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. March 2001 February 2001 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,311,065 977,725 1,759,940 827,582 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,423 3,612 3,373 2,787 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 577,587 128,788 389,759 91,226 Wire Rods 307,783 85,913 76,733 35,099 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,433 17,655 67,087 24,859 Steel Piling 11,754 6,137 14,502 7,676 Plates Cut Lengths 44,575 25,223 70,170 28,040 Plates In Coils 36,390 11,408 32,043 11,307 Rails Standard 29,573 15,664 5,274 2,680 Rails All Other 1,482 839 1,300 619 Railroad Accessories 1,301 667 760 811 Bars - Hot Rolled 111,865 54,186 95,710 49,443 Bars - Light Shaped 11,995 5,866 8,788 4,058 Bars - Reinforcing 104,506 22,427 97,149 20,796 Bars - Cold Finished 27,059 34,654 25,141 33,654 Tool Steel 12,522 18,309 12,674 18,365 Standard Pipe 94,835 44,902 75,235 35,593 Oil Country Goods 75,685 53,478 54,633 41,328 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 33,858 17,971 24,462 11,367 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 24,960 14,297 16,229 9,937 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,887 3,552 4,216 1,727 Mechanical Tubing 36,095 32,174 36,979 33,438 Pressure Tubing 5,024 5,506 3,743 4,449 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,250 25,445 5,986 23,599 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,169 2,204 1,461 2,414 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,057 17,312 37,806 18,436 Pipe For Piling 624 299 176 117 Wire Drawn 52,137 47,142 47,247 43,955 Black Plate 16,709 9,120 9,827 5,918 Tin Plate 22,345 13,373 21,786 12,913 Tin Free Steel 12,755 8,393 10,072 8,391 Sheets Hot Rolled 183,696 51,076 183,154 52,932 Sheets Cold Rolled 208,316 96,263 170,481 89,800 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 98,580 47,500 104,685 51,404 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,067 10,096 10,234 5,684 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 17,950 12,126 15,955 11,265 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,500 6,240 7,972 5,844 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,902 2,315 4,560 2,159 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,417 25,593 12,578 23,490 ____________________________________________________________________________ February 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,781,410 835,253 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,373 2,787 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 390,437 91,380 Wire Rods 76,751 35,125 Structural Shapes Heavy 67,619 25,279 Steel Piling 14,801 7,835 Plates Cut Lengths 74,258 29,538 Plates In Coils 32,201 11,342 Rails Standard 5,274 2,680 Rails All Other 1,300 619 Railroad Accessories 694 437 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,047 50,265 Bars - Light Shaped 8,788 4,058 Bars - Reinforcing 104,598 22,399 Bars - Cold Finished 25,144 33,657 Tool Steel 12,789 18,547 Standard Pipe 75,308 35,639 Oil Country Goods 55,636 41,816 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 24,462 11,370 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 16,217 9,923 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,216 1,727 Mechanical Tubing 37,860 33,907 Pressure Tubing 3,743 4,449 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,042 23,783 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,465 2,426 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,857 18,452 Pipe For Piling 176 117 Wire Drawn 47,655 44,233 Black Plate 9,827 5,918 Tin Plate 21,905 12,948 Tin Free Steel 10,163 8,410 Sheets Hot Rolled 184,415 53,383 Sheets Cold Rolled 170,591 89,962 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 105,081 51,574 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,391 6,180 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 16,068 11,318 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,972 5,844 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,560 2,159 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,726 23,769 _____________________________________________________________________________ March 2000 February 2000 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,919,830 1,295,611 3,160,184 1,249,557 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,507 1,860 2,737 1,535 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 537,961 153,048 844,161 210,482 Wire Rods 184,147 62,103 210,057 66,715 Structural Shapes Heavy 168,638 61,227 111,525 39,373 Steel Piling 15,345 7,975 10,988 5,797 Plates Cut Lengths 54,389 31,870 48,449 25,758 Plates In Coils 133,510 44,064 151,844 44,848 Rails Standard 19,385 9,309 18,350 8,895 Rails All Other 2,369 1,426 4,515 2,261 Railroad Accessories 296 196 69 45 Bars - Hot Rolled 144,981 67,981 122,024 55,807 Bars - Light Shaped 30,088 11,694 26,344 10,165 Bars - Reinforcing 215,848 41,794 128,354 24,863 Bars - Cold Finished 34,522 39,518 30,365 33,502 Tool Steel 16,432 21,333 10,782 16,171 Standard Pipe 88,104 44,312 88,021 42,732 Oil Country Goods 51,378 35,077 46,795 27,656 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 69,237 39,893 35,773 17,937 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 15,853 9,289 21,583 10,210 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,493 3,013 13,364 4,628 Mechanical Tubing 49,704 40,924 37,978 31,507 Pressure Tubing 3,310 4,783 4,485 5,279 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,252 31,493 6,886 22,853 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,900 2,506 1,930 2,327 Structural Pipe & Tube 46,772 23,518 37,335 19,687 Pipe For Piling 7,386 4,506 14,069 9,970 Wire Drawn 60,826 53,207 50,875 45,221 Black Plate 5,040 2,785 13,117 6,751 Tin Plate 38,443 21,682 31,800 17,332 Tin Free Steel 21,182 12,520 18,108 11,040 Sheets Hot Rolled 471,048 144,002 586,242 170,147 Sheets Cold Rolled 206,180 130,058 210,335 119,381 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 135,526 73,301 156,956 79,789 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,555 10,627 16,675 8,493 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,093 14,004 20,049 15,193 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,054 6,247 8,596 6,107 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,768 3,024 4,468 2,406 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,308 29,441 14,180 26,695 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."