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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,828,486 4,054,735 2,674,916 3,739,898 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,142 7,631 1,351 4,512 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 567,847 608,927 446,071 488,260 Wire Rods 108,107 124,453 89,498 104,462 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,742 41,025 38,668 50,928 Steel Piling 6,402 11,390 10,173 17,157 Plates Cut Lengths 91,907 167,908 106,295 166,476 Plates In Coils 136,574 170,224 135,570 165,586 Rails Standard 18,272 18,768 9,753 8,118 Rails All Other 2,865 2,377 3,093 2,665 Railroad Accessories 1,297 1,307 879 813 Bars - Hot Rolled 158,817 207,995 100,594 132,725 Bars - Light Shaped 9,301 12,355 10,541 15,537 Bars - Reinforcing 34,294 34,189 52,871 55,094 Bars - Cold Finished 29,792 80,234 19,713 63,014 Tool Steel 10,976 38,134 11,770 36,713 Standard Pipe 95,447 133,697 109,983 148,760 Oil Country Goods 478,701 841,762 433,553 705,581 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 126,849 197,145 148,852 212,130 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 86,674 132,317 64,828 95,612 Line Pipe - Not Specified 43,592 66,532 39,463 49,449 Mechanical Tubing 45,718 89,281 48,172 91,824 Pressure Tubing 13,016 35,888 9,380 24,517 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,707 93,594 10,346 91,828 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,408 5,656 1,493 6,291 Structural Pipe & Tube 30,499 46,559 43,291 60,217 Pipe For Piling 3,768 4,213 544 701 Wire Drawn 48,001 93,779 50,830 96,883 Black Plate 1,076 1,118 471 495 Tin Plate 35,606 33,535 30,770 29,120 Tin Free Steel 6,216 7,097 3,281 3,735 Sheets Hot Rolled 217,681 210,968 241,982 246,167 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,307 210,960 102,818 172,459 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,403 180,786 179,811 209,866 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,975 21,903 17,419 23,732 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,226 64,389 76,053 103,495 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,001 19,249 8,955 17,275 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,364 3,035 3,803 4,817 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,915 34,352 11,980 32,887 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,516,340 2,394,429 2,166,547 2,130,262 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,868 7,653 579 942 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 757,461 426,695 329,440 191,162 Wire Rods 71,482 53,171 91,923 65,038 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,710 52,200 42,756 39,785 Steel Piling 5,213 5,603 9,498 10,151 Plates Cut Lengths 100,712 137,111 121,383 138,669 Plates In Coils 68,869 53,197 59,946 50,471 Rails Standard 18,377 12,589 24,637 18,405 Rails All Other 2,177 1,999 8,819 5,614 Railroad Accessories 1,216 1,292 1,109 1,197 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,586 100,382 98,137 91,210 Bars - Light Shaped 13,108 11,278 15,608 12,528 Bars - Reinforcing 55,408 35,452 114,664 68,574 Bars - Cold Finished 27,035 74,939 19,270 56,759 Tool Steel 11,716 33,187 9,379 26,824 Standard Pipe 109,128 92,339 93,650 76,461 Oil Country Goods 118,541 151,890 151,643 177,299 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 178,970 228,996 127,567 167,800 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 39,273 50,197 34,074 37,414 Line Pipe - Not Specified 32,870 25,168 37,557 25,395 Mechanical Tubing 45,846 61,996 46,401 59,069 Pressure Tubing 6,151 17,180 7,546 18,792 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,025 106,823 12,871 95,514 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,471 5,462 1,458 5,269 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,443 45,275 44,200 40,870 Pipe For Piling 4,985 4,022 4,446 2,996 Wire Drawn 58,736 81,718 54,747 75,419 Black Plate 2,615 1,881 2,359 1,701 Tin Plate 42,202 31,611 47,237 37,805 Tin Free Steel 8,042 7,087 6,695 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 172,980 104,660 189,697 116,009 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,515 145,786 98,285 152,121 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 144,117 123,415 142,169 123,256 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,242 17,159 17,772 16,392 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,622 29,689 72,649 67,761 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,701 12,537 5,991 10,291 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,886 4,667 6,202 5,145 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,040 38,121 14,183 34,318 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 24,905,160 30,455,628 26,233,604 24,908,250 Ingots And Steel For Castings 19,929 72,601 27,554 81,761 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,032,059 4,333,154 5,325,736 3,132,851 Wire Rods 922,271 866,161 1,263,838 788,704 Structural Shapes Heavy 592,788 595,716 673,103 529,679 Steel Piling 80,006 114,912 89,838 96,136 Plates Cut Lengths 925,082 1,498,429 1,097,911 1,424,499 Plates In Coils 907,063 933,855 800,114 700,423 Rails Standard 183,614 158,123 245,619 177,013 Rails All Other 58,609 45,933 57,268 40,448 Railroad Accessories 7,982 8,218 12,624 11,328 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,161,248 1,391,404 1,023,067 985,007 Bars - Light Shaped 138,711 162,069 184,459 142,813 Bars - Reinforcing 845,432 673,590 1,577,463 851,077 Bars - Cold Finished 245,156 715,725 264,253 688,443 Tool Steel 126,392 394,458 114,491 315,220 Standard Pipe 888,780 1,053,581 1,150,728 918,593 Oil Country Goods 2,658,241 3,905,471 1,494,343 1,910,700 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1,576,247 2,191,389 1,449,992 1,872,082 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 531,110 712,214 386,937 417,064 Line Pipe - Not Specified 378,110 380,879 400,429 295,093 Mechanical Tubing 449,426 763,923 555,245 695,390 Pressure Tubing 106,956 300,930 92,872 221,941 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 106,824 919,973 136,555 1,018,231 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 13,122 51,921 17,492 46,965 Structural Pipe & Tube 397,519 509,033 544,385 483,385 Pipe For Piling 13,617 13,296 34,108 24,926 Wire Drawn 571,630 942,483 625,674 843,080 Black Plate 18,829 14,730 41,780 28,994 Tin Plate 240,062 218,350 402,953 314,254 Tin Free Steel 82,604 81,899 94,705 81,299 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,233,402 1,831,891 2,018,288 1,210,329 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,150,121 1,949,359 1,428,437 1,977,422 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,431,587 1,425,442 1,636,574 1,373,015 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 144,046 172,583 156,561 150,823 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 400,567 478,219 501,904 475,216 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 90,411 158,931 83,957 149,815 Strip - Hot Rolled 39,702 43,594 72,357 59,104 Strip - Cold Rolled 135,908 371,189 149,990 375,129 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.