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 February 2005 January 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,141,655 1,760,029 2,175,653 1,765,991 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,251 7,501 3,648 6,959 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 569,364 332,836 566,973 307,910 Wire Rods 46,837 38,136 52,152 41,034 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,392 22,631 55,839 35,043 Steel Piling 4,348 3,881 4,901 4,147 Plates Cut Lengths 79,702 83,271 46,130 50,028 Plates In Coils 61,627 45,985 71,579 52,285 Rails Standard 16,558 11,209 22,481 14,375 Rails All Other 927 878 1,304 1,146 Railroad Accessories 142 115 943 718 Bars - Hot Rolled 104,858 85,125 107,426 85,844 Bars - Light Shaped 17,094 11,701 9,887 7,969 Bars - Reinforcing 80,557 35,074 30,585 13,776 Bars - Cold Finished 21,234 40,345 19,282 40,275 Tool Steel 14,646 32,245 15,814 29,454 Standard Pipe 79,900 66,051 90,086 72,082 Oil Country Goods 102,433 102,799 90,161 96,615 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 32,097 29,368 14,720 14,077 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,760 18,476 30,374 24,442 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,421 12,323 13,754 10,941 Mechanical Tubing 53,114 59,899 42,410 53,017 Pressure Tubing 7,293 11,048 6,578 9,985 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,761 47,544 9,341 44,555 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 817 2,553 1,172 3,197 Structural Pipe & Tube 64,534 56,462 40,700 39,690 Pipe For Piling 1,459 1,171 278 268 Wire Drawn 64,692 74,794 66,664 79,541 Black Plate 2,216 1,830 3,531 3,163 Tin Plate 22,346 16,270 25,214 17,446 Tin Free Steel 7,467 5,820 8,479 6,293 Sheets Hot Rolled 211,704 126,689 254,632 157,647 Sheets Cold Rolled 154,157 165,257 188,607 194,472 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 161,563 127,284 196,997 155,443 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,197 6,080 9,243 7,242 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,665 36,912 45,474 45,429 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,124 8,212 5,856 5,691 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,139 6,330 9,719 6,316 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,259 25,928 12,719 27,476 ______________________________________________________________ January 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,417,556 1,929,019 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,808 5,816 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 645,839 351,096 Wire Rods 56,469 43,447 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,079 35,239 Steel Piling 4,901 4,147 Plates Cut Lengths 47,219 51,322 Plates In Coils 92,786 67,277 Rails Standard 22,501 14,386 Rails All Other 1,304 1,146 Railroad Accessories 1,148 826 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,662 92,866 Bars - Light Shaped 10,075 8,235 Bars - Reinforcing 44,547 19,498 Bars - Cold Finished 26,066 46,310 Tool Steel 16,511 30,726 Standard Pipe 97,257 77,107 Oil Country Goods 94,848 100,481 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 19,753 19,199 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 31,781 25,648 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,754 10,941 Mechanical Tubing 43,667 54,783 Pressure Tubing 6,879 10,349 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,022 47,962 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,387 3,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,252 40,878 Pipe For Piling 284 268 Wire Drawn 68,446 81,593 Black Plate 3,595 3,242 Tin Plate 30,474 21,674 Tin Free Steel 8,692 6,455 Sheets Hot Rolled 305,961 188,265 Sheets Cold Rolled 198,137 201,910 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 209,304 165,151 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,368 7,365 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 48,469 48,019 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,726 6,443 Strip - Hot Rolled 10,148 6,626 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,439 29,083 ______________________________________________________________ February 2004 January 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,778,222 939,550 2,137,907 1,000,664 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,201 930 622 466 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 376,004 129,923 588,491 166,473 Wire Rods 202,978 72,364 265,405 84,846 Structural Shapes Heavy 58,621 23,507 36,664 15,905 Steel Piling 6,624 3,982 3,807 2,009 Plates Cut Lengths 51,095 28,651 49,292 25,621 Plates In Coils 32,061 16,786 45,012 17,160 Rails Standard 15,138 8,326 15,818 8,412 Rails All Other 987 507 860 504 Railroad Accessories 753 311 486 320 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,460 60,694 135,075 64,234 Bars - Light Shaped 17,741 11,008 14,189 7,895 Bars - Reinforcing 101,598 30,998 83,140 25,979 Bars - Cold Finished 19,350 20,754 19,832 24,079 Tool Steel 10,203 14,545 11,018 15,696 Standard Pipe 77,763 42,793 76,033 39,723 Oil Country Goods 43,454 26,541 94,045 62,229 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 28,704 16,291 38,809 22,518 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,435 10,121 27,374 15,287 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,895 6,511 19,113 7,521 Mechanical Tubing 47,758 37,422 41,972 32,556 Pressure Tubing 8,986 7,964 5,264 6,717 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,250 28,753 8,327 27,522 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 956 2,446 1,180 2,709 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,512 25,649 34,926 20,848 Pipe For Piling 385 255 258 212 Wire Drawn 60,026 51,798 62,229 51,437 Black Plate 6,491 3,579 4,145 2,345 Tin Plate 15,553 9,695 16,768 10,514 Tin Free Steel 6,615 4,902 6,761 4,366 Sheets Hot Rolled 170,688 61,277 208,823 72,497 Sheets Cold Rolled 91,268 82,946 94,649 70,997 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 86,956 50,852 78,472 45,760 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,621 4,876 4,230 3,052 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,442 14,809 22,575 16,167 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,493 3,674 4,894 3,940 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,377 3,188 5,976 2,926 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,774 19,922 11,372 19,223 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 February 2005 (CB-05-41)