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 January 2006 December 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,852,915 2,014,864 2,473,386 1,834,709 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,910 5,925 2,764 6,315 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 717,991 291,065 606,346 269,342 Wire Rods 325,361 152,581 151,773 83,618 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,488 34,508 59,992 40,274 Steel Piling 2,121 1,881 7,151 6,134 Plates Cut Lengths 91,943 94,241 87,791 84,805 Plates In Coils 68,079 43,418 68,116 39,908 Rails Standard 12,957 9,319 7,643 5,011 Rails All Other 1,546 1,352 2,386 1,882 Railroad Accessories 1,067 888 253 325 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,624 92,011 109,420 86,872 Bars - Light Shaped 22,555 14,477 17,455 10,432 Bars - Reinforcing 103,622 43,687 101,503 42,924 Bars - Cold Finished 23,477 45,117 22,346 47,378 Tool Steel 19,982 35,925 14,931 37,664 Standard Pipe 109,834 82,336 101,154 80,113 Oil Country Goods 135,751 167,849 114,187 146,834 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 45,217 45,588 39,023 40,510 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 32,052 30,234 21,875 20,254 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,832 15,296 12,776 9,438 Mechanical Tubing 47,344 58,366 58,025 70,822 Pressure Tubing 6,582 15,030 6,392 11,476 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,964 60,476 8,852 51,042 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 934 3,086 1,233 3,801 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,125 36,091 34,021 28,565 Pipe For Piling 1,511 1,196 1,392 1,355 Wire Drawn 62,239 72,994 56,594 65,413 Black Plate 3,118 2,219 1,274 1,129 Tin Plate 21,661 17,333 30,873 23,609 Tin Free Steel 7,355 6,779 5,202 4,656 Sheets Hot Rolled 294,706 155,253 287,073 152,574 Sheets Cold Rolled 152,211 139,016 172,734 145,474 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 222,973 159,015 194,384 136,542 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,337 6,077 9,868 8,252 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 41,391 35,862 31,399 27,022 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,178 3,544 5,259 10,051 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,581 4,467 5,969 4,464 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,296 30,362 13,962 28,428 ______________________________________________________________ December 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,649,314 1,943,932 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,780 6,350 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 656,476 291,997 Wire Rods 157,372 87,019 Structural Shapes Heavy 60,651 40,652 Steel Piling 7,151 6,134 Plates Cut Lengths 97,201 92,936 Plates In Coils 77,247 44,985 Rails Standard 7,643 5,011 Rails All Other 2,386 1,882 Railroad Accessories 347 325 Bars - Hot Rolled 116,302 90,398 Bars - Light Shaped 18,411 10,930 Bars - Reinforcing 104,332 44,053 Bars - Cold Finished 22,782 48,475 Tool Steel 16,172 39,477 Standard Pipe 103,508 82,932 Oil Country Goods 118,022 150,921 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 58,738 60,710 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,965 20,363 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,720 9,438 Mechanical Tubing 59,597 72,128 Pressure Tubing 6,433 11,703 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,138 51,888 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,252 3,825 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,491 29,043 Pipe For Piling 1,611 1,508 Wire Drawn 57,611 66,562 Black Plate 1,274 1,129 Tin Plate 30,893 23,629 Tin Free Steel 5,202 4,656 Sheets Hot Rolled 329,493 172,123 Sheets Cold Rolled 177,682 148,310 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 204,504 142,582 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,635 8,934 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 31,709 27,397 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,259 10,051 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,007 4,520 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,322 28,953 ______________________________________________________________ January 2005 December 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,634,812 2,054,261 2,652,887 2,120,915 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,808 5,816 4,833 7,467 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 645,839 351,096 472,173 278,847 Wire Rods 238,171 134,949 272,135 145,077 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,079 35,239 47,942 31,192 Steel Piling 4,901 4,147 1,797 1,508 Plates Cut Lengths 47,219 51,322 83,250 87,529 Plates In Coils 92,786 67,277 68,719 50,468 Rails Standard 22,501 14,386 16,634 11,260 Rails All Other 1,304 1,146 2,332 1,942 Railroad Accessories 1,148 826 616 412 Bars - Hot Rolled 142,149 117,270 127,238 108,088 Bars - Light Shaped 10,075 8,235 16,089 15,140 Bars - Reinforcing 44,547 19,498 38,829 17,802 Bars - Cold Finished 33,132 55,647 30,726 54,167 Tool Steel 16,511 30,726 21,029 34,309 Standard Pipe 97,257 77,107 82,330 69,587 Oil Country Goods 94,848 100,481 83,211 83,536 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 19,753 19,199 29,558 23,450 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 31,781 25,648 37,218 32,075 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,754 10,941 21,145 15,128 Mechanical Tubing 43,667 54,783 53,281 59,501 Pressure Tubing 6,879 10,349 9,416 12,226 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,022 47,962 9,025 42,633 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,387 3,238 1,083 2,986 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,252 40,878 48,741 43,786 Pipe For Piling 284 268 779 573 Wire Drawn 68,446 81,593 64,804 76,677 Black Plate 3,595 3,242 5,805 4,685 Tin Plate 30,474 21,674 44,893 30,877 Tin Free Steel 8,692 6,455 7,000 4,998 Sheets Hot Rolled 305,961 188,265 271,095 175,441 Sheets Cold Rolled 198,137 201,910 305,002 283,137 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 209,304 165,151 295,206 227,489 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,368 7,365 9,492 7,866 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 48,469 48,019 42,802 38,847 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,726 6,443 5,202 5,296 Strip - Hot Rolled 10,148 6,626 8,618 5,601 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,439 29,083 12,837 29,310 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 January 2006 (CB-06-29)