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 July 2005 June 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,240,827 1,804,695 2,327,237 1,976,246 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,995 5,345 3,008 3,726 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 534,154 278,440 444,468 274,241 Wire Rods 219,388 113,448 192,105 106,476 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,033 28,641 53,495 33,065 Steel Piling 10,067 8,497 3,182 2,558 Plates Cut Lengths 66,200 79,076 73,950 84,994 Plates In Coils 62,436 50,484 80,537 57,378 Rails Standard 14,847 11,677 10,064 6,524 Rails All Other 929 823 1,996 1,675 Railroad Accessories 1,019 502 262 62 Bars - Hot Rolled 114,199 96,977 131,444 105,705 Bars - Light Shaped 21,594 11,682 11,465 7,555 Bars - Reinforcing 154,024 65,212 114,042 50,718 Bars - Cold Finished 30,824 59,494 40,376 74,735 Tool Steel 16,015 42,269 14,761 35,615 Standard Pipe 82,403 69,995 105,924 85,893 Oil Country Goods 112,034 126,693 132,470 145,793 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 30,856 35,842 64,190 71,522 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 46,394 54,399 34,450 33,056 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,504 12,155 18,463 15,525 Mechanical Tubing 50,193 61,946 53,731 63,131 Pressure Tubing 6,555 15,671 9,387 19,168 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,897 48,572 10,272 57,238 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 850 2,520 1,211 2,990 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,475 32,385 43,854 41,863 Pipe For Piling 229 245 1,697 1,244 Wire Drawn 61,749 71,598 67,293 82,583 Black Plate 2,196 2,218 3,426 3,215 Tin Plate 25,046 20,540 38,381 29,429 Tin Free Steel 7,558 7,515 8,241 7,918 Sheets Hot Rolled 176,179 99,835 198,744 118,577 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,341 116,623 112,284 126,816 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 111,705 90,716 160,838 124,587 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,337 5,774 21,765 16,512 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,054 30,014 35,446 35,782 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,615 10,130 6,960 10,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,425 4,155 8,415 6,223 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,508 32,588 14,640 32,100 ______________________________________________________________ June 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,449,774 2,074,496 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,721 4,553 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,333 275,206 Wire Rods 200,951 110,413 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,710 33,184 Steel Piling 3,182 2,558 Plates Cut Lengths 78,186 90,717 Plates In Coils 83,641 59,704 Rails Standard 7,241 5,854 Rails All Other 2,620 2,428 Railroad Accessories 40 28 Bars - Hot Rolled 135,244 108,165 Bars - Light Shaped 14,523 8,956 Bars - Reinforcing 159,321 72,057 Bars - Cold Finished 44,405 80,755 Tool Steel 14,871 36,259 Standard Pipe 108,360 87,700 Oil Country Goods 139,768 153,583 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 92,124 102,365 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,831 33,436 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,870 15,813 Mechanical Tubing 54,926 64,474 Pressure Tubing 9,593 19,070 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,592 57,982 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,211 3,001 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,031 42,005 Pipe For Piling 1,697 1,244 Wire Drawn 67,722 83,176 Black Plate 3,457 3,272 Tin Plate 38,734 29,730 Tin Free Steel 8,241 7,918 Sheets Hot Rolled 206,747 125,004 Sheets Cold Rolled 112,581 127,244 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 161,639 125,207 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 21,765 16,512 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,528 35,898 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,960 10,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,428 6,030 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,979 32,945 ______________________________________________________________ July 2004 June 2004 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 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 July 2005 (CB-05-123)