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 2005 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,516,326 2,065,238 2,448,636 1,947,548 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,195 6,220 5,451 7,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 466,170 282,705 576,836 336,764 Wire Rods 171,451 105,303 225,215 123,578 Structural Shapes Heavy 51,140 33,830 32,404 22,686 Steel Piling 10,360 9,015 4,348 3,881 Plates Cut Lengths 106,501 103,215 80,690 83,633 Plates In Coils 111,420 76,591 65,796 48,667 Rails Standard 27,057 18,884 16,706 11,301 Rails All Other 2,966 2,283 988 918 Railroad Accessories 1,704 1,066 142 115 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,076 110,102 130,365 107,585 Bars - Light Shaped 19,517 14,889 17,121 11,764 Bars - Reinforcing 104,141 44,268 114,232 49,630 Bars - Cold Finished 32,414 60,322 31,411 58,617 Tool Steel 15,546 35,644 14,826 32,631 Standard Pipe 89,949 76,403 83,386 69,545 Oil Country Goods 77,826 91,856 114,396 113,013 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 44,749 48,451 32,041 28,837 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 16,344 13,992 21,808 18,497 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,607 8,835 16,421 12,323 Mechanical Tubing 52,143 62,809 56,439 64,909 Pressure Tubing 9,208 14,684 7,327 11,102 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,342 47,357 9,975 48,653 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,373 3,191 943 2,646 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,271 40,807 64,543 56,488 Pipe For Piling 405 407 1,459 1,171 Wire Drawn 71,723 83,474 66,004 76,426 Black Plate 8,674 6,690 2,257 1,854 Tin Plate 42,457 32,100 27,174 19,464 Tin Free Steel 6,254 4,862 7,467 5,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 309,163 190,776 230,152 138,176 Sheets Cold Rolled 182,187 177,510 155,277 166,877 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,798 150,876 162,056 127,830 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,352 13,066 7,197 6,080 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,361 48,894 35,755 37,000 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,603 6,710 8,191 8,290 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,611 6,539 9,139 6,330 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,268 30,614 12,698 26,947 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,203,623 1,216,128 1,778,222 939,550 Ingots And Steel For Castings 796 713 1,201 930 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 438,372 145,427 376,004 129,923 Wire Rods 351,752 127,645 202,978 72,364 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,859 21,971 58,621 23,507 Steel Piling 10,121 5,809 6,624 3,982 Plates Cut Lengths 57,961 35,591 51,095 28,651 Plates In Coils 35,199 21,271 32,061 16,786 Rails Standard 22,204 10,489 15,138 8,326 Rails All Other 1,755 944 987 507 Railroad Accessories 753 480 753 311 Bars - Hot Rolled 149,700 78,754 106,460 60,694 Bars - Light Shaped 31,538 21,519 17,741 11,008 Bars - Reinforcing 80,932 31,769 101,598 30,998 Bars - Cold Finished 21,503 27,994 19,350 20,754 Tool Steel 12,638 18,689 10,203 14,545 Standard Pipe 72,628 48,527 77,763 42,793 Oil Country Goods 58,186 46,182 43,454 26,541 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,196 22,178 28,704 16,291 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,090 11,873 20,435 10,121 Line Pipe - Not Specified 17,628 8,427 15,895 6,511 Mechanical Tubing 38,340 35,873 47,758 37,422 Pressure Tubing 7,964 7,452 8,986 7,964 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,096 37,396 7,250 28,753 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 981 2,660 956 2,446 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,574 31,104 38,512 25,649 Pipe For Piling 665 448 385 255 Wire Drawn 73,168 65,888 60,026 51,798 Black Plate 2,665 1,823 6,491 3,579 Tin Plate 16,048 10,294 15,553 9,695 Tin Free Steel 7,797 5,662 6,615 4,902 Sheets Hot Rolled 232,543 91,077 170,688 61,277 Sheets Cold Rolled 100,810 89,153 91,268 82,946 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 153,524 92,977 86,956 50,852 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,342 7,683 7,621 4,876 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,996 15,792 19,442 14,809 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,134 4,949 4,493 3,674 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,442 4,613 6,377 3,188 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,721 25,033 11,774 19,922 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 7,599,774 6,067,047 6,119,751 3,156,342 Ingots And Steel For Castings 12,454 19,538 2,619 2,110 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 1,688,845 970,564 1,402,867 441,823 Wire Rods 634,837 363,831 820,136 284,855 Structural Shapes Heavy 139,623 91,754 138,144 61,383 Steel Piling 19,609 17,043 20,553 11,800 Plates Cut Lengths 234,410 238,170 158,348 89,864 Plates In Coils 270,002 192,535 112,272 55,217 Rails Standard 66,264 44,571 53,160 27,226 Rails All Other 5,258 4,347 3,602 1,955 Railroad Accessories 2,994 2,007 1,992 1,112 Bars - Hot Rolled 402,589 334,957 391,235 203,682 Bars - Light Shaped 46,713 34,889 63,468 40,422 Bars - Reinforcing 262,920 113,396 265,670 88,746 Bars - Cold Finished 96,957 174,585 60,685 72,827 Tool Steel 46,883 99,001 33,859 48,930 Standard Pipe 270,592 223,054 226,425 131,043 Oil Country Goods 287,069 305,350 195,685 134,952 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 96,543 96,487 103,709 60,987 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 69,934 58,137 68,900 37,281 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,782 32,099 52,637 22,458 Mechanical Tubing 152,248 182,501 128,071 105,851 Pressure Tubing 23,414 36,135 22,214 22,132 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 29,340 143,972 24,673 93,672 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 3,703 9,075 3,118 7,816 Structural Pipe & Tube 151,066 138,173 111,013 77,602 Pipe For Piling 2,147 1,847 1,308 916 Wire Drawn 206,173 241,492 195,423 169,122 Black Plate 14,526 11,786 13,301 7,747 Tin Plate 100,106 73,239 48,369 30,503 Tin Free Steel 22,413 17,138 21,173 14,930 Sheets Hot Rolled 845,276 517,216 612,053 224,851 Sheets Cold Rolled 535,601 546,297 286,727 243,096 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 563,157 443,857 318,953 189,588 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 31,918 26,511 23,193 15,610 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 131,585 133,913 61,013 46,768 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 21,520 21,443 15,521 12,562 Strip - Hot Rolled 28,898 19,495 20,795 10,727 Strip - Cold Rolled 41,405 86,644 36,867 64,178 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.