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 August 2003 July 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,464,831 742,158 1,857,030 901,615 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,758 2,281 3,825 4,553 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 225,411 68,211 477,485 137,676 Wire Rods 131,614 43,761 171,721 54,628 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,346 20,438 35,267 15,606 Steel Piling 6,764 3,684 9,552 5,089 Plates Cut Lengths 39,469 19,963 50,634 25,202 Plates In Coils 31,175 13,117 36,317 16,251 Rails Standard 11,252 5,447 1,726 1,163 Rails All Other 1,357 647 1,068 756 Railroad Accessories 912 623 83 132 Bars - Hot Rolled 103,921 49,089 106,473 51,965 Bars - Light Shaped 16,164 7,605 13,511 6,663 Bars - Reinforcing 110,919 31,981 107,128 30,361 Bars - Cold Finished 18,218 18,131 17,683 20,212 Tool Steel 13,543 18,415 15,588 21,830 Standard Pipe 73,396 37,399 82,820 41,138 Oil Country Goods 47,697 31,448 65,479 43,631 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 37,680 24,243 31,172 20,187 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 17,228 11,068 39,101 22,290 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,171 5,188 21,124 10,663 Mechanical Tubing 35,008 26,117 39,194 30,970 Pressure Tubing 4,922 5,092 7,521 5,981 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,056 23,503 7,857 26,980 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,261 2,489 1,608 2,840 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,743 18,079 25,177 13,866 Pipe For Piling 2,034 1,058 881 544 Wire Drawn 47,264 39,961 55,181 44,305 Black Plate 2,480 2,394 3,166 2,080 Tin Plate 18,334 11,250 24,151 15,174 Tin Free Steel 4,562 2,879 5,803 3,723 Sheets Hot Rolled 138,345 46,091 157,793 51,062 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,905 53,939 75,276 62,081 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 78,999 44,455 103,258 59,973 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,654 6,679 8,380 4,416 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,153 16,720 26,916 19,014 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,203 7,257 7,350 4,898 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,291 3,462 8,155 3,226 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,622 17,994 11,607 20,486 ______________________________________________________________ July 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,882,692 912,909 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15,504 8,258 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 478,216 138,157 Wire Rods 171,735 54,651 Structural Shapes Heavy 35,409 15,652 Steel Piling 9,552 5,089 Plates Cut Lengths 50,685 25,303 Plates In Coils 36,330 16,256 Rails Standard 1,918 1,254 Rails All Other 1,190 784 Railroad Accessories 142 128 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,740 52,106 Bars - Light Shaped 13,541 6,671 Bars - Reinforcing 111,930 31,771 Bars - Cold Finished 18,158 20,913 Tool Steel 15,604 21,887 Standard Pipe 84,575 41,830 Oil Country Goods 67,541 44,615 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 31,172 20,187 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 39,101 22,316 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,124 10,663 Mechanical Tubing 39,525 31,254 Pressure Tubing 8,085 6,305 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,941 27,424 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,628 2,863 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,207 13,889 Pipe For Piling 881 544 Wire Drawn 55,459 44,631 Black Plate 3,166 2,080 Tin Plate 24,214 15,206 Tin Free Steel 5,882 3,803 Sheets Hot Rolled 158,732 51,155 Sheets Cold Rolled 75,521 62,416 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 103,476 60,103 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,380 4,416 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,018 19,086 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,381 4,920 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,162 3,238 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,868 21,084 ______________________________________________________________ August 2002 July 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,519,199 1,043,589 2,793,688 1,074,477 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,919 3,228 2,195 2,537 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 737,847 183,771 848,532 183,626 Wire Rods 193,900 62,696 226,251 67,602 Structural Shapes Heavy 68,223 21,382 46,390 16,301 Steel Piling 15,321 8,376 11,976 6,414 Plates Cut Lengths 73,077 32,106 45,735 20,983 Plates In Coils 83,675 29,452 85,016 27,573 Rails Standard 1,116 549 20,161 8,795 Rails All Other 1,082 534 2,177 888 Railroad Accessories 1,284 685 1,431 1,318 Bars - Hot Rolled 123,883 52,330 136,574 58,302 Bars - Light Shaped 14,673 7,445 11,194 6,551 Bars - Reinforcing 105,999 25,109 184,227 41,023 Bars - Cold Finished 20,408 23,306 21,683 22,993 Tool Steel 11,090 14,077 11,556 16,739 Standard Pipe 86,699 41,762 90,921 43,496 Oil Country Goods 23,530 19,345 48,903 31,358 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,648 30,613 36,750 22,526 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 30,639 14,645 21,336 13,797 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,444 11,285 8,689 3,257 Mechanical Tubing 43,781 35,119 55,831 38,922 Pressure Tubing 7,005 10,323 10,003 12,517 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,278 21,634 6,792 23,864 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,668 2,458 1,744 2,791 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,887 15,311 32,560 17,082 Pipe For Piling 488 195 575 200 Wire Drawn 62,151 48,337 61,770 49,072 Black Plate 5,727 3,456 5,197 3,391 Tin Plate 16,007 9,343 14,345 8,464 Tin Free Steel 8,994 5,215 8,314 4,810 Sheets Hot Rolled 277,965 88,885 372,731 110,415 Sheets Cold Rolled 151,562 82,932 133,666 75,229 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 159,567 82,866 171,183 84,465 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,354 6,337 10,505 5,501 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 41,255 24,135 23,981 16,104 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,610 2,494 4,282 2,999 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,477 2,941 6,735 2,962 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,967 18,910 11,777 19,611 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 August 2003 (CB-03-148)