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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,649,314 1,943,932 2,185,169 1,732,802 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,780 6,350 5,795 8,869 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 656,476 291,997 426,176 178,953 Wire Rods 157,372 87,019 109,421 64,660 Structural Shapes Heavy 60,651 40,652 54,057 32,332 Steel Piling 7,151 6,134 9,393 7,685 Plates Cut Lengths 97,201 92,936 71,774 78,027 Plates In Coils 77,247 44,985 63,534 39,191 Rails Standard 7,643 5,011 14,219 9,919 Rails All Other 2,386 1,882 1,167 940 Railroad Accessories 347 325 435 276 Bars - Hot Rolled 116,302 90,398 105,191 85,046 Bars - Light Shaped 18,411 10,930 14,062 9,548 Bars - Reinforcing 104,332 44,053 158,670 69,434 Bars - Cold Finished 22,782 48,475 27,326 57,248 Tool Steel 16,172 39,477 16,273 45,304 Standard Pipe 103,508 82,932 98,357 79,007 Oil Country Goods 118,022 150,921 113,215 149,321 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 58,738 60,710 42,009 47,267 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,965 20,363 19,301 20,160 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,720 9,438 11,579 8,933 Mechanical Tubing 59,597 72,128 55,058 67,263 Pressure Tubing 6,433 11,703 7,919 15,527 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,138 51,888 10,555 58,265 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,252 3,825 1,669 5,145 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,491 29,043 39,779 34,405 Pipe For Piling 1,611 1,508 690 804 Wire Drawn 57,611 66,562 60,662 70,508 Black Plate 1,274 1,129 1,863 1,821 Tin Plate 30,893 23,629 36,308 28,959 Tin Free Steel 5,202 4,656 11,686 10,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 329,493 172,123 204,411 111,396 Sheets Cold Rolled 177,682 148,310 144,592 126,292 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 204,504 142,582 191,202 134,266 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,635 8,934 5,197 4,982 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 31,709 27,397 24,332 22,124 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,259 10,051 5,825 11,195 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,007 4,520 6,223 5,921 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,322 28,953 15,246 31,745 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,652,887 2,120,915 3,115,404 2,276,818 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,833 7,467 3,267 3,451 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 472,173 278,847 685,610 370,976 Wire Rods 272,135 145,077 202,509 117,831 Structural Shapes Heavy 47,942 31,192 43,794 30,023 Steel Piling 1,797 1,508 2,908 2,422 Plates Cut Lengths 83,250 87,529 68,806 61,877 Plates In Coils 68,719 50,468 135,454 87,092 Rails Standard 16,634 11,260 11,669 8,116 Rails All Other 2,332 1,942 1,838 1,384 Railroad Accessories 616 412 406 304 Bars - Hot Rolled 127,238 108,088 120,769 101,892 Bars - Light Shaped 16,089 15,140 19,942 19,174 Bars - Reinforcing 38,829 17,802 153,255 74,349 Bars - Cold Finished 30,726 54,167 27,572 48,540 Tool Steel 21,029 34,309 12,852 27,339 Standard Pipe 82,330 69,587 94,944 74,618 Oil Country Goods 83,211 83,536 113,488 113,354 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29,558 23,450 20,176 16,690 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 37,218 32,075 32,669 26,125 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,145 15,128 23,100 15,868 Mechanical Tubing 53,281 59,501 48,355 55,048 Pressure Tubing 9,416 12,226 10,047 11,958 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,025 42,633 7,887 36,904 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,083 2,986 1,286 3,426 Structural Pipe & Tube 48,741 43,786 36,314 36,156 Pipe For Piling 779 573 750 623 Wire Drawn 64,804 76,677 69,731 78,926 Black Plate 5,805 4,685 9,177 7,210 Tin Plate 44,893 30,877 33,575 22,967 Tin Free Steel 7,000 4,998 9,185 7,029 Sheets Hot Rolled 271,095 175,441 430,674 233,777 Sheets Cold Rolled 305,002 283,137 283,528 246,025 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 295,206 227,489 298,738 231,191 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,492 7,866 7,741 6,256 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,802 38,847 60,877 55,524 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,202 5,296 10,237 9,684 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,618 5,601 8,473 5,396 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,837 29,310 13,802 27,294 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 29,128,436 23,321,039 32,484,663 21,380,213 Ingots And Steel For Castings 49,453 73,093 31,791 34,808 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,225,092 3,278,651 6,698,876 3,053,081 Wire Rods 2,273,756 1,252,267 3,423,887 1,647,740 Structural Shapes Heavy 575,247 364,830 563,879 318,360 Steel Piling 94,325 79,871 103,691 66,886 Plates Cut Lengths 997,571 1,040,647 813,997 627,195 Plates In Coils 941,675 641,284 1,058,490 657,931 Rails Standard 184,869 138,173 195,480 107,399 Rails All Other 20,254 17,120 19,196 13,180 Railroad Accessories 9,978 6,203 7,550 4,706 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,504,427 1,214,626 1,577,471 1,052,082 Bars - Light Shaped 224,876 142,598 225,575 163,642 Bars - Reinforcing 1,292,198 551,680 1,738,959 828,441 Bars - Cold Finished 413,947 738,082 306,980 454,535 Tool Steel 191,679 466,244 162,692 271,032 Standard Pipe 1,188,158 970,032 1,172,145 836,619 Oil Country Goods 1,507,868 1,731,822 1,005,808 862,575 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 533,369 567,472 479,117 311,816 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 348,553 338,087 309,826 214,127 Line Pipe - Not Specified 202,593 161,341 203,629 114,093 Mechanical Tubing 653,060 791,861 558,041 560,862 Pressure Tubing 94,996 172,673 96,550 109,852 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 121,963 657,324 107,949 464,946 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 14,742 40,710 14,866 35,732 Structural Pipe & Tube 512,488 465,252 495,210 431,567 Pipe For Piling 21,595 19,457 8,636 6,144 Wire Drawn 776,265 913,417 857,673 870,776 Black Plate 36,445 33,800 58,303 41,071 Tin Plate 390,723 299,693 327,926 214,486 Tin Free Steel 92,265 81,136 100,465 70,906 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,871,174 1,664,655 3,856,368 2,032,607 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,740,119 1,722,031 2,347,109 2,053,632 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 2,104,100 1,606,965 2,689,086 1,960,009 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 146,646 118,652 104,974 76,734 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 430,660 420,845 425,439 368,533 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 74,916 100,436 78,641 70,424 Strip - Hot Rolled 95,854 71,411 97,907 61,629 Strip - Cold Rolled 170,540 366,600 160,480 310,054 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.