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 October 2002 September 2002 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,687,096 1,129,541 2,853,396 1,146,159 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,345 3,195 2,690 2,972 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 847,291 220,300 589,292 150,693 Wire Rods 214,482 68,419 598,816 158,050 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,445 15,289 55,127 18,978 Steel Piling 8,780 4,988 10,976 5,992 Plates Cut Lengths 59,476 25,367 81,060 30,957 Plates In Coils 82,519 28,281 67,831 23,096 Rails Standard 5,487 2,178 16,744 11,111 Rails All Other 1,283 678 637 419 Railroad Accessories 1,120 1,149 1,342 746 Bars - Hot Rolled 143,699 63,191 123,040 51,954 Bars - Light Shaped 16,108 7,581 13,542 6,979 Bars - Reinforcing 41,519 9,827 62,792 14,154 Bars - Cold Finished 23,842 24,669 22,038 23,284 Tool Steel 13,914 17,845 12,293 14,290 Standard Pipe 93,039 45,200 65,936 36,981 Oil Country Goods 46,645 32,884 38,473 30,290 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 50,128 29,579 68,055 43,854 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,001 9,841 20,617 13,711 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,651 4,544 19,645 7,917 Mechanical Tubing 45,820 34,875 35,734 30,491 Pressure Tubing 7,097 8,330 7,349 9,554 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,944 22,968 5,464 20,697 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,766 3,141 1,959 2,921 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,153 15,376 27,105 15,109 Pipe For Piling 630 430 302 262 Wire Drawn 59,371 47,103 57,998 45,216 Black Plate 5,244 2,855 3,915 2,259 Tin Plate 18,570 10,634 16,491 9,483 Tin Free Steel 6,207 3,399 8,082 4,740 Sheets Hot Rolled 359,994 118,096 406,112 125,893 Sheets Cold Rolled 151,389 88,414 155,598 84,859 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 205,184 105,983 183,170 93,202 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,331 7,982 20,556 10,819 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,391 17,340 26,972 18,356 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,719 2,083 5,664 4,352 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,533 3,958 7,392 3,840 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,977 21,568 12,585 17,677 ______________________________________________________________ September 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,935,846 1,176,090 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,563 2,983 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 590,762 151,293 Wire Rods 600,980 158,667 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,981 18,957 Steel Piling 10,976 5,992 Plates Cut Lengths 81,816 31,742 Plates In Coils 70,455 23,932 Rails Standard 16,749 11,127 Rails All Other 657 439 Railroad Accessories 1,342 746 Bars - Hot Rolled 124,252 52,873 Bars - Light Shaped 13,542 6,979 Bars - Reinforcing 82,864 19,371 Bars - Cold Finished 22,338 23,495 Tool Steel 12,848 15,126 Standard Pipe 67,102 38,192 Oil Country Goods 39,111 30,736 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 68,062 43,917 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,471 13,719 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,853 8,280 Mechanical Tubing 35,849 30,637 Pressure Tubing 7,460 9,584 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,550 20,945 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,976 2,998 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,728 15,421 Pipe For Piling 294 148 Wire Drawn 58,435 45,532 Black Plate 3,915 2,259 Tin Plate 17,098 9,799 Tin Free Steel 8,082 4,740 Sheets Hot Rolled 450,269 139,954 Sheets Cold Rolled 158,497 86,110 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 184,541 93,867 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,556 10,819 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,996 18,438 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,670 4,372 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,392 3,843 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,811 18,058 ______________________________________________________________ October 2001 September 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,646,448 1,016,320 2,150,754 881,776 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,433 5,110 3,406 2,933 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 669,947 145,652 401,602 82,334 Wire Rods 329,451 91,305 279,195 77,168 Structural Shapes Heavy 65,875 21,322 67,235 22,076 Steel Piling 6,122 3,432 8,767 4,830 Plates Cut Lengths 77,002 32,597 92,817 34,839 Plates In Coils 70,030 20,848 48,517 14,726 Rails Standard 12,245 5,785 367 274 Rails All Other 826 463 2,915 1,613 Railroad Accessories 361 196 825 491 Bars - Hot Rolled 123,052 52,940 110,858 49,544 Bars - Light Shaped 12,280 5,090 14,547 5,262 Bars - Reinforcing 139,914 29,007 134,784 33,257 Bars - Cold Finished 28,061 29,435 26,188 24,530 Tool Steel 13,221 16,785 8,641 12,419 Standard Pipe 77,928 35,051 79,286 33,679 Oil Country Goods 49,466 39,785 71,611 50,560 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 66,373 34,298 91,132 51,551 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 15,016 8,382 14,495 9,101 Line Pipe - Not Specified 892 376 13,054 5,672 Mechanical Tubing 36,721 31,829 29,619 23,996 Pressure Tubing 6,638 7,800 5,467 6,627 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,496 25,525 6,910 29,355 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,789 4,055 2,330 3,396 Structural Pipe & Tube 30,681 14,364 28,602 13,002 Pipe For Piling 680 300 1,218 575 Wire Drawn 54,759 46,405 47,572 40,356 Black Plate 10,737 5,166 13,083 5,796 Tin Plate 36,643 20,581 19,649 11,306 Tin Free Steel 13,016 8,118 8,068 5,062 Sheets Hot Rolled 227,590 58,277 143,797 39,126 Sheets Cold Rolled 253,578 100,626 210,589 89,910 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 147,797 68,003 111,233 52,797 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,106 6,157 10,864 5,615 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 21,074 13,987 18,535 12,050 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,728 2,570 7,097 4,801 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,303 1,959 3,784 1,879 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,619 22,735 12,095 19,269 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2002 (CB-02-150)