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. September 2002 August 2002 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,853,396 1,146,159 2,362,884 981,810 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,690 2,972 2,919 3,228 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 589,292 150,693 722,848 179,546 Wire Rods 598,816 158,050 189,751 60,792 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,127 18,978 61,283 19,567 Steel Piling 10,976 5,992 15,321 8,376 Plates Cut Lengths 81,060 30,957 66,430 30,099 Plates In Coils 67,831 23,096 70,768 25,208 Rails Standard 16,744 11,111 1,103 540 Rails All Other 637 419 1,065 514 Railroad Accessories 1,342 746 1,284 685 Bars - Hot Rolled 123,040 51,954 116,504 49,413 Bars - Light Shaped 13,542 6,979 13,429 6,974 Bars - Reinforcing 62,792 14,154 105,904 25,081 Bars - Cold Finished 22,038 23,284 19,504 22,441 Tool Steel 12,293 14,290 10,426 13,200 Standard Pipe 65,936 36,981 83,073 39,920 Oil Country Goods 38,473 30,290 20,761 16,886 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 68,055 43,854 44,408 28,537 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 20,617 13,711 29,144 13,890 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,645 7,917 30,444 11,285 Mechanical Tubing 35,734 30,491 42,119 33,736 Pressure Tubing 7,349 9,554 6,103 9,407 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,464 20,697 6,168 21,185 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,959 2,921 1,659 2,428 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,105 15,109 27,242 14,867 Pipe For Piling 302 262 505 306 Wire Drawn 57,998 45,216 60,956 47,207 Black Plate 3,915 2,259 5,025 2,992 Tin Plate 16,491 9,483 14,876 8,736 Tin Free Steel 8,082 4,740 7,604 4,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 406,112 125,893 220,763 71,588 Sheets Cold Rolled 155,598 84,859 147,230 80,635 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 183,170 93,202 152,472 79,216 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,556 10,819 11,682 6,050 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,972 18,356 30,777 19,534 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,664 4,352 3,607 2,477 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,392 3,840 6,243 2,812 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,585 17,677 11,482 17,970 ________________________________________________________________________________ August 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,519,199 1,043,589 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,919 3,228 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 737,847 183,771 Wire Rods 193,900 62,696 Structural Shapes Heavy 68,223 21,382 Steel Piling 15,321 8,376 Plates Cut Lengths 73,077 32,106 Plates In Coils 83,675 29,452 Rails Standard 1,116 549 Rails All Other 1,082 534 Railroad Accessories 1,284 685 Bars - Hot Rolled 123,883 52,330 Bars - Light Shaped 14,673 7,445 Bars - Reinforcing 105,999 25,109 Bars - Cold Finished 20,408 23,306 Tool Steel 11,090 14,077 Standard Pipe 86,699 41,762 Oil Country Goods 23,530 19,345 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 48,648 30,613 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 30,639 14,645 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,444 11,285 Mechanical Tubing 43,781 35,119 Pressure Tubing 7,005 10,323 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,278 21,634 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,668 2,458 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,887 15,311 Pipe For Piling 488 195 Wire Drawn 62,151 48,337 Black Plate 5,727 3,456 Tin Plate 16,007 9,343 Tin Free Steel 8,994 5,215 Sheets Hot Rolled 277,965 88,885 Sheets Cold Rolled 151,562 82,932 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 159,567 82,866 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,354 6,337 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 41,255 24,135 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,610 2,494 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,477 2,941 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,967 18,910 _______________________________________________________________________________ September 2001 August 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,150,754 881,776 2,586,822 1,043,382 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,406 2,933 7,769 6,530 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 401,602 82,334 704,997 153,129 Wire Rods 279,195 77,168 235,243 69,175 Structural Shapes Heavy 67,235 22,076 87,808 30,770 Steel Piling 8,767 4,830 8,143 4,854 Plates Cut Lengths 92,817 34,839 76,432 33,311 Plates In Coils 48,517 14,726 45,441 14,541 Rails Standard 367 274 11,614 5,597 Rails All Other 2,915 1,613 900 548 Railroad Accessories 825 491 976 586 Bars - Hot Rolled 110,858 49,544 119,409 54,445 Bars - Light Shaped 14,547 5,262 15,561 6,343 Bars - Reinforcing 134,784 33,257 168,365 36,684 Bars - Cold Finished 26,188 24,530 23,151 26,699 Tool Steel 8,641 12,419 10,888 13,560 Standard Pipe 79,286 33,679 103,808 44,353 Oil Country Goods 71,611 50,560 71,109 48,281 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 91,132 51,551 111,886 64,839 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 14,495 9,101 23,943 13,874 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,054 5,672 13,445 8,426 Mechanical Tubing 29,619 23,996 40,252 32,335 Pressure Tubing 5,467 6,627 8,578 10,741 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,910 29,355 8,244 35,498 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,330 3,396 2,693 4,295 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,602 13,002 40,722 18,021 Pipe For Piling 1,218 575 651 249 Wire Drawn 47,572 40,356 54,925 45,205 Black Plate 13,083 5,796 10,309 4,940 Tin Plate 19,649 11,306 30,605 16,936 Tin Free Steel 8,068 5,062 15,759 9,666 Sheets Hot Rolled 143,797 39,126 135,937 38,897 Sheets Cold Rolled 210,589 89,910 248,266 99,319 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 111,233 52,797 101,005 48,877 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,864 5,615 7,094 4,698 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,535 12,050 16,802 10,540 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,097 4,801 7,810 5,280 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,784 1,879 4,059 1,824 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,095 19,269 12,224 19,518 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."