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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,203,623 1,216,128 1,778,222 939,550 Ingots And Steel For Castings 796 713 1,201 930 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 438,372 145,427 376,004 129,923 Wire Rods 351,752 127,645 202,978 72,364 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,859 21,971 58,621 23,507 Steel Piling 10,121 5,809 6,624 3,982 Plates Cut Lengths 57,961 35,591 51,095 28,651 Plates In Coils 35,199 21,271 32,061 16,786 Rails Standard 22,204 10,489 15,138 8,326 Rails All Other 1,755 944 987 507 Railroad Accessories 753 480 753 311 Bars - Hot Rolled 149,700 78,754 106,460 60,694 Bars - Light Shaped 31,538 21,519 17,741 11,008 Bars - Reinforcing 80,932 31,769 101,598 30,998 Bars - Cold Finished 21,503 27,994 19,350 20,754 Tool Steel 12,638 18,689 10,203 14,545 Standard Pipe 72,628 48,527 77,763 42,793 Oil Country Goods 58,186 46,182 43,454 26,541 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,196 22,178 28,704 16,291 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,090 11,873 20,435 10,121 Line Pipe - Not Specified 17,628 8,427 15,895 6,511 Mechanical Tubing 38,340 35,873 47,758 37,422 Pressure Tubing 7,964 7,452 8,986 7,964 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,096 37,396 7,250 28,753 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 981 2,660 956 2,446 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,574 31,104 38,512 25,649 Pipe For Piling 665 448 385 255 Wire Drawn 73,168 65,888 60,026 51,798 Black Plate 2,665 1,823 6,491 3,579 Tin Plate 16,048 10,294 15,553 9,695 Tin Free Steel 7,797 5,662 6,615 4,902 Sheets Hot Rolled 232,543 91,077 170,688 61,277 Sheets Cold Rolled 100,810 89,153 91,268 82,946 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 153,524 92,977 86,956 50,852 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,342 7,683 7,621 4,876 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,996 15,792 19,442 14,809 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,134 4,949 4,493 3,674 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,442 4,613 6,377 3,188 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,721 25,033 11,774 19,922 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,063,308 959,432 1,527,947 778,877 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,473 5,463 3,623 4,420 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 446,472 122,775 260,492 77,698 Wire Rods 307,747 86,218 72,503 26,528 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,636 12,348 27,745 9,962 Steel Piling 8,244 4,620 6,126 3,435 Plates Cut Lengths 68,624 29,578 38,949 18,558 Plates In Coils 37,046 15,111 31,660 13,121 Rails Standard 22,010 10,050 14,264 7,483 Rails All Other 1,759 941 787 476 Railroad Accessories 884 608 1,299 645 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,931 58,507 91,990 43,769 Bars - Light Shaped 11,873 6,563 13,952 7,538 Bars - Reinforcing 72,715 17,457 48,832 11,629 Bars - Cold Finished 20,876 22,102 22,463 20,869 Tool Steel 15,987 19,671 13,051 16,451 Standard Pipe 64,638 36,168 88,226 42,719 Oil Country Goods 41,840 35,070 42,118 29,191 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 20,769 10,114 21,844 15,020 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,630 15,312 18,789 10,809 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,296 4,630 7,018 2,657 Mechanical Tubing 42,402 34,937 31,048 25,506 Pressure Tubing 5,421 6,088 3,521 4,917 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,876 25,114 5,766 21,201 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,070 2,060 1,048 2,255 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,649 16,599 26,224 13,751 Pipe For Piling 434 263 365 309 Wire Drawn 65,743 50,670 52,700 42,688 Black Plate 4,910 3,656 3,882 2,344 Tin Plate 24,371 15,039 22,213 13,052 Tin Free Steel 6,656 4,057 7,015 4,103 Sheets Hot Rolled 201,540 69,251 193,823 65,832 Sheets Cold Rolled 116,639 79,170 136,367 82,589 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 149,939 80,475 148,077 78,734 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,991 7,585 12,282 7,219 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,329 19,723 33,559 23,006 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,683 6,827 3,553 3,772 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,561 3,007 8,339 3,496 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,645 21,604 12,434 21,125 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 6,119,751 3,156,342 5,870,861 2,764,399 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,619 2,110 11,398 13,335 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 1,402,867 441,823 1,195,426 334,840 Wire Rods 820,136 284,855 533,652 161,758 Structural Shapes Heavy 138,144 61,383 106,974 37,603 Steel Piling 20,553 11,800 21,943 12,402 Plates Cut Lengths 158,348 89,864 161,311 71,943 Plates In Coils 112,272 55,217 162,481 59,556 Rails Standard 53,160 27,226 53,190 25,951 Rails All Other 3,602 1,955 3,899 2,057 Railroad Accessories 1,992 1,112 3,192 1,820 Bars - Hot Rolled 391,235 203,682 352,403 163,321 Bars - Light Shaped 63,468 40,422 44,518 24,617 Bars - Reinforcing 265,670 88,746 211,352 50,644 Bars - Cold Finished 60,685 72,827 65,612 66,904 Tool Steel 33,859 48,930 41,446 52,422 Standard Pipe 226,425 131,043 216,219 111,992 Oil Country Goods 195,685 134,952 117,660 92,284 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 103,709 60,987 97,718 57,205 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 68,900 37,281 79,856 44,547 Line Pipe - Not Specified 52,637 22,458 30,289 11,480 Mechanical Tubing 128,071 105,851 117,568 92,439 Pressure Tubing 22,214 22,132 14,342 17,627 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 24,673 93,672 19,356 70,479 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 3,118 7,816 3,539 6,719 Structural Pipe & Tube 111,013 77,602 96,483 49,115 Pipe For Piling 1,308 916 1,154 806 Wire Drawn 195,423 169,122 178,082 141,912 Black Plate 13,301 7,747 15,552 9,777 Tin Plate 48,369 30,503 64,594 38,253 Tin Free Steel 21,173 14,930 18,447 10,951 Sheets Hot Rolled 612,053 224,851 713,451 240,727 Sheets Cold Rolled 286,727 243,096 410,856 248,159 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 318,953 189,588 512,498 270,155 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 23,193 15,610 32,373 19,853 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,013 46,768 81,310 59,820 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 15,521 12,562 18,217 14,797 Strip - Hot Rolled 20,795 10,727 23,464 10,433 Strip - Cold Rolled 36,867 64,178 39,035 65,702 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 March 2004