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 November 2003 October 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,661,313 820,649 1,543,278 808,545 Ingots And Steel For Castings 483 455 1,698 2,193 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 446,570 122,911 287,384 89,830 Wire Rods 144,943 47,259 129,377 43,931 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,763 15,980 44,173 19,953 Steel Piling 8,036 4,338 9,339 4,777 Plates Cut Lengths 34,085 18,986 46,471 23,783 Plates In Coils 42,079 19,710 34,359 15,671 Rails Standard 13,498 6,552 2,192 1,148 Rails All Other 929 623 1,525 847 Railroad Accessories 1,042 717 203 207 Bars - Hot Rolled 110,494 51,587 122,656 56,322 Bars - Light Shaped 15,252 8,335 15,193 9,219 Bars - Reinforcing 60,365 17,833 72,030 20,489 Bars - Cold Finished 18,163 18,567 18,095 20,075 Tool Steel 11,358 16,010 12,760 17,208 Standard Pipe 73,973 37,341 69,575 36,319 Oil Country Goods 61,298 45,059 73,982 47,719 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 30,454 11,545 18,212 8,605 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,772 13,434 14,325 7,803 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,257 4,049 8,067 3,375 Mechanical Tubing 42,562 30,822 47,946 36,865 Pressure Tubing 4,994 6,091 6,263 9,373 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,294 30,969 7,010 27,428 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,355 3,561 1,353 2,793 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,085 16,983 28,807 16,920 Pipe For Piling 344 199 298 217 Wire Drawn 54,017 45,154 59,942 47,136 Black Plate 2,388 1,345 3,148 2,175 Tin Plate 30,436 18,796 28,926 17,872 Tin Free Steel 8,487 5,051 6,174 3,777 Sheets Hot Rolled 101,051 35,668 137,274 45,056 Sheets Cold Rolled 95,408 69,758 94,774 71,435 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 87,303 48,936 93,249 51,914 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,396 2,766 4,681 3,452 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,358 14,822 19,526 14,840 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,463 8,063 6,263 5,496 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,211 3,002 4,996 2,072 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,346 17,370 11,031 20,250 ______________________________________________________________ October 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,722,887 870,631 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,873 2,269 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 326,770 102,223 Wire Rods 161,537 52,698 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,113 19,849 Steel Piling 9,339 4,777 Plates Cut Lengths 46,799 24,134 Plates In Coils 35,526 16,076 Rails Standard 2,192 1,148 Rails All Other 1,545 856 Railroad Accessories 203 207 Bars - Hot Rolled 126,545 58,159 Bars - Light Shaped 15,324 9,302 Bars - Reinforcing 138,734 38,765 Bars - Cold Finished 18,663 20,834 Tool Steel 13,301 18,103 Standard Pipe 71,860 37,360 Oil Country Goods 86,461 54,120 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 19,940 9,289 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 17,544 9,487 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,067 3,392 Mechanical Tubing 49,952 37,566 Pressure Tubing 6,794 9,716 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,410 28,835 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,456 3,006 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,210 17,036 Pipe For Piling 298 217 Wire Drawn 60,511 47,735 Black Plate 3,216 2,239 Tin Plate 29,471 18,215 Tin Free Steel 6,174 3,777 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,593 46,180 Sheets Cold Rolled 96,201 72,401 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 96,926 53,827 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,698 3,472 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,622 14,934 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,287 5,512 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,493 2,441 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,238 20,473 ______________________________________________________________ November 2002 October 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,519,807 1,115,915 2,743,581 1,154,714 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,934 2,764 2,421 3,279 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 649,676 178,786 848,738 221,484 Wire Rods 132,275 46,145 215,998 69,001 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,807 15,467 42,800 15,371 Steel Piling 18,830 10,462 8,780 4,988 Plates Cut Lengths 65,610 28,470 62,358 26,807 Plates In Coils 94,300 33,112 85,442 29,370 Rails Standard 17,038 7,970 5,487 2,178 Rails All Other 1,565 748 1,283 678 Railroad Accessories 431 307 1,193 631 Bars - Hot Rolled 118,542 51,170 150,040 65,511 Bars - Light Shaped 15,388 8,011 17,271 7,974 Bars - Reinforcing 55,204 13,207 41,519 9,827 Bars - Cold Finished 21,317 24,151 24,086 25,031 Tool Steel 13,905 16,791 14,142 18,117 Standard Pipe 76,424 37,444 95,062 46,447 Oil Country Goods 42,942 37,049 55,330 36,659 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 50,254 30,425 51,499 30,167 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19,259 9,777 22,166 10,856 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,309 3,881 12,651 4,544 Mechanical Tubing 43,300 32,228 46,472 35,295 Pressure Tubing 7,333 9,788 7,258 8,440 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,140 23,934 5,950 23,309 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,653 2,752 1,842 3,445 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,545 14,022 27,175 15,383 Pipe For Piling 557 282 598 295 Wire Drawn 60,078 48,242 59,626 47,323 Black Plate 9,046 5,167 5,384 3,008 Tin Plate 17,033 9,787 18,601 10,654 Tin Free Steel 10,482 5,921 6,207 3,399 Sheets Hot Rolled 360,109 119,640 370,984 121,453 Sheets Cold Rolled 211,233 107,397 154,716 89,898 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 253,518 129,128 212,359 109,650 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,670 7,657 14,697 8,149 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,633 18,153 26,108 17,841 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,361 2,306 3,719 2,083 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,832 4,348 9,500 4,236 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,271 19,024 14,120 21,933 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 November 2003 (CB-03-196)