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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,638,789 3,501,267 2,476,552 3,097,491 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,739 12,558 1,725 5,195 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 600,662 579,034 548,377 486,550 Wire Rods 88,070 94,660 108,943 102,304 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,303 58,997 43,685 52,623 Steel Piling 8,572 12,984 7,824 10,520 Plates Cut Lengths 101,547 166,493 93,828 160,239 Plates In Coils 85,754 103,527 73,436 82,259 Rails Standard 28,244 25,051 12,177 11,765 Rails All Other 4,426 5,056 2,272 2,329 Railroad Accessories 560 602 410 550 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,203 165,911 127,307 151,936 Bars - Light Shaped 15,928 21,589 16,842 19,527 Bars - Reinforcing 79,308 76,645 60,724 52,258 Bars - Cold Finished 25,410 87,016 24,553 79,171 Tool Steel 12,294 42,258 11,703 40,947 Standard Pipe 87,938 112,966 104,017 122,045 Oil Country Goods 288,671 439,896 240,171 335,182 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 150,448 222,784 163,951 235,939 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 57,716 80,462 54,119 74,831 Line Pipe - Not Specified 47,941 48,317 39,756 39,857 Mechanical Tubing 46,277 86,863 47,248 80,962 Pressure Tubing 9,924 35,154 7,336 20,507 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,838 94,436 10,845 94,935 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,440 5,722 1,238 5,289 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,337 62,720 46,997 63,826 Pipe For Piling 1,172 1,361 520 673 Wire Drawn 60,826 107,596 61,673 102,592 Black Plate 683 575 5,039 3,895 Tin Plate 20,821 19,152 21,364 19,953 Tin Free Steel 9,500 9,076 10,430 10,008 Sheets Hot Rolled 220,264 213,150 225,691 197,181 Sheets Cold Rolled 110,418 212,734 108,769 203,002 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 147,048 152,186 123,256 121,006 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,073 19,269 12,620 15,577 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,240 58,183 34,811 39,355 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 11,859 18,974 7,268 13,361 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,004 3,371 2,872 3,610 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,330 43,939 12,755 35,735 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,982,877 2,827,346 2,766,186 2,723,874 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,184 11,729 3,436 10,426 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 731,663 439,482 573,873 357,766 Wire Rods 140,852 91,653 152,584 89,077 Structural Shapes Heavy 57,657 43,849 58,967 49,535 Steel Piling 6,712 7,108 10,871 11,887 Plates Cut Lengths 141,748 179,688 99,988 153,124 Plates In Coils 85,577 88,514 81,731 100,856 Rails Standard 12,856 9,355 35,955 25,312 Rails All Other 12,471 7,834 3,272 3,057 Railroad Accessories 2,008 1,567 1,442 1,080 Bars - Hot Rolled 97,004 94,687 105,474 107,341 Bars - Light Shaped 23,523 18,362 18,875 16,537 Bars - Reinforcing 264,192 154,848 199,914 107,577 Bars - Cold Finished 22,389 68,149 28,476 72,858 Tool Steel 11,731 31,905 10,087 29,065 Standard Pipe 127,194 98,630 142,641 109,561 Oil Country Goods 150,473 187,856 156,299 196,179 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 179,223 237,953 129,750 169,847 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 44,853 47,816 41,040 53,042 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,565 31,738 48,639 35,826 Mechanical Tubing 63,777 71,134 62,232 82,289 Pressure Tubing 7,836 16,745 13,348 30,459 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,099 118,065 13,067 99,840 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,019 4,706 1,830 5,222 Structural Pipe & Tube 61,939 54,486 59,899 51,823 Pipe For Piling 2,509 2,062 2,840 2,336 Wire Drawn 64,743 90,755 66,669 88,527 Black Plate 6,930 4,306 3,106 2,481 Tin Plate 31,656 25,158 52,987 41,257 Tin Free Steel 7,764 6,485 9,610 8,464 Sheets Hot Rolled 183,725 115,924 201,421 124,430 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,262 209,840 134,464 240,919 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 143,984 125,699 157,075 131,660 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,068 17,098 9,984 11,158 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 58,593 55,483 40,448 37,593 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,217 11,375 11,503 20,598 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,778 5,070 7,681 6,050 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,104 40,232 14,708 38,816 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 17,090,906 19,486,194 19,150,253 17,932,578 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13,329 47,474 22,325 63,325 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,572,212 2,760,199 3,708,893 2,185,737 Wire Rods 652,600 557,629 991,088 597,384 Structural Shapes Heavy 486,737 454,481 495,800 377,135 Steel Piling 52,935 69,924 68,604 73,273 Plates Cut Lengths 625,199 994,966 778,107 983,807 Plates In Coils 546,732 503,273 612,055 534,137 Rails Standard 138,889 114,224 173,444 124,614 Rails All Other 39,475 31,845 44,798 31,592 Railroad Accessories 5,476 5,633 8,897 7,543 Bars - Hot Rolled 747,633 859,718 725,041 695,410 Bars - Light Shaped 106,603 116,602 140,805 107,533 Bars - Reinforcing 682,764 509,046 1,302,288 682,224 Bars - Cold Finished 175,363 505,639 191,262 481,963 Tool Steel 93,843 288,145 82,871 224,490 Standard Pipe 593,973 653,455 810,606 643,105 Oil Country Goods 1,451,522 1,900,839 1,091,948 1,414,335 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1,217,762 1,660,149 986,576 1,258,517 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 329,137 415,538 292,821 308,791 Line Pipe - Not Specified 257,999 221,846 299,884 222,479 Mechanical Tubing 321,592 517,210 415,396 509,041 Pressure Tubing 73,087 209,900 68,214 161,825 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 75,046 635,440 97,483 694,949 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 9,038 33,931 12,005 31,880 Structural Pipe & Tube 285,132 345,756 396,844 346,687 Pipe For Piling 8,465 7,440 21,668 15,729 Wire Drawn 415,788 643,298 450,967 598,907 Black Plate 16,409 12,292 20,702 15,500 Tin Plate 154,752 138,764 276,658 216,486 Tin Free Steel 63,207 61,126 69,258 59,269 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,564,583 1,163,447 1,478,017 878,733 Sheets Cold Rolled 830,366 1,393,575 1,110,184 1,513,927 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 961,808 890,377 1,213,479 1,006,452 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 98,129 109,304 102,018 99,211 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 235,406 251,861 370,244 348,375 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 61,780 106,901 60,670 112,503 Strip - Hot Rolled 28,883 31,759 53,596 44,098 Strip - Cold Rolled 97,253 263,187 104,736 261,610 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.