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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,100,304 1,619,723 2,100,158 1,799,947 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,635 4,060 3,630 4,719 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 431,580 184,993 364,093 190,711 Wire Rods 171,785 87,077 156,706 88,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,625 27,046 44,185 26,058 Steel Piling 4,028 3,396 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 93,135 85,403 68,539 77,368 Plates In Coils 84,133 52,325 58,355 42,951 Rails Standard 7,193 6,023 16,217 12,515 Rails All Other 974 855 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,105 629 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 96,948 75,883 115,489 83,438 Bars - Light Shaped 18,170 11,474 17,060 10,179 Bars - Reinforcing 47,474 17,620 82,126 33,946 Bars - Cold Finished 38,910 58,021 28,835 55,394 Tool Steel 14,156 34,922 17,087 44,298 Standard Pipe 100,003 81,747 116,784 92,492 Oil Country Goods 117,440 139,363 181,216 211,397 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 25,511 25,813 34,334 34,893 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,354 28,816 28,429 29,151 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,637 15,459 16,878 13,690 Mechanical Tubing 50,604 63,093 55,269 67,641 Pressure Tubing 5,666 10,348 7,977 17,490 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,720 51,305 11,694 67,281 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,219 3,515 1,247 3,720 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,570 32,637 41,919 36,968 Pipe For Piling 801 746 1,136 1,057 Wire Drawn 55,435 63,212 66,078 76,087 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 32,955 25,427 31,236 23,815 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 6,939 6,920 Sheets Hot Rolled 212,938 111,869 162,865 93,173 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,453 124,813 120,664 128,695 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 141,989 105,504 157,347 122,639 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,250 12,324 12,528 9,895 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,840 25,231 29,047 30,447 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,240 7,381 5,401 8,688 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,234 6,994 7,989 5,919 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,769 26,661 14,822 33,413 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,299,123 2,299,967 3,236,784 2,243,558 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,909 4,953 2,482 3,280 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 718,960 364,997 590,250 274,950 Wire Rods 389,322 210,611 291,255 158,036 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,223 25,778 44,834 30,340 Steel Piling 7,622 5,740 16,938 11,258 Plates Cut Lengths 70,044 63,986 96,452 73,817 Plates In Coils 134,657 81,689 137,295 85,762 Rails Standard 11,723 5,854 7,249 3,300 Rails All Other 1,323 963 2,962 2,289 Railroad Accessories 809 326 655 518 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,083 98,767 139,064 96,024 Bars - Light Shaped 16,208 11,602 22,342 15,220 Bars - Reinforcing 164,636 76,147 228,111 125,286 Bars - Cold Finished 27,909 43,862 26,172 42,844 Tool Steel 13,321 23,858 15,229 28,052 Standard Pipe 92,176 72,702 155,014 116,883 Oil Country Goods 115,220 99,252 76,447 78,534 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 43,526 32,959 36,464 24,539 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 23,168 15,803 27,737 19,568 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,987 10,321 20,526 12,904 Mechanical Tubing 45,492 50,728 53,694 56,959 Pressure Tubing 6,778 8,032 8,530 10,113 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,422 40,987 9,735 45,425 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,515 3,345 1,806 4,033 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,095 41,446 50,230 47,524 Pipe For Piling 440 373 1,125 685 Wire Drawn 75,903 79,300 76,010 81,128 Black Plate 3,645 2,910 5,950 3,986 Tin Plate 24,772 16,574 37,755 24,825 Tin Free Steel 6,721 4,857 8,747 5,974 Sheets Hot Rolled 454,110 270,943 413,285 235,167 Sheets Cold Rolled 229,633 213,035 242,858 205,130 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 294,827 230,934 292,959 222,604 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,006 6,402 12,125 8,996 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,454 38,135 55,595 48,778 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,937 6,430 6,940 6,141 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,518 5,152 8,075 5,940 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,026 30,211 13,889 26,745 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 21,756,527 17,749,637 23,515,412 14,712,999 Ingots And Steel For Castings 36,053 50,731 20,296 19,894 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,478,009 2,525,320 4,849,742 2,046,349 Wire Rods 1,837,302 1,013,979 2,648,030 1,218,366 Structural Shapes Heavy 424,129 269,012 432,753 229,314 Steel Piling 66,806 56,562 92,298 57,700 Plates Cut Lengths 738,614 772,698 594,933 419,393 Plates In Coils 720,747 512,276 715,823 430,851 Rails Standard 160,057 120,448 161,317 82,566 Rails All Other 14,918 12,707 14,477 9,445 Railroad Accessories 8,839 5,372 5,915 3,764 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,168,965 943,312 1,196,160 738,967 Bars - Light Shaped 165,356 105,586 166,230 114,202 Bars - Reinforcing 933,316 402,163 1,383,428 657,378 Bars - Cold Finished 318,535 566,968 222,145 309,131 Tool Steel 143,008 336,740 115,797 184,898 Standard Pipe 885,392 727,669 893,732 613,293 Oil Country Goods 1,137,115 1,270,248 725,042 587,290 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 379,616 398,587 357,802 221,658 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 269,939 258,932 211,634 134,029 Line Pipe - Not Specified 165,575 133,423 145,357 74,141 Mechanical Tubing 481,508 586,169 410,039 394,530 Pressure Tubing 73,909 133,271 70,562 76,411 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 92,447 487,730 82,302 345,429 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 10,580 27,826 11,085 26,034 Structural Pipe & Tube 403,493 370,068 363,191 307,311 Pipe For Piling 15,811 13,922 6,905 4,751 Wire Drawn 597,932 706,104 653,042 634,945 Black Plate 30,736 27,817 39,210 25,846 Tin Plate 294,529 224,491 223,755 143,557 Tin Free Steel 67,407 58,921 70,829 49,438 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,063,663 1,245,103 2,719,680 1,361,040 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,292,884 1,325,343 1,476,325 1,281,064 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,552,272 1,216,562 1,830,961 1,305,065 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 116,905 93,662 80,646 56,907 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 348,541 346,050 277,344 232,187 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 59,916 73,553 55,341 48,447 Strip - Hot Rolled 75,027 54,997 72,908 44,731 Strip - Cold Rolled 126,677 275,313 118,376 222,678 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.