Exhibit 1a: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Alloy Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding November 2011 October 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 322,962 532,184 384,036 608,932 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,638 1,462 875 774 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,466 11,917 37,158 33,428 Wire Rods 4,443 4,255 6,665 6,327 Structural Shapes Heavy 7,170 7,641 8,444 9,369 Plates Cut Lengths 20,969 31,493 23,455 38,178 Plates In Coils 28,935 25,166 16,903 18,031 Rails Standard 545 632 719 727 Bars - Hot Rolled 57,546 77,493 61,499 84,503 Bars - Light Shaped 2,551 2,570 3,125 3,034 Bars - Cold Finished 9,966 24,085 8,889 20,691 Tool Steel 12,485 39,138 12,487 37,213 Standard Pipe 2,108 5,350 2,792 5,001 Oil Country Goods 62,114 123,926 75,696 142,563 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 10,953 17,550 29,799 43,801 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 650 1,791 156 538 Line Pipe - Not Specified 235 275 2,032 2,460 Mechanical Tubing 14,488 37,017 21,484 48,542 Pressure Tubing 3,362 11,349 2,200 6,534 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 340 1,633 435 2,309 Structural Pipe & Tube 2,049 5,895 1,620 5,560 Pipe For Piling 18 36 124 124 Wire Drawn 8,166 15,202 8,170 15,784 Sheets Hot Rolled 14,634 17,656 16,183 19,714 Sheets Cold Rolled 17,137 20,888 16,062 19,231 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 16,609 19,328 13,722 15,304 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 1,906 2,689 1,611 2,007 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,599 19,162 8,976 17,316 Strip - Hot Rolled 222 702 241 1,440 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,660 5,882 2,513 8,430 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 414,349 655,969 Ingots And Steel For Castings 875 774 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 37,190 33,503 Wire Rods 7,064 6,732 Structural Shapes Heavy 8,766 9,677 Plates Cut Lengths 24,866 40,178 Plates In Coils 18,789 20,308 Rails Standard 719 727 Bars - Hot Rolled 68,550 95,990 Bars - Light Shaped 3,280 3,196 Bars - Cold Finished 9,261 21,675 Tool Steel 13,413 39,544 Standard Pipe 2,793 5,014 Oil Country Goods 85,441 156,547 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 29,801 43,804 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 375 1,026 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,073 2,521 Mechanical Tubing 23,054 52,064 Pressure Tubing 2,232 6,611 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 490 2,652 Structural Pipe & Tube 1,630 5,595 Pipe For Piling 124 124 Wire Drawn 8,420 16,360 Sheets Hot Rolled 19,890 24,763 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,570 19,985 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 14,463 16,107 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 1,626 2,039 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,714 18,239 Strip - Hot Rolled 241 1,440 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,637 8,775 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2010 October 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 260,669 398,839 286,412 416,348 Ingots And Steel For Castings 789 626 790 515 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,303 9,089 26,602 21,366 Wire Rods 3,587 3,076 3,439 2,951 Structural Shapes Heavy 5,677 4,747 5,682 5,193 Plates Cut Lengths 18,001 29,858 19,648 29,956 Plates In Coils 13,697 12,229 20,816 18,915 Rails Standard 208 253 918 956 Bars - Hot Rolled 39,275 45,970 47,136 55,786 Bars - Light Shaped 2,353 1,791 1,087 860 Bars - Cold Finished 7,000 12,654 4,464 9,946 Tool Steel 13,701 39,324 11,703 35,307 Standard Pipe 4,807 7,339 2,398 4,674 Oil Country Goods 55,649 102,476 58,610 102,007 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 1,484 2,222 1,404 2,225 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 335 828 722 1,170 Line Pipe - Not Specified 400 381 (-) (-) Mechanical Tubing 15,710 29,642 10,234 21,470 Pressure Tubing 2,922 6,782 2,369 6,239 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 373 1,918 276 1,250 Structural Pipe & Tube 2,733 5,410 1,259 3,878 Pipe For Piling 71 64 8 12 Wire Drawn 8,003 12,915 7,968 13,844 Sheets Hot Rolled 11,162 10,735 12,155 13,451 Sheets Cold Rolled 13,586 14,988 17,277 18,376 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 14,710 13,385 14,952 14,426 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 1,868 2,467 4,307 4,901 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,617 18,233 7,286 16,675 Strip - Hot Rolled 165 631 117 873 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,486 8,808 2,783 9,126 NOTE: 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.ht ml. CONTACT: For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2011 (CB-11-195)