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 June 2005 May 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,327,237 1,976,246 2,366,770 2,010,019 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,008 3,726 4,530 5,287 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 444,468 274,241 412,711 258,726 Wire Rods 192,105 106,476 256,708 135,973 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,495 33,065 45,864 29,604 Steel Piling 3,182 2,558 4,479 4,040 Plates Cut Lengths 73,950 84,994 100,029 95,010 Plates In Coils 80,537 57,378 57,928 42,279 Rails Standard 10,064 6,524 27,315 20,849 Rails All Other 1,996 1,675 1,406 1,340 Railroad Accessories 262 62 1,664 1,107 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,444 105,705 135,856 115,273 Bars - Light Shaped 11,465 7,555 19,707 12,291 Bars - Reinforcing 114,042 50,718 125,559 53,286 Bars - Cold Finished 40,376 74,735 36,415 65,554 Tool Steel 14,761 35,615 16,404 38,699 Standard Pipe 105,924 85,893 93,156 79,055 Oil Country Goods 132,470 145,793 132,530 155,670 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 64,190 71,522 57,685 59,568 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,450 33,056 29,900 27,693 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,463 15,525 22,927 19,653 Mechanical Tubing 53,731 63,131 55,401 70,962 Pressure Tubing 9,387 19,168 9,977 18,385 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,272 57,238 10,941 63,845 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,211 2,990 1,191 2,923 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,854 41,863 44,220 41,500 Pipe For Piling 1,697 1,244 1,209 1,048 Wire Drawn 67,293 82,583 68,444 85,571 Black Plate 3,426 3,215 3,084 3,315 Tin Plate 38,381 29,429 31,157 24,678 Tin Free Steel 8,241 7,918 6,345 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 198,744 118,577 176,730 110,621 Sheets Cold Rolled 112,284 126,816 107,932 118,893 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 160,838 124,587 185,452 147,209 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 21,765 16,512 12,446 10,571 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,446 35,782 43,147 42,017 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,960 10,053 6,275 6,125 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,415 6,223 6,090 4,798 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,640 32,100 13,956 30,764 ______________________________________________________________ May 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,398,917 2,039,206 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,624 5,287 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 412,818 258,885 Wire Rods 256,842 136,061 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,874 29,484 Steel Piling 4,479 4,040 Plates Cut Lengths 101,833 97,494 Plates In Coils 58,756 42,754 Rails Standard 27,398 23,270 Rails All Other 1,489 1,343 Railroad Accessories 1,693 1,110 Bars - Hot Rolled 136,275 115,723 Bars - Light Shaped 26,429 15,464 Bars - Reinforcing 125,823 53,674 Bars - Cold Finished 36,694 66,257 Tool Steel 16,990 39,337 Standard Pipe 94,708 80,219 Oil Country Goods 144,847 166,506 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 57,794 59,642 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 29,900 27,693 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,927 19,653 Mechanical Tubing 58,739 73,615 Pressure Tubing 10,682 18,806 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,941 63,851 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,191 2,926 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,549 41,747 Pipe For Piling 1,209 1,048 Wire Drawn 68,557 85,700 Black Plate 3,573 3,661 Tin Plate 31,157 24,678 Tin Free Steel 6,345 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,512 111,108 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,145 119,270 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 185,455 147,213 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,463 10,620 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,147 42,017 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,275 6,125 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,362 5,501 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,422 31,587 ______________________________________________________________ June 2004 May 2004 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 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 June 2005 (CB-05-103)