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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,874,760 2,768,151 2,183,803 3,361,163 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,241 7,384 3,108 10,734 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 193,825 163,602 165,537 188,772 Wire Rods 94,265 91,514 98,774 102,677 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,562 34,958 25,533 31,681 Steel Piling 8,613 15,937 6,611 11,919 Plates Cut Lengths 74,383 125,651 122,811 207,309 Plates In Coils 48,697 37,898 144,713 197,616 Rails Standard 13,889 14,309 18,541 19,371 Rails All Other 18,365 17,484 1,264 1,709 Railroad Accessories 1,776 1,373 1,320 1,381 Bars - Hot Rolled 76,372 92,941 111,351 144,837 Bars - Light Shaped 7,608 8,146 5,032 8,123 Bars - Reinforcing 12,448 9,701 22,781 15,876 Bars - Cold Finished 18,768 55,811 18,725 62,680 Tool Steel 10,736 35,029 10,420 34,589 Standard Pipe 92,532 132,238 89,537 128,508 Oil Country Goods 428,436 836,893 518,342 932,827 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 95,678 149,785 108,879 167,061 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 68,223 116,319 77,261 119,024 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,000 61,100 46,625 63,692 Mechanical Tubing 50,719 103,197 50,455 97,549 Pressure Tubing 9,464 26,448 12,377 35,499 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,568 84,053 10,841 97,933 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,214 5,559 1,290 5,717 Structural Pipe & Tube 19,554 27,810 25,174 35,872 Pipe For Piling 1,567 1,848 2,119 3,188 Wire Drawn 34,743 62,801 36,997 72,684 Black Plate 772 728 1,611 1,499 Tin Plate 22,212 24,182 29,002 28,548 Tin Free Steel 7,224 8,130 6,373 7,450 Sheets Hot Rolled 139,199 103,664 140,321 132,390 Sheets Cold Rolled 69,988 96,019 85,336 132,351 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 112,358 123,998 108,879 126,571 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,646 14,505 15,367 21,442 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,375 25,427 36,656 52,404 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,073 19,320 10,174 21,181 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,608 3,594 2,069 2,953 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,055 28,792 11,599 35,544 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,817,589 1,888,194 2,106,869 2,171,755 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,220 6,822 3,005 6,650 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 356,398 232,730 323,445 217,226 Wire Rods 65,605 46,093 66,033 48,774 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,407 36,453 53,811 43,521 Steel Piling 6,488 7,710 3,484 3,952 Plates Cut Lengths 110,143 129,559 81,745 114,537 Plates In Coils 68,402 43,035 70,721 45,565 Rails Standard 7,120 6,119 13,251 9,688 Rails All Other 16,023 10,799 17,443 10,792 Railroad Accessories 756 773 774 904 Bars - Hot Rolled 84,554 89,255 92,536 90,012 Bars - Light Shaped 11,681 10,811 20,873 17,339 Bars - Reinforcing 49,804 34,824 60,889 40,266 Bars - Cold Finished 20,968 62,290 28,184 61,864 Tool Steel 13,926 38,675 17,018 43,059 Standard Pipe 66,900 67,251 68,632 64,628 Oil Country Goods 94,046 126,195 175,170 208,044 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 153,922 204,522 199,181 270,198 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 18,728 24,075 38,981 43,724 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,300 18,151 40,103 27,525 Mechanical Tubing 34,811 53,456 52,729 71,182 Pressure Tubing 8,719 26,269 8,363 21,260 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,495 71,188 11,026 92,428 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,158 3,277 2,212 5,634 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,595 30,064 39,737 37,422 Pipe For Piling 1,565 1,392 1,602 1,166 Wire Drawn 51,839 69,620 54,185 74,682 Black Plate 1,810 1,276 455 364 Tin Plate 34,044 26,447 33,965 27,715 Tin Free Steel 6,377 5,929 10,065 9,183 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,445 106,254 239,639 142,953 Sheets Cold Rolled 99,455 136,349 106,097 132,215 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 85,993 77,223 101,446 88,305 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,870 9,267 14,470 14,554 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,873 20,975 26,229 25,238 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,502 12,951 9,869 19,850 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,196 3,468 5,697 4,703 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,453 36,646 13,803 34,635 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 28,963,724 36,584,943 30,158,061 28,968,200 Ingots And Steel For Castings 25,277 90,719 32,778 95,233 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,391,421 4,685,528 6,005,580 3,582,807 Wire Rods 1,115,310 1,060,352 1,395,476 883,571 Structural Shapes Heavy 654,882 662,355 771,322 609,653 Steel Piling 95,230 142,769 99,810 107,798 Plates Cut Lengths 1,122,277 1,831,389 1,289,799 1,668,595 Plates In Coils 1,100,472 1,169,369 939,237 789,023 Rails Standard 216,043 191,803 265,991 192,820 Rails All Other 78,238 65,126 90,734 62,039 Railroad Accessories 11,078 10,972 14,154 13,005 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,348,972 1,629,183 1,200,156 1,164,275 Bars - Light Shaped 151,351 178,338 217,013 170,963 Bars - Reinforcing 880,660 699,167 1,688,156 926,167 Bars - Cold Finished 282,650 834,215 313,405 812,596 Tool Steel 147,548 464,076 145,435 396,954 Standard Pipe 1,070,849 1,314,328 1,286,261 1,050,472 Oil Country Goods 3,605,019 5,675,191 1,763,559 2,244,939 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1,780,803 2,508,235 1,803,095 2,346,802 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 676,593 947,558 444,646 484,863 Line Pipe - Not Specified 466,735 505,670 465,832 340,769 Mechanical Tubing 550,601 964,669 642,785 820,028 Pressure Tubing 128,797 362,877 109,953 269,470 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 127,233 1,101,960 157,077 1,181,847 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 15,626 63,197 20,863 55,876 Structural Pipe & Tube 442,247 572,716 613,717 550,871 Pipe For Piling 17,303 18,333 37,274 27,484 Wire Drawn 643,370 1,077,968 731,698 987,382 Black Plate 21,211 16,957 44,046 30,634 Tin Plate 291,276 271,080 470,962 368,415 Tin Free Steel 96,202 97,479 111,147 96,411 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,512,922 2,067,946 2,435,372 1,459,535 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,305,445 2,177,730 1,633,989 2,245,987 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,652,824 1,676,010 1,824,013 1,538,542 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 170,059 208,529 180,901 174,644 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 455,597 556,050 549,005 521,428 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 109,658 199,432 100,328 182,615 Strip - Hot Rolled 44,379 50,142 82,249 67,275 Strip - Cold Rolled 157,562 435,525 180,246 446,410 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.