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. August 2002 July 2002 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,362,884 981,810 2,690,743 1,043,616 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,919 3,228 2,403 3,289 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 722,848 179,546 836,207 181,105 Wire Rods 189,751 60,792 220,965 66,356 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,283 19,567 45,179 15,912 Steel Piling 15,321 8,376 11,957 6,400 Plates Cut Lengths 66,430 30,099 45,542 20,805 Plates In Coils 70,768 25,208 77,130 25,511 Rails Standard 1,103 540 20,161 8,795 Rails All Other 1,065 514 2,177 888 Railroad Accessories 1,284 685 1,431 1,318 Bars - Hot Rolled 116,504 49,413 136,358 58,001 Bars - Light Shaped 13,429 6,974 12,350 6,799 Bars - Reinforcing 105,904 25,081 152,656 33,289 Bars - Cold Finished 19,504 22,441 21,492 22,567 Tool Steel 10,426 13,200 11,210 16,322 Standard Pipe 83,073 39,920 90,759 43,313 Oil Country Goods 20,761 16,886 46,915 30,120 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 44,408 28,537 36,671 22,487 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 29,144 13,890 20,262 13,374 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,444 11,285 8,689 3,257 Mechanical Tubing 42,119 33,736 55,025 38,245 Pressure Tubing 6,103 9,407 9,415 12,149 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,168 21,185 6,755 23,712 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,659 2,428 1,724 2,774 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,242 14,867 32,560 16,996 Pipe For Piling 505 306 575 200 Wire Drawn 60,956 47,207 61,512 48,986 Black Plate 5,025 2,992 5,197 3,391 Tin Plate 14,876 8,736 12,906 7,733 Tin Free Steel 7,604 4,482 8,314 4,810 Sheets Hot Rolled 220,763 71,588 340,644 101,543 Sheets Cold Rolled 147,230 80,635 133,588 74,478 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 152,472 79,216 166,053 82,325 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,682 6,050 10,464 5,482 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 30,777 19,534 22,922 15,647 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,607 2,477 4,276 2,978 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,243 2,812 6,643 2,912 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,482 17,970 11,655 19,347 ______________________________________________________________________________ July 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,793,688 1,074,477 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,195 2,537 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 848,532 183,626 Wire Rods 226,251 67,602 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,390 16,301 Steel Piling 11,976 6,414 Plates Cut Lengths 45,735 20,983 Plates In Coils 85,016 27,573 Rails Standard 20,161 8,795 Rails All Other 2,177 888 Railroad Accessories 1,431 1,318 Bars - Hot Rolled 136,574 58,302 Bars - Light Shaped 11,194 6,551 Bars - Reinforcing 184,227 41,023 Bars - Cold Finished 21,683 22,993 Tool Steel 11,556 16,739 Standard Pipe 90,921 43,496 Oil Country Goods 48,903 31,358 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 36,750 22,526 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 21,336 13,797 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,689 3,257 Mechanical Tubing 55,831 38,922 Pressure Tubing 10,003 12,517 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,792 23,864 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,744 2,791 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,560 17,082 Pipe For Piling 575 200 Wire Drawn 61,770 49,072 Black Plate 5,197 3,391 Tin Plate 14,345 8,464 Tin Free Steel 8,314 4,810 Sheets Hot Rolled 372,731 110,415 Sheets Cold Rolled 133,666 75,229 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 171,183 84,465 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,505 5,501 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,981 16,104 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,282 2,999 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,735 2,962 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,777 19,611 _________________________________________________________________________________ August 2001 July 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,586,822 1,043,382 2,316,652 1,001,162 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,769 6,530 5,337 5,227 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 704,997 153,129 575,478 133,087 Wire Rods 235,243 69,175 234,539 71,058 Structural Shapes Heavy 87,808 30,770 71,134 25,627 Steel Piling 8,143 4,854 10,429 5,712 Plates Cut Lengths 76,432 33,311 66,637 28,426 Plates In Coils 45,441 14,541 38,769 12,070 Rails Standard 11,614 5,597 17,607 7,998 Rails All Other 900 548 1,208 1,049 Railroad Accessories 976 586 768 439 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,409 54,445 105,850 50,817 Bars - Light Shaped 15,561 6,343 13,581 5,612 Bars - Reinforcing 168,365 36,684 172,955 37,066 Bars - Cold Finished 23,151 26,699 28,678 35,569 Tool Steel 10,888 13,560 10,614 16,242 Standard Pipe 103,808 44,353 86,116 38,284 Oil Country Goods 71,109 48,281 76,845 57,594 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 111,886 64,839 91,331 47,387 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 23,943 13,874 25,717 16,782 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,445 8,426 5,528 2,119 Mechanical Tubing 40,252 32,335 39,681 30,872 Pressure Tubing 8,578 10,741 7,593 9,568 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,244 35,498 9,662 40,555 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,693 4,295 2,039 3,355 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,722 18,021 31,118 14,727 Pipe For Piling 651 249 1,725 614 Wire Drawn 54,925 45,205 54,090 47,640 Black Plate 10,309 4,940 8,399 4,083 Tin Plate 30,605 16,936 35,067 20,014 Tin Free Steel 15,759 9,666 10,107 5,971 Sheets Hot Rolled 135,937 38,897 89,336 26,318 Sheets Cold Rolled 248,266 99,319 219,368 94,985 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 101,005 48,877 109,088 52,861 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,094 4,698 14,092 7,428 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 16,802 10,540 23,255 15,184 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,810 5,280 6,182 4,429 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,059 1,824 4,693 2,039 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,224 19,518 12,038 22,354 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), 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."