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 October 2005 September 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,472,708 1,842,665 1,991,666 1,543,841 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,705 6,289 2,149 3,575 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 658,826 277,822 390,781 169,279 Wire Rods 169,629 86,583 160,974 83,031 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,410 22,834 37,184 23,771 Steel Piling 10,954 9,474 3,974 3,349 Plates Cut Lengths 83,140 91,722 87,933 79,701 Plates In Coils 80,009 44,431 83,940 52,039 Rails Standard 2,621 2,795 8,351 6,201 Rails All Other 1,783 1,592 974 855 Railroad Accessories 357 230 1,353 471 Bars - Hot Rolled 109,385 90,644 94,417 71,766 Bars - Light Shaped 27,042 16,526 17,849 11,284 Bars - Reinforcing 75,073 28,817 42,303 15,768 Bars - Cold Finished 43,394 63,749 38,554 57,152 Tool Steel 16,029 44,113 13,928 34,336 Standard Pipe 99,068 78,924 98,863 80,099 Oil Country Goods 132,821 154,893 103,212 121,451 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 42,189 47,324 25,155 25,544 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 37,331 38,604 26,394 27,217 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,719 9,547 19,514 15,347 Mechanical Tubing 55,860 65,254 48,263 58,427 Pressure Tubing 6,468 11,915 5,425 9,835 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,769 59,100 9,613 50,637 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,242 3,914 1,442 3,602 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,657 31,707 35,998 32,182 Pipe For Piling 3,483 3,224 728 685 Wire Drawn 59,193 69,485 54,408 62,146 Black Plate 2,572 3,033 1,879 1,445 Tin Plate 28,993 22,614 32,918 25,380 Tin Free Steel 7,970 7,495 6,945 6,290 Sheets Hot Rolled 273,107 135,452 212,179 111,421 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,735 121,744 124,922 123,641 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 156,104 113,535 139,102 103,556 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,470 10,670 16,194 12,220 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,074 25,267 19,879 20,580 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,892 5,597 4,758 6,831 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,598 5,973 6,916 6,870 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,037 29,772 12,294 25,855 ______________________________________________________________ September 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,100,304 1,619,723 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,635 4,060 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 431,580 184,993 Wire Rods 171,785 87,077 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,625 27,046 Steel Piling 4,028 3,396 Plates Cut Lengths 93,135 85,403 Plates In Coils 84,133 52,325 Rails Standard 7,193 6,023 Rails All Other 974 855 Railroad Accessories 1,105 629 Bars - Hot Rolled 96,948 75,883 Bars - Light Shaped 18,170 11,474 Bars - Reinforcing 47,474 17,620 Bars - Cold Finished 38,910 58,021 Tool Steel 14,156 34,922 Standard Pipe 100,003 81,747 Oil Country Goods 117,440 139,363 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 25,511 25,813 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,354 28,816 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,637 15,459 Mechanical Tubing 50,604 63,093 Pressure Tubing 5,666 10,348 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,720 51,305 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,219 3,515 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,570 32,637 Pipe For Piling 801 746 Wire Drawn 55,435 63,212 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 Tin Plate 32,955 25,427 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 Sheets Hot Rolled 212,938 111,869 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,453 124,813 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 141,989 105,504 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,250 12,324 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,840 25,231 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,240 7,381 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,234 6,994 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,769 26,661 ______________________________________________________________ October 2004 September 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,200,961 2,269,481 3,299,123 2,299,967 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,394 3,996 6,909 4,953 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 691,352 356,909 718,960 364,997 Wire Rods 301,213 166,466 389,322 210,611 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,389 27,832 39,223 25,778 Steel Piling 6,688 5,256 7,622 5,740 Plates Cut Lengths 67,008 58,396 70,044 63,986 Plates In Coils 138,493 89,520 134,657 81,689 Rails Standard 5,860 5,458 11,723 5,854 Rails All Other 549 409 1,323 963 Railroad Accessories 613 227 809 326 Bars - Hot Rolled 133,304 103,135 130,083 98,767 Bars - Light Shaped 23,314 15,126 16,208 11,602 Bars - Reinforcing 163,447 78,912 164,636 76,147 Bars - Cold Finished 26,537 42,697 27,909 43,862 Tool Steel 13,014 24,486 13,321 23,858 Standard Pipe 101,139 79,121 92,176 72,702 Oil Country Goods 84,067 78,395 115,220 99,252 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 71,582 50,019 43,526 32,959 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,305 21,897 23,168 15,803 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,028 8,956 15,987 10,321 Mechanical Tubing 46,367 51,783 45,492 50,728 Pressure Tubing 6,525 9,256 6,778 8,032 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,734 39,980 9,422 40,987 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,412 3,286 1,515 3,345 Structural Pipe & Tube 46,964 44,314 42,095 41,446 Pipe For Piling 201 197 440 373 Wire Drawn 70,097 80,229 75,903 79,300 Black Plate 4,112 3,330 3,645 2,910 Tin Plate 25,704 17,085 24,772 16,574 Tin Free Steel 13,451 9,441 6,721 4,857 Sheets Hot Rolled 434,919 262,349 454,110 270,943 Sheets Cold Rolled 282,254 243,405 229,633 213,035 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 264,182 196,263 294,827 230,934 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,095 5,705 8,006 6,402 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 44,416 41,974 42,454 38,135 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,861 6,997 6,937 6,430 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,909 5,901 7,518 5,152 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,464 30,772 16,026 30,211 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 October 2005 (CB-05-167)