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. March 1999 Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,544,716 1,018,956 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,038 1,270 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 591,233 127,345 Wire Rods 210,410 58,294 Structural Shapes Heavy 123,687 38,625 Steel Piling 9,995 4,980 Plates Cut Lengths 101,570 46,174 Plates In Coils 97,037 26,696 Rails Standard 19,471 10,010 Rails All Other 1,712 1,092 Railroad Accessories 211 176 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,078 56,571 Bars - Light Shaped 23,532 10,291 Bars - Reinforcing 123,961 24,174 Bars - Cold Finished 19,719 24,100 Tool Steel 17,402 21,468 Standard Pipe 57,493 31,024 Oil Country Goods 4,612 5,050 Line Pipe 60,850 30,949 Mechanical Tubing 35,498 30,716 Pressure Tubing 2,224 2,698 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,907 20,796 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,279 1,559 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,731 19,013 Pipe For Piling 1,716 915 Wire Drawn 61,298 53,157 Black Plate 18,071 9,825 Tin Plate 34,592 19,577 Tin Free Steel 11,183 7,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 289,038 79,002 Sheets Cold Rolled 245,848 116,733 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 167,242 86,027 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,206 4,309 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 16,027 10,127 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,819 5,478 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,786 3,212 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,243 29,703 ____________________________________________________________ February 1999 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 ____________________________________________________________ February 1999 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,033,924 864,713 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,422 1,362 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 360,322 74,350 Wire Rods 145,779 46,747 Structural Shapes Heavy 174,410 49,437 Steel Piling 8,935 5,175 Plates Cut Lengths 73,144 35,496 Plates In Coils 88,451 28,116 Rails Standard 20,186 9,823 Rails All Other 2,017 1,440 Railroad Accessories 290 195 Bars - Hot Rolled 82,925 42,260 Bars - Light Shaped 21,355 7,704 Bars - Reinforcing 94,626 20,019 Bars - Cold Finished 18,133 21,115 Tool Steel 9,506 16,396 Standard Pipe 56,480 29,522 Oil Country Goods 3,855 3,755 Line Pipe 84,395 41,621 Mechanical Tubing 30,391 27,038 Pressure Tubing 3,878 4,850 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 4,915 20,306 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,100 1,331 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,046 18,543 Pipe For Piling 2,186 1,266 Wire Drawn 50,300 43,999 Black Plate 4,995 2,687 Tin Plate 34,758 20,150 Tin Free Steel 10,752 10,015 Sheets Hot Rolled 189,352 50,838 Sheets Cold Rolled 227,691 107,268 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 135,637 72,975 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,543 4,950 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 12,905 8,312 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,823 6,182 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,964 3,622 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,457 25,846 ____________________________________________________________ March 1998 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,435,473 1,217,210 Ingots And Steel For Castings 18,771 4,019 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 334,988 101,095 Wire Rods 189,184 70,436 Structural Shapes Heavy 217,652 81,934 Steel Piling 8,468 4,560 Plates Cut Lengths 76,800 46,629 Plates In Coils 170,342 67,558 Rails Standard 30,857 15,581 Rails All Other 1,997 1,368 Railroad Accessories 268 395 Bars - Hot Rolled 138,183 68,571 Bars - Light Shaped 20,853 10,594 Bars - Reinforcing 71,978 26,203 Bars - Cold Finished 28,567 37,202 Tool Steel 13,344 20,659 Standard Pipe 89,196 50,534 Oil Country Goods 31,700 24,140 Line Pipe 64,374 39,845 Mechanical Tubing 34,894 34,121 Pressure Tubing 4,084 4,530 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,537 23,147 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,117 1,375 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,291 20,755 Pipe For Piling 800 407 Wire Drawn 55,308 55,640 Black Plate 10,917 7,899 Tin Plate 22,651 14,551 Tin Free Steel 9,511 7,364 Sheets Hot Rolled 364,332 122,663 Sheets Cold Rolled 209,165 124,922 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 120,444 71,630 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,671 6,675 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 9,050 7,624 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,083 8,067 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,679 3,697 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,418 30,820 ____________________________________________________________ February 1998 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 SOURCE: Report FT900A (CB-99-74), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999 preliminary. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.