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 January 2003 December 2002 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,198,485 991,581 2,488,774 1,048,087 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,290 3,427 2,048 2,459 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 484,439 133,397 502,833 134,255 Wire Rods 152,513 48,626 401,924 111,379 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,786 15,082 54,649 18,479 Steel Piling 7,573 4,347 6,380 3,620 Plates Cut Lengths 53,213 23,528 62,277 27,776 Plates In Coils 93,127 31,068 67,865 23,739 Rails Standard 16,915 8,418 19,369 8,494 Rails All Other 1,353 641 773 403 Railroad Accessories 1,009 566 1,007 894 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,761 53,903 107,221 50,058 Bars - Light Shaped 18,111 10,339 9,485 5,889 Bars - Reinforcing 68,714 16,373 26,577 6,355 Bars - Cold Finished 21,801 23,630 20,183 23,148 Tool Steel 11,225 14,833 14,246 18,486 Standard Pipe 62,695 32,679 68,453 32,602 Oil Country Goods 32,868 27,473 20,175 16,375 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 54,931 31,960 39,914 28,158 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 25,129 12,949 16,491 9,196 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,944 4,179 6,425 2,212 Mechanical Tubing 41,640 30,439 30,893 26,053 Pressure Tubing 5,312 6,486 5,877 8,555 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,583 23,848 6,067 21,615 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,416 2,398 1,237 2,054 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,715 18,337 29,194 14,551 Pipe For Piling 342 227 375 206 Wire Drawn 59,132 48,014 56,338 45,647 Black Plate 6,608 3,677 2,302 1,342 Tin Plate 17,019 9,594 18,620 10,630 Tin Free Steel 4,776 2,791 5,310 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 315,545 104,618 490,193 157,710 Sheets Cold Rolled 153,210 84,447 154,934 86,785 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 205,666 106,711 173,783 91,527 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,101 5,049 12,826 7,094 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,014 16,818 25,989 16,762 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,900 4,145 8,102 6,585 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,226 3,707 5,058 2,398 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,882 22,859 13,380 21,807 ______________________________________________________________ December 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,607,484 1,097,837 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,048 2,459 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 542,708 144,911 Wire Rods 414,876 117,011 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,684 18,506 Steel Piling 6,380 3,620 Plates Cut Lengths 62,984 27,982 Plates In Coils 69,283 24,186 Rails Standard 19,369 8,494 Rails All Other 773 403 Railroad Accessories 1,007 894 Bars - Hot Rolled 109,133 54,999 Bars - Light Shaped 9,538 5,933 Bars - Reinforcing 27,628 6,582 Bars - Cold Finished 21,470 23,881 Tool Steel 14,822 19,077 Standard Pipe 68,589 32,684 Oil Country Goods 20,991 16,958 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 54,050 35,416 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 16,512 9,209 Line Pipe - Not Specified 6,425 2,212 Mechanical Tubing 31,174 26,348 Pressure Tubing 5,957 8,791 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,121 21,880 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,237 2,054 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,194 14,551 Pipe For Piling 375 206 Wire Drawn 56,747 46,004 Black Plate 3,011 2,019 Tin Plate 18,766 10,697 Tin Free Steel 5,310 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 502,793 161,488 Sheets Cold Rolled 178,010 95,641 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 175,562 92,422 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,283 8,817 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,699 17,229 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,157 6,629 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,092 2,419 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,726 22,434 ______________________________________________________________ January 2002 December 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,438,583 982,509 2,027,348 845,573 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,775 5,584 3,211 2,784 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 632,217 117,896 317,638 72,323 Wire Rods 173,375 57,602 232,430 67,565 Structural Shapes Heavy 68,603 22,538 92,935 29,863 Steel Piling 9,659 4,747 11,497 6,121 Plates Cut Lengths 91,804 38,257 74,350 29,814 Plates In Coils 53,384 16,816 42,355 12,325 Rails Standard 16,771 8,031 22,587 9,727 Rails All Other 1,107 505 1,494 735 Railroad Accessories 919 671 245 165 Bars - Hot Rolled 122,789 58,467 112,163 49,546 Bars - Light Shaped 11,882 6,916 11,133 7,693 Bars - Reinforcing 126,221 25,231 44,754 9,194 Bars - Cold Finished 25,337 31,767 17,574 21,027 Tool Steel 11,332 14,430 10,621 14,730 Standard Pipe 105,189 45,117 80,277 34,523 Oil Country Goods 56,428 42,410 37,188 25,263 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,429 24,539 57,436 34,248 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 14,829 9,747 17,390 9,375 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,252 897 3,735 1,367 Mechanical Tubing 41,196 35,285 30,914 25,180 Pressure Tubing 9,138 14,590 7,269 10,308 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,447 23,590 7,389 27,794 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,619 2,868 1,493 2,337 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,256 15,135 24,611 11,542 Pipe For Piling 4,918 2,137 5,045 2,704 Wire Drawn 51,978 44,130 42,966 37,961 Black Plate 26,024 11,312 12,080 5,062 Tin Plate 42,642 23,130 28,426 15,589 Tin Free Steel 10,384 6,534 10,123 6,250 Sheets Hot Rolled 181,922 46,999 166,150 44,421 Sheets Cold Rolled 200,014 88,577 320,276 114,900 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 176,904 80,494 112,811 52,177 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,412 8,313 14,953 7,519 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,778 19,819 28,200 16,892 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,067 5,867 9,908 7,043 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,548 2,491 2,856 1,509 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,032 19,072 10,865 17,998 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 January 2003 (CB-03-39)