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 January 2005 December 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,175,653 1,765,991 2,520,531 2,029,159 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,648 6,959 4,196 7,467 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 566,973 307,910 417,449 249,846 Wire Rods 52,152 41,034 266,720 142,518 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,839 35,043 47,845 31,088 Steel Piling 4,901 4,147 1,797 1,508 Plates Cut Lengths 46,130 50,028 81,253 86,906 Plates In Coils 71,579 52,285 63,332 46,834 Rails Standard 22,481 14,375 16,559 11,045 Rails All Other 1,304 1,146 2,266 1,885 Railroad Accessories 943 718 697 343 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,426 85,844 125,423 106,467 Bars - Light Shaped 9,887 7,969 15,854 14,991 Bars - Reinforcing 30,585 13,776 38,750 17,759 Bars - Cold Finished 19,282 40,275 28,483 53,508 Tool Steel 15,814 29,454 20,451 33,377 Standard Pipe 90,086 72,082 78,988 66,011 Oil Country Goods 90,161 96,615 76,009 75,553 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 14,720 14,077 25,066 18,451 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 30,374 24,442 31,788 27,695 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,754 10,941 21,126 15,115 Mechanical Tubing 42,410 53,017 51,572 58,135 Pressure Tubing 6,578 9,985 8,991 11,505 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,341 44,555 8,627 40,760 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,172 3,197 1,015 2,760 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,700 39,690 48,741 43,786 Pipe For Piling 278 268 779 573 Wire Drawn 66,664 79,541 64,144 75,934 Black Plate 3,531 3,163 5,802 4,685 Tin Plate 25,214 17,446 43,753 29,905 Tin Free Steel 8,479 6,293 6,985 4,984 Sheets Hot Rolled 254,632 157,647 248,786 160,746 Sheets Cold Rolled 188,607 194,472 300,255 278,997 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 196,997 155,443 294,665 227,067 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,243 7,242 9,492 7,866 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,474 45,429 37,214 34,522 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,856 5,691 5,165 5,259 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,719 6,316 8,287 5,284 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,719 27,476 12,206 28,021 ______________________________________________________________ December 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,652,887 2,120,915 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,833 7,467 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 472,173 278,847 Wire Rods 272,135 145,077 Structural Shapes Heavy 47,942 31,192 Steel Piling 1,797 1,508 Plates Cut Lengths 83,250 87,529 Plates In Coils 68,719 50,468 Rails Standard 16,634 11,260 Rails All Other 2,332 1,942 Railroad Accessories 616 412 Bars - Hot Rolled 127,238 108,088 Bars - Light Shaped 16,089 15,140 Bars - Reinforcing 38,829 17,802 Bars - Cold Finished 30,726 54,167 Tool Steel 21,029 34,309 Standard Pipe 82,330 69,587 Oil Country Goods 83,211 83,536 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29,558 23,450 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 37,218 32,075 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,145 15,128 Mechanical Tubing 53,281 59,501 Pressure Tubing 9,416 12,226 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,025 42,633 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,083 2,986 Structural Pipe & Tube 48,741 43,786 Pipe For Piling 779 573 Wire Drawn 64,804 76,677 Black Plate 5,805 4,685 Tin Plate 44,893 30,877 Tin Free Steel 7,000 4,998 Sheets Hot Rolled 271,095 175,441 Sheets Cold Rolled 305,002 283,137 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 295,206 227,489 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,492 7,866 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,802 38,847 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,202 5,296 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,618 5,601 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,837 29,310 ______________________________________________________________ January 2004 December 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,137,907 1,000,664 1,548,472 794,012 Ingots And Steel For Castings 622 466 535 375 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 588,491 166,473 336,798 104,664 Wire Rods 265,405 84,846 149,069 50,057 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,664 15,905 58,123 23,060 Steel Piling 3,807 2,009 6,821 3,827 Plates Cut Lengths 49,292 25,621 29,680 17,686 Plates In Coils 45,012 17,160 39,048 18,487 Rails Standard 15,818 8,412 15,569 7,593 Rails All Other 860 504 813 426 Railroad Accessories 486 320 894 550 Bars - Hot Rolled 135,075 64,234 134,581 63,018 Bars - Light Shaped 14,189 7,895 13,508 7,890 Bars - Reinforcing 83,140 25,979 37,910 12,001 Bars - Cold Finished 19,832 24,079 18,479 20,574 Tool Steel 11,018 15,696 13,745 20,343 Standard Pipe 76,033 39,723 61,614 32,417 Oil Country Goods 94,045 62,229 36,226 22,058 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 38,809 22,518 14,734 6,769 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,374 15,287 17,995 10,262 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,113 7,521 12,845 4,795 Mechanical Tubing 41,972 32,556 38,041 30,870 Pressure Tubing 5,264 6,717 4,977 5,822 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,327 27,522 7,917 29,155 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,180 2,709 1,156 2,561 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,926 20,848 27,043 17,541 Pipe For Piling 258 212 188 107 Wire Drawn 62,229 51,437 55,931 45,787 Black Plate 4,145 2,345 2,603 1,652 Tin Plate 16,768 10,514 15,936 10,312 Tin Free Steel 6,761 4,366 5,132 3,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 208,823 72,497 160,148 54,857 Sheets Cold Rolled 94,649 70,997 93,915 71,403 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 78,472 45,760 91,633 50,772 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,230 3,052 5,218 3,812 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,575 16,167 18,921 13,229 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,894 3,940 2,651 2,232 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,976 2,926 4,789 2,352 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,372 19,223 13,288 21,594 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 January 2005 (CB-05-23)