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 September 2005 August 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,991,666 1,543,841 2,027,485 1,754,420 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,149 3,575 3,547 4,597 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 390,781 169,279 326,816 177,578 Wire Rods 160,974 83,031 150,715 85,296 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,184 23,771 43,909 25,845 Steel Piling 3,974 3,349 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 87,933 79,701 61,523 72,289 Plates In Coils 83,940 52,039 58,323 42,921 Rails Standard 8,351 6,201 16,217 12,515 Rails All Other 974 855 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,353 471 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 94,417 71,766 115,250 83,042 Bars - Light Shaped 17,849 11,284 17,054 10,144 Bars - Reinforcing 42,303 15,768 82,080 33,903 Bars - Cold Finished 38,554 57,152 28,759 55,225 Tool Steel 13,928 34,336 16,749 43,558 Standard Pipe 98,863 80,099 115,664 91,599 Oil Country Goods 103,212 121,451 168,470 197,593 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 25,155 25,544 33,626 34,418 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 26,394 27,217 27,170 28,068 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,514 15,347 16,729 13,570 Mechanical Tubing 48,263 58,427 53,808 66,301 Pressure Tubing 5,425 9,835 7,581 16,880 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,613 50,637 11,659 66,904 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,442 3,602 1,243 3,712 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,998 32,182 41,635 36,780 Pipe For Piling 728 685 944 877 Wire Drawn 54,408 62,146 65,602 76,291 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 32,918 25,380 31,225 23,787 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 6,925 6,882 Sheets Hot Rolled 212,179 111,421 162,305 92,399 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,922 123,641 120,126 127,818 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 139,102 103,556 156,833 122,235 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,194 12,220 12,528 9,895 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,879 20,580 28,900 30,301 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,758 6,831 5,393 8,680 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,916 6,870 7,454 5,519 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,294 25,855 14,686 33,090 ______________________________________________________________ August 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,100,158 1,799,947 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,630 4,719 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 364,093 190,711 Wire Rods 156,706 88,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,185 26,058 Steel Piling 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 68,539 77,368 Plates In Coils 58,355 42,951 Rails Standard 16,217 12,515 Rails All Other 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 115,489 83,438 Bars - Light Shaped 17,060 10,179 Bars - Reinforcing 82,126 33,946 Bars - Cold Finished 28,835 55,394 Tool Steel 17,087 44,298 Standard Pipe 116,784 92,492 Oil Country Goods 181,216 211,397 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 34,334 34,893 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,429 29,151 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,878 13,690 Mechanical Tubing 55,269 67,641 Pressure Tubing 7,977 17,490 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,694 67,281 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,247 3,720 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,919 36,968 Pipe For Piling 1,136 1,057 Wire Drawn 66,078 76,087 Black Plate 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 31,236 23,815 Tin Free Steel 6,939 6,920 Sheets Hot Rolled 162,865 93,173 Sheets Cold Rolled 120,664 128,695 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,347 122,639 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,528 9,895 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,047 30,447 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,401 8,688 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,989 5,919 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,822 33,413 ______________________________________________________________ September 2004 August 2004 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 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 September 2005 (CB-05-150)