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 2004 Data January December Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,137,907 1,000,664 1,548,472 794,012 Ingots And Steel For Castings 622 466 535 375 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 588,491 166,473 336,798 104,664 Wire Rods 265,405 84,846 149,069 50,057 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,664 15,905 58,123 23,060 Steel Piling 3,807 2,009 6,821 3,827 Plates Cut Lengths 49,292 25,621 29,680 17,686 Plates In Coils 45,012 17,160 39,048 18,487 Rails Standard 15,818 8,412 15,569 7,593 Rails All Other 860 504 813 426 Railroad Accessories 486 320 894 550 Bars - Hot Rolled 135,075 64,234 134,581 63,018 Bars - Light Shaped 14,189 7,895 13,508 7,890 Bars - Reinforcing 83,140 25,979 37,910 12,001 Bars - Cold Finished 19,832 24,079 18,479 20,574 Tool Steel 11,018 15,696 13,745 20,343 Standard Pipe 76,033 39,723 61,614 32,417 Oil Country Goods 94,045 62,229 36,226 22,058 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 38,809 22,518 14,734 6,769 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,374 15,287 17,995 10,262 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,113 7,521 12,845 4,795 Mechanical Tubing 41,972 32,556 38,041 30,870 Pressure Tubing 5,264 6,717 4,977 5,822 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,327 27,522 7,917 29,155 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,180 2,709 1,156 2,561 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,926 20,848 27,043 17,541 Pipe For Piling 258 212 188 107 Wire Drawn 62,229 51,437 55,931 45,787 Black Plate 4,145 2,345 2,603 1,652 Tin Plate 16,768 10,514 15,936 10,312 Tin Free Steel 6,761 4,366 5,132 3,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 208,823 72,497 160,148 54,857 Sheets Cold Rolled 94,649 70,997 93,915 71,403 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 78,472 45,760 91,633 50,772 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,230 3,052 5,218 3,812 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,575 16,167 18,921 13,229 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,894 3,940 2,651 2,232 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,976 2,926 4,789 2,352 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,372 19,223 13,288 21,594 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data January December Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,279,606 1,026,091 2,607,484 1,097,837 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,303 3,452 2,048 2,459 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 488,462 134,368 542,708 144,911 Wire Rods 153,403 49,011 414,876 117,011 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,593 15,293 54,684 18,506 Steel Piling 7,573 4,347 6,380 3,620 Plates Cut Lengths 53,738 23,807 62,984 27,982 Plates In Coils 93,774 31,324 69,283 24,186 Rails Standard 16,915 8,418 19,369 8,494 Rails All Other 1,353 641 773 403 Railroad Accessories 1,009 566 1,007 894 Bars - Hot Rolled 140,482 61,045 109,133 54,999 Bars - Light Shaped 18,693 10,516 9,538 5,933 Bars - Reinforcing 89,805 21,557 27,628 6,582 Bars - Cold Finished 22,273 23,933 21,470 23,881 Tool Steel 12,408 16,299 14,822 19,077 Standard Pipe 63,355 33,106 68,589 32,684 Oil Country Goods 33,702 28,022 20,991 16,958 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 55,104 32,071 54,050 35,416 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,437 18,425 16,512 9,209 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,974 4,192 6,425 2,212 Mechanical Tubing 44,118 31,996 31,174 26,348 Pressure Tubing 5,401 6,622 5,957 8,791 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,713 24,164 6,121 21,880 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,420 2,404 1,237 2,054 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,610 18,764 29,194 14,551 Pipe For Piling 355 234 375 206 Wire Drawn 59,639 48,554 56,747 46,004 Black Plate 6,761 3,777 3,011 2,019 Tin Plate 18,010 10,162 18,766 10,697 Tin Free Steel 4,776 2,791 5,310 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 318,088 105,644 502,793 161,488 Sheets Cold Rolled 157,850 86,400 178,010 95,641 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 214,482 110,946 175,562 92,422 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,101 5,049 16,283 8,817 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,422 17,091 26,699 17,229 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,982 4,198 8,157 6,629 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,565 3,929 5,092 2,419 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,956 22,973 13,726 22,434 ______________________________________________________________ January Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,137,907 1,000,664 2,279,606 1,026,091 Ingots And Steel For Castings 622 466 3,303 3,452 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 588,491 166,473 488,462 134,368 Wire Rods 265,405 84,846 153,403 49,011 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,664 15,905 44,593 15,293 Steel Piling 3,807 2,009 7,573 4,347 Plates Cut Lengths 49,292 25,621 53,738 23,807 Plates In Coils 45,012 17,160 93,774 31,324 Rails Standard 15,818 8,412 16,915 8,418 Rails All Other 860 504 1,353 641 Railroad Accessories 486 320 1,009 566 Bars - Hot Rolled 135,075 64,234 140,482 61,045 Bars - Light Shaped 14,189 7,895 18,693 10,516 Bars - Reinforcing 83,140 25,979 89,805 21,557 Bars - Cold Finished 19,832 24,079 22,273 23,933 Tool Steel 11,018 15,696 12,408 16,299 Standard Pipe 76,033 39,723 63,355 33,106 Oil Country Goods 94,045 62,229 33,702 28,022 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 38,809 22,518 55,104 32,071 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,374 15,287 33,437 18,425 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,113 7,521 11,974 4,192 Mechanical Tubing 41,972 32,556 44,118 31,996 Pressure Tubing 5,264 6,717 5,401 6,622 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,327 27,522 6,713 24,164 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,180 2,709 1,420 2,404 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,926 20,848 37,610 18,764 Pipe For Piling 258 212 355 234 Wire Drawn 62,229 51,437 59,639 48,554 Black Plate 4,145 2,345 6,761 3,777 Tin Plate 16,768 10,514 18,010 10,162 Tin Free Steel 6,761 4,366 4,776 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 208,823 72,497 318,088 105,644 Sheets Cold Rolled 94,649 70,997 157,850 86,400 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 78,472 45,760 214,482 110,946 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,230 3,052 8,101 5,049 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,575 16,167 22,422 17,091 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,894 3,940 5,982 4,198 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,976 2,926 8,565 3,929 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,372 19,223 13,956 22,973 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: Final January 2004