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. July 1999 Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,933,113 1,062,168 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,200 1,460 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 705,030 144,093 Wire Rods 292,263 84,606 Structural Shapes Heavy 86,339 27,358 Steel Piling 6,611 3,537 Plates Cut Lengths 52,190 23,736 Plates In Coils 100,918 28,302 Rails Standard 12,675 6,538 Rails All Other 1,776 1,345 Railroad Accessories 434 274 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,634 55,205 Bars - Light Shaped 27,610 9,749 Bars - Reinforcing 208,587 43,161 Bars - Cold Finished 23,182 24,886 Tool Steel 8,924 16,634 Standard Pipe 54,809 28,464 Oil Country Goods 8,206 6,952 Line Pipe 71,033 29,584 Mechanical Tubing 32,957 27,635 Pressure Tubing 3,646 3,457 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,405 17,895 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,710 2,361 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,819 15,204 Pipe For Piling 837 370 Wire Drawn 52,280 45,622 Black Plate 12,284 6,620 Tin Plate 38,328 21,012 Tin Free Steel 14,213 8,098 Sheets Hot Rolled 406,272 103,669 Sheets Cold Rolled 329,380 136,223 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 160,261 80,541 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 22,887 11,350 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,512 12,451 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,024 6,170 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,979 2,533 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,898 25,075 _____________________________________________________________________ June 1999 Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,656,507 1,017,543 Ingots And Steel For Castings 761 3,946 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 677,770 134,074 Wire Rods 177,111 56,853 Structural Shapes Heavy 97,844 30,632 Steel Piling 4,160 2,431 Plates Cut Lengths 69,144 30,300 Plates In Coils 79,062 21,809 Rails Standard 2,228 1,149 Rails All Other 2,174 1,305 Railroad Accessories 112 90 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,018 58,019 Bars - Light Shaped 23,342 9,111 Bars - Reinforcing 167,865 32,123 Bars - Cold Finished 24,813 25,967 Tool Steel 12,643 19,885 Standard Pipe 72,425 36,084 Oil Country Goods 10,481 11,464 Line Pipe 76,838 32,817 Mechanical Tubing 34,446 28,167 Pressure Tubing 5,248 5,864 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,588 21,515 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,274 3,815 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,827 18,163 Pipe For Piling 3,235 1,073 Wire Drawn 60,015 52,073 Black Plate 16,879 8,704 Tin Plate 38,905 22,168 Tin Free Steel 10,344 6,336 Sheets Hot Rolled 324,045 85,682 Sheets Cold Rolled 263,632 113,846 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 173,375 86,554 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,468 5,969 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 17,455 12,279 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,336 6,111 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,642 3,090 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,003 28,077 ____________________________________________________________________ June 1999 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,779,243 1,062,503 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,054 4,014 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 726,159 151,890 Wire Rods 182,296 57,738 Structural Shapes Heavy 97,950 31,901 Steel Piling 4,666 2,652 Plates Cut Lengths 73,041 31,211 Plates In Coils 79,374 21,887 Rails Standard 2,234 1,165 Rails All Other 2,240 1,333 Railroad Accessories 127 99 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,088 59,039 Bars - Light Shaped 23,342 9,111 Bars - Reinforcing 184,725 35,171 Bars - Cold Finished 32,543 29,568 Tool Steel 13,542 20,985 Standard Pipe 72,596 36,146 Oil Country Goods 10,926 12,206 Line Pipe 81,571 35,192 Mechanical Tubing 34,459 28,187 Pressure Tubing 5,247 5,837 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,634 21,729 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,293 3,818 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,827 18,163 Pipe For Piling 3,235 1,073 Wire Drawn 60,536 52,365 Black Plate 16,943 8,804 Tin Plate 39,860 22,684 Tin Free Steel 11,409 8,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 329,743 87,094 Sheets Cold Rolled 281,892 119,041 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 175,380 87,646 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,519 5,999 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,615 13,060 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,336 6,111 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,642 3,090 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,198 28,303 ______________________________________________________________________ July 1998 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,629,856 1,557,508 Ingots And Steel For Castings 988 1,164 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 670,951 189,987 Wire Rods 149,588 59,217 Structural Shapes Heavy 316,869 115,086 Steel Piling 11,683 6,504 Plates Cut Lengths 177,524 85,521 Plates In Coils 307,398 102,264 Rails Standard 21,563 10,733 Rails All Other 1,821 1,019 Railroad Accessories 264 91 Bars - Hot Rolled 120,780 64,301 Bars - Light Shaped 18,219 8,327 Bars - Reinforcing 101,004 24,209 Bars - Cold Finished 29,896 37,233 Tool Steel 11,536 19,319 Standard Pipe 66,153 36,032 Oil Country Goods 33,339 27,210 Line Pipe 111,358 64,192 Mechanical Tubing 42,189 40,140 Pressure Tubing 8,301 7,788 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,195 22,579 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,403 1,530 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,140 17,413 Pipe For Piling 1,938 931 Wire Drawn 54,195 52,657 Black Plate 18,549 10,976 Tin Plate 25,960 16,674 Tin Free Steel 16,847 11,696 Sheets Hot Rolled 727,492 214,828 Sheets Cold Rolled 338,250 163,478 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 143,633 84,476 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,089 8,098 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 8,276 7,394 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 12,030 9,596 Strip - Hot Rolled 13,749 5,235 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,687 29,609 ____________________________________________________________________ June 1998 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,320,954 1,465,259 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,393 8,752 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 628,626 176,917 Wire Rods 148,207 55,905 Structural Shapes Heavy 221,661 80,742 Steel Piling 23,584 12,818 Plates Cut Lengths 234,761 111,566 Plates In Coils 218,061 68,389 Rails Standard 15,041 7,846 Rails All Other 4,577 2,960 Railroad Accessories 169 139 Bars - Hot Rolled 138,990 71,843 Bars - Light Shaped 24,143 10,152 Bars - Reinforcing 109,489 30,277 Bars - Cold Finished 27,642 34,200 Tool Steel 18,931 25,095 Standard Pipe 84,923 46,561 Oil Country Goods 22,699 15,383 Line Pipe 102,277 62,058 Mechanical Tubing 37,713 33,687 Pressure Tubing 6,222 6,806 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,381 22,637 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,648 1,811 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,102 21,399 Pipe For Piling 2,220 1,258 Wire Drawn 60,669 55,078 Black Plate 15,698 9,013 Tin Plate 22,242 14,053 Tin Free Steel 6,574 5,386 Sheets Hot Rolled 567,367 173,728 Sheets Cold Rolled 333,532 163,035 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 137,503 79,767 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,724 8,440 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 8,451 6,881 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 11,376 8,594 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,090 3,052 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,273 29,033 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Bureau of Census, Foreign Trade Division.