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 September 2003 August 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,708,219 822,167 1,464,831 742,158 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,785 4,483 1,758 2,281 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 337,640 93,415 225,411 68,211 Wire Rods 196,354 60,034 131,614 43,761 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,787 13,837 54,346 20,438 Steel Piling 10,250 5,333 6,764 3,684 Plates Cut Lengths 38,860 18,740 39,469 19,963 Plates In Coils 44,407 18,376 31,175 13,117 Rails Standard 2,149 1,083 11,252 5,447 Rails All Other 844 380 1,357 647 Railroad Accessories 421 315 912 623 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,265 48,959 103,921 49,089 Bars - Light Shaped 18,516 8,320 16,164 7,605 Bars - Reinforcing 93,576 25,905 110,919 31,981 Bars - Cold Finished 16,459 19,049 18,218 18,131 Tool Steel 9,305 14,096 13,543 18,415 Standard Pipe 79,374 41,804 73,396 37,399 Oil Country Goods 70,602 40,888 47,697 31,448 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 28,926 16,604 37,680 24,243 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,872 17,638 17,228 11,068 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,851 5,441 12,171 5,188 Mechanical Tubing 43,224 34,289 35,008 26,117 Pressure Tubing 3,836 5,002 4,922 5,092 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,637 26,572 7,056 23,503 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,847 3,560 1,261 2,489 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,349 14,097 36,743 18,079 Pipe For Piling 689 445 2,034 1,058 Wire Drawn 53,709 43,118 47,264 39,961 Black Plate 3,064 1,949 2,480 2,394 Tin Plate 19,766 12,184 18,334 11,250 Tin Free Steel 5,894 3,671 4,562 2,879 Sheets Hot Rolled 182,245 63,892 138,345 46,091 Sheets Cold Rolled 74,867 59,274 67,905 53,939 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 95,880 54,314 78,999 44,455 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,495 4,649 12,654 6,679 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,693 16,397 23,153 16,720 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,465 1,984 9,203 7,257 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,970 2,949 8,291 3,462 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,347 19,118 11,622 17,994 ______________________________________________________________ August 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,585,556 799,362 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,908 2,380 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 268,974 79,885 Wire Rods 152,427 49,974 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,501 20,953 Steel Piling 7,146 3,877 Plates Cut Lengths 39,995 20,391 Plates In Coils 31,831 13,426 Rails Standard 11,345 5,532 Rails All Other 1,485 760 Railroad Accessories 977 665 Bars - Hot Rolled 110,124 51,824 Bars - Light Shaped 17,437 8,105 Bars - Reinforcing 110,945 31,991 Bars - Cold Finished 18,519 18,543 Tool Steel 13,909 18,976 Standard Pipe 76,972 39,174 Oil Country Goods 55,149 38,193 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 39,456 25,244 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 25,617 18,766 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,171 5,188 Mechanical Tubing 35,785 26,852 Pressure Tubing 5,117 5,323 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,417 24,882 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,295 2,521 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,027 18,201 Pipe For Piling 2,153 1,102 Wire Drawn 49,090 41,655 Black Plate 3,127 2,735 Tin Plate 20,188 12,440 Tin Free Steel 4,623 2,913 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,333 46,830 Sheets Cold Rolled 76,092 58,356 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 84,685 47,086 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,715 6,744 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,035 17,654 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,400 7,360 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,361 3,509 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,227 19,354 ______________________________________________________________ September 2002 August 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,935,846 1,176,090 2,519,199 1,043,589 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,563 2,983 2,919 3,228 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 590,762 151,293 737,847 183,771 Wire Rods 600,980 158,667 193,900 62,696 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,981 18,957 68,223 21,382 Steel Piling 10,976 5,992 15,321 8,376 Plates Cut Lengths 81,816 31,742 73,077 32,106 Plates In Coils 70,455 23,932 83,675 29,452 Rails Standard 16,749 11,127 1,116 549 Rails All Other 657 439 1,082 534 Railroad Accessories 1,342 746 1,284 685 Bars - Hot Rolled 124,252 52,873 123,883 52,330 Bars - Light Shaped 13,542 6,979 14,673 7,445 Bars - Reinforcing 82,864 19,371 105,999 25,109 Bars - Cold Finished 22,338 23,495 20,408 23,306 Tool Steel 12,848 15,126 11,090 14,077 Standard Pipe 67,102 38,192 86,699 41,762 Oil Country Goods 39,111 30,736 23,530 19,345 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 68,062 43,917 48,648 30,613 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,471 13,719 30,639 14,645 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,853 8,280 30,444 11,285 Mechanical Tubing 35,849 30,637 43,781 35,119 Pressure Tubing 7,460 9,584 7,005 10,323 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,550 20,945 6,278 21,634 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,976 2,998 1,668 2,458 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,728 15,421 27,887 15,311 Pipe For Piling 294 148 488 195 Wire Drawn 58,435 45,532 62,151 48,337 Black Plate 3,915 2,259 5,727 3,456 Tin Plate 17,098 9,799 16,007 9,343 Tin Free Steel 8,082 4,740 8,994 5,215 Sheets Hot Rolled 450,269 139,954 277,965 88,885 Sheets Cold Rolled 158,497 86,110 151,562 82,932 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 184,541 93,867 159,567 82,866 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,556 10,819 12,354 6,337 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,996 18,438 41,255 24,135 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,670 4,372 3,610 2,494 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,392 3,843 6,477 2,941 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,811 18,058 11,967 18,910 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 September 2003 (CB-03-167)