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 May 2003 April 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,699,409 859,172 1,638,136 846,788 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,956 4,470 7,481 8,574 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 360,711 112,430 289,626 86,308 Wire Rods 117,099 37,885 148,382 49,576 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,777 19,758 33,958 13,395 Steel Piling 4,963 2,731 3,079 1,601 Plates Cut Lengths 30,269 16,915 41,062 22,037 Plates In Coils 35,930 13,878 43,381 16,669 Rails Standard 7,026 3,226 11,428 4,831 Rails All Other 1,875 978 1,683 675 Railroad Accessories 1,052 609 673 461 Bars - Hot Rolled 122,786 54,789 97,701 48,632 Bars - Light Shaped 11,801 5,905 12,410 7,179 Bars - Reinforcing 32,309 12,268 25,999 7,323 Bars - Cold Finished 22,005 23,497 23,205 24,792 Tool Steel 13,657 18,197 14,931 18,983 Standard Pipe 78,086 39,896 76,793 37,823 Oil Country Goods 64,721 46,865 55,446 38,580 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 59,603 32,827 48,885 26,290 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 29,598 17,032 16,651 8,805 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,750 8,635 12,480 4,589 Mechanical Tubing 38,413 30,120 38,246 30,526 Pressure Tubing 6,294 7,044 4,012 5,317 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,049 24,319 6,349 22,549 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,328 1,942 1,670 2,183 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,569 14,862 38,973 20,034 Pipe For Piling 2,217 1,137 455 347 Wire Drawn 58,900 47,007 64,010 51,745 Black Plate 3,331 2,224 2,575 2,060 Tin Plate 29,347 17,716 21,430 13,306 Tin Free Steel 5,516 3,408 7,871 4,676 Sheets Hot Rolled 184,403 60,006 185,416 62,086 Sheets Cold Rolled 92,104 65,211 99,449 71,089 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 109,934 63,161 144,606 80,314 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,188 6,278 10,073 5,345 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,932 16,481 22,761 17,724 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,185 3,549 4,375 3,305 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,256 3,404 6,989 2,900 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,469 18,513 13,622 24,159 ______________________________________________________________ April 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,661,283 855,554 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,923 5,189 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 290,638 86,533 Wire Rods 151,159 50,379 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,971 13,406 Steel Piling 3,079 1,601 Plates Cut Lengths 41,193 22,121 Plates In Coils 43,381 16,669 Rails Standard 11,428 4,831 Rails All Other 1,683 675 Railroad Accessories 673 461 Bars - Hot Rolled 100,290 49,607 Bars - Light Shaped 12,420 7,183 Bars - Reinforcing 30,635 8,355 Bars - Cold Finished 23,570 25,512 Tool Steel 15,113 19,239 Standard Pipe 77,317 38,133 Oil Country Goods 59,657 41,190 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,945 26,313 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 17,234 9,113 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,876 4,745 Mechanical Tubing 39,908 31,723 Pressure Tubing 4,776 5,722 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,405 22,729 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,679 2,209 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,999 20,087 Pipe For Piling 762 440 Wire Drawn 64,336 52,096 Black Plate 2,575 2,060 Tin Plate 21,754 13,480 Tin Free Steel 7,871 4,676 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,776 62,165 Sheets Cold Rolled 103,055 72,864 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 145,211 80,618 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,073 5,345 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,797 17,748 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,375 3,305 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,036 2,951 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,711 24,078 ______________________________________________________________ May 2002 April 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,720,439 778,677 1,806,419 805,846 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,497 3,386 3,188 3,566 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 422,863 110,918 415,446 100,085 Wire Rods 135,615 46,047 263,869 73,997 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,323 24,131 47,297 16,903 Steel Piling 12,954 6,786 15,363 8,426 Plates Cut Lengths 29,955 16,712 39,209 18,454 Plates In Coils 64,281 20,615 56,816 17,672 Rails Standard 19,452 8,595 18,229 7,832 Rails All Other 1,765 952 774 577 Railroad Accessories 1,259 770 771 477 Bars - Hot Rolled 102,996 44,998 119,097 50,436 Bars - Light Shaped 15,274 6,556 12,034 5,557 Bars - Reinforcing 78,435 16,378 60,153 12,177 Bars - Cold Finished 19,112 23,483 17,633 20,492 Tool Steel 10,999 13,601 9,709 12,718 Standard Pipe 67,673 34,426 65,093 37,270 Oil Country Goods 43,004 30,910 32,448 25,315 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 39,948 26,872 68,087 41,030 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 15,341 8,384 27,665 15,539 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,857 4,542 1,202 468 Mechanical Tubing 41,227 34,552 39,039 34,259 Pressure Tubing 6,777 10,840 11,119 17,998 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,868 22,707 6,562 26,062 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,736 2,493 1,890 2,331 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,798 14,715 28,404 14,733 Pipe For Piling 1,592 626 880 472 Wire Drawn 60,486 46,673 58,111 46,063 Black Plate 3,100 2,629 3,391 2,586 Tin Plate 14,416 8,152 15,062 8,647 Tin Free Steel 6,336 3,588 8,442 4,943 Sheets Hot Rolled 160,240 45,281 130,814 37,499 Sheets Cold Rolled 74,949 49,226 92,613 55,451 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 95,291 48,996 95,082 48,099 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,601 4,187 6,119 4,082 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 16,649 11,481 10,275 7,765 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,817 2,837 2,999 2,305 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,818 2,749 9,649 3,768 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,135 17,881 11,885 19,792 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 May 2003 (CB-03-101)