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 2003 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,527,947 778,877 2,279,606 1,026,091 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,623 4,420 3,303 3,452 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 260,492 77,698 488,462 134,368 Wire Rods 72,503 26,528 153,403 49,011 Structural Shapes Heavy 27,745 9,962 44,593 15,293 Steel Piling 6,126 3,435 7,573 4,347 Plates Cut Lengths 38,949 18,558 53,738 23,807 Plates In Coils 31,660 13,121 93,774 31,324 Rails Standard 14,264 7,483 16,915 8,418 Rails All Other 787 476 1,353 641 Railroad Accessories 1,299 645 1,009 566 Bars - Hot Rolled 91,990 43,769 140,482 61,045 Bars - Light Shaped 13,952 7,538 18,693 10,516 Bars - Reinforcing 48,832 11,629 89,805 21,557 Bars - Cold Finished 22,463 20,869 22,273 23,933 Tool Steel 13,051 16,451 12,408 16,299 Standard Pipe 88,226 42,719 63,355 33,106 Oil Country Goods 42,118 29,191 33,702 28,022 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 21,844 15,020 55,104 32,071 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 18,789 10,809 33,437 18,425 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,018 2,657 11,974 4,192 Mechanical Tubing 31,048 25,506 44,118 31,996 Pressure Tubing 3,521 4,917 5,401 6,622 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,766 21,201 6,713 24,164 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,048 2,255 1,420 2,404 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,224 13,751 37,610 18,764 Pipe For Piling 365 309 355 234 Wire Drawn 52,700 42,688 59,639 48,554 Black Plate 3,882 2,344 6,761 3,777 Tin Plate 22,213 13,052 18,010 10,162 Tin Free Steel 7,015 4,103 4,776 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 193,823 65,832 318,088 105,644 Sheets Cold Rolled 136,367 82,589 157,850 86,400 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 148,077 78,734 214,482 110,946 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,282 7,219 8,101 5,049 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 33,559 23,006 22,422 17,091 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,553 3,772 5,982 4,198 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,339 3,496 8,565 3,929 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,434 21,125 13,956 22,973 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,044,644 1,072,686 2,438,583 982,509 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8,375 7,320 3,775 5,584 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 1,001,686 188,397 632,217 117,896 Wire Rods 117,123 47,100 173,375 57,602 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,422 13,247 68,603 22,538 Steel Piling 11,849 6,375 9,659 4,747 Plates Cut Lengths 82,326 33,619 91,804 38,257 Plates In Coils 78,258 21,958 53,384 16,816 Rails Standard 19,968 9,381 16,771 8,031 Rails All Other 751 378 1,107 505 Railroad Accessories 380 288 919 671 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,380 57,570 122,789 58,467 Bars - Light Shaped 19,987 7,022 11,882 6,916 Bars - Reinforcing 263,556 53,307 126,221 25,231 Bars - Cold Finished 21,799 24,465 25,337 31,767 Tool Steel 11,712 14,705 11,332 14,430 Standard Pipe 124,472 50,025 105,189 45,117 Oil Country Goods 27,840 22,012 56,428 42,410 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 83,704 46,167 48,429 24,539 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 15,302 7,315 14,829 9,747 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,087 4,845 2,252 897 Mechanical Tubing 39,144 27,170 41,196 35,285 Pressure Tubing 5,228 8,478 9,138 14,590 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,306 20,226 6,447 23,590 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,700 2,232 1,619 2,868 Structural Pipe & Tube 31,908 14,350 34,256 15,135 Pipe For Piling 1,504 554 4,918 2,137 Wire Drawn 48,711 40,691 51,978 44,130 Black Plate 14,485 5,444 26,024 11,312 Tin Plate 52,023 28,381 42,642 23,130 Tin Free Steel 18,911 11,156 10,384 6,534 Sheets Hot Rolled 281,154 73,198 181,922 46,999 Sheets Cold Rolled 178,912 75,523 200,014 88,577 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,954 87,360 176,904 80,494 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 32,716 14,261 15,412 8,313 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,621 18,934 32,778 19,819 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 14,364 8,196 9,067 5,867 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,318 2,516 5,548 2,491 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,708 18,521 12,032 19,072 ______________________________________________________________ February Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,807,553 1,804,967 5,483,227 2,055,195 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,926 7,872 12,150 12,904 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 748,954 212,065 1,633,903 306,293 Wire Rods 225,906 75,539 290,498 104,702 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,338 25,255 110,026 35,785 Steel Piling 13,699 7,782 21,508 11,122 Plates Cut Lengths 92,687 42,365 174,131 71,876 Plates In Coils 125,434 44,445 131,642 38,773 Rails Standard 31,180 15,901 36,739 17,412 Rails All Other 2,141 1,116 1,857 883 Railroad Accessories 2,309 1,211 1,298 959 Bars - Hot Rolled 232,472 104,814 253,169 116,036 Bars - Light Shaped 32,645 18,054 31,869 13,938 Bars - Reinforcing 138,637 33,187 389,777 78,538 Bars - Cold Finished 44,736 44,802 47,136 56,231 Tool Steel 25,459 32,750 23,043 29,135 Standard Pipe 151,581 75,825 229,662 95,142 Oil Country Goods 75,820 57,213 84,269 64,422 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 76,949 47,091 132,133 70,706 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 52,226 29,235 30,131 17,062 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,992 6,850 15,338 5,742 Mechanical Tubing 75,166 57,501 80,340 62,454 Pressure Tubing 8,922 11,539 14,367 23,068 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,479 45,365 11,753 43,815 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,468 4,659 3,318 5,100 Structural Pipe & Tube 63,834 32,515 66,164 29,485 Pipe For Piling 720 543 6,421 2,691 Wire Drawn 112,339 91,242 100,689 84,821 Black Plate 10,642 6,121 40,509 16,755 Tin Plate 40,223 23,214 94,665 51,511 Tin Free Steel 11,790 6,894 29,295 17,690 Sheets Hot Rolled 511,911 171,476 463,077 120,197 Sheets Cold Rolled 294,218 168,988 378,927 164,100 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 362,560 189,679 368,858 167,854 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,383 12,268 48,128 22,574 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 55,981 40,097 68,399 38,753 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,534 7,970 23,431 14,063 Strip - Hot Rolled 16,904 7,426 11,866 5,007 Strip - Cold Rolled 26,390 44,098 22,741 37,593 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: Final February 2003