Exhibit 5: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding August 2008 July 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,464,029 1,818,007 1,830,416 2,150,818 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 953,358 1,045,327 1,277,885 1,279,712 Flat-rolled -- Slab 315,828 316,860 552,368 495,565 Flat-rolled -- Plate 95,499 143,433 94,725 132,227 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 256,030 252,864 297,170 288,086 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 64,907 78,289 92,130 101,738 Flat-rolled -- Coated 194,684 229,373 211,212 233,932 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 26,410 24,508 30,279 28,164 Hot-rolled Bar 182,889 213,687 136,575 169,205 Cold Finished Bar 13,247 26,443 17,543 32,992 Rebar 75,178 74,877 78,817 76,072 Welded Pipe 200,167 277,912 278,198 394,749 Fittings and Flanges 22,618 82,812 22,061 79,325 Stainless Steel Products Bar 10,958 64,171 13,008 82,105 Rod 1,781 8,717 3,148 15,394 Wire 3,834 24,060 3,182 21,262 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,879,400 2,198,497 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,291,393 1,295,402 Flat-rolled -- Slab 552,564 495,794 Flat-rolled -- Plate 96,021 133,765 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 302,527 294,102 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 92,517 102,150 Flat-rolled -- Coated 217,443 241,363 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 30,322 28,227 Hot-rolled Bar 170,360 199,163 Cold Finished Bar 17,566 33,006 Rebar 79,308 76,645 Welded Pipe 279,298 395,934 Fittings and Flanges 22,093 79,437 Stainless Steel Products Bar 13,032 82,157 Rod 3,148 15,394 Wire 3,202 21,360 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2007 July 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,820,844 1,560,810 2,328,972 1,861,360 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,150,897 794,706 1,472,471 979,632 Flat-rolled -- Slab 478,737 253,077 690,394 366,362 Flat-rolled -- Plate 88,183 99,020 132,371 120,454 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 236,487 143,900 267,398 166,018 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 101,239 76,570 108,009 78,929 Flat-rolled -- Coated 198,685 184,684 234,879 216,226 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 47,566 37,455 39,420 31,643 Hot-rolled Bar 139,014 117,652 131,852 112,316 Cold Finished Bar 19,265 26,387 15,739 23,140 Rebar 105,102 64,827 264,192 154,848 Welded Pipe 367,479 387,488 404,580 416,439 Fittings and Flanges 22,420 64,089 24,246 69,316 Stainless Steel Products Bar 10,618 66,770 9,777 63,518 Rod 2,114 11,065 2,604 14,864 Wire 3,935 27,826 3,509 27,287 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2008 July 2007 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 12,503,485 12,440,118 14,387,505 11,303,590 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 8,228,946 6,774,488 9,281,048 6,106,349 Flat-rolled -- Slab 3,286,485 2,266,636 3,380,768 1,670,137 Flat-rolled -- Plate 588,982 801,700 725,115 678,998 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 2,101,017 1,566,126 2,097,030 1,231,897 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 679,646 599,780 942,939 669,437 Flat-rolled -- Coated 1,354,857 1,340,356 1,789,281 1,580,123 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 217,959 199,890 345,916 275,755 Hot-rolled Bar 1,032,615 1,063,417 1,008,286 839,769 Cold Finished Bar 128,507 208,783 144,696 207,274 Rebar 682,764 509,046 1,302,288 682,224 Welded Pipe 2,167,634 2,729,304 2,388,770 2,395,694 Fittings and Flanges 145,704 472,390 143,479 403,734 Stainless Steel Products Bar 77,174 452,761 76,078 417,084 Rod 16,653 80,278 17,423 87,329 Wire 23,488 149,651 25,438 164,134 NOTE: Data shown reflect imports of steel products from all countries included in the monitored steel categories, regardless of whether the product or country is subject to the safeguard measures. See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/ foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. August 2008 (CB-08-141)