U.S. Imports of Steel Products Overall Trends By Product All countries Annual + Year-To-Date Data from January-September, 2009 Product 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 YTD 2008 YTD 2009 % Change YTD % change 2004-2008 In Short Tons A- Carbon and Alloy Flat Products 17,463,093 15,445,996 22,826,010 14,677,137 12,916,706 10,270,887 4,185,166 -59.3% -26.0% B- Carbon and Alloy Long Products 8,970,981 8,506,373 10,670,054 8,993,609 7,406,089 5,966,755 3,235,182 -45.8% -17.4% C- Carbon and Alloy Pipe and Tube 4,582,866 5,394,514 6,887,529 6,385,338 8,371,968 5,755,175 3,266,759 -43.2% 82.7% D- Stainless Steel and Alloy Tool Steel 699,762 749,810 761,626 1,025,424 996,925 713,461 383,396 -46.3% 42.5% Total: 31,716,702 30,096,693 41,145,220 31,081,508 29,691,688 22,706,278 11,070,502 -51.2% -6.4% Source: Compiled by the U.S. International Trade Commission from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.