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 May 2005 April 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,366,770 2,010,019 2,741,625 2,233,871 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,530 5,287 4,039 7,253 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 412,711 258,726 589,225 359,793 Wire Rods 256,708 135,973 196,766 113,973 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,864 29,604 50,210 32,935 Steel Piling 4,479 4,040 14,858 12,250 Plates Cut Lengths 100,029 95,010 83,494 95,315 Plates In Coils 57,928 42,279 102,239 70,073 Rails Standard 27,315 20,849 19,802 14,000 Rails All Other 1,406 1,340 1,977 1,492 Railroad Accessories 1,664 1,107 861 491 Bars - Hot Rolled 135,856 115,273 149,596 117,379 Bars - Light Shaped 19,707 12,291 15,995 10,732 Bars - Reinforcing 125,559 53,286 86,238 38,466 Bars - Cold Finished 36,415 65,554 33,517 64,476 Tool Steel 16,404 38,699 16,745 39,932 Standard Pipe 93,156 79,055 111,706 91,466 Oil Country Goods 132,530 155,670 138,381 152,284 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 57,685 59,568 34,177 36,427 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 29,900 27,693 30,258 26,419 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,927 19,653 30,954 24,320 Mechanical Tubing 55,401 70,962 56,331 67,670 Pressure Tubing 9,977 18,385 9,613 15,227 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,941 63,845 10,563 49,299 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,191 2,923 1,060 3,069 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,220 41,500 50,316 45,642 Pipe For Piling 1,209 1,048 8,525 7,690 Wire Drawn 68,444 85,571 71,253 83,630 Black Plate 3,084 3,315 2,387 2,244 Tin Plate 31,157 24,678 35,282 27,051 Tin Free Steel 6,345 5,839 8,967 7,302 Sheets Hot Rolled 176,730 110,621 267,623 166,033 Sheets Cold Rolled 107,932 118,893 180,546 161,654 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 185,452 147,209 230,423 180,880 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,446 10,571 14,620 11,996 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,147 42,017 52,295 48,461 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,275 6,125 7,424 9,296 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,090 4,798 9,200 6,611 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,956 30,764 14,159 30,638 ______________________________________________________________ April 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,794,322 2,283,883 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,978 7,194 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 591,149 361,420 Wire Rods 196,856 114,159 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,058 32,790 Steel Piling 14,858 12,253 Plates Cut Lengths 89,785 100,051 Plates In Coils 103,181 70,685 Rails Standard 19,865 14,065 Rails All Other 2,052 1,552 Railroad Accessories 908 513 Bars - Hot Rolled 160,650 124,907 Bars - Light Shaped 16,015 10,732 Bars - Reinforcing 87,296 38,987 Bars - Cold Finished 39,273 70,466 Tool Steel 16,836 40,290 Standard Pipe 112,475 92,316 Oil Country Goods 147,960 161,589 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 37,288 38,797 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 31,438 27,670 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,974 24,554 Mechanical Tubing 57,917 71,040 Pressure Tubing 9,747 15,464 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,044 53,161 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,097 3,071 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,883 46,154 Pipe For Piling 8,525 7,690 Wire Drawn 71,790 84,251 Black Plate 2,387 2,244 Tin Plate 35,282 27,051 Tin Free Steel 8,967 7,302 Sheets Hot Rolled 273,040 170,009 Sheets Cold Rolled 181,004 162,161 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 230,594 181,046 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,639 12,020 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 52,341 48,530 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,905 9,733 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,671 6,882 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,592 31,083 ______________________________________________________________ May 2004 April 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,700,187 1,713,748 2,263,044 1,374,828 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,904 2,889 1,044 1,072 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 665,270 309,805 373,710 143,433 Wire Rods 253,736 124,418 286,159 123,075 Structural Shapes Heavy 59,043 30,086 40,739 22,636 Steel Piling 9,270 5,843 16,471 8,890 Plates Cut Lengths 49,686 35,043 54,185 37,105 Plates In Coils 66,437 47,346 79,479 40,058 Rails Standard 17,851 8,828 27,107 13,333 Rails All Other 1,905 1,224 1,775 964 Railroad Accessories 235 169 853 546 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,246 72,652 148,887 88,667 Bars - Light Shaped 16,342 11,858 15,282 10,668 Bars - Reinforcing 161,228 91,990 166,753 75,445 Bars - Cold Finished 23,581 32,511 26,663 36,809 Tool Steel 12,825 19,124 12,266 18,521 Standard Pipe 96,516 66,517 109,645 70,104 Oil Country Goods 75,053 62,009 86,665 62,502 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 54,164 30,782 33,785 19,306 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,385 13,449 19,025 11,208 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,517 9,320 13,538 6,411 Mechanical Tubing 43,998 43,022 44,792 41,576 Pressure Tubing 8,509 9,773 10,771 8,940 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,108 38,826 9,356 35,549 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,085 2,776 995 2,298 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,996 33,104 37,416 32,188 Pipe For Piling 523 371 542 364 Wire Drawn 78,319 75,616 75,567 73,125 Black Plate 2,449 1,920 3,577 2,308 Tin Plate 34,736 22,229 18,226 11,668 Tin Free Steel 10,168 6,747 6,633 4,869 Sheets Hot Rolled 295,335 145,097 208,783 89,369 Sheets Cold Rolled 202,913 159,477 92,035 99,538 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 193,081 136,078 181,174 123,066 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,283 4,067 9,136 6,075 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,254 21,725 23,178 18,937 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,165 5,564 6,290 5,727 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,122 5,620 9,438 5,277 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,948 25,873 11,104 23,201 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 May 2005 (CB-05-89)