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 2012 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,853,051 3,137,078 2,782,068 3,220,420 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,025 5,658 2,481 4,889 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 596,635 400,616 768,254 515,293 Wire Rods 143,162 119,310 91,582 85,279 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,150 41,522 35,007 34,957 Steel Piling 5,221 6,081 13,065 13,787 Plates Cut Lengths 106,489 128,273 128,262 151,036 Plates In Coils 204,118 173,630 82,535 92,010 Rails Standard 15,534 14,423 27,285 29,143 Rails All Other 2,268 2,478 2,081 2,237 Railroad Accessories 99 97 265 214 Bars - Hot Rolled 120,503 145,147 120,634 164,368 Bars - Light Shaped 10,886 11,343 11,751 12,628 Bars - Reinforcing 96,455 62,909 98,276 65,872 Bars - Cold Finished 39,883 97,645 32,882 95,651 Tool Steel 12,695 40,910 13,695 44,504 Standard Pipe 68,127 80,648 82,637 97,852 Oil Country Goods 273,709 430,658 313,900 493,481 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 125,363 174,042 118,613 225,863 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,264 66,664 51,128 71,679 Line Pipe - Not Specified 62,458 64,063 83,052 84,930 Mechanical Tubing 55,997 104,736 52,741 108,416 Pressure Tubing 5,708 14,301 10,199 20,788 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,795 72,544 11,177 78,983 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,420 4,814 1,429 4,985 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,781 40,545 27,232 37,033 Pipe For Piling 380 326 247 239 Wire Drawn 53,544 91,026 54,207 90,822 Black Plate 3,881 3,250 1,517 1,203 Tin Plate 39,075 45,592 28,864 33,654 Tin Free Steel 10,031 11,399 11,827 13,635 Sheets Hot Rolled 277,177 222,690 174,015 140,623 Sheets Cold Rolled 93,483 137,847 122,583 157,861 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 186,711 185,730 125,436 128,665 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,548 10,398 8,261 9,318 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 67,091 69,222 44,327 49,724 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,791 17,757 11,570 19,367 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,870 7,360 7,968 7,299 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,724 31,424 11,081 32,134 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,312,442 2,628,298 2,236,483 2,559,355 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,519 16,775 3,274 7,746 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 555,190 422,159 538,020 402,936 Wire Rods 76,535 71,900 83,933 75,577 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,414 39,286 58,117 48,726 Steel Piling 4,716 5,495 6,985 8,037 Plates Cut Lengths 75,005 100,913 70,021 103,485 Plates In Coils 99,870 103,376 79,872 89,116 Rails Standard 13,628 12,593 20,518 19,565 Rails All Other 1,685 1,842 2,527 2,473 Railroad Accessories 502 596 360 447 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,767 134,288 103,089 129,695 Bars - Light Shaped 7,491 9,738 10,113 12,255 Bars - Reinforcing 85,931 56,580 56,490 34,999 Bars - Cold Finished 26,179 77,694 34,541 91,080 Tool Steel 10,821 36,052 12,167 36,315 Standard Pipe 64,488 79,110 70,164 81,262 Oil Country Goods 191,173 273,102 219,905 343,592 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 85,425 110,018 33,163 43,400 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 37,783 51,614 38,722 52,377 Line Pipe - Not Specified 64,338 63,521 50,541 47,429 Mechanical Tubing 54,578 82,603 52,713 86,577 Pressure Tubing 8,358 15,627 8,772 19,193 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,059 73,238 8,913 63,736 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,641 4,817 1,811 4,860 Structural Pipe & Tube 23,651 30,837 31,416 37,755 Pipe For Piling 1,161 1,253 405 345 Wire Drawn 50,807 84,692 52,954 87,781 Black Plate 1,148 882 8,132 4,821 Tin Plate 26,205 31,685 40,152 47,122 Tin Free Steel 12,847 15,667 15,192 17,526 Sheets Hot Rolled 226,596 193,869 198,973 157,973 Sheets Cold Rolled 116,227 166,253 141,557 183,138 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 139,653 138,925 101,087 100,022 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,546 7,673 8,171 9,565 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 49,314 54,420 45,429 47,599 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,951 16,525 8,415 17,092 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,443 4,915 5,945 6,110 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,795 37,765 13,923 37,626 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 10,657,307 12,011,023 8,142,743 9,198,484 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9,347 18,458 17,348 38,811 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 2,493,969 1,698,363 1,833,352 1,318,095 Wire Rods 407,742 366,373 322,635 287,788 Structural Shapes Heavy 178,360 167,631 161,300 141,650 Steel Piling 29,629 35,129 28,947 32,046 Plates Cut Lengths 433,053 530,337 271,274 367,757 Plates In Coils 523,448 506,682 308,109 323,127 Rails Standard 98,474 100,068 76,658 72,236 Rails All Other 10,052 10,509 6,180 6,892 Railroad Accessories 1,033 982 1,204 1,418 Bars - Hot Rolled 448,690 580,821 388,118 478,457 Bars - Light Shaped 56,357 57,813 35,569 44,253 Bars - Reinforcing 431,952 286,030 264,197 171,141 Bars - Cold Finished 140,583 364,773 108,957 300,535 Tool Steel 56,266 172,060 50,519 148,301 Standard Pipe 289,591 345,076 257,685 290,574 Oil Country Goods 1,127,591 1,714,177 792,374 1,178,915 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 409,097 626,396 182,489 237,995 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 190,910 283,999 147,417 190,185 Line Pipe - Not Specified 244,984 252,879 216,018 203,516 Mechanical Tubing 208,659 406,649 190,618 308,527 Pressure Tubing 33,106 74,770 40,524 78,412 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 44,132 321,893 36,512 256,713 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 5,654 20,136 5,855 17,888 Structural Pipe & Tube 121,351 152,160 103,506 122,383 Pipe For Piling 921 941 2,756 2,853 Wire Drawn 200,012 342,017 195,870 324,103 Black Plate 12,647 10,660 22,774 17,382 Tin Plate 142,196 165,394 119,621 139,309 Tin Free Steel 44,035 51,715 49,212 58,391 Sheets Hot Rolled 860,913 677,586 779,328 590,398 Sheets Cold Rolled 457,524 583,850 427,247 612,078 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 575,326 584,777 400,551 392,585 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 29,511 33,535 31,580 37,494 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 226,954 244,301 158,559 169,745 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 39,684 69,308 35,031 70,229 Strip - Hot Rolled 28,585 28,418 20,793 21,721 Strip - Cold Rolled 44,966 124,356 52,055 144,585 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: April 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.