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 June 2012 May 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 417,518 661,997 450,816 764,434 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,475 2,183 2,267 2,673 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,998 8,633 12,051 11,717 Wire Rods 6,993 6,652 7,789 7,312 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,849 3,136 4,891 5,494 Plates Cut Lengths 21,854 30,256 24,370 38,939 Plates In Coils 11,815 10,474 15,484 14,747 Rails Standard 3,718 4,036 1,097 1,312 Bars - Hot Rolled 85,285 95,954 81,531 104,379 Bars - Light Shaped 2,294 2,114 1,992 1,929 Bars - Cold Finished 7,123 17,124 8,388 20,841 Tool Steel 11,413 35,537 13,123 42,104 Standard Pipe 3,910 7,980 9,916 16,758 Oil Country Goods 112,193 221,447 131,843 274,500 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,092 27,255 17,637 26,940 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 1,121 1,742 1,042 1,960 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,879 11,159 5,641 8,706 Mechanical Tubing 20,777 47,802 26,960 60,995 Pressure Tubing 3,848 10,308 2,108 5,635 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 660 3,118 487 2,264 Structural Pipe & Tube 1,187 4,671 1,817 6,053 Pipe For Piling 30 53 24 35 Wire Drawn 11,351 20,717 10,268 18,806 Sheets Hot Rolled 10,541 10,694 18,363 20,383 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,473 24,742 14,907 17,309 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 23,543 26,635 22,425 25,587 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,742 6,509 1,964 2,480 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,465 15,042 8,948 15,643 Strip - Hot Rolled 139 516 347 2,050 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,749 5,508 3,133 6,883 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 526,790 840,889 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,267 2,673 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 38,834 35,197 Wire Rods 7,789 7,312 Structural Shapes Heavy 4,903 5,508 Plates Cut Lengths 24,370 38,939 Plates In Coils 30,452 26,081 Rails Standard 1,097 1,312 Bars - Hot Rolled 94,901 113,048 Bars - Light Shaped 2,060 2,000 Bars - Cold Finished 8,407 20,951 Tool Steel 13,323 42,522 Standard Pipe 9,919 16,764 Oil Country Goods 134,827 277,529 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 34,375 55,029 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 1,143 2,152 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5,645 8,715 Mechanical Tubing 27,082 61,309 Pressure Tubing 2,108 5,635 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 487 2,264 Structural Pipe & Tube 1,821 6,067 Pipe For Piling 24 35 Wire Drawn 10,317 18,930 Sheets Hot Rolled 18,363 20,383 Sheets Cold Rolled 15,435 17,865 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 22,446 25,610 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 1,964 2,480 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,948 15,643 Strip - Hot Rolled 347 2,050 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,133 6,883 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2011 May 2011 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 361,988 565,296 410,989 614,402 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,935 1,931 2,330 2,676 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 12,149 12,720 47,495 55,955 Wire Rods 6,315 5,773 6,372 5,789 Structural Shapes Heavy 9,868 9,792 9,034 8,410 Plates Cut Lengths 28,623 42,229 25,388 37,552 Plates In Coils 21,067 22,944 20,116 19,294 Rails Standard 1,095 1,437 2,688 3,097 Bars - Hot Rolled 70,100 87,622 70,529 88,005 Bars - Light Shaped 2,312 2,101 2,062 1,881 Bars - Cold Finished 11,315 23,195 8,394 18,413 Tool Steel 12,449 39,642 14,435 40,934 Standard Pipe 3,586 8,014 4,209 9,918 Oil Country Goods 65,105 119,029 75,022 130,168 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,638 25,824 42,978 54,828 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 398 699 23 95 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,486 1,875 3,516 5,917 Mechanical Tubing 16,577 38,903 12,209 29,971 Pressure Tubing 2,286 5,614 2,790 7,181 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 614 2,560 412 1,915 Structural Pipe & Tube 1,991 6,554 1,402 5,436 Pipe For Piling 7 11 94 89 Wire Drawn 8,470 16,465 8,545 16,154 Sheets Hot Rolled 18,456 25,132 8,403 10,553 Sheets Cold Rolled 19,718 23,751 14,264 17,249 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 12,443 13,673 16,723 16,750 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,252 5,193 1,449 2,002 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,074 13,643 7,809 16,769 Strip - Hot Rolled 170 483 128 888 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,488 8,487 2,169 6,516 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 Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary June 2012 (CB-12-130)