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 November 2008 October 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,116,465 1,481,462 1,754,549 2,224,942 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 732,055 853,878 1,241,476 1,410,589 Flat-rolled -- Slab 130,373 130,163 499,903 507,703 Flat-rolled -- Plate 118,053 185,812 85,761 146,747 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 205,449 199,843 280,656 307,647 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 75,185 89,333 110,574 131,547 Flat-rolled -- Coated 171,106 215,774 222,820 276,398 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 31,889 32,953 41,762 40,547 Hot-rolled Bar 120,522 146,141 176,385 218,156 Cold Finished Bar 12,507 25,989 18,231 36,098 Rebar 19,982 14,440 34,294 34,189 Welded Pipe 192,047 272,077 245,003 350,802 Fittings and Flanges 24,975 89,744 24,266 88,922 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,070 52,527 9,471 55,560 Rod 2,260 8,690 2,272 10,355 Wire 3,047 17,978 3,151 20,271 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,858,985 2,329,071 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,326,569 1,486,363 Flat-rolled -- Slab 501,296 509,303 Flat-rolled -- Plate 87,651 149,469 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 353,140 369,610 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 116,989 137,139 Flat-rolled -- Coated 225,671 280,211 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 41,822 40,632 Hot-rolled Bar 186,068 229,421 Cold Finished Bar 24,129 44,311 Rebar 34,294 34,189 Welded Pipe 248,174 355,918 Fittings and Flanges 24,638 91,367 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,587 56,340 Rod 2,290 10,420 Wire 3,236 20,740 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2007 October 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,554,058 1,391,872 1,998,279 1,645,644 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 965,679 667,992 1,390,926 916,217 Flat-rolled -- Slab 288,867 152,227 692,090 353,617 Flat-rolled -- Plate 75,333 82,134 96,383 113,311 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 313,128 183,483 243,483 145,768 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 88,971 70,499 107,735 82,310 Flat-rolled -- Coated 155,350 142,752 200,990 182,513 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 44,030 36,898 50,244 38,699 Hot-rolled Bar 139,097 122,128 135,749 119,740 Cold Finished Bar 22,905 31,375 20,228 29,869 Rebar 60,889 40,266 55,408 35,452 Welded Pipe 330,170 395,820 357,796 384,747 Fittings and Flanges 21,544 62,105 22,075 63,060 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,909 45,554 10,645 64,435 Rod 1,729 7,523 1,813 9,158 Wire 3,137 19,108 3,638 22,968 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2008 October 2007 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 17,782,692 19,021,294 19,820,056 15,870,043 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 11,917,839 10,892,857 12,852,368 8,530,381 Flat-rolled -- Slab 4,575,778 3,588,774 4,835,869 2,408,905 Flat-rolled -- Plate 874,974 1,241,485 1,024,785 992,500 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 3,126,899 2,629,977 2,827,193 1,672,095 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 950,201 920,541 1,234,793 891,973 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,067,321 2,211,832 2,432,069 2,169,355 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 322,666 300,249 497,658 395,552 Hot-rolled Bar 1,539,198 1,676,709 1,415,097 1,191,767 Cold Finished Bar 180,074 308,584 198,068 285,735 Rebar 845,432 673,590 1,577,463 851,077 Welded Pipe 2,919,785 3,786,974 3,405,119 3,475,737 Fittings and Flanges 216,331 731,116 207,542 587,523 Stainless Steel Products Bar 107,596 629,064 104,797 593,456 Rod 22,783 108,637 23,480 118,754 Wire 33,654 213,765 36,123 235,613 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)