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 November 2004 October 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,825,363 2,060,605 2,912,264 2,096,253 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,058 3,354 2,820 3,360 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 590,065 317,975 572,155 303,238 Wire Rods 194,661 112,104 268,938 149,484 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,266 28,884 37,574 26,480 Steel Piling 2,908 2,422 6,688 5,256 Plates Cut Lengths 61,253 56,725 66,109 57,514 Plates In Coils 128,895 82,676 122,052 78,493 Rails Standard 11,634 8,116 5,614 2,563 Rails All Other 1,838 1,384 549 409 Railroad Accessories 273 217 613 227 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,264 88,785 126,540 97,981 Bars - Light Shaped 13,001 11,259 22,902 14,536 Bars - Reinforcing 147,736 66,839 151,365 72,846 Bars - Cold Finished 22,575 39,098 25,445 40,940 Tool Steel 11,423 24,815 12,099 23,032 Standard Pipe 90,133 70,340 95,900 74,784 Oil Country Goods 93,750 96,017 77,812 73,773 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 17,563 16,643 56,283 40,872 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 26,920 21,072 26,019 20,503 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,729 15,600 8,539 6,745 Mechanical Tubing 42,470 48,631 41,916 47,925 Pressure Tubing 9,315 10,971 5,841 8,277 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,357 34,361 8,244 37,847 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,196 3,121 1,284 3,160 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,518 33,245 45,453 43,053 Pipe For Piling 142 139 201 197 Wire Drawn 65,795 74,524 67,448 77,713 Black Plate 9,027 7,090 4,029 3,227 Tin Plate 27,288 18,890 25,704 17,085 Tin Free Steel 9,159 7,003 13,431 9,420 Sheets Hot Rolled 398,661 218,803 396,787 237,558 Sheets Cold Rolled 263,661 229,976 276,723 237,542 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 276,643 213,645 258,557 191,912 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,233 5,786 7,092 5,702 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 56,465 52,293 43,981 41,587 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,382 8,649 7,608 6,706 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,125 4,651 7,472 5,532 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,980 24,500 14,477 28,774 ______________________________________________________________ October 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,200,961 2,269,481 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,394 3,996 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 691,352 356,909 Wire Rods 301,213 166,466 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,389 27,832 Steel Piling 6,688 5,256 Plates Cut Lengths 67,008 58,396 Plates In Coils 138,493 89,520 Rails Standard 5,860 5,458 Rails All Other 549 409 Railroad Accessories 613 227 Bars - Hot Rolled 133,304 103,135 Bars - Light Shaped 23,314 15,126 Bars - Reinforcing 163,447 78,912 Bars - Cold Finished 26,537 42,697 Tool Steel 13,014 24,486 Standard Pipe 101,139 79,121 Oil Country Goods 84,067 78,395 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 71,582 50,019 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,305 21,897 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,028 8,956 Mechanical Tubing 46,367 51,783 Pressure Tubing 6,525 9,256 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,734 39,980 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,412 3,286 Structural Pipe & Tube 46,964 44,314 Pipe For Piling 201 197 Wire Drawn 70,097 80,229 Black Plate 4,112 3,330 Tin Plate 25,704 17,085 Tin Free Steel 13,451 9,441 Sheets Hot Rolled 434,919 262,349 Sheets Cold Rolled 282,254 243,405 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 264,182 196,263 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,095 5,705 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 44,416 41,974 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,861 6,997 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,909 5,901 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,464 30,772 ______________________________________________________________ November 2003 October 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,717,280 850,472 1,722,887 870,631 Ingots And Steel For Castings 467 431 1,873 2,269 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 447,053 123,180 326,770 102,223 Wire Rods 171,943 54,539 161,537 52,698 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,144 16,079 45,113 19,849 Steel Piling 8,036 4,338 9,339 4,777 Plates Cut Lengths 34,188 19,042 46,799 24,134 Plates In Coils 42,246 20,019 35,526 16,076 Rails Standard 13,585 6,602 2,192 1,148 Rails All Other 946 636 1,545 856 Railroad Accessories 1,042 717 203 207 Bars - Hot Rolled 114,519 51,879 126,545 58,159 Bars - Light Shaped 15,783 8,608 15,324 9,302 Bars - Reinforcing 69,475 20,460 138,734 38,765 Bars - Cold Finished 18,260 18,822 18,663 20,834 Tool Steel 11,935 16,732 13,301 18,103 Standard Pipe 78,905 39,345 71,860 37,360 Oil Country Goods 67,944 50,159 86,461 54,120 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 21,254 13,261 19,940 9,289 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 22,553 16,528 17,544 9,487 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,913 4,664 8,067 3,392 Mechanical Tubing 43,035 31,213 49,952 37,566 Pressure Tubing 4,995 6,106 6,794 9,716 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,480 31,419 7,410 28,835 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,843 4,062 1,456 3,006 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,316 17,006 29,210 17,036 Pipe For Piling 344 199 298 217 Wire Drawn 54,664 45,896 60,511 47,735 Black Plate 2,427 1,382 3,216 2,239 Tin Plate 30,439 18,799 29,471 18,215 Tin Free Steel 8,487 5,051 6,174 3,777 Sheets Hot Rolled 100,731 35,709 140,593 46,180 Sheets Cold Rolled 98,245 70,780 96,201 72,401 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 89,360 49,803 96,926 53,827 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,717 2,899 4,698 3,472 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,401 14,877 19,622 14,934 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,759 8,248 6,287 5,512 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,387 3,143 5,493 2,441 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,459 17,840 11,238 20,473 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 November 2004 (CB-04-213)