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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,183,803 3,361,163 2,828,486 4,054,735 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,108 10,734 2,142 7,631 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 165,537 188,772 567,847 608,927 Wire Rods 98,774 102,677 108,107 124,453 Structural Shapes Heavy 25,533 31,681 30,742 41,025 Steel Piling 6,611 11,919 6,402 11,390 Plates Cut Lengths 122,811 207,309 91,907 167,908 Plates In Coils 144,713 197,616 136,574 170,224 Rails Standard 18,541 19,371 18,272 18,768 Rails All Other 1,264 1,709 2,865 2,377 Railroad Accessories 1,320 1,381 1,297 1,307 Bars - Hot Rolled 111,351 144,837 158,817 207,995 Bars - Light Shaped 5,032 8,123 9,301 12,355 Bars - Reinforcing 22,781 15,876 34,294 34,189 Bars - Cold Finished 18,725 62,680 29,792 80,234 Tool Steel 10,420 34,589 10,976 38,134 Standard Pipe 89,537 128,508 95,447 133,697 Oil Country Goods 518,342 932,827 478,701 841,762 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 108,879 167,061 126,849 197,145 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 77,261 119,024 86,674 132,317 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,625 63,692 43,592 66,532 Mechanical Tubing 50,455 97,549 45,718 89,281 Pressure Tubing 12,377 35,499 13,016 35,888 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,841 97,933 10,707 93,594 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,290 5,717 1,408 5,656 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,174 35,872 30,499 46,559 Pipe For Piling 2,119 3,188 3,768 4,213 Wire Drawn 36,997 72,684 48,001 93,779 Black Plate 1,611 1,499 1,076 1,118 Tin Plate 29,002 28,548 35,606 33,535 Tin Free Steel 6,373 7,450 6,216 7,097 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,321 132,390 217,681 210,968 Sheets Cold Rolled 85,336 132,351 131,307 210,960 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 108,879 126,571 157,403 180,786 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,367 21,442 14,975 21,903 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 36,656 52,404 45,226 64,389 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,174 21,181 10,001 19,249 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,069 2,953 3,364 3,035 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,599 35,544 11,915 34,352 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,106,869 2,171,755 2,516,340 2,394,429 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,005 6,650 1,868 7,653 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 323,445 217,226 757,461 426,695 Wire Rods 66,033 48,774 71,482 53,171 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,811 43,521 61,710 52,200 Steel Piling 3,484 3,952 5,213 5,603 Plates Cut Lengths 81,745 114,537 100,712 137,111 Plates In Coils 70,721 45,565 68,869 53,197 Rails Standard 13,251 9,688 18,377 12,589 Rails All Other 17,443 10,792 2,177 1,999 Railroad Accessories 774 904 1,216 1,292 Bars - Hot Rolled 92,536 90,012 98,586 100,382 Bars - Light Shaped 20,873 17,339 13,108 11,278 Bars - Reinforcing 60,889 40,266 55,408 35,452 Bars - Cold Finished 28,184 61,864 27,035 74,939 Tool Steel 17,018 43,059 11,716 33,187 Standard Pipe 68,632 64,628 109,128 92,339 Oil Country Goods 175,170 208,044 118,541 151,890 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 199,181 270,198 178,970 228,996 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 38,981 43,724 39,273 50,197 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,103 27,525 32,870 25,168 Mechanical Tubing 52,729 71,182 45,846 61,996 Pressure Tubing 8,363 21,260 6,151 17,180 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,026 92,428 12,025 106,823 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,212 5,634 1,471 5,462 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,737 37,422 49,443 45,275 Pipe For Piling 1,602 1,166 4,985 4,022 Wire Drawn 54,185 74,682 58,736 81,718 Black Plate 455 364 2,615 1,881 Tin Plate 33,965 27,715 42,202 31,611 Tin Free Steel 10,065 9,183 8,042 7,087 Sheets Hot Rolled 239,639 142,953 172,980 104,660 Sheets Cold Rolled 106,097 132,215 117,515 145,786 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 101,446 88,305 144,117 123,415 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,470 14,554 17,242 17,159 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,229 25,238 29,622 29,689 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,869 19,850 8,701 12,537 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,697 4,703 5,886 4,667 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,803 34,635 15,040 38,121 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 27,088,964 33,816,792 28,340,473 27,080,006 Ingots And Steel For Castings 23,037 83,335 30,559 88,411 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,197,596 4,521,926 5,649,182 3,350,076 Wire Rods 1,021,045 968,838 1,329,871 837,478 Structural Shapes Heavy 618,321 627,397 726,914 573,200 Steel Piling 86,617 126,831 93,322 100,088 Plates Cut Lengths 1,047,893 1,705,738 1,179,656 1,539,036 Plates In Coils 1,051,775 1,131,471 870,835 745,988 Rails Standard 202,154 177,493 258,871 186,701 Rails All Other 59,873 47,642 74,711 51,241 Railroad Accessories 9,302 9,599 13,398 12,232 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,272,600 1,536,242 1,115,603 1,075,019 Bars - Light Shaped 143,743 170,192 205,332 160,152 Bars - Reinforcing 868,212 689,466 1,638,351 891,343 Bars - Cold Finished 263,882 778,404 292,437 750,306 Tool Steel 136,812 429,047 131,509 358,279 Standard Pipe 978,317 1,182,090 1,219,361 983,221 Oil Country Goods 3,176,583 4,838,298 1,669,513 2,118,744 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1,685,125 2,358,450 1,649,173 2,142,280 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 608,370 831,239 425,918 460,788 Line Pipe - Not Specified 424,735 444,570 440,532 322,618 Mechanical Tubing 499,882 861,471 607,973 766,572 Pressure Tubing 119,333 336,428 101,235 243,200 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 117,665 1,017,906 147,581 1,110,659 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 14,412 57,638 19,704 52,599 Structural Pipe & Tube 422,693 544,906 584,122 520,807 Pipe For Piling 15,735 16,485 35,709 26,092 Wire Drawn 608,627 1,015,167 679,859 917,762 Black Plate 20,439 16,229 42,236 29,358 Tin Plate 269,064 246,898 436,918 341,968 Tin Free Steel 88,977 89,349 104,770 90,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,373,723 1,964,281 2,257,927 1,353,281 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,235,457 2,081,710 1,534,534 2,109,638 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,540,466 1,552,013 1,738,020 1,461,320 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 159,413 194,024 171,031 165,377 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 437,223 530,624 528,132 500,453 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 100,585 180,112 93,826 169,664 Strip - Hot Rolled 41,772 46,547 78,054 63,807 Strip - Cold Rolled 147,507 406,733 163,793 409,764 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.