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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,426,196 2,839,878 2,519,285 2,932,238 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,534 8,199 5,139 10,500 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 564,173 373,492 499,203 347,714 Wire Rods 64,610 55,883 77,797 74,828 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,988 28,530 19,415 19,582 Steel Piling 13,149 15,065 10,656 11,848 Plates Cut Lengths 139,629 150,690 113,078 134,704 Plates In Coils 85,841 81,010 119,279 111,560 Rails Standard 7,563 7,651 19,865 20,755 Rails All Other 1,361 1,268 2,015 2,273 Railroad Accessories 351 397 224 238 Bars - Hot Rolled 126,502 144,850 110,251 138,875 Bars - Light Shaped 14,661 14,818 10,505 11,325 Bars - Reinforcing 52,167 33,095 33,365 21,936 Bars - Cold Finished 26,312 75,675 31,788 85,565 Tool Steel 17,301 43,904 14,360 42,657 Standard Pipe 68,190 80,832 70,316 84,560 Oil Country Goods 269,305 409,834 282,989 426,539 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 90,874 124,293 118,011 173,870 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 45,461 68,842 51,163 71,748 Line Pipe - Not Specified 69,464 72,426 116,630 123,791 Mechanical Tubing 51,464 99,714 50,358 99,828 Pressure Tubing 9,349 23,400 6,991 18,626 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,501 170,624 10,322 74,513 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 993 3,711 1,017 3,930 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,650 40,410 26,217 34,892 Pipe For Piling 385 329 4,366 4,652 Wire Drawn 55,187 92,619 57,490 94,849 Black Plate 1,337 1,094 4,096 4,015 Tin Plate 38,022 45,144 29,164 34,941 Tin Free Steel 7,582 8,744 9,223 10,531 Sheets Hot Rolled 173,341 141,608 276,187 213,496 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,821 171,963 108,759 160,415 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 150,301 148,951 157,126 157,153 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,193 8,382 3,960 4,668 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,582 39,366 36,521 39,928 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,730 16,842 8,739 16,485 Strip - Hot Rolled 10,250 9,230 8,979 8,327 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,075 26,996 13,722 36,119 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,233,115 2,710,887 2,377,038 2,910,190 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,804 12,953 4,083 10,166 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 564,362 429,862 472,716 386,668 Wire Rods 65,148 65,364 83,457 89,531 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,475 40,756 40,357 40,551 Steel Piling 7,704 10,203 9,532 11,600 Plates Cut Lengths 122,772 152,374 105,115 139,728 Plates In Coils 118,739 119,860 119,858 142,308 Rails Standard 15,448 15,017 29,213 32,317 Rails All Other 11,998 9,573 2,419 3,297 Railroad Accessories 250 91 653 585 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,450 134,723 117,307 160,830 Bars - Light Shaped 9,001 11,655 7,397 9,034 Bars - Reinforcing 49,173 29,408 26,097 18,451 Bars - Cold Finished 30,027 86,812 26,640 81,722 Tool Steel 14,778 42,449 13,628 42,112 Standard Pipe 61,828 70,451 79,419 90,900 Oil Country Goods 243,658 405,554 241,799 369,954 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 50,135 66,640 25,468 31,742 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 43,419 67,390 44,915 67,965 Line Pipe - Not Specified 63,368 70,193 58,267 63,718 Mechanical Tubing 41,874 80,532 49,093 90,209 Pressure Tubing 8,728 18,041 9,864 22,478 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,181 83,297 10,010 75,308 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,337 4,870 1,507 5,334 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,308 39,338 32,895 39,620 Pipe For Piling 411 520 3,043 3,050 Wire Drawn 49,001 87,879 49,881 89,604 Black Plate 2,651 2,311 1,488 1,290 Tin Plate 25,758 32,198 36,284 42,675 Tin Free Steel 8,816 10,745 11,460 14,720 Sheets Hot Rolled 164,438 140,859 297,668 248,803 Sheets Cold Rolled 99,916 152,780 130,668 200,011 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 108,794 112,325 147,070 152,868 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,376 12,049 10,210 11,620 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,645 33,018 52,594 61,403 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,865 17,385 8,304 16,290 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,863 6,620 5,022 5,530 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,616 34,794 11,636 36,200 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 20,940,647 24,009,225 17,896,229 20,876,893 Ingots And Steel For Castings 27,539 55,388 38,712 87,556 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,697,289 3,206,439 4,230,389 3,240,047 Wire Rods 723,816 661,791 688,910 650,479 Structural Shapes Heavy 292,953 276,439 355,957 327,575 Steel Piling 61,762 71,547 71,336 84,695 Plates Cut Lengths 920,594 1,102,306 670,333 900,463 Plates In Coils 940,198 901,282 844,072 881,410 Rails Standard 177,397 179,342 161,330 159,076 Rails All Other 31,968 29,497 34,516 30,789 Railroad Accessories 2,655 2,510 3,387 3,101 Bars - Hot Rolled 981,967 1,203,232 827,507 1,062,467 Bars - Light Shaped 110,137 112,895 69,933 86,055 Bars - Reinforcing 647,208 426,603 437,912 286,057 Bars - Cold Finished 258,184 692,824 233,819 651,742 Tool Steel 114,732 339,764 105,809 313,437 Standard Pipe 594,916 708,582 539,551 618,288 Oil Country Goods 2,341,093 3,610,271 1,752,698 2,692,499 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 763,573 1,148,192 395,653 508,581 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 405,822 602,438 347,658 487,734 Line Pipe - Not Specified 590,956 629,106 451,339 456,483 Mechanical Tubing 430,037 830,760 369,294 641,088 Pressure Tubing 64,567 154,640 82,872 161,538 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 90,208 737,403 77,017 560,515 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 10,603 38,157 12,755 40,102 Structural Pipe & Tube 247,197 308,673 240,101 288,867 Pipe For Piling 9,211 9,616 7,527 7,924 Wire Drawn 428,958 723,121 402,097 685,934 Black Plate 24,408 20,950 31,335 24,872 Tin Plate 272,014 320,413 242,275 286,100 Tin Free Steel 82,922 95,817 94,357 113,963 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,739,903 1,390,935 1,687,488 1,384,331 Sheets Cold Rolled 949,217 1,245,377 883,534 1,327,201 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,204,164 1,213,208 903,652 913,035 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 59,983 67,379 68,497 79,868 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 411,104 441,341 322,974 365,267 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 73,604 133,427 67,083 134,316 Strip - Hot Rolled 66,144 64,352 41,625 44,204 Strip - Cold Rolled 91,644 253,206 100,926 289,234 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.