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. 1999 Data 1998 Data January December Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,421,081 1,026,161 2,485,618 1,063,125 Ingots And Steel For Castings 389 831 1,184 734 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 356,608 81,647 368,050 88,038 Wire Rods 178,137 58,662 186,902 61,205 Structural Shapes Heavy 186,770 53,748 161,536 48,222 Steel Piling 12,137 6,712 16,318 9,530 Plates Cut Lengths 125,484 54,786 122,263 66,184 Plates In Coils 94,624 27,971 126,059 34,850 Rails Standard 32,160 16,374 21,432 11,160 Rails All Other 1,865 1,207 3,410 2,561 Railroad Accessories 135 189 568 124 Bars - Hot Rolled 108,025 56,163 103,849 53,820 Bars - Light Shaped 16,151 6,251 22,287 8,126 Bars - Reinforcing 69,170 15,975 72,563 17,536 Bars - Cold Finished 20,954 24,632 22,637 27,657 Tool Steel 12,530 15,961 10,022 14,462 Standard Pipe 62,966 33,242 58,693 31,344 Oil Country Goods 15,440 12,282 9,291 8,331 Line Pipe 100,312 52,086 80,437 45,252 Mechanical Tubing 30,597 28,205 29,090 27,761 Pressure Tubing 3,025 3,958 4,315 5,130 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,048 23,974 5,617 22,226 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,070 1,352 1,607 1,613 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,761 18,787 32,767 15,877 Pipe For Piling 1,642 689 1,247 547 Wire Drawn 51,372 45,512 48,669 43,548 Black Plate 11,316 6,634 12,089 6,262 Tin Plate 34,882 20,180 20,282 12,797 Tin Free Steel 19,525 13,293 10,770 6,604 Sheets Hot Rolled 338,238 92,440 347,433 94,563 Sheets Cold Rolled 282,881 123,622 377,945 162,663 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 149,061 79,997 150,956 83,449 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,593 5,232 13,230 7,396 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,294 12,049 13,347 9,597 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,366 5,592 5,289 5,215 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,697 2,333 5,721 3,078 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,855 23,592 17,744 25,663 ____________________________________________________________________ 1998 Data December January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,595,632 1,107,807 2,293,699 1,176,355 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,520 2,538 18,711 3,687 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 375,844 90,282 407,810 122,014 Wire Rods 187,260 61,581 213,097 81,840 Structural Shapes Heavy 163,625 48,924 103,283 56,460 Steel Piling 16,338 9,534 14,084 8,074 Plates Cut Lengths 155,142 83,827 62,641 33,073 Plates In Coils 130,623 35,731 120,370 61,463 Rails Standard 23,329 12,106 32,769 16,872 Rails All Other 3,700 2,694 3,949 2,390 Railroad Accessories 585 137 376 110 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,493 54,459 92,040 49,634 Bars - Light Shaped 25,028 8,912 23,496 11,971 Bars - Reinforcing 82,699 19,462 41,699 15,790 Bars - Cold Finished 22,887 28,360 29,594 37,225 Tool Steel 10,079 14,582 12,531 18,964 Standard Pipe 58,808 31,374 57,271 33,666 Oil Country Goods 9,291 8,327 34,544 28,908 Line Pipe 80,437 45,255 90,700 49,198 Mechanical Tubing 29,108 27,789 39,244 36,439 Pressure Tubing 4,315 5,130 3,796 3,332 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,680 22,323 4,564 19,069 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,607 1,587 891 1,210 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,753 15,824 35,702 19,036 Pipe For Piling 1,247 547 1,074 521 Wire Drawn 48,722 43,706 43,212 44,806 Black Plate 12,089 6,262 11,224 8,471 Tin Plate 21,221 13,240 27,670 17,419 Tin Free Steel 10,877 6,639 15,579 12,634 Sheets Hot Rolled 381,556 104,894 361,155 125,578 Sheets Cold Rolled 379,365 164,678 209,205 127,610 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 150,976 83,471 131,985 78,956 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,938 9,236 13,884 9,203 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 13,347 9,665 8,102 6,232 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,294 5,327 6,882 5,055 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,785 3,095 5,728 3,406 Strip - Cold Rolled 18,064 26,310 14,840 26,037 ____________________________________________________________________ 1997 Data December Final Commodity Grouping 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 SOURCE: Report FT900A (CB-99-43), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 1999 preliminary. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.