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. July 2000 June 2000 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,169,401 1,383,713 2,971,634 1,330,657 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9,951 11,046 8,829 7,740 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 654,887 191,893 465,974 138,478 Wire Rods 254,740 82,758 215,047 76,586 Structural Shapes Heavy 209,153 80,676 156,259 60,615 Steel Piling 11,444 5,902 12,967 6,456 Plates Cut Lengths 80,542 39,215 72,705 42,155 Plates In Coils 94,140 33,749 153,535 48,748 Rails Standard 19,918 9,679 21,003 9,877 Rails All Other 1,642 931 3,400 1,790 Railroad Accessories 362 385 623 352 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,026 60,047 155,309 72,571 Bars - Light Shaped 31,082 13,096 25,195 10,883 Bars - Reinforcing 181,618 38,010 184,410 39,483 Bars - Cold Finished 30,771 36,516 35,482 38,629 Tool Steel 10,840 16,712 12,720 17,942 Standard Pipe 104,248 51,115 104,383 51,243 Oil Country Goods 70,847 44,137 51,741 36,746 Line Pipe 58,998 27,769 64,086 31,261 Mechanical Tubing 45,039 38,673 49,807 40,424 Pressure Tubing 2,601 2,530 3,708 4,173 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,992 29,213 6,923 27,235 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,213 2,035 3,270 3,455 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,097 20,778 42,364 21,967 Pipe For Piling 819 411 431 233 Wire Drawn 58,431 52,764 59,033 52,249 Black Plate 16,915 8,835 10,477 6,318 Tin Plate 27,642 15,997 23,668 14,120 Tin Free Steel 14,399 8,878 9,736 6,033 Sheets Hot Rolled 491,448 154,979 553,547 172,942 Sheets Cold Rolled 286,635 164,209 260,768 155,677 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 151,371 81,380 135,566 73,741 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,772 9,580 18,488 10,162 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,585 13,678 19,769 14,151 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,810 6,647 12,901 9,074 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,786 2,382 4,318 2,616 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,635 27,111 13,193 24,531 ______________________________________________________________________________ June 2000 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,035,653 1,355,162 Ingots And Steel For Castings 16,485 9,845 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 478,253 141,091 Wire Rods 220,221 77,862 Structural Shapes Heavy 157,729 61,132 Steel Piling 12,967 6,456 Plates Cut Lengths 72,773 42,208 Plates In Coils 153,872 48,849 Rails Standard 21,005 9,882 Rails All Other 3,471 1,841 Railroad Accessories 675 378 Bars - Hot Rolled 155,879 72,908 Bars - Light Shaped 25,607 11,004 Bars - Reinforcing 196,209 42,280 Bars - Cold Finished 36,902 40,877 Tool Steel 12,779 18,047 Standard Pipe 104,517 51,484 Oil Country Goods 53,844 38,047 Line Pipe 68,541 33,462 Mechanical Tubing 50,501 40,557 Pressure Tubing 3,708 4,173 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,149 27,888 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 3,272 3,461 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,368 21,981 Pipe For Piling 431 233 Wire Drawn 59,270 52,539 Black Plate 10,880 6,572 Tin Plate 24,920 14,677 Tin Free Steel 9,736 6,033 Sheets Hot Rolled 554,571 173,360 Sheets Cold Rolled 272,534 161,444 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 135,682 73,796 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,526 10,181 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,789 14,171 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 12,919 9,098 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,368 2,700 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,302 24,646 ___________________________________________________________________ July 1999 June 1999 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,996,848 1,083,974 2,779,243 1,062,503 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,200 1,480 4,054 4,014 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 718,662 147,252 726,159 151,890 Wire Rods 292,120 84,556 182,296 57,738 Structural Shapes Heavy 86,806 27,446 97,950 31,901 Steel Piling 6,611 3,537 4,666 2,652 Plates Cut Lengths 53,200 24,103 73,041 31,211 Plates In Coils 119,565 33,872 79,374 21,887 Rails Standard 18,803 8,163 2,234 1,165 Rails All Other 1,817 1,362 2,240 1,333 Railroad Accessories 434 274 127 99 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,829 55,327 119,088 59,039 Bars - Light Shaped 27,610 9,749 23,342 9,111 Bars - Reinforcing 208,587 43,161 184,725 35,171 Bars - Cold Finished 23,362 25,182 32,543 29,568 Tool Steel 8,945 16,677 13,542 20,985 Standard Pipe 55,718 28,822 72,596 36,146 Oil Country Goods 8,258 6,973 10,926 12,206 Line Pipe 71,119 29,609 81,571 35,192 Mechanical Tubing 33,059 27,680 34,459 28,187 Pressure Tubing 3,646 3,453 5,247 5,837 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,420 17,915 6,634 21,729 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,717 2,346 2,293 3,818 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,818 15,201 39,827 18,163 Pipe For Piling 837 370 3,235 1,073 Wire Drawn 52,280 45,638 60,536 52,365 Black Plate 12,495 6,738 16,943 8,804 Tin Plate 40,974 22,185 39,860 22,684 Tin Free Steel 19,360 11,077 11,409 8,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 413,720 105,653 329,743 87,094 Sheets Cold Rolled 334,348 138,737 281,892 119,041 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 161,224 81,154 175,380 87,646 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 22,887 11,350 11,519 5,999 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,309 12,981 18,615 13,060 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,024 6,170 7,336 6,111 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,028 2,567 7,642 3,090 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,057 25,215 16,198 28,303 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."