Exhibit 1a: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Alloy Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding October 2008 September 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 415,871 738,869 359,536 597,268 Ingots And Steel For Castings 576 1,428 417 623 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 50,579 68,228 34,780 45,658 Structural Shapes Heavy 7,905 9,109 4,507 5,101 Plates Cut Lengths 28,842 69,893 26,900 52,995 Plates In Coils 8,775 11,530 6,690 8,153 Rails Standard 2,595 2,264 2,670 1,814 Bars - Hot Rolled 101,647 125,020 68,633 83,775 Bars - Light Shaped 484 567 713 909 Bars - Cold Finished 8,854 20,893 5,827 14,187 Tool Steel 10,679 37,293 11,770 36,713 Standard Pipe 1,955 9,822 2,343 6,453 Oil Country Goods 87,430 197,023 81,865 159,984 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 15,339 25,547 20,171 33,596 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 728 1,398 905 1,674 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 3 16 Mechanical Tubing 16,609 39,052 12,748 31,849 Pressure Tubing 2,414 11,849 1,590 6,675 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 552 2,150 435 2,105 Structural Pipe & Tube 4,416 9,171 4,970 8,195 Pipe For Piling 13 12 28 38 Wire Drawn 6,737 15,064 6,534 13,755 Sheets Hot Rolled 13,148 16,909 11,536 13,440 Sheets Cold Rolled 11,125 14,526 14,834 16,639 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 16,384 15,571 20,752 20,529 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,004 7,573 6,189 8,751 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,999 19,245 8,955 17,275 Strip - Hot Rolled 252 707 331 770 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,829 7,023 2,439 5,596 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 365,928 609,477 Ingots And Steel For Castings 417 623 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 34,797 45,913 Structural Shapes Heavy 4,507 5,101 Plates Cut Lengths 27,055 53,181 Plates In Coils 7,348 9,032 Rails Standard 2,670 1,814 Bars - Hot Rolled 68,738 83,979 Bars - Light Shaped 713 909 Bars - Cold Finished 5,829 14,192 Tool Steel 11,770 36,713 Standard Pipe 2,343 6,453 Oil Country Goods 83,240 163,942 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,171 33,596 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 1,237 2,355 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9 16 Mechanical Tubing 14,147 34,644 Pressure Tubing 1,590 6,675 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 454 2,150 Structural Pipe & Tube 4,970 8,195 Pipe For Piling 28 38 Wire Drawn 6,534 13,755 Sheets Hot Rolled 13,856 16,636 Sheets Cold Rolled 14,839 16,644 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 20,752 20,529 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,189 8,751 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,955 17,275 Strip - Hot Rolled 331 770 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,439 5,596 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2007 September 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 371,767 479,319 276,163 367,920 Ingots And Steel For Castings 154 235 401 479 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 93,415 72,183 10,654 7,715 Structural Shapes Heavy 7,384 6,818 5,296 4,756 Plates Cut Lengths 32,923 64,972 37,010 49,622 Plates In Coils 8,254 5,801 9,245 6,378 Rails Standard 6,337 3,920 317 246 Bars - Hot Rolled 50,750 49,902 54,402 51,329 Bars - Light Shaped 780 590 449 369 Bars - Cold Finished 7,508 14,795 4,533 10,799 Tool Steel 11,716 33,187 9,379 26,824 Standard Pipe 2,005 5,583 729 2,398 Oil Country Goods 28,007 49,029 33,756 52,559 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 39,070 55,736 29,682 44,907 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 577 1,119 282 700 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 149 163 Mechanical Tubing 7,628 19,067 7,578 18,358 Pressure Tubing 1,776 7,616 1,919 7,687 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 529 3,066 484 2,704 Structural Pipe & Tube 3,334 6,409 922 3,183 Pipe For Piling 108 103 115 111 Wire Drawn 7,007 11,153 6,550 10,402 Sheets Hot Rolled 16,598 14,179 21,131 18,186 Sheets Cold Rolled 12,859 11,597 13,030 12,508 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 12,886 12,321 12,980 12,143 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,718 7,554 6,182 6,459 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,701 12,537 5,991 10,291 Strip - Hot Rolled 334 216 101 135 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,407 9,630 2,895 6,510 NOTE: 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. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2008 (CB-08-169)