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 August 2005 July 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,027,485 1,754,420 2,240,827 1,804,695 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,547 4,597 4,995 5,345 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 326,816 177,578 534,154 278,440 Wire Rods 150,715 85,296 219,388 113,448 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,909 25,845 46,033 28,641 Steel Piling 10,583 8,776 10,067 8,497 Plates Cut Lengths 61,523 72,289 66,200 79,076 Plates In Coils 58,323 42,921 62,436 50,484 Rails Standard 16,217 12,515 14,847 11,677 Rails All Other 1,597 1,359 929 823 Railroad Accessories 1,140 584 1,019 502 Bars - Hot Rolled 115,250 83,042 114,199 96,977 Bars - Light Shaped 17,054 10,144 21,594 11,682 Bars - Reinforcing 82,080 33,903 154,024 65,212 Bars - Cold Finished 28,759 55,225 30,824 59,494 Tool Steel 16,749 43,558 16,015 42,269 Standard Pipe 115,664 91,599 82,403 69,995 Oil Country Goods 168,470 197,593 112,034 126,693 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 33,626 34,418 30,856 35,842 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,170 28,068 46,394 54,399 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,729 13,570 15,504 12,155 Mechanical Tubing 53,808 66,301 50,193 61,946 Pressure Tubing 7,581 16,880 6,555 15,671 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,659 66,904 8,897 48,572 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,243 3,712 850 2,520 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,635 36,780 34,475 32,385 Pipe For Piling 944 877 229 245 Wire Drawn 65,602 76,291 61,749 71,598 Black Plate 2,718 3,191 2,196 2,218 Tin Plate 31,225 23,787 25,046 20,540 Tin Free Steel 6,925 6,882 7,558 7,515 Sheets Hot Rolled 162,305 92,399 176,179 99,835 Sheets Cold Rolled 120,126 127,818 108,341 116,623 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 156,833 122,235 111,705 90,716 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,528 9,895 7,337 5,774 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 28,900 30,301 29,054 30,014 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,393 8,680 6,615 10,130 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,454 5,519 6,425 4,155 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,686 33,090 13,508 32,588 ______________________________________________________________ July 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,313,279 1,865,336 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,011 5,380 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 544,191 283,541 Wire Rods 219,325 113,448 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,053 28,695 Steel Piling 10,067 8,497 Plates Cut Lengths 72,726 83,496 Plates In Coils 62,678 51,323 Rails Standard 15,879 14,151 Rails All Other 929 823 Railroad Accessories 958 502 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,768 100,239 Bars - Light Shaped 26,446 13,891 Bars - Reinforcing 168,357 72,483 Bars - Cold Finished 33,460 61,490 Tool Steel 16,183 42,634 Standard Pipe 82,472 70,140 Oil Country Goods 118,815 132,460 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,022 40,589 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,054 54,028 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,505 12,155 Mechanical Tubing 51,805 63,805 Pressure Tubing 6,830 15,958 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,115 50,178 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 913 2,520 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,475 32,385 Pipe For Piling 295 291 Wire Drawn 62,177 72,185 Black Plate 2,196 2,218 Tin Plate 25,059 20,552 Tin Free Steel 7,558 7,515 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,285 116,724 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,436 116,864 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 112,091 91,097 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,342 5,778 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,054 30,014 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,615 10,130 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,445 4,177 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,687 32,979 ______________________________________________________________ August 2004 July 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,236,784 2,243,558 2,850,758 1,944,452 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,482 3,280 3,900 4,624 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 590,250 274,950 460,146 212,074 Wire Rods 291,255 158,036 295,094 158,458 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,834 30,340 45,749 26,070 Steel Piling 16,938 11,258 5,153 3,703 Plates Cut Lengths 96,452 73,817 99,014 68,727 Plates In Coils 137,295 85,762 92,722 61,973 Rails Standard 7,249 3,300 16,049 8,196 Rails All Other 2,962 2,289 2,143 1,504 Railroad Accessories 655 518 674 579 Bars - Hot Rolled 139,064 96,024 142,293 95,107 Bars - Light Shaped 22,342 15,220 19,691 13,807 Bars - Reinforcing 228,111 125,286 190,584 91,591 Bars - Cold Finished 26,172 42,844 27,938 39,446 Tool Steel 15,229 28,052 13,470 23,406 Standard Pipe 155,014 116,883 104,493 76,760 Oil Country Goods 76,447 78,534 87,595 78,174 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,464 24,539 35,046 20,420 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,737 19,568 28,775 20,945 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,526 12,904 14,464 8,269 Mechanical Tubing 53,694 56,959 48,673 49,908 Pressure Tubing 8,530 10,113 6,718 8,873 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,735 45,425 10,108 44,183 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,806 4,033 1,427 3,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,230 47,524 39,926 36,513 Pipe For Piling 1,125 685 1,194 831 Wire Drawn 76,010 81,128 72,105 77,351 Black Plate 5,950 3,986 2,706 1,923 Tin Plate 37,755 24,825 32,702 20,782 Tin Free Steel 8,747 5,974 9,738 6,678 Sheets Hot Rolled 413,285 235,167 370,682 206,186 Sheets Cold Rolled 242,858 205,130 205,302 179,132 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 292,959 222,604 297,188 223,549 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,125 8,996 9,519 6,771 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 55,595 48,778 29,450 26,252 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,940 6,141 6,062 5,216 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,075 5,940 8,574 5,972 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,889 26,745 13,689 27,260 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 August 2005 (CB-05-135)