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 2001 April 2001 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,005,421 946,048 2,268,861 993,579 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,949 3,942 4,040 3,690 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 272,100 69,762 444,915 102,771 Wire Rods 169,554 55,345 204,815 63,335 Structural Shapes Heavy 81,127 27,864 57,510 19,290 Steel Piling 21,174 11,971 10,946 5,827 Plates Cut Lengths 66,980 34,268 54,489 26,392 Plates In Coils 46,581 14,084 70,325 18,838 Rails Standard 793 361 13,855 6,500 Rails All Other 1,586 700 1,609 903 Railroad Accessories 523 467 927 514 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,979 55,388 103,932 54,336 Bars - Light Shaped 11,685 5,382 10,685 5,006 Bars - Reinforcing 118,934 25,457 112,957 24,547 Bars - Cold Finished 27,762 36,350 30,881 37,907 Tool Steel 13,600 18,512 14,763 18,601 Standard Pipe 100,458 45,548 98,734 43,912 Oil Country Goods 80,642 57,507 84,213 60,821 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 107,786 58,652 95,707 49,072 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 21,662 12,252 22,171 16,145 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,998 4,128 4,346 1,792 Mechanical Tubing 47,790 39,318 39,647 35,526 Pressure Tubing 4,468 5,107 5,694 5,702 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,359 25,754 6,629 25,590 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,009 3,140 1,853 2,664 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,942 16,716 39,077 17,892 Pipe For Piling 282 152 1,026 358 Wire Drawn 55,341 47,658 50,778 45,575 Black Plate 11,485 7,148 10,268 5,503 Tin Plate 29,139 17,909 32,131 19,909 Tin Free Steel 17,137 11,044 14,319 9,025 Sheets Hot Rolled 150,752 43,420 200,607 53,789 Sheets Cold Rolled 201,775 87,091 246,826 103,612 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 120,010 56,405 108,814 54,364 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,943 5,917 18,125 8,565 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 21,267 12,873 22,042 12,896 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,179 5,383 10,763 7,013 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,117 2,442 5,877 2,970 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,554 20,631 12,566 22,429 ________________________________________________________________________________ April 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,412,666 1,021,375 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,089 6,307 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 460,629 108,953 Wire Rods 204,815 63,335 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,549 20,700 Steel Piling 10,946 5,827 Plates Cut Lengths 54,818 26,522 Plates In Coils 71,710 19,323 Rails Standard 13,872 6,500 Rails All Other 1,609 903 Railroad Accessories 928 516 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,061 55,617 Bars - Light Shaped 10,706 5,012 Bars - Reinforcing 129,034 28,111 Bars - Cold Finished 31,164 38,872 Tool Steel 14,633 18,584 Standard Pipe 99,617 44,277 Oil Country Goods 152,280 62,695 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 95,707 49,072 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 22,173 16,155 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,331 1,783 Mechanical Tubing 40,926 36,094 Pressure Tubing 5,711 5,727 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,637 25,617 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,853 2,664 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,413 18,930 Pipe For Piling 1,026 358 Wire Drawn 50,976 45,960 Black Plate 10,327 5,568 Tin Plate 32,347 20,007 Tin Free Steel 14,789 9,335 Sheets Hot Rolled 227,099 59,625 Sheets Cold Rolled 247,152 103,923 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 109,323 54,565 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,125 8,567 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,042 12,896 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,763 7,013 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,889 2,977 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,597 22,486 ______________________________________________________________________________ May 2000 April 2000 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,086,527 1,404,803 3,423,190 1,388,472 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9,331 7,054 8,524 8,176 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 653,537 204,600 989,960 256,269 Wire Rods 196,459 68,675 190,362 62,373 Structural Shapes Heavy 184,804 71,208 130,478 52,082 Steel Piling 17,561 8,917 11,200 5,730 Plates Cut Lengths 76,477 37,574 68,028 31,821 Plates In Coils 139,377 48,391 137,298 45,464 Rails Standard 12,177 7,629 27,993 13,937 Rails All Other 3,876 2,127 1,272 796 Railroad Accessories 249 129 242 107 Bars - Hot Rolled 165,210 75,025 119,213 59,609 Bars - Light Shaped 36,000 15,100 26,434 11,048 Bars - Reinforcing 85,925 19,662 161,373 33,139 Bars - Cold Finished 43,791 45,513 27,853 33,050 Tool Steel 14,012 18,863 12,243 17,338 Standard Pipe 129,829 61,903 73,700 37,503 Oil Country Goods 55,305 36,602 52,566 30,807 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 71,178 39,170 67,340 35,530 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 26,874 14,022 22,326 11,264 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,369 2,967 9,828 3,503 Mechanical Tubing 45,097 38,762 41,833 35,060 Pressure Tubing 4,242 5,242 5,755 7,518 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,615 26,591 6,909 24,891 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 3,007 3,473 1,498 2,334 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,794 21,837 41,793 20,686 Pipe For Piling 2,135 897 1,384 646 Wire Drawn 65,384 57,377 55,895 48,156 Black Plate 11,148 7,110 8,256 5,058 Tin Plate 25,357 15,354 18,651 10,337 Tin Free Steel 8,299 4,772 9,762 6,760 Sheets Hot Rolled 520,317 161,822 669,183 202,388 Sheets Cold Rolled 222,851 141,397 212,683 136,239 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 130,138 71,346 143,442 78,760 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,775 10,679 21,338 11,694 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,801 15,494 18,693 13,526 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,348 6,257 10,996 7,081 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,782 3,064 4,068 2,239 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,096 28,197 12,820 25,551 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."