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 total due to rounding. 1999 Data February Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,007,970 854,589 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,422 1,362 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 347,414 71,569 Wire Rods 145,638 46,559 Structural Shapes Heavy 174,293 49,205 Steel Piling 8,935 5,175 Plates Cut Lengths 69,645 34,492 Plates In Coils 87,716 27,961 Rails Standard 17,193 8,574 Rails All Other 2,018 1,452 Railroad Accessories 290 195 Bars - Hot Rolled 82,813 41,885 Bars - Light Shaped 21,108 7,090 Bars - Reinforcing 94,564 19,887 Bars - Cold Finished 18,127 21,111 Tool Steel 9,367 15,976 Standard Pipe 56,480 29,522 Oil Country Goods 3,855 3,755 Line Pipe 84,299 41,593 Mechanical Tubing 30,374 27,024 Pressure Tubing 3,878 4,850 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 4,892 20,201 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,098 1,243 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,046 18,543 Pipe For Piling 2,186 1,266 Wire Drawn 50,149 43,809 Black Plate 4,927 2,574 Tin Plate 34,628 20,048 Tin Free Steel 10,752 10,015 Sheets Hot Rolled 187,732 50,497 Sheets Cold Rolled 226,159 106,924 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 134,605 72,326 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,543 4,950 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 12,887 8,256 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,823 6,182 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,955 3,573 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,156 24,947 ____________________________________________________ 1999 Data January Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,421,081 1,026,161 Ingots And Steel For Castings 389 831 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 356,608 81,647 Wire Rods 178,137 58,662 Structural Shapes Heavy 186,770 53,748 Steel Piling 12,137 6,712 Plates Cut Lengths 125,484 54,786 Plates In Coils 94,624 27,971 Rails Standard 32,160 16,374 Rails All Other 1,865 1,207 Railroad Accessories 135 189 Bars - Hot Rolled 108,025 56,163 Bars - Light Shaped 16,151 6,251 Bars - Reinforcing 69,170 15,975 Bars - Cold Finished 20,954 24,632 Tool Steel 12,530 15,961 Standard Pipe 62,966 33,242 Oil Country Goods 15,440 12,282 Line Pipe 100,312 52,086 Mechanical Tubing 30,597 28,205 Pressure Tubing 3,025 3,958 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,048 23,974 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,070 1,352 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,761 18,787 Pipe For Piling 1,642 689 Wire Drawn 51,372 45,512 Black Plate 11,316 6,634 Tin Plate 34,882 20,180 Tin Free Steel 19,525 13,293 Sheets Hot Rolled 338,238 92,440 Sheets Cold Rolled 282,881 123,622 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 149,061 79,997 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,593 5,232 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,294 12,049 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,366 5,592 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,697 2,333 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,855 23,592 ____________________________________________________ 1999 Data January Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,485,321 1,050,538 Ingots And Steel For Castings 389 831 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 367,719 84,273 Wire Rods 180,691 58,662 Structural Shapes Heavy 189,085 57,051 Steel Piling 12,197 6,860 Plates Cut Lengths 134,807 57,590 Plates In Coils 96,561 28,777 Rails Standard 34,846 16,679 Rails All Other 1,953 1,244 Railroad Accessories 135 189 Bars - Hot Rolled 109,100 56,929 Bars - Light Shaped 16,175 6,266 Bars - Reinforcing 70,954 19,481 Bars - Cold Finished 21,061 25,013 Tool Steel 12,701 16,613 Standard Pipe 62,911 33,221 Oil Country Goods 15,440 12,282 Line Pipe 100,312 52,086 Mechanical Tubing 30,490 28,161 Pressure Tubing 3,025 3,958 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,049 23,994 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,070 1,352 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,938 18,889 Pipe For Piling 1,642 689 Wire Drawn 51,455 45,569 Black Plate 11,332 6,640 Tin Plate 35,903 20,634 Tin Free Steel 19,559 13,303 Sheets Hot Rolled 365,376 98,662 Sheets Cold Rolled 285,655 125,131 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 148,583 80,038 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,539 5,202 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,416 12,487 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,414 5,629 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,714 2,387 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,122 23,765 ____________________________________________________ 1998 Data February Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,211,143 1,089,998 Ingots And Steel For Castings 23,051 4,820 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 314,027 99,566 Wire Rods 176,810 71,081 Structural Shapes Heavy 137,719 53,252 Steel Piling 15,793 7,742 Plates Cut Lengths 86,029 42,044 Plates In Coils 135,776 48,076 Rails Standard 15,900 9,832 Rails All Other 4,472 3,040 Railroad Accessories 40 43 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,724 52,443 Bars - Light Shaped 14,178 7,320 Bars - Reinforcing 68,967 18,421 Bars - Cold Finished 24,862 30,625 Tool Steel 11,130 18,206 Standard Pipe 57,018 33,058 Oil Country Goods 38,258 22,857 Line Pipe 72,661 42,577 Mechanical Tubing 36,231 34,109 Pressure Tubing 3,762 4,101 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 4,752 20,022 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 806 998 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,549 20,347 Pipe For Piling 842 417 Wire Drawn 46,362 47,156 Black Plate 10,760 6,383 Tin Plate 27,273 17,148 Tin Free Steel 15,050 9,760 Sheets Hot Rolled 362,699 116,781 Sheets Cold Rolled 195,368 118,912 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 126,091 74,406 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,508 6,988 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 8,504 6,551 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,858 7,429 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,223 3,935 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,089 29,552 ____________________________________________________ 1998 Data January Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,293,699 1,176,355 Ingots And Steel For Castings 18,711 3,687 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 407,810 122,014 Wire Rods 213,097 81,840 Structural Shapes Heavy 103,283 56,460 Steel Piling 14,084 8,074 Plates Cut Lengths 62,641 33,073 Plates In Coils 120,370 61,463 Rails Standard 32,769 16,872 Rails All Other 3,949 2,390 Railroad Accessories 376 110 Bars - Hot Rolled 92,040 49,634 Bars - Light Shaped 23,496 11,971 Bars - Reinforcing 41,699 15,790 Bars - Cold Finished 29,594 37,225 Tool Steel 12,531 18,964 Standard Pipe 57,271 33,666 Oil Country Goods 34,544 28,908 Line Pipe 90,700 49,198 Mechanical Tubing 39,244 36,439 Pressure Tubing 3,796 3,332 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 4,564 19,069 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 891 1,210 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,702 19,036 Pipe For Piling 1,074 521 Wire Drawn 43,212 44,806 Black Plate 11,224 8,471 Tin Plate 27,670 17,419 Tin Free Steel 15,579 12,634 Sheets Hot Rolled 361,155 125,578 Sheets Cold Rolled 209,205 127,610 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 131,985 78,956 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,884 9,203 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 8,102 6,232 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,882 5,055 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,728 3,406 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,840 26,037 SOURCE: Report FT900A (CB-99-61), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 1999 preliminary. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.