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 July 2003 June 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,857,030 901,615 1,551,393 807,292 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,825 4,553 3,407 3,939 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 477,485 137,676 276,252 97,970 Wire Rods 171,721 54,628 154,492 50,951 Structural Shapes Heavy 35,267 15,606 32,312 12,808 Steel Piling 9,552 5,089 9,216 5,382 Plates Cut Lengths 50,634 25,202 40,517 20,285 Plates In Coils 36,317 16,251 31,212 13,273 Rails Standard 1,726 1,163 11,520 4,839 Rails All Other 1,068 756 1,665 812 Railroad Accessories 83 132 177 139 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,473 51,965 111,372 52,145 Bars - Light Shaped 13,511 6,663 16,591 8,301 Bars - Reinforcing 107,128 30,361 93,452 26,421 Bars - Cold Finished 17,683 20,212 26,105 24,653 Tool Steel 15,588 21,830 14,066 19,114 Standard Pipe 82,820 41,138 66,737 35,140 Oil Country Goods 65,479 43,631 60,721 39,861 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 31,172 20,187 10,948 6,093 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 39,101 22,290 42,657 32,153 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,124 10,663 18,767 8,844 Mechanical Tubing 39,194 30,970 36,884 27,994 Pressure Tubing 7,521 5,981 4,538 3,914 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,857 26,980 6,578 22,564 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,608 2,840 1,474 2,368 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,177 13,866 26,789 14,497 Pipe For Piling 881 544 723 433 Wire Drawn 55,181 44,305 54,835 45,438 Black Plate 3,166 2,080 3,330 2,625 Tin Plate 24,151 15,174 25,781 15,812 Tin Free Steel 5,803 3,723 6,432 4,154 Sheets Hot Rolled 157,793 51,062 131,989 45,210 Sheets Cold Rolled 75,276 62,081 80,516 59,109 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 103,258 59,973 87,730 50,058 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,380 4,416 13,320 7,106 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,916 19,014 21,019 15,844 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,350 4,898 6,683 4,466 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,155 3,226 9,428 4,014 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,607 20,486 11,157 18,563 ______________________________________________________________ June 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,556,747 811,334 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,393 3,679 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 276,285 98,000 Wire Rods 154,492 50,951 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,320 12,827 Steel Piling 9,216 5,382 Plates Cut Lengths 40,535 20,325 Plates In Coils 31,221 13,280 Rails Standard 11,603 4,880 Rails All Other 1,665 812 Railroad Accessories 177 139 Bars - Hot Rolled 111,522 52,250 Bars - Light Shaped 16,608 8,344 Bars - Reinforcing 93,452 26,421 Bars - Cold Finished 26,206 24,817 Tool Steel 14,080 19,172 Standard Pipe 67,064 35,282 Oil Country Goods 62,895 41,617 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 10,948 6,093 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,706 32,174 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,767 8,844 Mechanical Tubing 36,963 28,083 Pressure Tubing 4,551 3,906 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,649 22,909 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,482 2,368 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,809 14,533 Pipe For Piling 723 433 Wire Drawn 54,918 45,587 Black Plate 3,330 2,625 Tin Plate 25,786 15,822 Tin Free Steel 6,432 4,154 Sheets Hot Rolled 131,989 45,210 Sheets Cold Rolled 80,653 59,159 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 89,262 50,913 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,320 7,106 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 21,064 15,874 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,053 4,673 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,428 4,014 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,178 18,677 ______________________________________________________________ July 2002 June 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,793,688 1,074,477 2,545,740 955,092 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,195 2,537 3,872 4,051 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 848,532 183,626 788,047 162,179 Wire Rods 226,251 67,602 397,907 106,536 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,390 16,301 55,388 18,504 Steel Piling 11,976 6,414 16,621 9,318 Plates Cut Lengths 45,735 20,983 36,885 18,390 Plates In Coils 85,016 27,573 89,009 26,811 Rails Standard 20,161 8,795 16,559 8,022 Rails All Other 2,177 888 1,197 615 Railroad Accessories 1,431 1,318 2,087 1,529 Bars - Hot Rolled 136,574 58,302 125,346 53,970 Bars - Light Shaped 11,194 6,551 13,986 6,116 Bars - Reinforcing 184,227 41,023 90,885 20,141 Bars - Cold Finished 21,683 22,993 19,658 22,805 Tool Steel 11,556 16,739 10,767 14,252 Standard Pipe 90,921 43,496 81,865 39,993 Oil Country Goods 48,903 31,358 22,839 18,055 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,750 22,526 41,416 25,121 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,336 13,797 20,729 10,989 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,689 3,257 4,688 1,579 Mechanical Tubing 55,831 38,922 42,435 33,912 Pressure Tubing 10,003 12,517 7,841 13,381 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,792 23,864 6,367 23,400 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,744 2,791 2,130 2,621 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,560 17,082 30,772 16,935 Pipe For Piling 575 200 1,040 425 Wire Drawn 61,770 49,072 63,097 48,295 Black Plate 5,197 3,391 7,239 3,892 Tin Plate 14,345 8,464 13,624 7,328 Tin Free Steel 8,314 4,810 5,839 3,479 Sheets Hot Rolled 372,731 110,415 275,656 77,927 Sheets Cold Rolled 133,666 75,229 88,491 58,612 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 171,183 84,465 115,083 56,993 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,505 5,501 9,221 4,917 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,981 16,104 16,703 11,665 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,282 2,999 2,050 1,656 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,735 2,962 7,006 2,525 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,777 19,611 11,394 18,155 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 July 2003 (CB-03-129)