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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,268,814 2,725,776 2,702,526 2,857,895 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,104 3,705 2,526 7,555 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 410,919 337,135 678,861 458,044 Wire Rods 68,381 64,817 148,561 117,630 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,709 69,824 61,804 58,979 Steel Piling 4,632 6,360 10,835 14,097 Plates Cut Lengths 73,785 133,309 85,030 137,445 Plates In Coils 72,053 72,477 104,104 82,603 Rails Standard 23,312 17,463 20,282 15,669 Rails All Other 4,269 3,956 1,646 1,873 Railroad Accessories 898 936 572 623 Bars - Hot Rolled 85,029 104,994 108,484 118,495 Bars - Light Shaped 13,118 15,559 14,181 14,852 Bars - Reinforcing 51,307 41,622 157,384 118,573 Bars - Cold Finished 21,226 66,047 33,431 82,870 Tool Steel 12,755 40,832 15,027 43,900 Standard Pipe 70,846 83,363 92,719 95,748 Oil Country Goods 212,738 276,165 173,956 220,267 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 171,518 232,626 173,478 239,641 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,991 64,762 47,944 61,184 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,200 21,995 34,909 28,397 Mechanical Tubing 44,290 75,657 50,760 78,483 Pressure Tubing 8,513 22,209 7,736 24,682 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,943 99,849 11,603 91,608 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,368 5,240 1,418 5,234 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,519 54,235 39,709 46,693 Pipe For Piling 1,826 1,653 518 419 Wire Drawn 61,949 101,019 62,587 93,651 Black Plate 2,195 1,697 817 640 Tin Plate 20,153 18,627 13,203 12,590 Tin Free Steel 9,315 8,951 12,545 12,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 242,503 189,759 249,604 173,961 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,495 210,870 112,395 203,484 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 197,727 183,767 104,325 94,183 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,952 15,374 16,960 19,758 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,819 25,074 24,791 26,093 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,337 11,262 9,512 16,434 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,770 5,322 5,196 5,454 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,349 37,265 13,112 34,026 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,965,042 2,815,991 2,584,464 2,511,109 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,307 10,537 2,635 10,063 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 397,203 250,523 565,772 334,367 Wire Rods 195,688 113,644 80,860 58,679 Structural Shapes Heavy 83,623 64,926 55,553 46,202 Steel Piling 8,754 10,000 11,701 13,014 Plates Cut Lengths 125,533 157,970 103,994 120,860 Plates In Coils 101,440 79,321 88,095 69,147 Rails Standard 29,041 21,482 25,264 18,491 Rails All Other 12,578 8,113 9,204 5,858 Railroad Accessories 732 562 1,103 1,001 Bars - Hot Rolled 118,266 109,487 101,103 98,415 Bars - Light Shaped 21,626 17,085 15,423 11,662 Bars - Reinforcing 218,162 118,256 107,049 55,065 Bars - Cold Finished 25,443 68,375 33,256 71,531 Tool Steel 12,326 33,488 14,073 34,457 Standard Pipe 141,325 107,194 105,043 83,320 Oil Country Goods 183,995 235,878 131,320 195,889 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 186,481 238,433 193,323 243,704 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,426 52,742 51,810 52,198 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,598 29,726 33,709 24,639 Mechanical Tubing 58,075 75,857 55,623 69,539 Pressure Tubing 13,703 31,732 10,482 27,797 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,164 93,157 13,920 100,675 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,074 5,309 1,998 4,778 Structural Pipe & Tube 60,836 51,741 50,411 46,092 Pipe For Piling 4,612 3,043 2,320 1,760 Wire Drawn 70,331 94,263 67,019 87,383 Black Plate 829 660 1,762 1,785 Tin Plate 34,111 27,427 50,904 39,259 Tin Free Steel 18,381 15,574 9,665 8,139 Sheets Hot Rolled 264,544 155,458 187,413 111,799 Sheets Cold Rolled 173,042 248,034 126,296 191,920 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 194,116 160,960 191,673 158,120 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,270 17,694 10,190 10,293 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 49,051 46,267 40,967 38,728 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,126 17,148 8,091 15,693 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,852 5,769 7,967 5,743 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,379 38,158 17,471 43,042 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 11,975,565 12,887,437 13,401,190 12,381,358 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8,865 29,721 15,705 41,170 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 2,423,173 1,694,616 2,403,356 1,388,489 Wire Rods 455,586 360,664 697,653 416,653 Structural Shapes Heavy 396,749 342,861 379,176 283,751 Steel Piling 36,538 46,420 51,021 54,278 Plates Cut Lengths 429,824 668,234 536,371 650,995 Plates In Coils 387,542 317,487 444,747 344,767 Rails Standard 98,467 77,408 124,633 89,947 Rails All Other 32,777 24,460 29,055 20,700 Railroad Accessories 4,507 4,481 5,447 4,897 Bars - Hot Rolled 489,123 541,871 522,563 493,382 Bars - Light Shaped 73,833 75,485 98,406 72,634 Bars - Reinforcing 542,731 380,144 838,182 419,800 Bars - Cold Finished 125,400 339,452 140,397 340,956 Tool Steel 69,845 204,940 61,053 163,521 Standard Pipe 402,018 418,445 540,771 434,914 Oil Country Goods 922,681 1,125,760 785,177 1,030,301 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 903,363 1,201,426 677,603 850,717 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 217,302 260,245 206,928 207,933 Line Pipe - Not Specified 170,302 133,672 208,680 154,916 Mechanical Tubing 228,067 349,386 289,387 355,617 Pressure Tubing 55,827 154,240 47,030 114,621 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 53,362 446,070 70,317 477,045 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 6,360 22,920 8,156 21,952 Structural Pipe & Tube 195,798 219,209 275,007 240,379 Pipe For Piling 6,773 5,405 16,319 11,331 Wire Drawn 293,288 433,111 319,555 419,624 Black Plate 10,687 7,823 10,667 8,714 Tin Plate 112,566 99,660 192,014 150,072 Tin Free Steel 43,277 42,043 51,884 44,319 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,118,629 753,116 1,092,871 638,380 Sheets Cold Rolled 611,179 977,840 844,458 1,063,167 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 691,504 617,185 912,420 749,093 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 69,436 74,458 74,966 70,954 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 153,355 154,323 271,203 255,299 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 42,653 74,566 42,950 80,531 Strip - Hot Rolled 23,007 24,779 39,137 32,978 Strip - Cold Rolled 69,168 183,512 75,924 182,562 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.