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 November 2002 October 2002 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,352,965 1,048,577 2,687,096 1,129,541 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,711 2,677 2,345 3,195 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 607,683 167,607 847,291 220,300 Wire Rods 127,387 44,468 214,482 68,419 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,241 15,218 42,445 15,289 Steel Piling 18,829 10,459 8,780 4,988 Plates Cut Lengths 59,333 26,535 59,476 25,367 Plates In Coils 85,848 30,532 82,519 28,281 Rails Standard 16,924 7,925 5,487 2,178 Rails All Other 1,456 692 1,283 678 Railroad Accessories 431 307 1,120 1,149 Bars - Hot Rolled 117,581 50,277 143,699 63,191 Bars - Light Shaped 14,486 7,639 16,108 7,581 Bars - Reinforcing 48,512 11,592 41,519 9,827 Bars - Cold Finished 20,590 23,684 23,842 24,669 Tool Steel 11,605 15,038 13,914 17,845 Standard Pipe 65,027 32,770 93,039 45,200 Oil Country Goods 39,356 32,911 46,645 32,884 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 45,031 28,131 50,128 29,579 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19,463 10,177 20,001 9,841 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,694 3,639 12,651 4,544 Mechanical Tubing 37,949 29,523 45,820 34,875 Pressure Tubing 6,848 9,467 7,097 8,330 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,909 22,603 5,944 22,968 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,644 2,692 1,766 3,141 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,475 13,992 27,153 15,376 Pipe For Piling 576 342 630 430 Wire Drawn 60,121 47,934 59,371 47,103 Black Plate 8,308 4,374 5,244 2,855 Tin Plate 15,965 9,231 18,570 10,634 Tin Free Steel 9,969 5,676 6,207 3,399 Sheets Hot Rolled 337,705 113,153 359,994 118,096 Sheets Cold Rolled 197,268 101,741 151,389 88,414 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 229,607 116,337 205,184 105,983 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,199 6,856 14,331 7,982 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,374 17,292 25,391 17,340 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,332 2,289 3,719 2,083 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,819 4,346 8,533 3,958 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,710 18,453 13,977 21,568 ______________________________________________________________ October 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,743,581 1,154,714 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,421 3,279 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 848,738 221,484 Wire Rods 215,998 69,001 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,800 15,371 Steel Piling 8,780 4,988 Plates Cut Lengths 62,358 26,807 Plates In Coils 85,442 29,370 Rails Standard 5,487 2,178 Rails All Other 1,283 678 Railroad Accessories 1,193 631 Bars - Hot Rolled 150,040 65,511 Bars - Light Shaped 17,271 7,974 Bars - Reinforcing 41,519 9,827 Bars - Cold Finished 24,086 25,031 Tool Steel 14,142 18,117 Standard Pipe 95,062 46,447 Oil Country Goods 55,330 36,659 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 51,499 30,167 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 22,166 10,856 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,651 4,544 Mechanical Tubing 46,472 35,295 Pressure Tubing 7,258 8,440 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,950 23,309 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,842 3,445 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,175 15,383 Pipe For Piling 598 295 Wire Drawn 59,626 47,323 Black Plate 5,384 3,008 Tin Plate 18,601 10,654 Tin Free Steel 6,207 3,399 Sheets Hot Rolled 370,984 121,453 Sheets Cold Rolled 154,716 89,898 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 212,359 109,650 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,697 8,149 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,108 17,841 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,719 2,083 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,500 4,236 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,120 21,933 ______________________________________________________________ November 2001 October 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,567,931 986,172 2,646,448 1,016,320 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,032 4,255 7,433 5,110 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 653,657 133,928 669,947 145,652 Wire Rods 267,134 74,198 329,451 91,305 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,182 23,489 65,875 21,322 Steel Piling 16,208 8,778 6,122 3,432 Plates Cut Lengths 100,474 41,428 77,002 32,597 Plates In Coils 43,916 14,109 70,030 20,848 Rails Standard 12,994 6,146 12,245 5,785 Rails All Other 3,771 1,843 826 463 Railroad Accessories 486 430 361 196 Bars - Hot Rolled 124,304 56,270 123,052 52,940 Bars - Light Shaped 17,335 5,937 12,280 5,090 Bars - Reinforcing 160,891 33,891 139,914 29,007 Bars - Cold Finished 26,122 29,583 28,061 29,435 Tool Steel 10,218 13,269 13,221 16,785 Standard Pipe 78,353 33,851 77,928 35,051 Oil Country Goods 61,121 43,628 49,466 39,785 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 61,580 33,133 66,373 34,298 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 16,370 8,638 15,016 8,382 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5,052 2,186 892 376 Mechanical Tubing 38,198 30,822 36,721 31,829 Pressure Tubing 7,591 10,889 6,638 7,800 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,944 25,942 6,496 25,525 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,296 3,422 2,789 4,055 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,961 12,182 30,681 14,364 Pipe For Piling 5,664 1,739 680 300 Wire Drawn 49,398 41,171 54,759 46,405 Black Plate 10,184 4,649 10,737 5,166 Tin Plate 31,942 18,529 36,643 20,581 Tin Free Steel 12,037 7,679 13,016 8,118 Sheets Hot Rolled 205,641 55,635 227,590 58,277 Sheets Cold Rolled 250,836 99,615 253,578 100,626 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 125,309 59,852 147,797 68,003 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,076 7,039 10,106 6,157 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,354 12,900 21,074 13,987 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,746 4,750 3,728 2,570 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,816 1,219 4,303 1,959 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,739 19,147 13,619 22,735 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 November 2002 (CB-02-165)