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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,779,625 3,273,512 2,853,051 3,137,078 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,364 8,708 3,025 5,658 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 586,703 406,303 596,635 400,616 Wire Rods 81,696 79,795 143,162 119,310 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,660 36,254 46,150 41,522 Steel Piling 4,084 4,573 5,221 6,081 Plates Cut Lengths 121,988 148,951 106,489 128,273 Plates In Coils 118,334 111,814 204,118 173,630 Rails Standard 26,592 26,601 15,534 14,423 Rails All Other 5,720 4,111 2,268 2,478 Railroad Accessories 454 435 99 97 Bars - Hot Rolled 150,529 175,702 120,503 145,147 Bars - Light Shaped 14,740 15,088 10,886 11,343 Bars - Reinforcing 68,915 45,928 96,455 62,909 Bars - Cold Finished 32,426 89,239 39,883 97,645 Tool Steel 13,323 42,522 12,695 40,910 Standard Pipe 87,583 106,127 68,127 80,648 Oil Country Goods 348,464 569,013 273,709 430,658 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 76,246 119,941 125,363 174,042 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 72,343 110,955 42,264 66,664 Line Pipe - Not Specified 84,800 91,008 62,458 64,063 Mechanical Tubing 63,236 117,962 55,997 104,736 Pressure Tubing 7,473 16,648 5,708 14,301 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,796 94,323 9,795 72,544 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,489 5,060 1,420 4,814 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,078 41,031 34,781 40,545 Pipe For Piling 2,170 2,148 380 326 Wire Drawn 58,891 97,653 53,544 91,026 Black Plate 3,644 3,078 3,881 3,250 Tin Plate 28,236 33,654 39,075 45,592 Tin Free Steel 6,498 7,584 10,031 11,399 Sheets Hot Rolled 212,204 180,991 277,177 222,690 Sheets Cold Rolled 130,782 167,547 93,483 137,847 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 177,905 178,612 186,711 185,730 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,282 10,458 9,548 10,398 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,856 64,242 67,091 69,222 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,948 15,643 10,791 17,757 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,957 9,897 6,870 7,360 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,218 33,915 11,724 31,424 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,688,874 3,092,331 2,312,442 2,628,298 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,258 12,992 7,519 16,775 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 857,318 697,332 555,190 422,159 Wire Rods 108,701 103,674 76,535 71,900 Structural Shapes Heavy 52,914 47,788 44,414 39,286 Steel Piling 14,062 16,617 4,716 5,495 Plates Cut Lengths 77,903 110,397 75,005 100,913 Plates In Coils 147,473 145,239 99,870 103,376 Rails Standard 21,369 19,869 13,628 12,593 Rails All Other 12,116 9,232 1,685 1,842 Railroad Accessories 340 321 502 596 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,819 140,149 105,767 134,288 Bars - Light Shaped 7,541 9,608 7,491 9,738 Bars - Reinforcing 49,239 33,233 85,931 56,580 Bars - Cold Finished 29,135 85,818 26,179 77,694 Tool Steel 14,435 40,934 10,821 36,052 Standard Pipe 73,667 86,966 64,488 79,110 Oil Country Goods 230,174 365,762 191,173 273,102 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 85,879 109,173 85,425 110,018 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,005 49,725 37,783 51,614 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,893 50,210 64,338 63,521 Mechanical Tubing 39,136 72,863 54,578 82,603 Pressure Tubing 11,290 21,557 8,358 15,627 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,211 71,427 10,059 73,238 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,869 5,458 1,641 4,817 Structural Pipe & Tube 30,090 38,480 23,651 30,837 Pipe For Piling 1,069 1,207 1,161 1,253 Wire Drawn 54,882 93,655 50,807 84,692 Black Plate 2,877 2,621 1,148 882 Tin Plate 29,804 35,729 26,205 31,685 Tin Free Steel 10,091 12,329 12,847 15,667 Sheets Hot Rolled 238,310 214,943 226,596 193,869 Sheets Cold Rolled 104,001 169,712 116,227 166,253 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 117,410 117,520 139,653 138,925 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,946 5,675 6,546 7,673 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,386 37,772 49,314 54,420 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,809 16,769 7,951 16,525 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,944 5,536 4,443 4,915 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,511 34,043 12,795 37,765 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 13,436,932 15,284,534 10,831,617 12,290,815 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13,711 27,166 24,605 51,803 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,080,672 2,104,666 2,690,670 2,015,427 Wire Rods 489,438 446,168 431,335 391,462 Structural Shapes Heavy 217,020 203,885 214,214 189,438 Steel Piling 33,713 39,702 43,009 48,662 Plates Cut Lengths 555,042 679,288 349,177 478,154 Plates In Coils 641,782 618,495 455,582 468,366 Rails Standard 125,066 126,669 98,027 92,105 Rails All Other 15,772 14,619 18,295 16,123 Railroad Accessories 1,487 1,417 1,543 1,739 Bars - Hot Rolled 599,219 756,523 494,937 618,606 Bars - Light Shaped 71,097 72,901 43,109 53,861 Bars - Reinforcing 500,867 331,958 313,436 204,374 Bars - Cold Finished 173,008 454,013 138,092 386,353 Tool Steel 69,589 214,581 64,954 189,235 Standard Pipe 377,174 451,203 331,351 377,540 Oil Country Goods 1,476,056 2,283,189 1,022,547 1,544,676 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 485,342 746,338 268,367 347,168 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 263,253 394,954 181,422 239,909 Line Pipe - Not Specified 329,783 343,886 262,911 253,726 Mechanical Tubing 271,895 524,611 229,754 381,390 Pressure Tubing 40,578 91,418 51,814 99,969 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 56,927 416,216 45,723 328,140 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 7,143 25,196 7,725 23,346 Structural Pipe & Tube 156,429 193,191 133,597 160,863 Pipe For Piling 3,091 3,089 3,825 4,059 Wire Drawn 258,903 439,671 250,752 417,758 Black Plate 16,291 13,739 25,652 20,003 Tin Plate 170,432 199,048 149,425 175,037 Tin Free Steel 50,533 59,299 59,303 70,720 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,073,117 858,578 1,017,638 805,340 Sheets Cold Rolled 588,306 751,397 531,248 781,790 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 753,231 763,388 517,961 510,105 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 38,794 43,993 36,527 43,169 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 288,810 308,543 190,945 207,517 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 48,633 84,951 42,840 86,998 Strip - Hot Rolled 37,542 38,315 25,737 27,257 Strip - Cold Rolled 57,183 158,270 63,565 178,627 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: May 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.