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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,313,279 1,865,336 2,449,774 2,074,496 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,011 5,380 3,721 4,553 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 544,191 283,541 445,333 275,206 Wire Rods 219,325 113,448 200,951 110,413 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,053 28,695 53,710 33,184 Steel Piling 10,067 8,497 3,182 2,558 Plates Cut Lengths 72,726 83,496 78,186 90,717 Plates In Coils 62,678 51,323 83,641 59,704 Rails Standard 15,879 14,151 7,241 5,854 Rails All Other 929 823 2,620 2,428 Railroad Accessories 958 502 40 28 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,768 100,239 135,244 108,165 Bars - Light Shaped 26,446 13,891 14,523 8,956 Bars - Reinforcing 168,357 72,483 159,321 72,057 Bars - Cold Finished 33,460 61,490 44,405 80,755 Tool Steel 16,183 42,634 14,871 36,259 Standard Pipe 82,472 70,140 108,360 87,700 Oil Country Goods 118,815 132,460 139,768 153,583 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,022 40,589 92,124 102,365 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,054 54,028 34,831 33,436 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,505 12,155 18,870 15,813 Mechanical Tubing 51,805 63,805 54,926 64,474 Pressure Tubing 6,830 15,958 9,593 19,070 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,115 50,178 10,592 57,982 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 913 2,520 1,211 3,001 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,475 32,385 44,031 42,005 Pipe For Piling 295 291 1,697 1,244 Wire Drawn 62,177 72,185 67,722 83,176 Black Plate 2,196 2,218 3,457 3,272 Tin Plate 25,059 20,552 38,734 29,730 Tin Free Steel 7,558 7,515 8,241 7,918 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,285 116,724 206,747 125,004 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,436 116,864 112,581 127,244 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 112,091 91,097 161,639 125,207 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,342 5,778 21,765 16,512 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,054 30,014 35,528 35,898 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,615 10,130 6,960 10,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,445 4,177 8,428 6,030 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,687 32,979 14,979 32,945 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,850,758 1,944,452 3,045,764 1,980,103 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,900 4,624 1,439 967 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 460,146 212,074 638,539 299,265 Wire Rods 295,094 158,458 312,329 158,913 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,749 26,070 65,020 33,020 Steel Piling 5,153 3,703 16,292 10,466 Plates Cut Lengths 99,014 68,727 67,203 50,852 Plates In Coils 92,722 61,973 92,962 58,804 Rails Standard 16,049 8,196 28,178 15,828 Rails All Other 2,143 1,504 767 545 Railroad Accessories 674 579 697 515 Bars - Hot Rolled 142,293 95,107 131,351 84,069 Bars - Light Shaped 19,691 13,807 12,897 10,625 Bars - Reinforcing 190,584 91,591 206,444 108,172 Bars - Cold Finished 27,938 39,446 29,196 40,834 Tool Steel 13,470 23,406 14,827 23,006 Standard Pipe 104,493 76,760 109,463 79,284 Oil Country Goods 87,595 78,174 88,377 71,865 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 35,046 20,420 51,108 32,665 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,775 20,945 23,644 15,776 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,464 8,269 7,688 4,457 Mechanical Tubing 48,673 49,908 45,320 46,487 Pressure Tubing 6,718 8,873 7,042 8,548 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,108 44,183 9,900 46,787 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,427 3,238 1,139 2,527 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,926 36,513 42,515 38,934 Pipe For Piling 1,194 831 1,773 1,211 Wire Drawn 72,105 77,351 79,714 79,302 Black Plate 2,706 1,923 7,582 5,052 Tin Plate 32,702 20,782 27,195 16,976 Tin Free Steel 9,738 6,678 7,650 5,383 Sheets Hot Rolled 370,682 206,186 365,431 189,426 Sheets Cold Rolled 205,302 179,132 216,857 181,656 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 297,188 223,549 252,778 179,246 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,519 6,771 13,382 8,985 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,450 26,252 38,400 31,592 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,062 5,216 7,426 6,808 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,574 5,972 9,386 6,044 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,689 27,260 13,852 25,210 ______________________________________________________________ July Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 17,556,065 14,329,967 16,979,504 10,169,473 Ingots And Steel For Castings 29,787 41,952 10,906 11,662 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,682,336 2,149,616 3,540,532 1,406,401 Wire Rods 1,508,811 837,911 1,967,453 849,719 Structural Shapes Heavy 335,318 215,908 348,696 173,195 Steel Piling 52,195 44,391 67,738 40,702 Plates Cut Lengths 576,941 609,927 428,437 281,590 Plates In Coils 578,259 417,001 443,871 263,399 Rails Standard 136,647 101,911 142,345 73,412 Rails All Other 12,348 10,493 10,192 6,193 Railroad Accessories 6,593 4,159 4,450 2,920 Bars - Hot Rolled 956,528 783,991 927,013 544,177 Bars - Light Shaped 130,126 83,932 127,680 87,381 Bars - Reinforcing 803,716 350,596 990,680 455,945 Bars - Cold Finished 250,789 453,553 168,064 222,426 Tool Steel 111,764 257,520 87,248 132,988 Standard Pipe 668,605 553,429 646,542 423,707 Oil Country Goods 838,459 919,487 533,374 409,503 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 319,771 337,881 277,812 164,159 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 213,156 200,964 160,729 98,659 Line Pipe - Not Specified 129,060 104,274 108,844 50,916 Mechanical Tubing 375,635 455,435 310,853 286,844 Pressure Tubing 60,267 105,433 55,254 58,266 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 71,033 369,144 63,145 259,016 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 8,115 20,592 7,764 18,656 Structural Pipe & Tube 325,004 300,463 270,865 218,341 Pipe For Piling 13,873 12,119 5,341 3,693 Wire Drawn 476,419 566,804 501,129 474,516 Black Plate 26,139 23,181 29,615 18,951 Tin Plate 230,338 175,250 161,228 102,158 Tin Free Steel 53,523 45,711 55,361 38,607 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,687,860 1,040,062 1,852,284 854,929 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,045,767 1,071,836 1,003,834 862,899 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,252,936 988,420 1,243,175 851,527 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 88,127 71,442 60,514 41,509 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 291,655 290,372 179,295 145,273 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 49,276 57,484 41,464 35,877 Strip - Hot Rolled 59,804 42,085 57,315 33,639 Strip - Cold Rolled 99,086 215,239 88,461 165,722 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.