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. April 2001 March 2001 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,268,861 993,579 2,311,065 977,725 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,040 3,690 3,423 3,612 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 444,915 102,771 577,587 128,788 Wire Rods 204,815 63,335 307,783 85,913 Structural Shapes Heavy 57,510 19,290 45,433 17,655 Steel Piling 10,946 5,827 11,754 6,137 Plates Cut Lengths 54,489 26,392 44,575 25,223 Plates In Coils 70,325 18,838 36,390 11,408 Rails Standard 13,855 6,500 29,573 15,664 Rails All Other 1,609 903 1,482 839 Railroad Accessories 927 514 1,301 667 Bars - Hot Rolled 103,932 54,336 111,865 54,186 Bars - Light Shaped 10,685 5,006 11,995 5,866 Bars - Reinforcing 112,957 24,547 104,506 22,427 Bars - Cold Finished 30,881 37,907 27,059 34,654 Tool Steel 14,763 18,601 12,522 18,309 Standard Pipe 98,734 43,912 94,835 44,902 Oil Country Goods 84,213 60,821 75,685 53,478 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 95,707 49,072 33,858 17,971 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 22,171 16,145 24,960 14,297 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,346 1,792 9,887 3,552 Mechanical Tubing 39,647 35,526 36,095 32,174 Pressure Tubing 5,694 5,702 5,024 5,506 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,629 25,590 6,250 25,445 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,853 2,664 1,169 2,204 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,077 17,892 35,057 17,312 Pipe For Piling 1,026 358 624 299 Wire Drawn 50,778 45,575 52,137 47,142 Black Plate 10,268 5,503 16,709 9,120 Tin Plate 32,131 19,909 22,345 13,373 Tin Free Steel 14,319 9,025 12,755 8,393 Sheets Hot Rolled 200,607 53,789 183,696 51,076 Sheets Cold Rolled 246,826 103,612 208,316 96,263 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 108,814 54,364 98,580 47,500 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,125 8,565 20,067 10,096 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,042 12,896 17,950 12,126 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,763 7,013 9,500 6,240 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,877 2,970 4,902 2,315 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,566 22,429 13,417 25,593 _____________________________________________________________________________ March 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,349,125 990,640 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,430 3,623 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 577,751 128,975 Wire Rods 307,908 85,965 Structural Shapes Heavy 47,596 18,369 Steel Piling 11,754 6,137 Plates Cut Lengths 44,575 25,223 Plates In Coils 36,638 11,463 Rails Standard 29,573 15,664 Rails All Other 1,482 839 Railroad Accessories 1,322 684 Bars - Hot Rolled 114,150 54,822 Bars - Light Shaped 14,213 6,730 Bars - Reinforcing 125,455 27,740 Bars - Cold Finished 27,524 34,955 Tool Steel 12,805 18,842 Standard Pipe 96,573 45,548 Oil Country Goods 78,174 54,478 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 34,185 18,149 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 24,960 14,297 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,887 3,552 Mechanical Tubing 36,149 32,295 Pressure Tubing 5,098 5,555 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,287 25,608 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,170 2,209 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,207 17,506 Pipe For Piling 1,456 658 Wire Drawn 52,498 47,419 Black Plate 17,240 9,348 Tin Plate 22,614 13,492 Tin Free Steel 12,755 8,393 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,430 51,543 Sheets Cold Rolled 208,422 96,342 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 100,123 48,047 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,219 9,437 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,440 12,332 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,500 6,240 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,955 2,388 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,606 25,774 ___________________________________________________________________________ April 2000 March 2000 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,423,190 1,388,472 2,919,830 1,295,611 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8,524 8,176 3,507 1,860 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 989,960 256,269 537,961 153,048 Wire Rods 190,362 62,373 184,147 62,103 Structural Shapes Heavy 130,478 52,082 168,638 61,227 Steel Piling 11,200 5,730 15,345 7,975 Plates Cut Lengths 68,028 31,821 54,389 31,870 Plates In Coils 137,298 45,464 133,510 44,064 Rails Standard 27,993 13,937 19,385 9,309 Rails All Other 1,272 796 2,369 1,426 Railroad Accessories 242 107 296 196 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,213 59,609 144,981 67,981 Bars - Light Shaped 26,434 11,048 30,088 11,694 Bars - Reinforcing 161,373 33,139 215,848 41,794 Bars - Cold Finished 27,853 33,050 34,522 39,518 Tool Steel 12,243 17,338 16,432 21,333 Standard Pipe 73,700 37,503 88,104 44,312 Oil Country Goods 52,566 30,807 51,378 35,077 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 67,340 35,530 69,237 39,893 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 22,326 11,264 15,853 9,289 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,828 3,503 8,493 3,013 Mechanical Tubing 41,833 35,060 49,704 40,924 Pressure Tubing 5,755 7,518 3,310 4,783 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,909 24,891 9,252 31,493 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,498 2,334 1,900 2,506 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,793 20,686 46,772 23,518 Pipe For Piling 1,384 646 7,386 4,506 Wire Drawn 55,895 48,156 60,826 53,207 Black Plate 8,256 5,058 5,040 2,785 Tin Plate 18,651 10,337 38,443 21,682 Tin Free Steel 9,762 6,760 21,182 12,520 Sheets Hot Rolled 669,183 202,388 471,048 144,002 Sheets Cold Rolled 212,683 136,239 206,180 130,058 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 143,442 78,760 135,526 73,301 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 21,338 11,694 20,555 10,627 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,693 13,526 19,093 14,004 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,996 7,081 8,054 6,247 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,068 2,239 4,768 3,024 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,820 25,551 16,308 29,441 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."