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 November 2005 October 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,145,210 1,693,796 2,472,708 1,842,665 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,775 8,856 3,705 6,289 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 421,127 175,308 658,826 277,822 Wire Rods 109,407 64,651 169,629 86,583 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,056 32,318 36,410 22,834 Steel Piling 9,393 7,685 10,954 9,474 Plates Cut Lengths 71,774 78,027 83,140 91,722 Plates In Coils 63,517 39,127 80,009 44,431 Rails Standard 14,190 9,903 2,621 2,795 Rails All Other 1,165 937 1,783 1,592 Railroad Accessories 435 276 357 230 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,103 85,028 109,385 90,644 Bars - Light Shaped 14,062 9,548 27,042 16,526 Bars - Reinforcing 158,670 69,434 75,073 28,817 Bars - Cold Finished 27,283 57,248 43,394 63,749 Tool Steel 16,033 44,838 16,029 44,113 Standard Pipe 97,919 78,580 99,068 78,924 Oil Country Goods 105,203 140,987 132,821 154,893 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 27,835 29,183 42,189 47,324 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19,285 20,131 37,331 38,604 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,579 8,933 12,719 9,547 Mechanical Tubing 54,983 67,155 55,860 65,254 Pressure Tubing 7,819 15,411 6,468 11,915 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,536 58,147 9,769 59,100 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,667 5,131 1,242 3,914 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,779 34,405 34,657 31,707 Pipe For Piling 529 701 3,483 3,224 Wire Drawn 60,479 70,332 59,193 69,485 Black Plate 1,863 1,821 2,572 3,033 Tin Plate 36,308 28,959 28,993 22,614 Tin Free Steel 11,686 10,064 7,970 7,495 Sheets Hot Rolled 204,400 111,225 273,107 135,452 Sheets Cold Rolled 144,516 126,150 124,735 121,744 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 180,157 127,362 156,104 113,535 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,126 4,982 13,470 10,670 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,332 22,124 26,074 25,267 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,753 11,176 3,892 5,597 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,223 5,921 8,598 5,973 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,244 31,732 14,037 29,772 ______________________________________________________________ October 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,537,425 1,894,668 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,826 7,143 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 664,431 282,380 Wire Rods 169,661 86,608 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,410 22,834 Steel Piling 10,976 9,490 Plates Cut Lengths 89,981 96,986 Plates In Coils 80,148 44,831 Rails Standard 2,951 2,795 Rails All Other 1,783 1,592 Railroad Accessories 357 230 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,969 95,870 Bars - Light Shaped 27,047 16,534 Bars - Reinforcing 95,880 36,031 Bars - Cold Finished 45,304 65,392 Tool Steel 16,226 44,723 Standard Pipe 100,901 80,424 Oil Country Goods 139,515 161,331 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 53,007 60,908 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 37,347 38,633 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,719 9,547 Mechanical Tubing 56,897 66,301 Pressure Tubing 6,735 12,171 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,824 59,441 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,242 3,914 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,725 31,734 Pipe For Piling 3,483 3,224 Wire Drawn 60,060 70,243 Black Plate 2,572 3,033 Tin Plate 28,993 22,614 Tin Free Steel 7,970 7,495 Sheets Hot Rolled 273,607 136,032 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,960 122,086 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 156,122 113,553 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,908 11,074 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,078 25,274 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,916 5,636 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,598 5,973 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,295 30,588 ______________________________________________________________ November 2004 October 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,115,404 2,276,818 3,200,961 2,269,481 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,267 3,451 3,394 3,996 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 685,610 370,976 691,352 356,909 Wire Rods 202,509 117,831 301,213 166,466 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,794 30,023 39,389 27,832 Steel Piling 2,908 2,422 6,688 5,256 Plates Cut Lengths 68,806 61,877 67,008 58,396 Plates In Coils 135,454 87,092 138,493 89,520 Rails Standard 11,669 8,116 5,860 5,458 Rails All Other 1,838 1,384 549 409 Railroad Accessories 406 304 613 227 Bars - Hot Rolled 120,769 101,892 133,304 103,135 Bars - Light Shaped 19,942 19,174 23,314 15,126 Bars - Reinforcing 153,255 74,349 163,447 78,912 Bars - Cold Finished 27,572 48,540 26,537 42,697 Tool Steel 12,852 27,339 13,014 24,486 Standard Pipe 94,944 74,618 101,139 79,121 Oil Country Goods 113,488 113,354 84,067 78,395 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 20,176 16,690 71,582 50,019 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 32,669 26,125 28,305 21,897 Line Pipe - Not Specified 23,100 15,868 14,028 8,956 Mechanical Tubing 48,355 55,048 46,367 51,783 Pressure Tubing 10,047 11,958 6,525 9,256 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,887 36,904 8,734 39,980 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,286 3,426 1,412 3,286 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,314 36,156 46,964 44,314 Pipe For Piling 750 623 201 197 Wire Drawn 69,731 78,926 70,097 80,229 Black Plate 9,177 7,210 4,112 3,330 Tin Plate 33,575 22,967 25,704 17,085 Tin Free Steel 9,185 7,029 13,451 9,441 Sheets Hot Rolled 430,674 233,777 434,919 262,349 Sheets Cold Rolled 283,528 246,025 282,254 243,405 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 298,738 231,191 264,182 196,263 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,741 6,256 7,095 5,705 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 60,877 55,524 44,416 41,974 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,237 9,684 7,861 6,997 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,473 5,396 7,909 5,901 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,802 27,294 15,464 30,772 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 November 2005 (CB-05-181)