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. October 1999 Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,796,580 1,069,902 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,129 2,326 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 833,359 179,684 Wire Rods 211,750 67,303 Structural Shapes Heavy 48,740 19,723 Steel Piling 12,585 6,500 Plates Cut Lengths 34,560 18,291 Plates In Coils 119,055 33,852 Rails Standard 16,584 8,778 Rails All Other 872 613 Railroad Accessories 364 270 Bars - Hot Rolled 122,611 58,764 Bars - Light Shaped 15,375 7,302 Bars - Reinforcing 150,591 29,911 Bars - Cold Finished 23,638 29,091 Tool Steel 13,465 17,449 Standard Pipe 68,006 35,143 Oil Country Goods 24,336 13,153 Line Pipe 37,368 15,631 Mechanical Tubing 36,770 30,985 Pressure Tubing 5,365 4,764 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,348 22,332 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,756 3,573 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,610 18,129 Pipe For Piling 659 323 Wire Drawn 54,503 47,241 Black Plate 11,660 7,225 Tin Plate 48,234 27,589 Tin Free Steel 18,056 10,957 Sheets Hot Rolled 411,989 111,436 Sheets Cold Rolled 208,080 107,608 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 158,790 80,698 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,136 7,532 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 17,301 11,609 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,685 6,964 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,187 3,179 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,064 23,974 ______________________________________________________________ September 1999 Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,664,382 1,009,117 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,209 1,174 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 646,608 148,942 Wire Rods 209,985 66,332 Structural Shapes Heavy 67,940 22,852 Steel Piling 6,789 3,631 Plates Cut Lengths 49,233 21,712 Plates In Coils 160,971 41,782 Rails Standard 9,991 5,137 Rails All Other 692 379 Railroad Accessories 164 94 Bars - Hot Rolled 125,102 58,738 Bars - Light Shaped 14,572 6,346 Bars - Reinforcing 133,559 26,656 Bars - Cold Finished 19,553 22,566 Tool Steel 11,071 14,909 Standard Pipe 57,888 29,177 Oil Country Goods 14,741 11,514 Line Pipe 53,901 23,021 Mechanical Tubing 31,326 26,534 Pressure Tubing 4,201 4,170 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,077 19,801 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,269 2,767 Structural Pipe & Tube 31,327 16,295 Pipe For Piling 766 317 Wire Drawn 52,720 45,129 Black Plate 10,985 6,355 Tin Plate 29,882 17,100 Tin Free Steel 16,535 9,530 Sheets Hot Rolled 415,246 108,998 Sheets Cold Rolled 253,514 112,586 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,740 81,060 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,285 9,987 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,585 12,121 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,217 4,930 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,612 2,794 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,127 23,682 _______________________________________________________________________ September 1999 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,822,445 1,046,054 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,209 1,174 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 710,484 158,824 Wire Rods 209,923 66,310 Structural Shapes Heavy 68,384 23,048 Steel Piling 6,804 3,640 Plates Cut Lengths 50,480 22,120 Plates In Coils 170,180 44,021 Rails Standard 9,991 5,137 Rails All Other 692 379 Railroad Accessories 164 94 Bars - Hot Rolled 127,611 59,803 Bars - Light Shaped 14,774 6,405 Bars - Reinforcing 157,532 30,885 Bars - Cold Finished 19,668 22,708 Tool Steel 11,205 15,295 Standard Pipe 60,260 30,102 Oil Country Goods 14,741 11,514 Line Pipe 57,799 24,423 Mechanical Tubing 31,499 26,665 Pressure Tubing 4,201 4,170 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,173 19,958 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,269 2,767 Structural Pipe & Tube 31,401 16,317 Pipe For Piling 766 317 Wire Drawn 52,958 45,372 Black Plate 10,985 6,355 Tin Plate 30,159 17,196 Tin Free Steel 19,173 11,553 Sheets Hot Rolled 436,567 113,820 Sheets Cold Rolled 273,353 118,699 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 162,967 83,087 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,295 9,995 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,599 12,172 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,217 4,930 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,662 2,835 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,301 23,966 ______________________________________________________________________ October 1998 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,728,447 1,492,507 Ingots And Steel For Castings 374 584 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 461,426 113,100 Wire Rods 201,070 66,378 Structural Shapes Heavy 248,311 81,684 Steel Piling 25,779 13,919 Plates Cut Lengths 166,349 71,252 Plates In Coils 335,318 88,373 Rails Standard 9,233 4,792 Rails All Other 5,138 2,285 Railroad Accessories 445 466 Bars - Hot Rolled 118,313 63,555 Bars - Light Shaped 23,582 10,760 Bars - Reinforcing 113,468 28,494 Bars - Cold Finished 23,870 29,081 Tool Steel 14,520 19,832 Standard Pipe 84,188 44,218 Oil Country Goods 27,101 22,029 Line Pipe 109,577 68,712 Mechanical Tubing 36,036 33,151 Pressure Tubing 6,335 6,551 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,634 24,068 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,207 1,547 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,158 18,405 Pipe For Piling 1,703 821 Wire Drawn 55,057 52,478 Black Plate 14,696 8,179 Tin Plate 31,124 19,053 Tin Free Steel 13,716 10,335 Sheets Hot Rolled 933,297 250,420 Sheets Cold Rolled 385,051 182,704 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 177,687 99,213 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,605 7,241 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 14,611 10,368 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 12,400 9,678 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,586 3,189 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,483 25,593 _______________________________________________________________________ September 1998 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,501,878 1,420,462 Ingots And Steel For Castings 526 574 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 550,612 133,006 Wire Rods 171,382 58,264 Structural Shapes Heavy 234,777 76,220 Steel Piling 15,365 8,257 Plates Cut Lengths 283,478 122,671 Plates In Coils 290,943 80,510 Rails Standard 12,728 6,762 Rails All Other 2,902 2,264 Railroad Accessories 340 463 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,888 56,732 Bars - Light Shaped 18,498 8,122 Bars - Reinforcing 73,346 19,026 Bars - Cold Finished 27,094 31,920 Tool Steel 10,492 14,539 Standard Pipe 65,869 34,921 Oil Country Goods 26,367 22,052 Line Pipe 131,038 72,807 Mechanical Tubing 36,160 34,632 Pressure Tubing 2,476 3,297 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 4,901 19,069 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,093 1,913 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,500 21,028 Pipe For Piling 1,203 456 Wire Drawn 50,162 46,581 Black Plate 12,258 6,969 Tin Plate 22,844 14,433 Tin Free Steel 8,469 5,342 Sheets Hot Rolled 743,504 217,661 Sheets Cold Rolled 354,209 164,120 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 146,571 83,649 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,867 7,328 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 12,248 9,327 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,041 5,849 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,549 3,130 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,181 26,570 ______________________________________________________________________ CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of Census. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."