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 March 2005 February 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,285,495 1,912,161 2,141,655 1,760,029 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,126 6,206 5,251 7,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 456,281 276,954 569,364 332,836 Wire Rods 53,856 43,703 46,837 38,136 Structural Shapes Heavy 51,098 33,830 32,392 22,631 Steel Piling 10,357 9,013 4,348 3,881 Plates Cut Lengths 95,259 93,237 79,702 83,271 Plates In Coils 102,819 71,091 61,627 45,985 Rails Standard 26,141 17,613 16,558 11,209 Rails All Other 2,543 1,972 927 878 Railroad Accessories 1,700 1,063 142 115 Bars - Hot Rolled 97,574 81,416 104,858 85,125 Bars - Light Shaped 16,576 11,040 17,094 11,701 Bars - Reinforcing 104,111 44,252 80,557 35,074 Bars - Cold Finished 24,591 50,287 21,234 40,345 Tool Steel 15,478 35,533 14,646 32,245 Standard Pipe 89,874 76,313 79,900 66,051 Oil Country Goods 67,382 82,387 102,433 102,799 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 41,246 45,577 32,097 29,368 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 14,816 13,619 21,760 18,476 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,607 8,835 16,421 12,323 Mechanical Tubing 51,405 62,126 53,114 59,899 Pressure Tubing 8,901 17,386 7,293 11,048 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,312 47,079 9,761 47,544 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 997 3,000 817 2,553 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,497 40,559 64,534 56,462 Pipe For Piling 405 407 1,459 1,171 Wire Drawn 71,012 83,084 64,692 74,794 Black Plate 8,674 6,690 2,216 1,830 Tin Plate 40,603 30,567 22,346 16,270 Tin Free Steel 6,254 4,862 7,467 5,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 292,049 180,133 211,704 126,689 Sheets Cold Rolled 181,787 176,775 154,157 165,257 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,348 150,517 161,563 127,284 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,352 13,066 7,197 6,080 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,344 48,801 35,665 36,912 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,492 6,587 8,124 8,212 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,586 6,520 9,139 6,330 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,040 30,061 12,259 25,928 ______________________________________________________________ February 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,239,847 1,832,219 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,451 7,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 576,836 336,764 Wire Rods 47,398 38,414 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,404 22,686 Steel Piling 4,348 3,881 Plates Cut Lengths 80,690 83,633 Plates In Coils 65,796 48,667 Rails Standard 16,706 11,301 Rails All Other 988 918 Railroad Accessories 142 115 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,431 87,725 Bars - Light Shaped 17,121 11,764 Bars - Reinforcing 114,232 49,630 Bars - Cold Finished 23,373 48,313 Tool Steel 14,826 32,631 Standard Pipe 83,386 69,545 Oil Country Goods 114,396 113,013 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 32,041 28,837 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,808 18,497 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,421 12,323 Mechanical Tubing 56,439 64,909 Pressure Tubing 7,327 11,102 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,975 48,653 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 943 2,646 Structural Pipe & Tube 64,543 56,488 Pipe For Piling 1,459 1,171 Wire Drawn 66,004 76,426 Black Plate 2,257 1,854 Tin Plate 27,174 19,464 Tin Free Steel 7,467 5,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 230,152 138,176 Sheets Cold Rolled 155,277 166,877 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 162,056 127,830 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,197 6,080 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,755 37,000 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,191 8,290 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,139 6,330 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,698 26,947 ______________________________________________________________ March 2004 February 2004 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 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 March 2005 (CB-05-54)