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. May 1999 Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,996,987 1,097,491 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,245 1,298 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 931,086 175,238 Wire Rods 233,788 70,742 Structural Shapes Heavy 135,957 39,978 Steel Piling 9,797 5,148 Plates Cut Lengths 58,699 29,513 Plates In Coils 127,834 36,237 Rails Standard 16,966 8,813 Rails All Other 2,065 1,338 Railroad Accessories 1,263 392 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,957 53,024 Bars - Light Shaped 21,947 8,476 Bars - Reinforcing 112,278 24,560 Bars - Cold Finished 19,132 23,021 Tool Steel 13,771 20,249 Standard Pipe 68,387 35,064 Oil Country Goods 6,922 6,530 Line Pipe 72,005 34,052 Mechanical Tubing 35,314 30,751 Pressure Tubing 3,173 5,309 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,791 19,801 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,757 1,947 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,062 16,451 Pipe For Piling 1,629 874 Wire Drawn 59,099 50,898 Black Plate 12,569 7,631 Tin Plate 37,577 21,339 Tin Free Steel 13,705 9,939 Sheets Hot Rolled 318,877 85,099 Sheets Cold Rolled 304,403 134,349 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 162,068 85,921 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,162 7,002 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 13,634 9,141 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 11,313 7,403 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,598 3,414 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,157 26,548 _______________________________________________________________________ April 1999 Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,237,144 930,031 Ingots And Steel For Castings 747 1,312 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 418,518 91,521 Wire Rods 183,637 56,111 Structural Shapes Heavy 80,786 25,932 Steel Piling 12,013 5,755 Plates Cut Lengths 48,778 25,372 Plates In Coils 85,115 23,521 Rails Standard 33,929 17,057 Rails All Other 3,961 2,349 Railroad Accessories 388 197 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,350 51,786 Bars - Light Shaped 20,317 7,470 Bars - Reinforcing 105,267 22,023 Bars - Cold Finished 21,771 25,398 Tool Steel 9,762 15,535 Standard Pipe 57,187 29,982 Oil Country Goods 5,479 4,388 Line Pipe 78,546 38,286 Mechanical Tubing 30,471 24,800 Pressure Tubing 3,914 3,984 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,212 18,370 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,271 1,581 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,555 16,083 Pipe For Piling 2,108 1,196 Wire Drawn 58,257 48,140 Black Plate 7,709 4,054 Tin Plate 41,870 24,019 Tin Free Steel 13,756 8,028 Sheets Hot Rolled 304,697 79,779 Sheets Cold Rolled 239,569 119,220 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 170,915 90,973 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,446 6,205 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 14,287 9,425 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,034 4,103 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,062 2,276 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,457 23,800 ________________________________________________________________________ April 1999 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,301,768 951,831 Ingots And Steel For Castings 762 1,322 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 419,826 92,608 Wire Rods 185,137 56,460 Structural Shapes Heavy 81,145 25,805 Steel Piling 12,398 5,895 Plates Cut Lengths 52,505 26,408 Plates In Coils 87,200 24,172 Rails Standard 33,929 17,057 Rails All Other 3,961 2,349 Railroad Accessories 388 197 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,867 52,043 Bars - Light Shaped 20,417 7,507 Bars - Reinforcing 115,671 24,022 Bars - Cold Finished 21,884 25,611 Tool Steel 10,228 16,187 Standard Pipe 58,642 30,476 Oil Country Goods 5,499 4,418 Line Pipe 80,803 38,979 Mechanical Tubing 30,514 24,877 Pressure Tubing 4,037 4,050 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,240 18,693 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,270 1,568 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,959 16,230 Pipe For Piling 2,108 1,196 Wire Drawn 58,407 48,678 Black Plate 8,540 4,500 Tin Plate 41,860 23,987 Tin Free Steel 13,756 8,028 Sheets Hot Rolled 323,052 84,682 Sheets Cold Rolled 257,869 125,390 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 172,156 91,694 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,446 6,205 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 14,338 9,651 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,110 4,130 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,146 2,345 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,698 24,412 ________________________________________________________________________ May 1998 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,329,376 1,457,891 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,876 1,761 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 648,476 172,654 Wire Rods 222,194 79,131 Structural Shapes Heavy 233,075 86,375 Steel Piling 14,072 7,953 Plates Cut Lengths 143,134 73,205 Plates In Coils 208,651 77,599 Rails Standard 35,205 17,748 Rails All Other 4,339 2,631 Railroad Accessories 489 310 Bars - Hot Rolled 126,521 67,172 Bars - Light Shaped 29,204 12,442 Bars - Reinforcing 172,321 48,168 Bars - Cold Finished 24,250 29,970 Tool Steel 11,012 18,377 Standard Pipe 79,708 45,939 Oil Country Goods 28,227 28,556 Line Pipe 92,975 56,545 Mechanical Tubing 38,652 37,216 Pressure Tubing 4,027 4,567 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,920 22,961 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 912 1,454 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,647 21,316 Pipe For Piling 2,116 1,021 Wire Drawn 53,383 53,319 Black Plate 18,438 10,863 Tin Plate 26,597 16,993 Tin Free Steel 15,972 11,837 Sheets Hot Rolled 587,216 183,547 Sheets Cold Rolled 298,292 149,026 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 106,846 63,018 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,154 11,694 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 6,825 5,713 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,022 8,887 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,225 3,369 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,405 24,555 ________________________________________________________________________ April 1998 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,955,401 1,341,717 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,031 871 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 532,533 147,738 Wire Rods 161,431 60,934 Structural Shapes Heavy 215,690 77,658 Steel Piling 14,714 7,203 Plates Cut Lengths 68,155 42,449 Plates In Coils 234,643 93,729 Rails Standard 21,472 10,811 Rails All Other 10,322 5,987 Railroad Accessories 169 153 Bars - Hot Rolled 109,707 61,224 Bars - Light Shaped 21,226 9,785 Bars - Reinforcing 125,182 30,614 Bars - Cold Finished 25,301 33,209 Tool Steel 11,340 18,678 Standard Pipe 65,016 38,259 Oil Country Goods 33,480 25,711 Line Pipe 102,872 59,356 Mechanical Tubing 43,121 41,028 Pressure Tubing 7,078 7,208 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 4,876 21,422 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 926 1,313 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,911 20,722 Pipe For Piling 2,059 966 Wire Drawn 58,970 55,667 Black Plate 10,687 6,830 Tin Plate 22,498 14,668 Tin Free Steel 11,168 8,108 Sheets Hot Rolled 574,075 173,256 Sheets Cold Rolled 229,996 125,336 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 145,338 86,696 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,723 9,116 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 6,024 5,117 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,488 8,571 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,501 3,183 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,679 28,141 SOURCE: Report FT900A(99-05) (CB-99-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.