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. January 1999 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 _____________________________________________________ December 1998 Final Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,595,632 1,107,807 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,520 2,538 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 375,844 90,282 Wire Rods 187,260 61,581 Structural Shapes Heavy 163,625 48,924 Steel Piling 16,338 9,534 Plates Cut Lengths 155,142 83,827 Plates In Coils 130,623 35,731 Rails Standard 23,329 12,106 Rails All Other 3,700 2,694 Railroad Accessories 585 137 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,493 54,459 Bars - Light Shaped 25,028 8,912 Bars - Reinforcing 82,699 19,462 Bars - Cold Finished 22,887 28,360 Tool Steel 10,079 14,582 Standard Pipe 58,808 31,374 Oil Country Goods 9,291 8,327 Line Pipe 80,437 45,255 Mechanical Tubing 29,108 27,789 Pressure Tubing 4,315 5,130 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,680 22,323 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,607 1,587 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,753 15,824 Pipe For Piling 1,247 547 Wire Drawn 48,722 43,706 Black Plate 12,089 6,262 Tin Plate 21,221 13,240 Tin Free Steel 10,877 6,639 Sheets Hot Rolled 381,556 104,894 Sheets Cold Rolled 379,365 164,678 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 150,976 83,471 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,938 9,236 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 13,347 9,665 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,294 5,327 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,785 3,095 Strip - Cold Rolled 18,064 26,310 ___________________________________________________ January 1998 Final 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 ___________________________________________________ December 1997 Final Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,913,886 1,010,642 Ingots And Steel For Castings 934 926 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 340,359 102,128 Wire Rods 121,002 58,234 Structural Shapes Heavy 85,807 36,180 Steel Piling 3,830 2,694 Plates Cut Lengths 63,044 35,129 Plates In Coils 68,341 38,174 Rails Standard 4,197 1,872 Rails All Other 2,297 1,427 Railroad Accessories 210 72 Bars - Hot Rolled 87,926 50,316 Bars - Light Shaped 21,879 10,791 Bars - Reinforcing 27,718 7,716 Bars - Cold Finished 29,719 38,250 Tool Steel 10,213 18,555 Standard Pipe 59,056 31,563 Oil Country Goods 23,687 17,908 Line Pipe 77,924 47,485 Mechanical Tubing 27,942 25,605 Pressure Tubing 4,071 4,455 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 4,172 18,713 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 818 1,336 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,772 16,786 Pipe For Piling 2,051 885 Wire Drawn 46,427 47,763 Black Plate 8,474 5,848 Tin Plate 19,888 12,589 Tin Free Steel 9,129 5,915 Sheets Hot Rolled 337,865 116,936 Sheets Cold Rolled 209,354 120,084 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,171 82,079 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,598 8,301 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 8,820 6,525 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,489 8,490 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,477 2,429 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,226 26,484