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 May 2004 April 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,348,678 1,494,615 2,209,577 1,344,631 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,408 1,202 7,128 3,165 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 566,525 262,059 337,509 129,871 Wire Rods 233,534 115,675 285,439 122,709 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,792 28,463 40,725 22,608 Steel Piling 9,081 5,706 16,471 8,890 Plates Cut Lengths 33,071 25,748 52,899 36,286 Plates In Coils 53,128 40,389 79,332 39,800 Rails Standard 16,691 8,121 21,915 13,216 Rails All Other 1,483 977 1,406 754 Railroad Accessories 436 152 762 546 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,117 67,414 146,733 86,557 Bars - Light Shaped 15,388 10,762 15,046 10,487 Bars - Reinforcing 152,057 80,817 166,732 75,433 Bars - Cold Finished 20,654 28,138 26,262 34,559 Tool Steel 10,996 16,093 11,763 17,500 Standard Pipe 80,174 55,808 105,891 66,534 Oil Country Goods 66,673 55,950 86,637 62,476 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 43,413 25,405 33,624 18,858 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 18,622 12,293 18,071 10,728 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,052 9,091 13,512 6,335 Mechanical Tubing 39,605 38,476 43,221 40,252 Pressure Tubing 7,186 8,184 11,868 10,236 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,057 35,316 9,196 35,375 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 946 2,578 975 2,236 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,680 30,825 36,872 31,474 Pipe For Piling 610 371 276 260 Wire Drawn 73,093 70,411 75,153 72,262 Black Plate 2,214 1,727 3,577 2,308 Tin Plate 31,652 19,931 18,189 11,639 Tin Free Steel 10,008 6,636 6,633 4,869 Sheets Hot Rolled 229,630 109,672 208,525 89,226 Sheets Cold Rolled 167,850 137,847 91,260 98,337 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 177,752 124,808 177,166 119,951 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,996 3,865 9,123 6,067 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,601 21,158 23,156 18,902 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,876 5,376 6,258 5,689 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,919 4,476 9,535 5,249 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,712 22,696 10,736 22,987 ______________________________________________________________ April 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,263,044 1,374,828 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,044 1,072 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 373,710 143,433 Wire Rods 286,159 123,075 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,739 22,636 Steel Piling 16,471 8,890 Plates Cut Lengths 54,185 37,105 Plates In Coils 79,479 40,058 Rails Standard 27,107 13,333 Rails All Other 1,775 964 Railroad Accessories 853 546 Bars - Hot Rolled 148,887 88,667 Bars - Light Shaped 15,282 10,668 Bars - Reinforcing 166,753 75,445 Bars - Cold Finished 26,663 36,809 Tool Steel 12,266 18,521 Standard Pipe 109,645 70,104 Oil Country Goods 86,665 62,502 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 33,785 19,306 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19,025 11,208 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,538 6,411 Mechanical Tubing 44,792 41,576 Pressure Tubing 10,771 8,940 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,356 35,549 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 995 2,298 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,416 32,188 Pipe For Piling 542 364 Wire Drawn 75,567 73,125 Black Plate 3,577 2,308 Tin Plate 18,226 11,668 Tin Free Steel 6,633 4,869 Sheets Hot Rolled 208,783 89,369 Sheets Cold Rolled 92,035 99,538 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 181,174 123,066 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,136 6,075 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,178 18,937 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,290 5,727 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,438 5,277 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,104 23,201 ______________________________________________________________ May 2003 April 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,732,111 874,507 1,661,283 855,554 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,935 3,899 4,923 5,189 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 363,761 113,978 290,638 86,533 Wire Rods 118,721 38,386 151,159 50,379 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,885 19,847 33,971 13,406 Steel Piling 5,752 3,375 3,079 1,601 Plates Cut Lengths 30,300 16,937 41,193 22,121 Plates In Coils 36,182 13,953 43,381 16,669 Rails Standard 7,027 3,242 11,428 4,831 Rails All Other 1,875 978 1,683 675 Railroad Accessories 1,052 609 673 461 Bars - Hot Rolled 129,800 57,476 100,290 49,607 Bars - Light Shaped 11,819 5,931 12,420 7,183 Bars - Reinforcing 37,660 12,264 30,635 8,355 Bars - Cold Finished 22,470 23,951 23,570 25,512 Tool Steel 14,038 18,707 15,113 19,239 Standard Pipe 79,327 40,429 77,317 38,133 Oil Country Goods 67,223 49,063 59,657 41,190 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 60,791 33,612 48,945 26,313 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 30,677 17,716 17,234 9,113 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,750 8,635 12,876 4,745 Mechanical Tubing 40,577 31,475 39,908 31,723 Pressure Tubing 6,481 7,168 4,776 5,722 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,104 24,459 6,405 22,729 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,334 1,947 1,679 2,209 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,728 14,973 38,999 20,087 Pipe For Piling 2,200 1,121 762 440 Wire Drawn 59,430 47,586 64,336 52,096 Black Plate 3,356 2,231 2,575 2,060 Tin Plate 29,851 17,928 21,754 13,480 Tin Free Steel 5,516 3,408 7,871 4,676 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,782 60,467 185,776 62,165 Sheets Cold Rolled 92,621 65,675 103,055 72,864 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 110,577 63,550 145,211 80,618 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,942 6,627 10,073 5,345 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,133 16,640 22,797 17,748 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,423 3,714 4,375 3,305 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,359 3,504 7,036 2,951 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,654 19,046 13,711 24,078 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 May 2004 (CB-04-100)