Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1c. U.S. Imports For Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. April 2001 March 2001 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,928,597 663,651 1,960,459 650,774 Ingots And Steel For Castings 229 266 20 19 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 419,739 77,858 505,185 91,147 Wire Rods 200,467 55,511 303,043 76,905 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,198 15,358 37,334 14,311 Steel Piling 10,946 5,827 11,754 6,137 Plates Cut Lengths 38,845 11,703 26,754 8,264 Plates In Coils 59,935 13,809 29,418 7,863 Rails Standard 13,847 6,483 29,519 15,621 Rails All Other 1,609 903 1,482 839 Railroad Accessories 927 514 1,301 667 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,902 18,488 47,283 17,755 Bars - Light Shaped 9,190 3,233 10,547 3,446 Bars - Reinforcing 112,957 24,547 104,506 22,427 Bars - Cold Finished 16,016 10,655 14,488 10,140 Standard Pipe 97,692 42,496 93,578 43,258 Oil Country Goods 49,136 26,440 54,366 29,183 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 92,742 47,490 33,856 17,945 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 22,120 16,089 24,742 13,837 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,346 1,792 9,887 3,552 Mechanical Tubing 26,548 19,559 25,251 18,577 Pressure Tubing 3,785 3,181 2,186 2,331 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,621 2,068 1,055 1,708 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,156 16,935 33,034 16,090 Pipe For Piling 831 312 567 271 Wire Drawn 42,212 30,112 43,519 31,280 Black Plate 10,268 5,503 16,709 9,120 Tin Plate 32,131 19,909 22,345 13,373 Tin Free Steel 14,319 9,025 12,755 8,393 Sheets Hot Rolled 191,459 47,731 176,699 46,263 Sheets Cold Rolled 201,747 64,544 159,151 51,215 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 70,512 34,751 80,988 37,809 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,473 6,801 15,995 7,479 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,042 12,896 17,950 12,126 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,285 2,472 4,508 1,960 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,364 8,391 8,682 9,462 ______________________________________________________________________________ March 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,993,963 661,272 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 19 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 505,241 91,179 Wire Rods 303,168 76,957 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,496 15,025 Steel Piling 11,754 6,137 Plates Cut Lengths 26,754 8,264 Plates In Coils 29,666 7,918 Rails Standard 29,519 15,621 Rails All Other 1,482 839 Railroad Accessories 1,322 684 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,497 17,864 Bars - Light Shaped 12,764 4,309 Bars - Reinforcing 125,455 27,740 Bars - Cold Finished 14,488 10,140 Standard Pipe 95,316 43,904 Oil Country Goods 56,728 30,011 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 34,183 18,123 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 24,742 13,837 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,887 3,552 Mechanical Tubing 25,306 18,699 Pressure Tubing 2,199 2,363 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,056 1,712 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,108 16,262 Pipe For Piling 1,399 630 Wire Drawn 43,828 31,503 Black Plate 17,240 9,348 Tin Plate 22,614 13,492 Tin Free Steel 12,755 8,393 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,236 46,381 Sheets Cold Rolled 159,241 51,266 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 82,532 38,355 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,146 6,820 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,440 12,332 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,508 1,960 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,869 9,633 ____________________________________________________________________________ April 2000 March 2000 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,966,190 980,028 2,440,262 844,215 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,166 3,053 128 47 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 896,486 201,599 461,740 99,878 Wire Rods 182,549 50,772 177,723 50,491 Structural Shapes Heavy 114,146 45,138 156,175 55,384 Steel Piling 11,200 5,730 15,345 7,975 Plates Cut Lengths 42,876 14,022 31,371 9,779 Plates In Coils 125,679 36,208 118,843 31,591 Rails Standard 27,112 13,702 19,213 9,213 Rails All Other 1,272 796 2,369 1,426 Railroad Accessories 242 107 296 196 Bars - Hot Rolled 67,477 25,862 76,984 29,329 Bars - Light Shaped 23,428 8,398 27,730 9,356 Bars - Reinforcing 161,373 33,139 215,848 41,794 Bars - Cold Finished 17,620 12,625 18,646 13,331 Standard Pipe 71,864 35,409 86,840 42,206 Oil Country Goods 42,235 21,290 36,340 19,102 Line Pipe >16 Inches In Diameter 35,887 15,209 24,743 11,302 Line Pipe <=16 Inches In Diameter 22,306 11,073 15,815 8,850 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,828 3,503 8,493 3,013 Mechanical Tubing 34,380 25,205 41,850 28,991 Pressure Tubing 4,150 5,438 1,020 1,409 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,248 1,558 1,651 1,707 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,464 19,977 46,365 22,563 Pipe For Piling 1,143 497 3,257 1,761 Wire Drawn 46,756 32,816 50,925 36,608 Black Plate 8,256 5,058 5,040 2,785 Tin Plate 18,651 10,337 38,443 21,682 Tin Free Steel 9,762 6,760 21,182 12,520 Sheets Hot Rolled 660,102 195,353 457,609 132,572 Sheets Cold Rolled 156,343 61,634 137,008 52,473 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 86,209 47,464 97,014 51,959 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,040 5,905 11,294 5,590 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,693 13,526 19,093 14,004 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,443 1,423 3,679 1,861 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,807 9,442 10,190 11,467 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."