat-rolled -- Plate 1,205,096 1,173,798 1,455,308 1,204,481 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 3,387,376 2,000,713 6,188,715 3,372,698 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,408,776 1,029,185 2,985,818 1,907,936 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,713,994 2,432,589 4,358,292 3,469,790 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 582,110 464,826 603,044 462,992 Hot-rolled Bar 1,666,222 1,414,942 2,062,392 1,581,072 Cold Finished Bar 235,957 341,680 297,553 387,998 Rebar 1,688,156 926,167 2,347,290 1,060,694 Welded Pipe 3,997,569 4,181,400 3,330,192 2,883,504 Fittings and Flanges 251,656 714,138 211,612 576,416 Stainless Steel Products Bar 123,569 696,085 125,606 527,542 Rod 26,923 134,413 27,873 91,203 Wire 42,202 272,644 44,288 208,998 NOTE: Data shown reflect imports of steel products from all countries included in the monitored steel categories, regardless of whether the product or country is subject to the safeguard measures. See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/ foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. January 2008 (CB-08-34)