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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,310,853 3,174,801 2,638,789 3,501,267 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,107 12,984 2,739 12,558 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,929 475,767 600,662 579,034 Wire Rods 72,067 79,618 88,070 94,660 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,640 49,283 46,303 58,997 Steel Piling 10,497 16,441 8,572 12,984 Plates Cut Lengths 101,681 169,079 101,547 166,493 Plates In Coils 88,186 94,771 85,754 103,527 Rails Standard 16,700 17,012 28,244 25,051 Rails All Other 13,175 9,046 4,426 5,056 Railroad Accessories 330 465 560 602 Bars - Hot Rolled 154,205 190,966 131,203 165,911 Bars - Light Shaped 12,266 17,575 15,928 21,589 Bars - Reinforcing 75,503 75,260 79,308 76,645 Bars - Cold Finished 20,289 66,838 25,410 87,016 Tool Steel 9,804 31,467 12,294 42,258 Standard Pipe 89,377 117,670 87,938 112,966 Oil Country Goods 294,464 457,289 288,671 439,896 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 82,783 121,966 150,448 222,784 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 50,471 68,748 57,716 80,462 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,056 43,052 47,941 48,317 Mechanical Tubing 33,944 65,607 46,277 86,863 Pressure Tubing 11,474 30,625 9,924 35,154 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,725 99,111 10,838 94,436 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,183 6,043 1,440 5,722 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,596 56,502 42,337 62,720 Pipe For Piling 840 943 1,172 1,361 Wire Drawn 57,012 108,522 60,826 107,596 Black Plate 872 824 683 575 Tin Plate 18,934 16,931 20,821 19,152 Tin Free Steel 9,900 9,941 9,500 9,076 Sheets Hot Rolled 209,155 211,310 220,264 213,150 Sheets Cold Rolled 85,630 172,365 110,418 212,734 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 132,566 144,413 147,048 152,186 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,523 17,643 16,073 19,269 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,882 58,475 47,240 58,183 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,675 15,505 11,859 18,974 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,653 3,982 3,004 3,371 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,760 40,763 15,330 43,939 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,400,465 2,450,982 2,982,877 2,827,346 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,782 9,841 3,184 11,729 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 529,942 329,256 731,663 439,482 Wire Rods 109,344 73,112 140,852 91,653 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,836 60,559 57,657 43,849 Steel Piling 6,523 7,108 6,712 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 97,709 164,912 141,748 179,688 Plates In Coils 59,245 62,619 85,577 88,514 Rails Standard 29,161 21,406 12,856 9,355 Rails All Other 1,474 1,243 12,471 7,834 Railroad Accessories 1,403 1,295 2,008 1,567 Bars - Hot Rolled 101,303 98,005 97,004 94,687 Bars - Light Shaped 14,938 11,474 23,523 18,362 Bars - Reinforcing 105,102 64,827 264,192 154,848 Bars - Cold Finished 26,685 74,782 22,389 68,149 Tool Steel 10,526 30,720 11,731 31,905 Standard Pipe 137,344 106,688 127,194 98,630 Oil Country Goods 132,211 167,176 150,473 187,856 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 156,879 216,769 179,223 237,953 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,769 20,662 44,853 47,816 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,118 22,051 42,565 31,738 Mechanical Tubing 47,602 65,285 63,777 71,134 Pressure Tubing 10,961 24,144 7,836 16,745 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,176 120,945 14,099 118,065 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,558 4,354 2,019 4,706 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,898 50,552 61,939 54,486 Pipe For Piling 3,009 2,178 2,509 2,062 Wire Drawn 61,224 87,037 64,743 90,755 Black Plate 16,104 9,912 6,930 4,306 Tin Plate 36,856 28,352 31,656 25,158 Tin Free Steel 10,710 9,104 7,764 6,485 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,594 110,927 183,725 115,924 Sheets Cold Rolled 102,453 165,589 131,262 209,840 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,810 119,891 143,984 125,699 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,529 18,061 17,068 17,098 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,388 29,390 58,593 55,483 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,595 14,484 6,217 11,375 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,672 5,193 6,778 5,070 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,031 41,080 14,104 40,232 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 19,401,759 22,660,996 21,550,718 20,383,560 Ingots And Steel For Castings 16,436 60,458 25,107 73,166 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,018,141 3,235,966 4,238,835 2,514,993 Wire Rods 724,666 637,246 1,100,433 670,495 Structural Shapes Heavy 523,378 503,764 568,636 437,694 Steel Piling 63,431 86,365 75,127 80,382 Plates Cut Lengths 726,880 1,164,045 875,816 1,148,719 Plates In Coils 634,919 598,045 671,299 596,756 Rails Standard 155,588 131,236 202,606 146,020 Rails All Other 52,650 40,891 46,272 32,835 Railroad Accessories 5,805 6,099 10,300 8,838 Bars - Hot Rolled 901,838 1,050,684 826,344 793,415 Bars - Light Shaped 118,869 134,177 155,743 119,007 Bars - Reinforcing 758,267 584,306 1,407,390 747,052 Bars - Cold Finished 195,651 572,477 217,948 556,744 Tool Steel 103,647 319,612 93,396 255,210 Standard Pipe 683,350 771,125 947,950 749,793 Oil Country Goods 1,745,987 2,358,127 1,224,159 1,581,511 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1,300,545 1,782,114 1,143,455 1,475,286 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 379,608 484,285 313,590 329,453 Line Pipe - Not Specified 295,055 264,898 330,002 244,530 Mechanical Tubing 355,536 582,817 462,998 574,325 Pressure Tubing 84,560 240,525 79,174 185,969 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 85,771 734,551 111,659 815,894 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 10,221 39,974 14,563 36,235 Structural Pipe & Tube 323,729 402,258 450,742 397,240 Pipe For Piling 9,305 8,383 24,677 17,907 Wire Drawn 472,799 751,821 512,191 685,944 Black Plate 17,282 13,116 36,806 25,412 Tin Plate 173,686 155,695 313,514 244,838 Tin Free Steel 73,107 71,067 79,968 68,373 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,773,739 1,374,757 1,655,611 989,660 Sheets Cold Rolled 915,996 1,565,940 1,212,637 1,679,515 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,094,374 1,034,790 1,350,288 1,126,343 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 111,652 126,947 121,547 117,272 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 279,288 310,336 399,632 377,766 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 71,455 122,407 69,265 126,987 Strip - Hot Rolled 32,536 35,741 60,268 49,291 Strip - Cold Rolled 112,013 303,950 120,767 302,689 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.