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 August 2004 July 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,095,767 2,155,981 2,700,895 1,863,138 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,481 3,275 2,698 2,401 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 571,602 267,750 398,574 199,698 Wire Rods 250,670 138,665 295,025 158,423 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,774 30,340 45,098 25,607 Steel Piling 16,938 11,258 3,064 2,356 Plates Cut Lengths 94,725 72,635 98,936 68,608 Plates In Coils 111,775 70,393 90,867 60,507 Rails Standard 7,119 3,193 25,521 8,079 Rails All Other 2,871 2,214 2,143 1,504 Railroad Accessories 883 518 674 579 Bars - Hot Rolled 136,487 94,021 136,001 90,828 Bars - Light Shaped 22,342 15,220 19,556 13,708 Bars - Reinforcing 223,199 123,073 158,601 76,216 Bars - Cold Finished 25,208 41,352 25,378 39,315 Tool Steel 13,937 22,860 12,849 22,487 Standard Pipe 149,255 112,278 103,004 74,828 Oil Country Goods 70,711 73,468 74,557 68,282 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 33,936 23,293 33,681 19,433 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,733 19,564 24,694 18,443 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,526 12,904 14,442 8,256 Mechanical Tubing 53,539 56,724 46,027 47,516 Pressure Tubing 7,964 9,622 6,197 7,982 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,599 44,875 9,651 40,886 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,774 3,968 1,384 3,146 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,731 47,134 39,344 36,092 Pipe For Piling 1,125 685 1,030 750 Wire Drawn 75,348 80,183 71,402 76,519 Black Plate 5,848 3,929 2,692 1,908 Tin Plate 37,755 24,825 32,569 20,702 Tin Free Steel 8,702 5,974 9,704 6,646 Sheets Hot Rolled 395,416 224,642 350,342 192,331 Sheets Cold Rolled 242,075 204,019 204,045 177,794 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 284,188 216,168 295,055 221,740 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,120 8,993 9,428 6,625 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 55,137 48,237 29,144 26,000 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,901 6,101 6,053 5,201 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,811 5,757 8,526 5,936 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,561 25,870 12,940 25,810 ______________________________________________________________ July 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,850,758 1,944,452 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,900 4,624 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 460,146 212,074 Wire Rods 295,094 158,458 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,749 26,070 Steel Piling 5,153 3,703 Plates Cut Lengths 99,014 68,727 Plates In Coils 92,722 61,973 Rails Standard 16,049 8,196 Rails All Other 2,143 1,504 Railroad Accessories 674 579 Bars - Hot Rolled 142,293 95,107 Bars - Light Shaped 19,691 13,807 Bars - Reinforcing 190,584 91,591 Bars - Cold Finished 27,938 39,446 Tool Steel 13,470 23,406 Standard Pipe 104,493 76,760 Oil Country Goods 87,595 78,174 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 35,046 20,420 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,775 20,945 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,464 8,269 Mechanical Tubing 48,673 49,908 Pressure Tubing 6,718 8,873 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,108 44,183 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,427 3,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,926 36,513 Pipe For Piling 1,194 831 Wire Drawn 72,105 77,351 Black Plate 2,706 1,923 Tin Plate 32,702 20,782 Tin Free Steel 9,738 6,678 Sheets Hot Rolled 370,682 206,186 Sheets Cold Rolled 205,302 179,132 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 297,188 223,549 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,519 6,771 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,450 26,252 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,062 5,216 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,574 5,972 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,689 27,260 ______________________________________________________________ August 2003 July 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,585,556 799,362 1,882,692 912,909 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,908 2,380 15,504 8,258 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 268,974 79,885 478,216 138,157 Wire Rods 152,427 49,974 171,735 54,651 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,501 20,953 35,409 15,652 Steel Piling 7,146 3,877 9,552 5,089 Plates Cut Lengths 39,995 20,391 50,685 25,303 Plates In Coils 31,831 13,426 36,330 16,256 Rails Standard 11,345 5,532 1,918 1,254 Rails All Other 1,485 760 1,190 784 Railroad Accessories 977 665 142 128 Bars - Hot Rolled 110,124 51,824 106,740 52,106 Bars - Light Shaped 17,437 8,105 13,541 6,671 Bars - Reinforcing 110,945 31,991 111,930 31,771 Bars - Cold Finished 18,519 18,543 18,158 20,913 Tool Steel 13,909 18,976 15,604 21,887 Standard Pipe 76,972 39,174 84,575 41,830 Oil Country Goods 55,149 38,193 67,541 44,615 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 39,456 25,244 31,172 20,187 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 25,617 18,766 39,101 22,316 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,171 5,188 21,124 10,663 Mechanical Tubing 35,785 26,852 39,525 31,254 Pressure Tubing 5,117 5,323 8,085 6,305 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,417 24,882 7,941 27,424 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,295 2,521 1,628 2,863 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,027 18,201 25,207 13,889 Pipe For Piling 2,153 1,102 881 544 Wire Drawn 49,090 41,655 55,459 44,631 Black Plate 3,127 2,735 3,166 2,080 Tin Plate 20,188 12,440 24,214 15,206 Tin Free Steel 4,623 2,913 5,882 3,803 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,333 46,830 158,732 51,155 Sheets Cold Rolled 76,092 58,356 75,521 62,416 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 84,685 47,086 103,476 60,103 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,715 6,744 8,380 4,416 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,035 17,654 27,018 19,086 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,400 7,360 7,381 4,920 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,361 3,509 8,162 3,238 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,227 19,354 11,868 21,084 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 August 2004 (CB-04-164)