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 October 2003 September 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,543,278 808,545 1,708,219 822,167 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,698 2,193 3,785 4,483 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 287,384 89,830 337,640 93,415 Wire Rods 129,377 43,931 196,354 60,034 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,173 19,953 33,787 13,837 Steel Piling 9,339 4,777 10,250 5,333 Plates Cut Lengths 46,471 23,783 38,860 18,740 Plates In Coils 34,359 15,671 44,407 18,376 Rails Standard 2,192 1,148 2,149 1,083 Rails All Other 1,525 847 844 380 Railroad Accessories 203 207 421 315 Bars - Hot Rolled 122,656 56,322 107,265 48,959 Bars - Light Shaped 15,193 9,219 18,516 8,320 Bars - Reinforcing 72,030 20,489 93,576 25,905 Bars - Cold Finished 18,095 20,075 16,459 19,049 Tool Steel 12,760 17,208 9,305 14,096 Standard Pipe 69,575 36,319 79,374 41,804 Oil Country Goods 73,982 47,719 70,602 40,888 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 18,212 8,605 28,926 16,604 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 14,325 7,803 28,872 17,638 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,067 3,375 13,851 5,441 Mechanical Tubing 47,946 36,865 43,224 34,289 Pressure Tubing 6,263 9,373 3,836 5,002 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,010 27,428 7,637 26,572 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,353 2,793 2,847 3,560 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,807 16,920 27,349 14,097 Pipe For Piling 298 217 689 445 Wire Drawn 59,942 47,136 53,709 43,118 Black Plate 3,148 2,175 3,064 1,949 Tin Plate 28,926 17,872 19,766 12,184 Tin Free Steel 6,174 3,777 5,894 3,671 Sheets Hot Rolled 137,274 45,056 182,245 63,892 Sheets Cold Rolled 94,774 71,435 74,867 59,274 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 93,249 51,914 95,880 54,314 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,681 3,452 7,495 4,649 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,526 14,840 22,693 16,397 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,263 5,496 2,465 1,984 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,996 2,072 6,970 2,949 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,031 20,250 12,347 19,118 ______________________________________________________________ September 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,701,079 824,148 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,785 4,483 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 337,660 93,431 Wire Rods 200,479 61,111 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,800 13,881 Steel Piling 10,250 5,333 Plates Cut Lengths 38,950 18,842 Plates In Coils 44,437 18,437 Rails Standard 2,149 1,083 Rails All Other 844 380 Railroad Accessories 404 315 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,403 48,713 Bars - Light Shaped 18,609 8,434 Bars - Reinforcing 82,344 22,998 Bars - Cold Finished 16,534 19,091 Tool Steel 9,435 14,282 Standard Pipe 81,032 42,505 Oil Country Goods 67,330 41,777 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 28,926 16,604 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,872 17,638 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,851 5,441 Mechanical Tubing 43,290 34,578 Pressure Tubing 4,328 5,308 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,690 26,732 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,208 3,560 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,377 14,122 Pipe For Piling 1,245 756 Wire Drawn 53,922 43,306 Black Plate 3,129 2,001 Tin Plate 19,788 12,207 Tin Free Steel 5,894 3,671 Sheets Hot Rolled 182,285 63,904 Sheets Cold Rolled 74,915 59,345 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 95,950 54,352 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,495 4,649 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,720 16,442 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,465 1,984 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,986 2,967 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,298 19,487 ______________________________________________________________ October 2002 September 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,743,581 1,154,714 2,935,846 1,176,090 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,421 3,279 2,563 2,983 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 848,738 221,484 590,762 151,293 Wire Rods 215,998 69,001 600,980 158,667 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,800 15,371 54,981 18,957 Steel Piling 8,780 4,988 10,976 5,992 Plates Cut Lengths 62,358 26,807 81,816 31,742 Plates In Coils 85,442 29,370 70,455 23,932 Rails Standard 5,487 2,178 16,749 11,127 Rails All Other 1,283 678 657 439 Railroad Accessories 1,193 631 1,342 746 Bars - Hot Rolled 150,040 65,511 124,252 52,873 Bars - Light Shaped 17,271 7,974 13,542 6,979 Bars - Reinforcing 41,519 9,827 82,864 19,371 Bars - Cold Finished 24,086 25,031 22,338 23,495 Tool Steel 14,142 18,117 12,848 15,126 Standard Pipe 95,062 46,447 67,102 38,192 Oil Country Goods 55,330 36,659 39,111 30,736 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 51,499 30,167 68,062 43,917 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 22,166 10,856 20,471 13,719 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,651 4,544 20,853 8,280 Mechanical Tubing 46,472 35,295 35,849 30,637 Pressure Tubing 7,258 8,440 7,460 9,584 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,950 23,309 5,550 20,945 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,842 3,445 1,976 2,998 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,175 15,383 27,728 15,421 Pipe For Piling 598 295 294 148 Wire Drawn 59,626 47,323 58,435 45,532 Black Plate 5,384 3,008 3,915 2,259 Tin Plate 18,601 10,654 17,098 9,799 Tin Free Steel 6,207 3,399 8,082 4,740 Sheets Hot Rolled 370,984 121,453 450,269 139,954 Sheets Cold Rolled 154,716 89,898 158,497 86,110 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 212,359 109,650 184,541 93,867 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,697 8,149 20,556 10,819 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,108 17,841 26,996 18,438 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,719 2,083 5,670 4,372 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,500 4,236 7,392 3,843 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,120 21,933 12,811 18,058 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 October 2003 (CB-03-183)