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 2008 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,252,850 2,327,430 2,419,196 2,444,484 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,149 3,904 2,292 8,248 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 502,930 346,395 417,287 272,306 Wire Rods 72,285 56,150 89,104 64,339 Structural Shapes Heavy 93,102 74,681 111,893 88,077 Steel Piling 6,170 7,576 7,038 8,488 Plates Cut Lengths 63,231 108,471 92,267 121,220 Plates In Coils 60,868 50,641 71,947 50,704 Rails Standard 21,209 17,629 11,695 9,055 Rails All Other 8,579 6,358 1,981 1,811 Railroad Accessories 513 668 1,328 1,168 Bars - Hot Rolled 84,241 90,099 107,737 113,275 Bars - Light Shaped 12,416 13,660 17,000 14,864 Bars - Reinforcing 108,264 70,171 115,314 73,531 Bars - Cold Finished 21,448 61,131 25,026 61,737 Tool Steel 12,528 35,679 15,537 40,658 Standard Pipe 60,779 60,886 73,853 73,689 Oil Country Goods 136,234 156,597 197,726 229,922 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 199,512 267,895 184,201 237,126 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 29,296 33,683 47,277 47,494 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,830 25,794 46,450 35,293 Mechanical Tubing 36,620 51,468 45,829 67,238 Pressure Tubing 17,353 47,469 12,691 34,674 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,676 70,183 10,859 88,442 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,168 4,333 1,048 3,072 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,731 37,137 37,243 37,690 Pipe For Piling 1,615 1,303 2,284 1,617 Wire Drawn 55,322 76,735 58,436 79,061 Black Plate 4,533 3,117 1,960 1,434 Tin Plate 22,508 19,660 28,758 24,564 Tin Free Steel 8,762 8,751 5,488 5,198 Sheets Hot Rolled 228,002 138,137 220,501 129,898 Sheets Cold Rolled 128,857 191,013 130,525 183,573 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 102,648 91,156 135,160 114,878 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,870 12,048 15,500 15,070 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,831 32,482 45,874 42,396 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,276 12,853 11,600 16,721 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,702 4,336 4,569 4,733 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,792 37,180 13,916 41,219 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 4,672,046 4,771,914 5,093,086 4,538,911 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,441 12,152 4,591 10,790 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 920,218 618,701 956,910 527,909 Wire Rods 161,389 120,490 286,973 163,062 Structural Shapes Heavy 204,995 162,758 172,316 122,084 Steel Piling 13,208 16,064 21,398 21,896 Plates Cut Lengths 155,497 229,691 159,143 204,236 Plates In Coils 132,816 101,345 174,782 135,178 Rails Standard 32,904 26,685 47,253 33,157 Rails All Other 10,560 8,169 3,895 3,995 Railroad Accessories 1,842 1,836 1,757 1,751 Bars - Hot Rolled 191,979 203,374 191,051 177,860 Bars - Light Shaped 29,416 28,524 43,679 31,151 Bars - Reinforcing 223,578 143,702 313,835 148,754 Bars - Cold Finished 46,475 122,868 56,223 133,219 Tool Steel 28,066 76,337 21,623 60,998 Standard Pipe 134,632 134,575 184,095 156,144 Oil Country Goods 333,960 386,519 314,422 387,768 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 383,713 505,021 181,603 220,644 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 76,573 81,177 78,818 77,409 Line Pipe - Not Specified 81,279 61,086 77,208 58,970 Mechanical Tubing 82,449 118,707 112,490 133,825 Pressure Tubing 30,043 82,144 13,394 31,816 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 19,535 158,625 29,849 182,841 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,216 7,406 2,700 7,363 Structural Pipe & Tube 74,974 74,826 101,504 89,694 Pipe For Piling 3,898 2,920 5,904 4,470 Wire Drawn 113,757 155,796 119,156 153,933 Black Plate 6,492 4,551 3,982 3,387 Tin Plate 51,267 44,223 68,521 54,234 Tin Free Steel 14,250 13,949 14,813 13,049 Sheets Hot Rolled 448,503 268,035 411,124 240,446 Sheets Cold Rolled 259,382 374,586 363,710 415,937 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 237,808 206,033 332,591 272,707 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 27,370 27,118 26,805 24,311 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 78,705 74,879 137,643 127,920 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 16,876 29,575 16,086 29,944 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,271 9,069 15,138 13,721 Strip - Cold Rolled 28,708 78,399 26,096 62,336 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.