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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,236,755 2,262,767 2,464,283 2,590,357 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,255 5,434 3,702 7,222 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 618,595 347,231 608,127 375,438 Wire Rods 51,114 43,861 66,493 56,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 24,662 21,178 30,566 29,461 Steel Piling 5,131 6,050 5,763 6,091 Plates Cut Lengths 58,902 71,059 66,925 84,573 Plates In Coils 121,845 94,858 129,547 114,147 Rails Standard 4,014 3,855 7,250 7,694 Rails All Other 2,035 1,944 1,497 1,604 Railroad Accessories 442 459 283 404 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,952 101,154 122,711 133,916 Bars - Light Shaped 10,098 10,088 10,356 11,147 Bars - Reinforcing 54,069 33,747 88,501 55,908 Bars - Cold Finished 24,125 65,089 21,498 61,726 Tool Steel 11,288 32,578 10,661 32,475 Standard Pipe 62,538 72,681 67,006 81,228 Oil Country Goods 168,772 292,852 225,367 332,449 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 100,861 148,232 91,340 135,123 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 43,591 63,891 42,136 64,937 Line Pipe - Not Specified 26,536 25,815 79,142 76,548 Mechanical Tubing 35,265 62,999 34,487 67,051 Pressure Tubing 7,723 17,147 7,572 18,013 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,430 64,744 9,651 70,855 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,425 5,313 1,119 5,792 Structural Pipe & Tube 18,751 26,301 25,950 33,818 Pipe For Piling 547 762 722 765 Wire Drawn 44,551 70,582 47,714 79,075 Black Plate 3,939 3,053 4,409 3,306 Tin Plate 34,106 39,284 44,822 50,806 Tin Free Steel 12,091 13,433 7,910 9,172 Sheets Hot Rolled 239,293 157,197 172,011 125,214 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,817 146,120 156,293 169,876 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 121,366 116,205 173,186 165,376 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,703 6,225 9,769 10,995 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 48,982 47,465 47,082 46,196 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,782 9,032 12,193 18,932 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,696 7,110 12,067 10,725 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,463 27,743 18,450 35,309 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,872,562 2,285,903 1,923,689 2,370,966 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,236 3,426 3,291 5,563 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 439,598 327,633 422,749 327,993 Wire Rods 63,187 63,066 42,228 48,532 Structural Shapes Heavy 19,649 21,598 21,673 24,498 Steel Piling 8,736 10,021 5,979 7,138 Plates Cut Lengths 75,268 98,497 96,599 129,536 Plates In Coils 78,391 73,822 117,246 118,649 Rails Standard 9,880 10,628 17,968 18,902 Rails All Other 2,838 3,074 2,085 2,210 Railroad Accessories 443 405 416 354 Bars - Hot Rolled 93,986 122,225 88,984 120,201 Bars - Light Shaped 7,633 9,464 6,284 8,584 Bars - Reinforcing 65,047 45,128 32,328 22,623 Bars - Cold Finished 28,899 77,292 28,723 83,741 Tool Steel 13,608 44,684 12,667 40,304 Standard Pipe 47,349 60,281 54,431 63,506 Oil Country Goods 186,418 329,108 220,520 350,152 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 70,423 98,174 31,700 43,763 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 30,936 52,716 58,121 87,817 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,952 26,068 47,427 49,992 Mechanical Tubing 49,348 100,882 42,111 83,445 Pressure Tubing 9,738 23,505 9,808 25,139 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,762 86,746 8,739 63,913 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,083 3,870 1,140 4,298 Structural Pipe & Tube 22,103 27,941 21,716 29,517 Pipe For Piling 3,758 3,079 797 798 Wire Drawn 40,551 70,420 44,812 82,787 Black Plate 4,030 3,511 2,002 1,829 Tin Plate 25,708 29,870 29,852 34,648 Tin Free Steel 9,575 11,136 12,440 14,265 Sheets Hot Rolled 174,438 127,328 175,725 138,051 Sheets Cold Rolled 84,893 118,378 95,618 130,023 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 101,323 106,426 104,352 110,817 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,718 6,404 4,081 5,190 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 37,849 42,869 34,416 39,795 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,166 11,659 10,599 19,162 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,397 4,010 4,824 4,760 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,644 30,562 9,235 28,472 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 30,367,638 34,055,691 25,868,630 30,527,532 Ingots And Steel For Castings 39,087 77,396 50,727 109,782 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,899,770 4,545,137 6,009,858 4,587,578 Wire Rods 994,674 897,880 920,892 894,151 Structural Shapes Heavy 437,407 402,779 464,856 444,969 Steel Piling 80,511 92,605 94,478 113,038 Plates Cut Lengths 1,262,673 1,511,607 1,060,271 1,392,198 Plates In Coils 1,399,021 1,280,468 1,233,665 1,250,705 Rails Standard 256,525 258,212 228,140 228,979 Rails All Other 52,001 46,537 43,967 40,518 Railroad Accessories 4,545 4,669 5,261 4,733 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,404,207 1,673,781 1,202,501 1,571,217 Bars - Light Shaped 158,783 161,970 100,758 124,909 Bars - Reinforcing 884,981 576,035 594,259 395,864 Bars - Cold Finished 350,643 955,957 349,888 973,397 Tool Steel 159,208 476,832 155,740 470,042 Standard Pipe 876,993 1,039,449 754,907 877,268 Oil Country Goods 3,283,741 5,039,300 2,638,563 4,080,360 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1,078,801 1,607,966 614,779 815,464 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 598,101 878,692 538,729 772,140 Line Pipe - Not Specified 840,069 875,704 637,514 658,953 Mechanical Tubing 597,220 1,145,545 558,251 1,007,960 Pressure Tubing 91,063 216,010 120,994 246,682 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 130,792 1,026,190 115,120 853,465 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 15,395 57,793 17,454 58,188 Structural Pipe & Tube 355,202 449,158 342,633 422,454 Pipe For Piling 12,325 13,928 13,243 13,024 Wire Drawn 620,451 1,039,531 576,795 998,451 Black Plate 38,569 31,903 40,190 32,552 Tin Plate 427,104 498,392 365,603 429,658 Tin Free Steel 122,555 141,074 132,382 159,219 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,554,249 1,963,474 2,416,796 1,955,143 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,470,527 1,854,991 1,263,429 1,857,737 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,816,418 1,807,705 1,326,237 1,353,204 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 90,473 100,434 87,867 102,937 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 600,750 635,321 483,104 549,152 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 107,605 192,802 103,131 198,432 Strip - Hot Rolled 106,276 100,405 61,446 65,354 Strip - Cold Rolled 148,923 378,059 144,204 417,656 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: December 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.