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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,702,526 2,857,895 2,332,179 2,531,852 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,526 7,555 1,794 6,309 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 678,861 458,044 413,175 280,736 Wire Rods 148,561 117,630 77,255 57,728 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,804 58,979 57,241 51,300 Steel Piling 10,835 14,097 7,863 9,899 Plates Cut Lengths 85,030 137,445 115,512 167,789 Plates In Coils 104,104 82,603 78,570 61,063 Rails Standard 20,282 15,669 21,970 17,591 Rails All Other 1,646 1,873 16,302 10,461 Railroad Accessories 572 623 1,195 1,087 Bars - Hot Rolled 108,484 118,495 103,631 115,008 Bars - Light Shaped 14,181 14,852 17,118 16,551 Bars - Reinforcing 157,384 118,573 110,462 76,247 Bars - Cold Finished 33,431 82,870 24,268 67,667 Tool Steel 15,027 43,900 13,998 43,870 Standard Pipe 92,719 95,748 103,821 104,759 Oil Country Goods 173,956 220,267 202,026 242,809 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 173,478 239,641 174,655 224,139 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,944 61,184 44,794 53,121 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,909 28,397 28,914 22,194 Mechanical Tubing 50,760 78,483 50,568 76,539 Pressure Tubing 7,736 24,682 9,534 25,206 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,603 91,608 11,281 95,987 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,418 5,234 1,358 5,040 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,709 46,693 40,596 43,455 Pipe For Piling 518 419 531 414 Wire Drawn 62,587 93,651 54,995 82,645 Black Plate 817 640 1,183 935 Tin Plate 13,203 12,590 27,944 24,219 Tin Free Steel 12,545 12,057 7,166 7,086 Sheets Hot Rolled 249,604 173,961 178,018 121,360 Sheets Cold Rolled 112,395 203,484 114,907 188,900 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 104,325 94,183 151,644 133,201 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,960 19,758 12,154 12,209 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,791 26,093 27,040 28,277 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,512 16,434 10,927 17,295 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,196 5,454 3,770 4,934 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,112 34,026 13,999 33,823 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,584,464 2,511,109 2,758,598 2,515,347 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,635 10,063 3,172 9,779 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 565,772 334,367 483,471 275,690 Wire Rods 80,860 58,679 134,132 81,268 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,553 46,202 67,684 50,539 Steel Piling 11,701 13,014 9,167 9,368 Plates Cut Lengths 103,994 120,860 147,700 167,928 Plates In Coils 88,095 69,147 80,430 61,120 Rails Standard 25,264 18,491 23,075 16,817 Rails All Other 9,204 5,858 3,377 2,734 Railroad Accessories 1,103 1,001 1,855 1,583 Bars - Hot Rolled 101,103 98,415 112,143 107,621 Bars - Light Shaped 15,423 11,662 17,677 12,736 Bars - Reinforcing 107,049 55,065 199,136 97,725 Bars - Cold Finished 33,256 71,531 25,474 67,832 Tool Steel 14,073 34,457 13,032 34,577 Standard Pipe 105,043 83,320 110,309 88,256 Oil Country Goods 131,320 195,889 155,440 210,766 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 193,323 243,704 116,197 147,935 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 51,810 52,198 28,875 25,584 Line Pipe - Not Specified 33,709 24,639 58,165 41,581 Mechanical Tubing 55,623 69,539 63,199 76,396 Pressure Tubing 10,482 27,797 9,451 23,276 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,920 100,675 13,384 100,371 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,998 4,778 1,384 4,503 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,411 46,092 62,255 52,852 Pipe For Piling 2,320 1,760 3,483 2,057 Wire Drawn 67,019 87,383 63,049 84,045 Black Plate 1,762 1,785 4,093 2,881 Tin Plate 50,904 39,259 38,477 29,151 Tin Free Steel 9,665 8,139 9,025 7,557 Sheets Hot Rolled 187,413 111,799 229,789 130,678 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,296 191,920 181,410 207,276 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,673 158,120 194,041 157,306 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,190 10,293 18,701 18,656 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,967 38,728 43,542 42,384 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,091 15,693 8,648 17,746 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,967 5,743 8,180 7,745 Strip - Cold Rolled 17,471 43,042 15,978 39,026 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 9,706,751 10,161,661 10,436,149 9,565,367 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,761 26,016 10,398 30,633 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 2,012,253 1,357,481 2,006,153 1,137,966 Wire Rods 387,205 295,847 501,965 303,009 Structural Shapes Heavy 324,041 273,037 295,554 218,825 Steel Piling 31,906 40,060 42,267 44,278 Plates Cut Lengths 356,039 534,925 410,838 493,025 Plates In Coils 315,489 245,010 343,307 265,446 Rails Standard 75,155 59,945 95,592 68,465 Rails All Other 28,508 20,503 16,477 12,587 Railroad Accessories 3,608 3,546 4,715 4,335 Bars - Hot Rolled 404,093 436,877 404,297 383,895 Bars - Light Shaped 60,715 59,926 76,780 55,549 Bars - Reinforcing 491,424 338,522 620,020 301,544 Bars - Cold Finished 104,175 273,405 114,954 272,582 Tool Steel 57,090 164,107 48,727 130,032 Standard Pipe 331,172 335,082 399,447 327,720 Oil Country Goods 709,942 849,596 601,182 794,422 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 731,846 968,800 491,122 612,284 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 169,312 195,482 159,503 155,191 Line Pipe - Not Specified 145,102 111,677 169,082 125,190 Mechanical Tubing 183,777 273,729 231,312 279,761 Pressure Tubing 47,313 132,031 33,327 82,889 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 42,419 346,220 57,153 383,888 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 4,991 17,680 6,082 16,643 Structural Pipe & Tube 155,279 164,974 214,170 188,638 Pipe For Piling 4,947 3,753 11,707 8,288 Wire Drawn 231,339 332,092 249,224 325,362 Black Plate 8,492 6,126 9,838 8,054 Tin Plate 92,414 81,032 157,903 122,645 Tin Free Steel 33,962 33,092 33,503 28,745 Sheets Hot Rolled 876,125 563,357 828,327 482,922 Sheets Cold Rolled 486,684 766,970 671,416 815,134 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 493,777 433,417 718,304 588,133 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 56,484 59,084 55,697 53,261 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 130,536 129,249 222,152 209,031 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 37,315 63,304 32,825 63,383 Strip - Hot Rolled 18,237 19,457 31,286 27,209 Strip - Cold Rolled 55,819 146,247 59,545 144,405 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.