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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,332,179 2,531,852 2,252,850 2,327,430 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,794 6,309 1,149 3,904 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 413,175 280,736 502,930 346,395 Wire Rods 77,255 57,728 72,285 56,150 Structural Shapes Heavy 57,241 51,300 93,102 74,681 Steel Piling 7,863 9,899 6,170 7,576 Plates Cut Lengths 115,512 167,789 63,231 108,471 Plates In Coils 78,570 61,063 60,868 50,641 Rails Standard 21,970 17,591 21,209 17,629 Rails All Other 16,302 10,461 8,579 6,358 Railroad Accessories 1,195 1,087 513 668 Bars - Hot Rolled 103,631 115,008 84,241 90,099 Bars - Light Shaped 17,118 16,551 12,416 13,660 Bars - Reinforcing 110,462 76,247 108,264 70,171 Bars - Cold Finished 24,268 67,667 21,448 61,131 Tool Steel 13,998 43,870 12,528 35,679 Standard Pipe 103,821 104,759 60,779 60,886 Oil Country Goods 202,026 242,809 136,234 156,597 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 174,655 224,139 199,512 267,895 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 44,794 53,121 29,296 33,683 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,914 22,194 34,830 25,794 Mechanical Tubing 50,568 76,539 36,620 51,468 Pressure Tubing 9,534 25,206 17,353 47,469 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,281 95,987 8,676 70,183 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,358 5,040 1,168 4,333 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,596 43,455 37,731 37,137 Pipe For Piling 531 414 1,615 1,303 Wire Drawn 54,995 82,645 55,322 76,735 Black Plate 1,183 935 4,533 3,117 Tin Plate 27,944 24,219 22,508 19,660 Tin Free Steel 7,166 7,086 8,762 8,751 Sheets Hot Rolled 178,018 121,360 228,002 138,137 Sheets Cold Rolled 114,907 188,900 128,857 191,013 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 151,644 133,201 102,648 91,156 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,154 12,209 11,870 12,048 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,040 28,277 32,831 32,482 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,927 17,295 5,276 12,853 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,770 4,934 4,702 4,336 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,999 33,823 14,792 37,180 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 7,004,225 7,303,766 7,851,685 7,054,257 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,235 18,460 7,763 20,570 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 1,333,393 899,437 1,440,381 803,599 Wire Rods 238,644 178,218 421,105 244,330 Structural Shapes Heavy 262,236 214,058 240,000 172,623 Steel Piling 21,071 25,963 30,566 31,264 Plates Cut Lengths 271,009 397,480 306,844 372,164 Plates In Coils 211,385 162,408 255,212 196,299 Rails Standard 54,874 44,276 70,328 49,974 Rails All Other 26,861 18,630 7,273 6,730 Railroad Accessories 3,037 2,922 3,612 3,334 Bars - Hot Rolled 295,610 318,382 303,194 285,480 Bars - Light Shaped 46,534 45,074 61,356 43,887 Bars - Reinforcing 334,040 219,950 512,971 246,479 Bars - Cold Finished 70,743 190,535 81,698 201,051 Tool Steel 42,064 120,207 34,654 95,575 Standard Pipe 238,453 239,333 294,404 244,400 Oil Country Goods 535,987 629,328 469,862 598,533 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 558,367 729,159 297,800 368,580 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 121,367 134,298 107,693 102,993 Line Pipe - Not Specified 110,193 83,280 135,372 100,551 Mechanical Tubing 133,017 195,246 175,689 210,222 Pressure Tubing 39,577 107,350 22,845 55,092 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 30,816 254,612 43,233 283,212 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 3,573 12,446 4,084 11,866 Structural Pipe & Tube 115,570 118,281 163,759 142,546 Pipe For Piling 4,429 3,334 9,387 6,528 Wire Drawn 168,752 238,440 182,205 237,978 Black Plate 7,676 5,486 8,075 6,269 Tin Plate 79,210 68,442 106,998 83,386 Tin Free Steel 21,417 21,035 23,838 20,606 Sheets Hot Rolled 626,522 389,396 640,914 371,124 Sheets Cold Rolled 374,289 563,486 545,120 623,213 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 389,452 339,235 526,631 430,013 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 39,524 39,327 45,506 42,967 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 105,745 103,156 181,185 170,304 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 27,803 46,869 24,733 47,690 Strip - Hot Rolled 13,041 14,003 23,318 21,466 Strip - Cold Rolled 42,707 112,222 42,074 101,362 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.