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 December 2004 November 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,520,531 2,029,159 2,825,363 2,060,605 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,196 7,467 3,058 3,354 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 417,449 249,846 590,065 317,975 Wire Rods 266,720 142,518 194,661 112,104 Structural Shapes Heavy 47,845 31,088 42,266 28,884 Steel Piling 1,797 1,508 2,908 2,422 Plates Cut Lengths 81,253 86,906 61,253 56,725 Plates In Coils 63,332 46,834 128,895 82,676 Rails Standard 16,559 11,045 11,634 8,116 Rails All Other 2,266 1,885 1,838 1,384 Railroad Accessories 697 343 273 217 Bars - Hot Rolled 125,423 106,467 106,264 88,785 Bars - Light Shaped 15,854 14,991 13,001 11,259 Bars - Reinforcing 38,750 17,759 147,736 66,839 Bars - Cold Finished 28,483 53,508 22,575 39,098 Tool Steel 20,451 33,377 11,423 24,815 Standard Pipe 78,988 66,011 90,133 70,340 Oil Country Goods 76,009 75,553 93,750 96,017 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 25,066 18,451 17,563 16,643 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 31,788 27,695 26,920 21,072 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,126 15,115 22,729 15,600 Mechanical Tubing 51,572 58,135 42,470 48,631 Pressure Tubing 8,991 11,505 9,315 10,971 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,627 40,760 7,357 34,361 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,015 2,760 1,196 3,121 Structural Pipe & Tube 48,741 43,786 33,518 33,245 Pipe For Piling 779 573 142 139 Wire Drawn 64,144 75,934 65,795 74,524 Black Plate 5,802 4,685 9,027 7,090 Tin Plate 43,753 29,905 27,288 18,890 Tin Free Steel 6,985 4,984 9,159 7,003 Sheets Hot Rolled 248,786 160,746 398,661 218,803 Sheets Cold Rolled 300,255 278,997 263,661 229,976 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 294,665 227,067 276,643 213,645 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,492 7,866 7,233 5,786 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 37,214 34,522 56,465 52,293 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,165 5,259 9,382 8,649 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,287 5,284 7,125 4,651 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,206 28,021 11,980 24,500 ______________________________________________________________ November 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,115,404 2,276,818 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,267 3,451 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 685,610 370,976 Wire Rods 202,509 117,831 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,794 30,023 Steel Piling 2,908 2,422 Plates Cut Lengths 68,806 61,877 Plates In Coils 135,454 87,092 Rails Standard 11,669 8,116 Rails All Other 1,838 1,384 Railroad Accessories 406 304 Bars - Hot Rolled 120,769 101,892 Bars - Light Shaped 19,942 19,174 Bars - Reinforcing 153,255 74,349 Bars - Cold Finished 27,572 48,540 Tool Steel 12,852 27,339 Standard Pipe 94,944 74,618 Oil Country Goods 113,488 113,354 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 20,176 16,690 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 32,669 26,125 Line Pipe - Not Specified 23,100 15,868 Mechanical Tubing 48,355 55,048 Pressure Tubing 10,047 11,958 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,887 36,904 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,286 3,426 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,314 36,156 Pipe For Piling 750 623 Wire Drawn 69,731 78,926 Black Plate 9,177 7,210 Tin Plate 33,575 22,967 Tin Free Steel 9,185 7,029 Sheets Hot Rolled 430,674 233,777 Sheets Cold Rolled 283,528 246,025 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 298,738 231,191 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,741 6,256 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 60,877 55,524 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,237 9,684 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,473 5,396 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,802 27,294 ______________________________________________________________ December 2003 November 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,548,472 794,012 1,717,280 850,472 Ingots And Steel For Castings 535 375 467 431 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 336,798 104,664 447,053 123,180 Wire Rods 149,069 50,057 171,943 54,539 Structural Shapes Heavy 58,123 23,060 40,144 16,079 Steel Piling 6,821 3,827 8,036 4,338 Plates Cut Lengths 29,680 17,686 34,188 19,042 Plates In Coils 39,048 18,487 42,246 20,019 Rails Standard 15,569 7,593 13,585 6,602 Rails All Other 813 426 946 636 Railroad Accessories 894 550 1,042 717 Bars - Hot Rolled 134,581 63,018 114,519 51,879 Bars - Light Shaped 13,508 7,890 15,783 8,608 Bars - Reinforcing 37,910 12,001 69,475 20,460 Bars - Cold Finished 18,479 20,574 18,260 18,822 Tool Steel 13,745 20,343 11,935 16,732 Standard Pipe 61,614 32,417 78,905 39,345 Oil Country Goods 36,226 22,058 67,944 50,159 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 14,734 6,769 21,254 13,261 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 17,995 10,262 22,553 16,528 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,845 4,795 11,913 4,664 Mechanical Tubing 38,041 30,870 43,035 31,213 Pressure Tubing 4,977 5,822 4,995 6,106 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,917 29,155 8,480 31,419 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,156 2,561 1,843 4,062 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,043 17,541 29,316 17,006 Pipe For Piling 188 107 344 199 Wire Drawn 55,931 45,787 54,664 45,896 Black Plate 2,603 1,652 2,427 1,382 Tin Plate 15,936 10,312 30,439 18,799 Tin Free Steel 5,132 3,102 8,487 5,051 Sheets Hot Rolled 160,148 54,857 100,731 35,709 Sheets Cold Rolled 93,915 71,403 98,245 70,780 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 91,633 50,772 89,360 49,803 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,218 3,812 4,717 2,899 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,921 13,229 20,401 14,877 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,651 2,232 9,759 8,248 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,789 2,352 7,387 3,143 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,288 21,594 10,459 17,840 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 (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2004 (CB-05-09)