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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,361,451 2,556,691 2,426,196 2,839,878 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,064 3,324 3,534 8,199 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 540,797 341,258 564,173 373,492 Wire Rods 82,389 73,051 64,610 55,883 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,923 30,705 31,988 28,530 Steel Piling 4,528 4,952 13,149 15,065 Plates Cut Lengths 116,508 135,146 139,629 150,690 Plates In Coils 101,830 86,177 85,841 81,010 Rails Standard 26,916 27,064 7,563 7,651 Rails All Other 633 607 1,361 1,268 Railroad Accessories 662 724 351 397 Bars - Hot Rolled 88,512 112,825 126,502 144,850 Bars - Light Shaped 14,619 14,542 14,661 14,818 Bars - Reinforcing 41,956 26,846 52,167 33,095 Bars - Cold Finished 22,165 60,532 26,312 75,675 Tool Steel 10,616 32,549 17,301 43,904 Standard Pipe 86,683 99,666 68,190 80,832 Oil Country Goods 279,108 394,456 269,305 409,834 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 50,044 70,421 90,874 124,293 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 52,369 71,473 45,461 68,842 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,975 45,070 69,464 72,426 Mechanical Tubing 53,476 100,675 51,464 99,714 Pressure Tubing 4,371 10,088 9,349 23,400 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,930 74,805 12,501 170,624 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 944 3,673 993 3,711 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,222 42,326 29,650 40,410 Pipe For Piling 217 275 385 329 Wire Drawn 46,847 79,958 55,187 92,619 Black Plate 3,672 2,887 1,337 1,094 Tin Plate 31,801 37,011 38,022 45,144 Tin Free Steel 6,866 8,293 7,582 8,744 Sheets Hot Rolled 205,848 146,967 173,341 141,608 Sheets Cold Rolled 111,490 139,834 131,821 171,963 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 150,078 152,637 150,301 148,951 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,174 6,623 8,193 8,382 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 60,779 65,347 35,582 39,366 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,359 15,638 8,730 16,842 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,605 7,548 10,250 9,230 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,476 30,719 9,075 26,996 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,053,239 2,386,519 2,233,115 2,710,887 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,927 5,364 4,804 12,953 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 519,601 382,931 564,362 429,862 Wire Rods 59,686 61,780 65,148 65,364 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,885 38,539 39,475 40,756 Steel Piling 1,594 2,007 7,704 10,203 Plates Cut Lengths 106,888 124,432 122,772 152,374 Plates In Coils 92,347 82,241 118,739 119,860 Rails Standard 30,870 32,324 15,448 15,017 Rails All Other 3,050 2,913 11,998 9,573 Railroad Accessories 432 385 250 91 Bars - Hot Rolled 87,137 117,900 98,450 134,723 Bars - Light Shaped 8,038 10,172 9,001 11,655 Bars - Reinforcing 29,654 21,403 49,173 29,408 Bars - Cold Finished 29,386 76,972 30,027 86,812 Tool Steel 10,243 32,073 14,778 42,449 Standard Pipe 55,129 65,046 61,828 70,451 Oil Country Goods 231,548 332,733 243,658 405,554 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,643 68,665 50,135 66,640 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 48,153 69,163 43,419 67,390 Line Pipe - Not Specified 64,304 70,831 63,368 70,193 Mechanical Tubing 40,958 75,090 41,874 80,532 Pressure Tubing 8,169 14,838 8,728 18,041 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,804 66,054 11,181 83,297 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,266 4,630 1,337 4,870 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,877 35,670 32,308 39,338 Pipe For Piling 421 472 411 520 Wire Drawn 41,832 75,590 49,001 87,879 Black Plate 1,525 1,234 2,651 2,311 Tin Plate 38,850 45,490 25,758 32,198 Tin Free Steel 7,752 9,534 8,816 10,745 Sheets Hot Rolled 146,287 116,936 164,438 140,859 Sheets Cold Rolled 92,723 133,798 99,916 152,780 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 106,066 108,362 108,794 112,325 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,224 5,237 10,376 12,049 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 36,074 41,383 26,645 33,018 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,569 15,055 8,865 17,385 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,582 5,661 5,863 6,620 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,745 33,611 11,616 34,794 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 23,302,099 26,565,916 19,949,469 23,263,413 Ingots And Steel For Castings 29,603 58,712 41,638 92,920 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,238,087 3,547,697 4,749,990 3,622,978 Wire Rods 806,205 734,842 748,596 712,260 Structural Shapes Heavy 327,876 307,144 392,843 366,114 Steel Piling 66,290 76,499 72,930 86,702 Plates Cut Lengths 1,037,102 1,237,452 777,222 1,024,894 Plates In Coils 1,042,028 987,459 936,420 963,651 Rails Standard 204,313 206,405 192,200 191,400 Rails All Other 32,601 30,104 37,566 33,702 Railroad Accessories 3,317 3,234 3,819 3,486 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,070,480 1,316,057 914,644 1,180,367 Bars - Light Shaped 124,755 127,437 77,971 96,227 Bars - Reinforcing 689,164 453,448 467,566 307,460 Bars - Cold Finished 280,349 753,356 263,205 728,714 Tool Steel 125,348 372,312 116,052 345,510 Standard Pipe 681,599 808,248 594,680 683,334 Oil Country Goods 2,620,201 4,004,727 1,984,246 3,025,232 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 813,617 1,218,613 444,296 577,245 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 458,192 673,911 395,811 556,897 Line Pipe - Not Specified 637,931 674,176 515,643 527,315 Mechanical Tubing 483,513 931,435 410,252 716,177 Pressure Tubing 68,938 164,728 91,041 176,375 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 101,138 812,209 85,821 626,568 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 11,547 41,830 14,021 44,732 Structural Pipe & Tube 280,419 351,000 266,978 324,537 Pipe For Piling 9,428 9,891 7,948 8,396 Wire Drawn 475,805 803,079 443,928 761,524 Black Plate 28,080 23,837 32,860 26,105 Tin Plate 303,815 357,424 281,126 331,590 Tin Free Steel 89,788 104,110 102,108 123,498 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,945,751 1,537,902 1,833,775 1,501,267 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,060,707 1,385,211 976,257 1,461,000 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,354,242 1,365,845 1,009,718 1,021,397 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 66,156 74,003 72,721 85,105 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 471,883 506,687 359,048 406,650 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 81,963 149,065 76,652 149,371 Strip - Hot Rolled 74,749 71,901 46,207 49,865 Strip - Cold Rolled 105,120 283,925 111,671 322,845 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: September 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.