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 September 2004 August 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,145,092 2,201,729 3,095,767 2,155,981 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,896 2,095 2,481 3,275 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 681,285 346,967 571,602 267,750 Wire Rods 348,950 184,604 250,670 138,665 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,176 25,763 44,774 30,340 Steel Piling 7,622 5,740 16,938 11,258 Plates Cut Lengths 69,878 62,896 94,725 72,635 Plates In Coils 129,094 77,091 111,775 70,393 Rails Standard 11,649 5,854 7,119 3,193 Rails All Other 1,323 963 2,871 2,214 Railroad Accessories 1,242 326 883 518 Bars - Hot Rolled 129,584 98,394 136,487 94,021 Bars - Light Shaped 16,097 11,533 22,342 15,220 Bars - Reinforcing 160,667 74,321 223,199 123,073 Bars - Cold Finished 27,768 43,429 25,208 41,352 Tool Steel 12,312 22,704 13,937 22,860 Standard Pipe 91,370 71,971 149,255 112,278 Oil Country Goods 111,656 96,359 70,711 73,468 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 43,526 32,953 33,936 23,293 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 22,358 15,595 27,733 19,564 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,987 10,321 20,526 12,904 Mechanical Tubing 44,144 49,414 53,539 56,724 Pressure Tubing 6,664 7,776 7,964 9,622 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,075 39,662 9,599 44,875 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,413 3,264 1,774 3,968 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,656 41,191 49,731 47,134 Pipe For Piling 440 373 1,125 685 Wire Drawn 75,589 78,687 75,348 80,183 Black Plate 3,645 2,910 5,848 3,929 Tin Plate 24,772 16,574 37,755 24,825 Tin Free Steel 6,721 4,857 8,702 5,974 Sheets Hot Rolled 424,791 255,340 395,416 224,642 Sheets Cold Rolled 226,202 210,100 242,075 204,019 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 282,378 222,115 284,188 216,168 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,006 6,402 12,120 8,993 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 38,090 34,556 55,137 48,237 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,934 6,425 6,901 6,101 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,652 4,416 7,811 5,757 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,480 27,789 13,561 25,870 ______________________________________________________________ August 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,236,784 2,243,558 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,482 3,280 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 590,250 274,950 Wire Rods 291,255 158,036 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,834 30,340 Steel Piling 16,938 11,258 Plates Cut Lengths 96,452 73,817 Plates In Coils 137,295 85,762 Rails Standard 7,249 3,300 Rails All Other 2,962 2,289 Railroad Accessories 655 518 Bars - Hot Rolled 139,064 96,024 Bars - Light Shaped 22,342 15,220 Bars - Reinforcing 228,111 125,286 Bars - Cold Finished 26,172 42,844 Tool Steel 15,229 28,052 Standard Pipe 155,014 116,883 Oil Country Goods 76,447 78,534 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,464 24,539 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,737 19,568 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,526 12,904 Mechanical Tubing 53,694 56,959 Pressure Tubing 8,530 10,113 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,735 45,425 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,806 4,033 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,230 47,524 Pipe For Piling 1,125 685 Wire Drawn 76,010 81,128 Black Plate 5,950 3,986 Tin Plate 37,755 24,825 Tin Free Steel 8,747 5,974 Sheets Hot Rolled 413,285 235,167 Sheets Cold Rolled 242,858 205,130 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 292,959 222,604 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,125 8,996 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 55,595 48,778 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,940 6,141 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,075 5,940 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,889 26,745 ______________________________________________________________ September 2003 August 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,701,079 824,148 1,585,556 799,362 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,785 4,483 1,908 2,380 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 337,660 93,431 268,974 79,885 Wire Rods 200,479 61,111 152,427 49,974 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,800 13,881 55,501 20,953 Steel Piling 10,250 5,333 7,146 3,877 Plates Cut Lengths 38,950 18,842 39,995 20,391 Plates In Coils 44,437 18,437 31,831 13,426 Rails Standard 2,149 1,083 11,345 5,532 Rails All Other 844 380 1,485 760 Railroad Accessories 404 315 977 665 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,403 48,713 110,124 51,824 Bars - Light Shaped 18,609 8,434 17,437 8,105 Bars - Reinforcing 82,344 22,998 110,945 31,991 Bars - Cold Finished 16,534 19,091 18,519 18,543 Tool Steel 9,435 14,282 13,909 18,976 Standard Pipe 81,032 42,505 76,972 39,174 Oil Country Goods 67,330 41,777 55,149 38,193 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 28,926 16,604 39,456 25,244 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,872 17,638 25,617 18,766 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,851 5,441 12,171 5,188 Mechanical Tubing 43,290 34,578 35,785 26,852 Pressure Tubing 4,328 5,308 5,117 5,323 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,690 26,732 7,417 24,882 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,208 3,560 1,295 2,521 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,377 14,122 37,027 18,201 Pipe For Piling 1,245 756 2,153 1,102 Wire Drawn 53,922 43,306 49,090 41,655 Black Plate 3,129 2,001 3,127 2,735 Tin Plate 19,788 12,207 20,188 12,440 Tin Free Steel 5,894 3,671 4,623 2,913 Sheets Hot Rolled 182,285 63,904 140,333 46,830 Sheets Cold Rolled 74,915 59,345 76,092 58,356 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 95,950 54,352 84,685 47,086 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,495 4,649 12,715 6,744 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,720 16,442 24,035 17,654 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,465 1,984 9,400 7,360 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,986 2,967 8,361 3,509 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,298 19,487 12,227 19,354 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 Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary September 2004 (CB-04-184)