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 October 2008 September 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,754,549 2,224,942 1,776,084 2,227,120 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,241,476 1,410,589 1,249,859 1,419,400 Flat-rolled -- Slab 499,903 507,703 376,163 398,218 Flat-rolled -- Plate 85,761 146,747 101,330 144,976 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 280,656 307,647 369,160 390,986 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 110,574 131,547 84,222 100,252 Flat-rolled -- Coated 222,820 276,398 284,932 352,113 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 41,762 40,547 34,051 32,855 Hot-rolled Bar 176,385 218,156 130,239 160,505 Cold Finished Bar 18,231 36,098 14,014 28,703 Rebar 34,294 34,189 49,361 51,391 Welded Pipe 245,003 350,802 295,686 405,694 Fittings and Flanges 24,266 88,922 22,388 79,876 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,471 55,560 9,425 53,332 Rod 2,272 10,355 2,059 9,214 Wire 3,151 20,271 3,054 19,006 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,790,186 2,245,642 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,259,896 1,432,216 Flat-rolled -- Slab 376,163 398,218 Flat-rolled -- Plate 101,811 145,638 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 376,621 400,127 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 84,567 100,742 Flat-rolled -- Coated 286,682 354,636 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 34,051 32,855 Hot-rolled Bar 130,502 160,985 Cold Finished Bar 14,016 28,708 Rebar 52,871 55,094 Welded Pipe 295,719 405,750 Fittings and Flanges 22,417 80,091 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,621 54,374 Rod 2,059 9,214 Wire 3,086 19,210 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2007 September 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,998,279 1,645,644 1,613,429 1,359,999 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,390,926 916,217 1,029,496 713,110 Flat-rolled -- Slab 692,090 353,617 284,274 132,074 Flat-rolled -- Plate 96,383 113,311 115,104 101,171 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 243,483 145,768 250,194 150,530 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 107,735 82,310 82,880 63,656 Flat-rolled -- Coated 200,990 182,513 243,112 222,034 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 50,244 38,699 53,932 43,643 Hot-rolled Bar 135,749 119,740 132,049 114,607 Cold Finished Bar 20,228 29,869 13,879 22,205 Rebar 55,408 35,452 114,664 68,574 Welded Pipe 357,796 384,747 291,074 307,808 Fittings and Flanges 22,075 63,060 19,567 56,641 Stainless Steel Products Bar 10,645 64,435 7,456 45,167 Rod 1,813 9,158 2,131 11,202 Wire 3,638 22,968 3,112 20,686 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2008 September 2007 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 15,923,707 16,692,223 17,821,777 14,224,399 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 10,591,270 9,406,493 11,461,442 7,614,164 Flat-rolled -- Slab 4,074,482 3,079,471 4,143,780 2,055,289 Flat-rolled -- Plate 787,323 1,092,016 928,402 879,189 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 2,773,759 2,260,367 2,583,710 1,526,327 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 833,212 783,402 1,127,058 809,663 Flat-rolled -- Coated 1,841,650 1,931,621 2,231,079 1,986,842 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 280,844 259,617 447,414 356,854 Hot-rolled Bar 1,353,130 1,447,288 1,279,348 1,072,027 Cold Finished Bar 155,945 264,273 177,840 255,867 Rebar 811,137 639,400 1,522,054 815,625 Welded Pipe 2,671,611 3,431,055 3,047,322 3,090,990 Fittings and Flanges 191,693 639,749 185,467 524,463 Stainless Steel Products Bar 98,009 572,723 94,152 529,021 Rod 20,493 98,217 21,667 109,596 Wire 30,418 193,025 32,485 212,646 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. October 2008 (CB-08-169)