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 October 2004 September 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,912,264 2,096,253 3,145,092 2,201,729 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,820 3,360 1,896 2,095 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 572,155 303,238 681,285 346,967 Wire Rods 268,938 149,484 348,950 184,604 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,574 26,480 39,176 25,763 Steel Piling 6,688 5,256 7,622 5,740 Plates Cut Lengths 66,109 57,514 69,878 62,896 Plates In Coils 122,052 78,493 129,094 77,091 Rails Standard 5,614 2,563 11,649 5,854 Rails All Other 549 409 1,323 963 Railroad Accessories 613 227 1,242 326 Bars - Hot Rolled 126,540 97,981 129,584 98,394 Bars - Light Shaped 22,902 14,536 16,097 11,533 Bars - Reinforcing 151,365 72,846 160,667 74,321 Bars - Cold Finished 25,445 40,940 27,768 43,429 Tool Steel 12,099 23,032 12,312 22,704 Standard Pipe 95,900 74,784 91,370 71,971 Oil Country Goods 77,812 73,773 111,656 96,359 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 56,283 40,872 43,526 32,953 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 26,019 20,503 22,358 15,595 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,539 6,745 15,987 10,321 Mechanical Tubing 41,916 47,925 44,144 49,414 Pressure Tubing 5,841 8,277 6,664 7,776 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,244 37,847 9,075 39,662 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,284 3,160 1,413 3,264 Structural Pipe & Tube 45,453 43,053 41,656 41,191 Pipe For Piling 201 197 440 373 Wire Drawn 67,448 77,713 75,589 78,687 Black Plate 4,029 3,227 3,645 2,910 Tin Plate 25,704 17,085 24,772 16,574 Tin Free Steel 13,431 9,420 6,721 4,857 Sheets Hot Rolled 396,787 237,558 424,791 255,340 Sheets Cold Rolled 276,723 237,542 226,202 210,100 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 258,557 191,912 282,378 222,115 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,092 5,702 8,006 6,402 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,981 41,587 38,090 34,556 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,608 6,706 6,934 6,425 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,472 5,532 6,652 4,416 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,477 28,774 14,480 27,789 ______________________________________________________________ September 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,299,123 2,299,967 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,909 4,953 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 718,960 364,997 Wire Rods 389,322 210,611 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,223 25,778 Steel Piling 7,622 5,740 Plates Cut Lengths 70,044 63,986 Plates In Coils 134,657 81,689 Rails Standard 11,723 5,854 Rails All Other 1,323 963 Railroad Accessories 809 326 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,083 98,767 Bars - Light Shaped 16,208 11,602 Bars - Reinforcing 164,636 76,147 Bars - Cold Finished 27,909 43,862 Tool Steel 13,321 23,858 Standard Pipe 92,176 72,702 Oil Country Goods 115,220 99,252 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 43,526 32,959 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 23,168 15,803 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,987 10,321 Mechanical Tubing 45,492 50,728 Pressure Tubing 6,778 8,032 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,422 40,987 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,515 3,345 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,095 41,446 Pipe For Piling 440 373 Wire Drawn 75,903 79,300 Black Plate 3,645 2,910 Tin Plate 24,772 16,574 Tin Free Steel 6,721 4,857 Sheets Hot Rolled 454,110 270,943 Sheets Cold Rolled 229,633 213,035 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 294,827 230,934 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,006 6,402 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,454 38,135 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,937 6,430 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,518 5,152 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,026 30,211 ______________________________________________________________ October 2003 September 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,722,887 870,631 1,701,079 824,148 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,873 2,269 3,785 4,483 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 326,770 102,223 337,660 93,431 Wire Rods 161,537 52,698 200,479 61,111 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,113 19,849 33,800 13,881 Steel Piling 9,339 4,777 10,250 5,333 Plates Cut Lengths 46,799 24,134 38,950 18,842 Plates In Coils 35,526 16,076 44,437 18,437 Rails Standard 2,192 1,148 2,149 1,083 Rails All Other 1,545 856 844 380 Railroad Accessories 203 207 404 315 Bars - Hot Rolled 126,545 58,159 107,403 48,713 Bars - Light Shaped 15,324 9,302 18,609 8,434 Bars - Reinforcing 138,734 38,765 82,344 22,998 Bars - Cold Finished 18,663 20,834 16,534 19,091 Tool Steel 13,301 18,103 9,435 14,282 Standard Pipe 71,860 37,360 81,032 42,505 Oil Country Goods 86,461 54,120 67,330 41,777 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 19,940 9,289 28,926 16,604 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 17,544 9,487 28,872 17,638 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,067 3,392 13,851 5,441 Mechanical Tubing 49,952 37,566 43,290 34,578 Pressure Tubing 6,794 9,716 4,328 5,308 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,410 28,835 7,690 26,732 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,456 3,006 2,208 3,560 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,210 17,036 27,377 14,122 Pipe For Piling 298 217 1,245 756 Wire Drawn 60,511 47,735 53,922 43,306 Black Plate 3,216 2,239 3,129 2,001 Tin Plate 29,471 18,215 19,788 12,207 Tin Free Steel 6,174 3,777 5,894 3,671 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,593 46,180 182,285 63,904 Sheets Cold Rolled 96,201 72,401 74,915 59,345 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 96,926 53,827 95,950 54,352 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,698 3,472 7,495 4,649 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,622 14,934 22,720 16,442 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,287 5,512 2,465 1,984 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,493 2,441 6,986 2,967 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,238 20,473 12,298 19,487 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 October 2004 (CB-04-213)