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 December 2008 November 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 991,972 1,168,312 1,116,465 1,481,462 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 664,933 636,732 732,055 853,878 Flat-rolled -- Slab 163,623 107,361 130,373 130,163 Flat-rolled -- Plate 71,285 110,823 118,053 185,812 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 186,397 136,993 205,449 199,843 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 67,611 75,689 75,185 89,333 Flat-rolled -- Coated 146,917 174,075 171,106 215,774 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 29,101 31,790 31,889 32,953 Hot-rolled Bar 93,007 105,431 120,522 146,141 Cold Finished Bar 13,157 25,116 12,507 25,989 Rebar 12,448 9,701 19,982 14,440 Welded Pipe 172,319 237,220 192,047 272,077 Fittings and Flanges 25,494 96,525 24,975 89,744 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,433 40,564 9,070 52,527 Rod 964 4,066 2,260 8,690 Wire 2,217 12,959 3,047 17,978 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,249,555 1,684,385 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 818,348 987,245 Flat-rolled -- Slab 133,244 135,004 Flat-rolled -- Plate 118,360 186,323 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 283,428 322,384 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 76,055 90,817 Flat-rolled -- Coated 171,886 216,719 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 35,375 35,999 Hot-rolled Bar 133,403 161,626 Cold Finished Bar 12,656 26,235 Rebar 22,781 15,876 Welded Pipe 222,888 323,686 Fittings and Flanges 25,031 89,865 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,135 53,138 Rod 2,260 8,690 Wire 3,052 18,023 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2007 November 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,395,715 1,257,530 1,554,058 1,391,872 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 919,529 639,603 965,679 667,992 Flat-rolled -- Slab 315,489 175,733 288,867 152,227 Flat-rolled -- Plate 104,978 99,165 75,333 82,134 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 247,054 145,135 313,128 183,483 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 85,011 66,713 88,971 70,499 Flat-rolled -- Coated 126,575 120,482 155,350 142,752 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 40,421 32,375 44,030 36,898 Hot-rolled Bar 112,028 101,047 139,097 122,128 Cold Finished Bar 14,985 24,570 22,905 31,375 Rebar 49,804 34,824 60,889 40,266 Welded Pipe 262,281 309,843 330,170 395,820 Fittings and Flanges 22,570 64,510 21,544 62,105 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,864 57,074 8,909 45,554 Rod 1,714 8,136 1,729 7,523 Wire 2,942 17,924 3,137 19,108 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2008 November 2007 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 19,032,247 20,705,679 21,374,114 17,261,915 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 12,736,187 11,880,102 13,818,047 9,198,373 Flat-rolled -- Slab 4,709,022 3,723,778 5,124,736 2,561,132 Flat-rolled -- Plate 993,334 1,427,807 1,100,118 1,074,634 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 3,410,327 2,952,361 3,140,321 1,855,579 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,026,256 1,011,358 1,323,764 962,472 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,239,207 2,428,551 2,587,419 2,312,106 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 358,041 336,247 541,688 432,450 Hot-rolled Bar 1,672,602 1,838,335 1,554,194 1,313,896 Cold Finished Bar 192,730 334,819 220,973 317,110 Rebar 868,212 689,466 1,638,351 891,343 Welded Pipe 3,142,673 4,110,660 3,735,288 3,871,557 Fittings and Flanges 241,362 820,981 229,086 649,628 Stainless Steel Products Bar 116,731 682,202 113,705 639,010 Rod 25,043 117,327 25,209 126,277 Wire 36,706 231,788 39,260 254,721 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)