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 June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,449,774 2,074,496 2,398,917 2,039,206 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,721 4,553 4,624 5,287 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,333 275,206 412,818 258,885 Wire Rods 200,951 110,413 256,842 136,061 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,710 33,184 45,874 29,484 Steel Piling 3,182 2,558 4,479 4,040 Plates Cut Lengths 78,186 90,717 101,833 97,494 Plates In Coils 83,641 59,704 58,756 42,754 Rails Standard 7,241 5,854 27,398 23,270 Rails All Other 2,620 2,428 1,489 1,343 Railroad Accessories 40 28 1,693 1,110 Bars - Hot Rolled 135,244 108,165 136,275 115,723 Bars - Light Shaped 14,523 8,956 26,429 15,464 Bars - Reinforcing 159,321 72,057 125,823 53,674 Bars - Cold Finished 44,405 80,755 36,694 66,257 Tool Steel 14,871 36,259 16,990 39,337 Standard Pipe 108,360 87,700 94,708 80,219 Oil Country Goods 139,768 153,583 144,847 166,506 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 92,124 102,365 57,794 59,642 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,831 33,436 29,900 27,693 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,870 15,813 22,927 19,653 Mechanical Tubing 54,926 64,474 58,739 73,615 Pressure Tubing 9,593 19,070 10,682 18,806 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,592 57,982 10,941 63,851 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,211 3,001 1,191 2,926 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,031 42,005 44,549 41,747 Pipe For Piling 1,697 1,244 1,209 1,048 Wire Drawn 67,722 83,176 68,557 85,700 Black Plate 3,457 3,272 3,573 3,661 Tin Plate 38,734 29,730 31,157 24,678 Tin Free Steel 8,241 7,918 6,345 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 206,747 125,004 177,512 111,108 Sheets Cold Rolled 112,581 127,244 108,145 119,270 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 161,639 125,207 185,455 147,213 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 21,765 16,512 12,463 10,620 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,528 35,898 43,147 42,017 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,960 10,053 6,275 6,125 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,428 6,030 6,362 5,501 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,979 32,945 14,422 31,587 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,045,764 1,980,103 2,700,187 1,713,748 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,439 967 1,904 2,889 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 638,539 299,265 665,270 309,805 Wire Rods 312,329 158,913 253,736 124,418 Structural Shapes Heavy 65,020 33,020 59,043 30,086 Steel Piling 16,292 10,466 9,270 5,843 Plates Cut Lengths 67,203 50,852 49,686 35,043 Plates In Coils 92,962 58,804 66,437 47,346 Rails Standard 28,178 15,828 17,851 8,828 Rails All Other 767 545 1,905 1,224 Railroad Accessories 697 515 235 169 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,351 84,069 113,246 72,652 Bars - Light Shaped 12,897 10,625 16,342 11,858 Bars - Reinforcing 206,444 108,172 161,228 91,990 Bars - Cold Finished 29,196 40,834 23,581 32,511 Tool Steel 14,827 23,006 12,825 19,124 Standard Pipe 109,463 79,284 96,516 66,517 Oil Country Goods 88,377 71,865 75,053 62,009 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 51,108 32,665 54,164 30,782 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 23,644 15,776 20,385 13,449 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,688 4,457 20,517 9,320 Mechanical Tubing 45,320 46,487 43,998 43,022 Pressure Tubing 7,042 8,548 8,509 9,773 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,900 46,787 9,108 38,826 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,139 2,527 1,085 2,776 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,515 38,934 39,996 33,104 Pipe For Piling 1,773 1,211 523 371 Wire Drawn 79,714 79,302 78,319 75,616 Black Plate 7,582 5,052 2,449 1,920 Tin Plate 27,195 16,976 34,736 22,229 Tin Free Steel 7,650 5,383 10,168 6,747 Sheets Hot Rolled 365,431 189,426 295,335 145,097 Sheets Cold Rolled 216,857 181,656 202,913 159,477 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 252,778 179,246 193,081 136,078 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,382 8,985 5,283 4,067 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 38,400 31,592 27,254 21,725 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,426 6,808 6,165 5,564 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,386 6,044 9,122 5,620 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,852 25,210 12,948 25,873 ______________________________________________________________ June Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 15,242,787 12,464,632 14,128,746 8,225,021 Ingots And Steel For Castings 24,777 36,571 7,006 7,037 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,138,145 1,866,075 3,080,386 1,194,327 Wire Rods 1,289,486 724,463 1,672,360 691,261 Structural Shapes Heavy 289,265 187,213 302,947 147,125 Steel Piling 42,128 35,893 62,585 36,999 Plates Cut Lengths 504,214 526,432 329,422 212,864 Plates In Coils 515,581 365,678 351,149 201,425 Rails Standard 120,768 87,759 126,296 65,215 Rails All Other 11,418 9,670 8,049 4,689 Railroad Accessories 5,635 3,657 3,776 2,341 Bars - Hot Rolled 834,759 683,752 784,720 449,070 Bars - Light Shaped 103,680 70,041 107,989 73,573 Bars - Reinforcing 635,359 278,113 800,096 364,353 Bars - Cold Finished 217,330 392,063 140,125 182,980 Tool Steel 95,581 214,886 73,779 109,581 Standard Pipe 586,134 483,289 542,049 346,948 Oil Country Goods 719,644 787,028 445,779 331,329 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 283,749 297,292 242,766 143,739 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 166,102 146,936 131,954 77,713 Line Pipe - Not Specified 113,554 92,119 94,379 42,647 Mechanical Tubing 323,830 391,630 262,181 236,936 Pressure Tubing 53,437 89,475 48,536 49,393 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 61,918 318,966 53,037 214,833 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 7,202 18,072 6,337 15,418 Structural Pipe & Tube 290,529 268,078 230,939 181,827 Pipe For Piling 13,578 11,828 4,147 2,861 Wire Drawn 414,242 494,619 429,024 397,165 Black Plate 23,943 20,963 26,908 17,027 Tin Plate 205,278 154,698 128,526 81,377 Tin Free Steel 45,965 38,196 45,624 31,929 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,502,575 923,338 1,481,602 648,743 Sheets Cold Rolled 937,331 954,972 798,532 683,767 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,140,845 897,322 945,986 627,978 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 80,785 65,664 50,995 34,738 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 262,600 260,358 149,846 119,022 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 42,660 47,354 35,402 30,661 Strip - Hot Rolled 53,359 37,908 48,741 27,667 Strip - Cold Rolled 85,398 182,260 74,771 138,461 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final June 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.