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 September August Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,664,382 1,009,117 2,844,176 1,037,888 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,209 1,174 797 1,108 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 646,608 148,942 706,426 148,011 Wire Rods 209,985 66,332 275,836 76,949 Structural Shapes Heavy 67,940 22,852 93,793 29,804 Steel Piling 6,789 3,631 11,099 5,919 Plates Cut Lengths 49,233 21,712 41,338 22,496 Plates In Coils 160,971 41,782 142,748 35,800 Rails Standard 9,991 5,137 26,386 13,315 Rails All Other 692 379 5,045 2,683 Railroad Accessories 164 94 283 106 Bars - Hot Rolled 125,102 58,738 110,145 54,517 Bars - Light Shaped 14,572 6,346 19,921 8,083 Bars - Reinforcing 133,559 26,656 197,056 38,074 Bars - Cold Finished 19,553 22,566 21,593 23,856 Tool Steel 11,071 14,909 11,485 16,777 Standard Pipe 57,888 29,177 73,164 36,662 Oil Country Goods 14,741 11,514 7,837 6,501 Line Pipe 53,901 23,021 44,966 19,485 Mechanical Tubing 31,326 26,534 33,159 26,255 Pressure Tubing 4,201 4,170 3,300 3,777 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,077 19,801 6,986 23,015 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,269 2,767 4,700 3,764 Structural Pipe & Tube 31,327 16,295 37,538 17,896 Pipe For Piling 766 317 556 275 Wire Drawn 52,720 45,129 56,574 47,723 Black Plate 10,985 6,355 15,435 7,793 Tin Plate 29,882 17,100 43,102 24,476 Tin Free Steel 16,535 9,530 13,412 7,722 Sheets Hot Rolled 415,246 108,998 374,471 94,492 Sheets Cold Rolled 253,514 112,586 254,417 111,752 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,740 81,060 149,256 75,652 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,285 9,987 13,434 6,885 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,585 12,121 17,542 11,725 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,217 4,930 7,996 5,744 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,612 2,794 6,567 3,038 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,127 23,682 15,809 25,759 _______________________________________________________________________________ 1999 Data August Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,963,420 1,081,593 Ingots And Steel For Castings 843 1,237 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 751,921 161,235 Wire Rods 275,737 76,898 Structural Shapes Heavy 101,783 31,551 Steel Piling 11,346 6,026 Plates Cut Lengths 42,413 23,047 Plates In Coils 154,967 48,004 Rails Standard 26,470 13,353 Rails All Other 5,556 2,896 Railroad Accessories 283 106 Bars - Hot Rolled 111,386 55,688 Bars - Light Shaped 27,041 10,660 Bars - Reinforcing 223,499 43,919 Bars - Cold Finished 21,895 24,101 Tool Steel 11,907 17,085 Standard Pipe 73,837 36,977 Oil Country Goods 8,713 6,797 Line Pipe 45,068 19,510 Mechanical Tubing 33,687 26,461 Pressure Tubing 3,300 3,777 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,084 23,308 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 4,700 3,764 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,538 17,896 Pipe For Piling 556 275 Wire Drawn 56,672 47,843 Black Plate 15,828 7,949 Tin Plate 43,352 24,679 Tin Free Steel 13,412 7,722 Sheets Hot Rolled 385,689 96,729 Sheets Cold Rolled 255,022 112,332 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 150,202 76,220 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,603 6,958 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 17,611 11,761 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,958 5,731 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,645 3,082 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,897 26,018 ________________________________________________________ 1998 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,501,878 1,420,462 4,007,775 1,569,672 Ingots And Steel For Castings 526 574 69,702 8,884 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 550,612 133,006 601,313 149,665 Wire Rods 171,382 58,264 189,330 65,155 Structural Shapes Heavy 234,777 76,220 197,599 69,825 Steel Piling 15,365 8,257 26,232 14,016 Plates Cut Lengths 283,478 122,671 273,366 120,227 Plates In Coils 290,943 80,510 291,767 85,248 Rails Standard 12,728 6,762 23,128 12,159 Rails All Other 2,902 2,264 5,882 3,811 Railroad Accessories 340 463 537 323 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,888 56,732 146,575 73,429 Bars - Light Shaped 18,498 8,122 32,275 12,122 Bars - Reinforcing 73,346 19,026 89,784 20,751 Bars - Cold Finished 27,094 31,920 25,016 31,688 Tool Steel 10,492 14,539 11,146 16,916 Standard Pipe 65,869 34,921 67,883 38,836 Oil Country Goods 26,367 22,052 19,176 13,943 Line Pipe 131,038 72,807 94,478 53,912 Mechanical Tubing 36,160 34,632 37,861 37,860 Pressure Tubing 2,476 3,297 6,578 7,441 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 4,901 19,069 4,605 19,414 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,093 1,913 1,216 1,588 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,500 21,028 45,868 24,558 Pipe For Piling 1,203 456 3,293 1,254 Wire Drawn 50,162 46,581 51,188 47,025 Black Plate 12,258 6,969 12,252 7,163 Tin Plate 22,844 14,433 20,624 13,013 Tin Free Steel 8,469 5,342 10,699 7,778 Sheets Hot Rolled 743,504 217,661 1,008,713 274,155 Sheets Cold Rolled 354,209 164,120 434,692 198,946 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 146,571 83,649 147,590 83,420 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,867 7,328 15,255 9,032 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 12,248 9,327 13,712 10,184 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,041 5,849 7,000 6,042 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,549 3,130 7,142 4,246 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,181 26,570 14,299 25,640 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."