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 March 2003 February 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,994,702 937,498 1,491,435 759,354 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,208 5,108 3,327 3,983 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 390,991 109,159 254,110 76,145 Wire Rods 307,492 86,160 72,366 26,351 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,636 12,348 27,739 9,955 Steel Piling 8,244 4,620 6,126 3,435 Plates Cut Lengths 68,367 29,486 37,809 18,118 Plates In Coils 37,026 15,095 30,991 12,830 Rails Standard 22,010 10,050 14,264 7,483 Rails All Other 1,759 941 489 242 Railroad Accessories 884 608 1,021 592 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,660 57,569 90,415 43,164 Bars - Light Shaped 11,873 6,563 13,862 7,494 Bars - Reinforcing 67,764 16,371 48,386 11,482 Bars - Cold Finished 20,821 21,978 21,616 20,213 Tool Steel 15,921 19,493 12,254 15,564 Standard Pipe 64,858 36,383 85,978 41,797 Oil Country Goods 39,059 33,241 36,620 25,286 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 20,769 10,114 19,713 13,805 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,630 15,312 16,098 9,681 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,296 4,630 7,018 2,657 Mechanical Tubing 41,513 32,995 30,344 24,645 Pressure Tubing 5,416 6,085 3,497 4,858 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,860 25,062 5,688 20,676 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,070 2,060 1,048 2,255 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,633 16,589 26,128 13,672 Pipe For Piling 449 307 365 309 Wire Drawn 65,687 50,516 52,351 42,296 Black Plate 4,910 3,656 3,882 2,344 Tin Plate 24,371 15,039 22,213 13,052 Tin Free Steel 6,656 4,057 7,015 4,103 Sheets Hot Rolled 201,519 69,524 193,009 65,569 Sheets Cold Rolled 116,229 78,740 131,962 80,659 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 147,428 79,342 146,182 77,719 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,991 7,585 12,246 7,197 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,260 19,665 31,288 21,763 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,413 6,690 3,355 3,524 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,561 3,007 8,296 3,465 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,469 21,349 12,363 20,970 ______________________________________________________________ February 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,527,947 778,877 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,623 4,420 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 260,492 77,698 Wire Rods 72,503 26,528 Structural Shapes Heavy 27,745 9,962 Steel Piling 6,126 3,435 Plates Cut Lengths 38,949 18,558 Plates In Coils 31,660 13,121 Rails Standard 14,264 7,483 Rails All Other 787 476 Railroad Accessories 1,299 645 Bars - Hot Rolled 91,990 43,769 Bars - Light Shaped 13,952 7,538 Bars - Reinforcing 48,832 11,629 Bars - Cold Finished 22,463 20,869 Tool Steel 13,051 16,451 Standard Pipe 88,226 42,719 Oil Country Goods 42,118 29,191 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 21,844 15,020 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 18,789 10,809 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,018 2,657 Mechanical Tubing 31,048 25,506 Pressure Tubing 3,521 4,917 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,766 21,201 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,048 2,255 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,224 13,751 Pipe For Piling 365 309 Wire Drawn 52,700 42,688 Black Plate 3,882 2,344 Tin Plate 22,213 13,052 Tin Free Steel 7,015 4,103 Sheets Hot Rolled 193,823 65,832 Sheets Cold Rolled 136,367 82,589 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 148,077 78,734 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,282 7,219 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 33,559 23,006 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,553 3,772 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,339 3,496 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,434 21,125 ______________________________________________________________ March 2002 February 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,976,781 830,246 3,044,644 1,072,686 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,476 3,461 8,375 7,320 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 503,102 118,989 1,001,686 188,397 Wire Rods 294,283 83,567 117,123 47,100 Structural Shapes Heavy 65,659 20,429 41,422 13,247 Steel Piling 5,825 3,011 11,849 6,375 Plates Cut Lengths 92,965 42,542 82,326 33,619 Plates In Coils 53,787 16,291 78,258 21,958 Rails Standard 20,011 8,999 19,968 9,381 Rails All Other 1,157 629 751 378 Railroad Accessories 962 685 380 288 Bars - Hot Rolled 102,772 48,650 130,380 57,570 Bars - Light Shaped 15,819 5,713 19,987 7,022 Bars - Reinforcing 41,062 8,964 263,556 53,307 Bars - Cold Finished 27,989 29,092 21,799 24,465 Tool Steel 8,217 14,022 11,712 14,705 Standard Pipe 60,150 30,362 124,472 50,025 Oil Country Goods 30,685 22,087 27,840 22,012 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 69,750 45,294 83,704 46,167 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 13,684 6,723 15,302 7,315 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3,200 1,045 13,087 4,845 Mechanical Tubing 28,931 25,591 39,144 27,170 Pressure Tubing 9,292 14,148 5,228 8,478 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,209 22,871 5,306 20,226 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,551 2,278 1,700 2,232 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,992 13,220 31,908 14,350 Pipe For Piling 937 410 1,504 554 Wire Drawn 55,773 44,405 48,711 40,691 Black Plate 3,156 2,019 14,485 5,444 Tin Plate 14,174 8,388 52,023 28,381 Tin Free Steel 7,568 4,657 18,911 11,156 Sheets Hot Rolled 160,209 43,200 281,154 73,198 Sheets Cold Rolled 111,281 54,229 178,912 75,523 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 88,919 45,678 191,954 87,360 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,281 4,405 32,716 14,261 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 15,806 10,307 35,621 18,934 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,206 2,266 14,364 8,196 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,063 3,155 6,318 2,516 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,877 18,463 10,708 18,521 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 March 2003 (CB-03-72)