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 April 2005 March 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,741,625 2,233,871 2,285,495 1,912,161 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,039 7,253 3,126 6,206 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 589,225 359,793 456,281 276,954 Wire Rods 196,766 113,973 53,856 43,703 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,210 32,935 51,098 33,830 Steel Piling 14,858 12,250 10,357 9,013 Plates Cut Lengths 83,494 95,315 95,259 93,237 Plates In Coils 102,239 70,073 102,819 71,091 Rails Standard 19,802 14,000 26,141 17,613 Rails All Other 1,977 1,492 2,543 1,972 Railroad Accessories 861 491 1,700 1,063 Bars - Hot Rolled 149,596 117,379 97,574 81,416 Bars - Light Shaped 15,995 10,732 16,576 11,040 Bars - Reinforcing 86,238 38,466 104,111 44,252 Bars - Cold Finished 33,517 64,476 24,591 50,287 Tool Steel 16,745 39,932 15,478 35,533 Standard Pipe 111,706 91,466 89,874 76,313 Oil Country Goods 138,381 152,284 67,382 82,387 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 34,177 36,427 41,246 45,577 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 30,258 26,419 14,816 13,619 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,954 24,320 10,607 8,835 Mechanical Tubing 56,331 67,670 51,405 62,126 Pressure Tubing 9,613 15,227 8,901 17,386 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,563 49,299 9,312 47,079 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,060 3,069 997 3,000 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,316 45,642 43,497 40,559 Pipe For Piling 8,525 7,690 405 407 Wire Drawn 71,253 83,630 71,012 83,084 Black Plate 2,387 2,244 8,674 6,690 Tin Plate 35,282 27,051 40,603 30,567 Tin Free Steel 8,967 7,302 6,254 4,862 Sheets Hot Rolled 267,623 166,033 292,049 180,133 Sheets Cold Rolled 180,546 161,654 181,787 176,775 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 230,423 180,880 191,348 150,517 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,620 11,996 15,352 13,066 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 52,295 48,461 47,344 48,801 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,424 9,296 6,492 6,587 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,200 6,611 9,586 6,520 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,159 30,638 15,040 30,061 ______________________________________________________________ March 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,516,326 2,065,238 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,195 6,220 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 466,170 282,705 Wire Rods 171,451 105,303 Structural Shapes Heavy 51,140 33,830 Steel Piling 10,360 9,015 Plates Cut Lengths 106,501 103,215 Plates In Coils 111,420 76,591 Rails Standard 27,057 18,884 Rails All Other 2,966 2,283 Railroad Accessories 1,704 1,066 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,076 110,102 Bars - Light Shaped 19,517 14,889 Bars - Reinforcing 104,141 44,268 Bars - Cold Finished 32,414 60,322 Tool Steel 15,546 35,644 Standard Pipe 89,949 76,403 Oil Country Goods 77,826 91,856 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 44,749 48,451 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 16,344 13,992 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,607 8,835 Mechanical Tubing 52,143 62,809 Pressure Tubing 9,208 14,684 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,342 47,357 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,373 3,191 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,271 40,807 Pipe For Piling 405 407 Wire Drawn 71,723 83,474 Black Plate 8,674 6,690 Tin Plate 42,457 32,100 Tin Free Steel 6,254 4,862 Sheets Hot Rolled 309,163 190,776 Sheets Cold Rolled 182,187 177,510 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,798 150,876 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,352 13,066 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,361 48,894 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,603 6,710 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,611 6,539 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,268 30,614 ______________________________________________________________ April 2004 March 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,263,044 1,374,828 2,203,623 1,216,128 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,044 1,072 796 713 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 373,710 143,433 438,372 145,427 Wire Rods 286,159 123,075 351,752 127,645 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,739 22,636 42,859 21,971 Steel Piling 16,471 8,890 10,121 5,809 Plates Cut Lengths 54,185 37,105 57,961 35,591 Plates In Coils 79,479 40,058 35,199 21,271 Rails Standard 27,107 13,333 22,204 10,489 Rails All Other 1,775 964 1,755 944 Railroad Accessories 853 546 753 480 Bars - Hot Rolled 148,887 88,667 149,700 78,754 Bars - Light Shaped 15,282 10,668 31,538 21,519 Bars - Reinforcing 166,753 75,445 80,932 31,769 Bars - Cold Finished 26,663 36,809 21,503 27,994 Tool Steel 12,266 18,521 12,638 18,689 Standard Pipe 109,645 70,104 72,628 48,527 Oil Country Goods 86,665 62,502 58,186 46,182 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 33,785 19,306 36,196 22,178 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19,025 11,208 21,090 11,873 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,538 6,411 17,628 8,427 Mechanical Tubing 44,792 41,576 38,340 35,873 Pressure Tubing 10,771 8,940 7,964 7,452 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,356 35,549 9,096 37,396 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 995 2,298 981 2,660 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,416 32,188 37,574 31,104 Pipe For Piling 542 364 665 448 Wire Drawn 75,567 73,125 73,168 65,888 Black Plate 3,577 2,308 2,665 1,823 Tin Plate 18,226 11,668 16,048 10,294 Tin Free Steel 6,633 4,869 7,797 5,662 Sheets Hot Rolled 208,783 89,369 232,543 91,077 Sheets Cold Rolled 92,035 99,538 100,810 89,153 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 181,174 123,066 153,524 92,977 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,136 6,075 11,342 7,683 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,178 18,937 18,996 15,792 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,290 5,727 6,134 4,949 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,438 5,277 8,442 4,613 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,104 23,201 13,721 25,033 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 April 2005 (CB-05-69)