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 April 2003 March 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,638,136 846,788 1,994,702 937,498 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,481 8,574 4,208 5,108 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 289,626 86,308 390,991 109,159 Wire Rods 148,382 49,576 307,492 86,160 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,958 13,395 34,636 12,348 Steel Piling 3,079 1,601 8,244 4,620 Plates Cut Lengths 41,062 22,037 68,367 29,486 Plates In Coils 43,381 16,669 37,026 15,095 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 97,701 48,632 119,660 57,569 Bars - Light Shaped 12,410 7,179 11,873 6,563 Bars - Reinforcing 25,999 7,323 67,764 16,371 Bars - Cold Finished 23,205 24,792 20,821 21,978 Tool Steel 14,931 18,983 15,921 19,493 Standard Pipe 76,793 37,823 64,858 36,383 Oil Country Goods 55,446 38,580 39,059 33,241 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,885 26,290 20,769 10,114 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 16,651 8,805 27,630 15,312 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,480 4,589 11,296 4,630 Mechanical Tubing 38,246 30,526 41,513 32,995 Pressure Tubing 4,012 5,317 5,416 6,085 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,349 22,549 6,860 25,062 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,670 2,183 1,070 2,060 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,973 20,034 32,633 16,589 Pipe For Piling 455 347 449 307 Wire Drawn 64,010 51,745 65,687 50,516 Black Plate 2,575 2,060 4,910 3,656 Tin Plate 21,430 13,306 24,371 15,039 Tin Free Steel 7,871 4,676 6,656 4,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,416 62,086 201,519 69,524 Sheets Cold Rolled 99,449 71,089 116,229 78,740 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 144,606 80,314 147,428 79,342 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,073 5,345 11,991 7,585 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,761 17,724 25,260 19,665 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,375 3,305 8,413 6,690 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,989 2,900 6,561 3,007 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,622 24,159 12,469 21,349 ______________________________________________________________ March 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,063,308 959,432 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,473 5,463 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 446,472 122,775 Wire Rods 307,747 86,218 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,636 12,348 Steel Piling 8,244 4,620 Plates Cut Lengths 68,624 29,578 Plates In Coils 37,046 15,111 Rails Standard 22,010 10,050 Rails All Other 1,759 941 Railroad Accessories 884 608 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,931 58,507 Bars - Light Shaped 11,873 6,563 Bars - Reinforcing 72,715 17,457 Bars - Cold Finished 20,876 22,102 Tool Steel 15,987 19,671 Standard Pipe 64,638 36,168 Oil Country Goods 41,840 35,070 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 20,769 10,114 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,630 15,312 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,296 4,630 Mechanical Tubing 42,402 34,937 Pressure Tubing 5,421 6,088 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,876 25,114 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,070 2,060 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,649 16,599 Pipe For Piling 434 263 Wire Drawn 65,743 50,670 Black Plate 4,910 3,656 Tin Plate 24,371 15,039 Tin Free Steel 6,656 4,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 201,540 69,251 Sheets Cold Rolled 116,639 79,170 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 149,939 80,475 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,991 7,585 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,329 19,723 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,683 6,827 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,561 3,007 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,645 21,604 ______________________________________________________________ April 2002 March 2002 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 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. 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 April 2003 (CB-03-82)