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. May 2000 April 2000 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,987,377 1,365,516 3,288,190 1,345,014 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9,331 7,054 5,398 5,178 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 618,342 191,292 897,180 232,312 Wire Rods 192,724 67,712 190,010 62,250 Structural Shapes Heavy 174,699 67,626 129,467 50,623 Steel Piling 17,547 8,906 10,888 5,604 Plates Cut Lengths 75,838 37,117 66,493 31,347 Plates In Coils 131,942 46,472 137,298 45,464 Rails Standard 12,177 7,629 27,993 13,937 Rails All Other 3,876 2,127 1,272 796 Railroad Accessories 228 115 198 73 Bars - Hot Rolled 162,294 73,955 115,020 58,462 Bars - Light Shaped 35,876 13,985 26,385 11,034 Bars - Reinforcing 85,925 19,662 144,022 28,000 Bars - Cold Finished 43,553 44,806 27,732 32,997 Tool Steel 13,930 18,574 12,059 16,733 Standard Pipe 128,199 61,406 73,026 37,130 Oil Country Goods 53,574 35,736 51,460 30,302 Line Pipe 97,722 51,309 97,589 49,673 Mechanical Tubing 45,084 38,728 40,976 34,532 Pressure Tubing 4,242 5,253 5,716 7,499 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,611 26,473 6,907 24,865 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,944 3,414 1,498 2,331 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,794 21,837 39,597 20,241 Pipe For Piling 2,135 897 1,384 646 Wire Drawn 65,051 57,074 55,689 48,005 Black Plate 7,425 5,279 8,218 5,017 Tin Plate 24,959 15,172 18,294 10,181 Tin Free Steel 8,299 4,772 9,762 6,760 Sheets Hot Rolled 499,408 156,480 664,270 200,921 Sheets Cold Rolled 222,108 141,042 212,355 134,119 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 129,718 71,206 139,545 77,071 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,775 10,679 24,311 12,902 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,801 15,494 18,337 13,370 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,305 6,238 10,996 7,081 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,223 2,735 4,068 2,239 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,720 27,260 12,778 25,317 ______________________________________________________________________________ April 2000 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,423,190 1,388,472 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8,524 8,176 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 989,960 256,269 Wire Rods 190,362 62,373 Structural Shapes Heavy 130,478 52,082 Steel Piling 11,200 5,730 Plates Cut Lengths 68,028 31,821 Plates In Coils 137,298 45,464 Rails Standard 27,993 13,937 Rails All Other 1,272 796 Railroad Accessories 242 107 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,213 59,609 Bars - Light Shaped 26,434 11,048 Bars - Reinforcing 161,373 33,139 Bars - Cold Finished 27,853 33,050 Tool Steel 12,243 17,338 Standard Pipe 73,700 37,503 Oil Country Goods 52,566 30,807 Line Pipe 99,493 50,297 Mechanical Tubing 41,833 35,060 Pressure Tubing 5,755 7,518 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,909 24,891 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,498 2,334 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,793 20,686 Pipe For Piling 1,384 646 Wire Drawn 55,895 48,156 Black Plate 8,256 5,058 Tin Plate 18,651 10,337 Tin Free Steel 9,762 6,760 Sheets Hot Rolled 669,183 202,388 Sheets Cold Rolled 212,683 136,239 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 143,442 78,760 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 21,338 11,694 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,693 13,526 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,996 7,081 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,068 2,239 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,820 25,551 _______________________________________________________ May 1999 April 1999 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,053,476 1,111,935 2,301,768 951,831 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,404 1,818 762 1,322 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 950,315 178,967 419,826 92,608 Wire Rods 233,788 70,742 185,137 56,460 Structural Shapes Heavy 141,674 40,808 81,145 25,805 Steel Piling 9,797 5,148 12,398 5,895 Plates Cut Lengths 68,097 31,826 52,505 26,408 Plates In Coils 129,223 37,006 87,200 24,172 Rails Standard 16,966 8,813 33,929 17,057 Rails All Other 2,108 1,357 3,961 2,349 Railroad Accessories 1,263 392 388 197 Bars - Hot Rolled 114,770 53,174 107,867 52,043 Bars - Light Shaped 21,947 8,476 20,417 7,507 Bars - Reinforcing 113,785 24,818 115,671 24,022 Bars - Cold Finished 19,155 23,104 21,884 25,611 Tool Steel 13,896 20,402 10,228 16,187 Standard Pipe 68,510 35,088 58,642 30,476 Oil Country Goods 6,922 6,530 5,499 4,418 Line Pipe 72,045 34,065 80,803 38,979 Mechanical Tubing 35,331 30,783 30,514 24,877 Pressure Tubing 3,173 5,309 4,037 4,050 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,791 19,801 5,240 18,693 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,752 1,844 1,270 1,568 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,090 16,465 32,959 16,230 Pipe For Piling 1,629 874 2,108 1,196 Wire Drawn 59,167 51,182 58,407 48,678 Black Plate 12,719 7,978 8,540 4,500 Tin Plate 38,323 21,604 41,860 23,987 Tin Free Steel 13,937 10,010 13,756 8,028 Sheets Hot Rolled 324,614 86,490 323,052 84,682 Sheets Cold Rolled 313,451 136,834 257,869 125,390 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 163,842 86,559 172,156 91,694 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,162 7,002 11,446 6,205 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 13,634 9,141 14,338 9,651 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 11,313 7,403 6,110 4,130 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,602 3,414 5,146 2,345 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,280 26,706 14,698 24,412 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."