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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,661,283 855,554 2,063,308 959,432 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,923 5,189 4,473 5,463 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 290,638 86,533 446,472 122,775 Wire Rods 151,159 50,379 307,747 86,218 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,971 13,406 34,636 12,348 Steel Piling 3,079 1,601 8,244 4,620 Plates Cut Lengths 41,193 22,121 68,624 29,578 Plates In Coils 43,381 16,669 37,046 15,111 Rails Standard 11,428 4,831 22,010 10,050 Rails All Other 1,683 675 1,759 941 Railroad Accessories 673 461 884 608 Bars - Hot Rolled 100,290 49,607 119,931 58,507 Bars - Light Shaped 12,420 7,183 11,873 6,563 Bars - Reinforcing 30,635 8,355 72,715 17,457 Bars - Cold Finished 23,570 25,512 20,876 22,102 Tool Steel 15,113 19,239 15,987 19,671 Standard Pipe 77,317 38,133 64,638 36,168 Oil Country Goods 59,657 41,190 41,840 35,070 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,945 26,313 20,769 10,114 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 17,234 9,113 27,630 15,312 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,876 4,745 11,296 4,630 Mechanical Tubing 39,908 31,723 42,402 34,937 Pressure Tubing 4,776 5,722 5,421 6,088 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,405 22,729 6,876 25,114 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,679 2,209 1,070 2,060 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,999 20,087 32,649 16,599 Pipe For Piling 762 440 434 263 Wire Drawn 64,336 52,096 65,743 50,670 Black Plate 2,575 2,060 4,910 3,656 Tin Plate 21,754 13,480 24,371 15,039 Tin Free Steel 7,871 4,676 6,656 4,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,776 62,165 201,540 69,251 Sheets Cold Rolled 103,055 72,864 116,639 79,170 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 145,211 80,618 149,939 80,475 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,073 5,345 11,991 7,585 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,797 17,748 25,329 19,723 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,375 3,305 8,683 6,827 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,036 2,951 6,561 3,007 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,711 24,078 12,645 21,604 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,806,419 805,846 1,976,781 830,246 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,188 3,566 3,476 3,461 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 415,446 100,085 503,102 118,989 Wire Rods 263,869 73,997 294,283 83,567 Structural Shapes Heavy 47,297 16,903 65,659 20,429 Steel Piling 15,363 8,426 5,825 3,011 Plates Cut Lengths 39,209 18,454 92,965 42,542 Plates In Coils 56,816 17,672 53,787 16,291 Rails Standard 18,229 7,832 20,011 8,999 Rails All Other 774 577 1,157 629 Railroad Accessories 771 477 962 685 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,097 50,436 102,772 48,650 Bars - Light Shaped 12,034 5,557 15,819 5,713 Bars - Reinforcing 60,153 12,177 41,062 8,964 Bars - Cold Finished 17,633 20,492 27,989 29,092 Tool Steel 9,709 12,718 8,217 14,022 Standard Pipe 65,093 37,270 60,150 30,362 Oil Country Goods 32,448 25,315 30,685 22,087 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 68,087 41,030 69,750 45,294 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,665 15,539 13,684 6,723 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,202 468 3,200 1,045 Mechanical Tubing 39,039 34,259 28,931 25,591 Pressure Tubing 11,119 17,998 9,292 14,148 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,562 26,062 6,209 22,871 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,890 2,331 1,551 2,278 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,404 14,733 27,992 13,220 Pipe For Piling 880 472 937 410 Wire Drawn 58,111 46,063 55,773 44,405 Black Plate 3,391 2,586 3,156 2,019 Tin Plate 15,062 8,647 14,174 8,388 Tin Free Steel 8,442 4,943 7,568 4,657 Sheets Hot Rolled 130,814 37,499 160,209 43,200 Sheets Cold Rolled 92,613 55,451 111,281 54,229 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 95,082 48,099 88,919 45,678 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,119 4,082 7,281 4,405 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 10,275 7,765 15,806 10,307 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,999 2,305 3,206 2,266 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,649 3,768 8,063 3,155 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,885 19,792 11,877 18,463 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 7,532,144 3,619,953 9,266,427 3,691,287 Ingots And Steel For Castings 16,321 18,524 18,814 19,931 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 1,486,064 421,374 2,552,451 525,368 Wire Rods 684,811 212,137 848,650 262,266 Structural Shapes Heavy 140,945 51,009 222,981 73,117 Steel Piling 25,022 14,003 42,695 22,559 Plates Cut Lengths 202,504 94,064 306,305 132,872 Plates In Coils 205,862 76,225 242,245 72,737 Rails Standard 64,618 30,783 74,979 34,243 Rails All Other 5,582 2,732 3,788 2,088 Railroad Accessories 3,865 2,280 3,032 2,121 Bars - Hot Rolled 452,693 212,927 475,038 215,122 Bars - Light Shaped 56,938 31,800 59,722 25,209 Bars - Reinforcing 241,987 58,999 490,992 99,679 Bars - Cold Finished 89,182 92,416 92,758 105,816 Tool Steel 56,559 71,661 40,970 55,875 Standard Pipe 293,536 150,126 354,905 162,774 Oil Country Goods 177,318 133,474 147,401 111,824 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 146,663 83,518 269,970 157,030 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 97,090 53,660 71,481 39,323 Line Pipe - Not Specified 43,164 16,225 19,740 7,256 Mechanical Tubing 157,476 124,161 148,309 122,304 Pressure Tubing 19,118 23,349 34,778 55,214 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 25,760 93,208 24,524 92,749 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 5,218 8,928 6,759 9,709 Structural Pipe & Tube 135,482 69,201 122,560 57,439 Pipe For Piling 1,916 1,246 8,237 3,574 Wire Drawn 242,418 194,008 214,573 175,290 Black Plate 18,127 11,836 47,056 21,361 Tin Plate 86,348 51,733 123,902 68,546 Tin Free Steel 26,318 15,626 45,305 27,290 Sheets Hot Rolled 899,228 302,892 754,100 200,896 Sheets Cold Rolled 513,912 321,023 582,821 273,780 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 657,709 350,773 552,860 261,630 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 42,447 25,198 61,529 31,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 104,107 77,568 94,480 56,825 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 22,592 18,102 29,636 18,634 Strip - Hot Rolled 30,501 13,383 29,578 11,929 Strip - Cold Rolled 52,746 89,780 46,502 75,847 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 April 2003