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 September 2008 August 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,776,084 2,227,120 1,464,029 1,818,007 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,249,859 1,419,400 953,358 1,045,327 Flat-rolled -- Slab 376,163 398,218 315,828 316,860 Flat-rolled -- Plate 101,330 144,976 95,499 143,433 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 369,160 390,986 256,030 252,864 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 84,222 100,252 64,907 78,289 Flat-rolled -- Coated 284,932 352,113 194,684 229,373 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 34,051 32,855 26,410 24,508 Hot-rolled Bar 130,239 160,505 182,889 213,687 Cold Finished Bar 14,014 28,703 13,247 26,443 Rebar 49,361 51,391 75,178 74,877 Welded Pipe 295,686 405,694 200,167 277,912 Fittings and Flanges 22,388 79,876 22,618 82,812 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,425 53,332 10,958 64,171 Rod 2,059 9,214 1,781 8,717 Wire 3,054 19,006 3,834 24,060 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,630,036 2,006,463 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,102,428 1,199,790 Flat-rolled -- Slab 411,834 414,618 Flat-rolled -- Plate 96,529 144,678 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 296,120 294,114 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 69,000 82,881 Flat-rolled -- Coated 200,111 236,628 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 28,834 26,872 Hot-rolled Bar 190,013 222,885 Cold Finished Bar 13,422 26,782 Rebar 75,503 75,260 Welded Pipe 208,258 296,002 Fittings and Flanges 23,572 87,268 Stainless Steel Products Bar 11,215 65,589 Rod 1,782 8,725 Wire 3,844 24,163 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2007 August 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,613,429 1,359,999 1,820,844 1,560,810 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,029,496 713,110 1,150,897 794,706 Flat-rolled -- Slab 284,274 132,074 478,737 253,077 Flat-rolled -- Plate 115,104 101,171 88,183 99,020 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 250,194 150,530 236,487 143,900 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 82,880 63,656 101,239 76,570 Flat-rolled -- Coated 243,112 222,034 198,685 184,684 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 53,932 43,643 47,566 37,455 Hot-rolled Bar 132,049 114,607 139,014 117,652 Cold Finished Bar 13,879 22,205 19,265 26,387 Rebar 114,664 68,574 105,102 64,827 Welded Pipe 291,074 307,808 367,479 387,488 Fittings and Flanges 19,567 56,641 22,420 64,089 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,456 45,167 10,618 66,770 Rod 2,131 11,202 2,114 11,065 Wire 3,112 20,686 3,935 27,826 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2008 August 2007 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 14,133,521 14,446,581 16,208,349 12,864,400 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 9,331,374 7,974,277 10,431,946 6,901,054 Flat-rolled -- Slab 3,698,319 2,681,253 3,859,506 1,923,215 Flat-rolled -- Plate 685,512 946,378 813,297 778,018 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 2,397,137 1,860,240 2,333,516 1,375,797 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 748,645 682,660 1,044,178 746,007 Flat-rolled -- Coated 1,554,968 1,576,984 1,987,967 1,764,808 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 246,793 226,762 393,482 313,211 Hot-rolled Bar 1,222,628 1,286,302 1,147,299 957,421 Cold Finished Bar 141,929 235,565 163,961 233,661 Rebar 758,267 584,306 1,407,390 747,052 Welded Pipe 2,375,892 3,025,306 2,756,249 2,783,182 Fittings and Flanges 169,276 559,658 165,899 467,822 Stainless Steel Products Bar 88,389 518,349 86,696 483,854 Rod 18,435 89,003 19,536 98,394 Wire 27,332 173,815 29,372 191,960 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. September 2008 (CB-08-158)