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. May 2002 April 2002 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,337,221 481,996 1,433,784 500,617 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 17 233 127 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 300,114 55,254 341,393 58,607 Wire Rods 130,837 40,629 257,900 68,602 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,530 17,080 36,839 12,943 Steel Piling 12,949 6,762 15,362 8,423 Plates Cut Lengths 12,781 4,480 19,710 6,376 Plates In Coils 50,287 14,822 48,160 13,791 Rails Standard 18,705 8,138 17,962 7,538 Rails All Other 1,765 945 774 577 Railroad Accessories 1,259 770 771 477 Bars - Hot Rolled 52,186 19,748 59,546 21,100 Bars - Light Shaped 12,324 4,284 9,196 3,193 Bars - Reinforcing 77,028 16,105 43,069 9,022 Bars - Cold Finished 10,859 7,216 10,376 7,149 Standard Pipe 65,619 31,683 62,664 35,022 Oil Country Goods 27,652 15,647 14,156 9,116 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 31,731 21,990 48,277 28,255 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 14,452 7,631 27,115 15,092 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,857 4,542 1,202 468 Mechanical Tubing 31,616 20,994 28,292 20,026 Pressure Tubing 2,649 2,496 4,557 4,408 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,308 1,621 1,642 1,487 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,026 13,417 25,070 12,249 Pipe For Piling 1,588 619 787 423 Wire Drawn 49,139 31,325 46,437 30,428 Black Plate 3,005 2,541 3,391 2,586 Tin Plate 11,318 6,753 13,252 7,812 Tin Free Steel 6,018 3,461 8,442 4,943 Sheets Hot Rolled 152,902 41,640 124,410 34,429 Sheets Cold Rolled 53,767 20,323 67,763 24,092 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 70,689 35,658 64,913 32,235 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,714 2,318 3,675 1,724 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 16,338 11,317 9,753 7,557 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,763 2,665 9,027 3,393 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,427 7,107 7,669 6,949 ________________________________________________________________________________ April 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,469,316 511,722 Ingots And Steel For Castings 233 127 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 341,885 58,773 Wire Rods 261,709 69,845 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,847 12,953 Steel Piling 15,363 8,426 Plates Cut Lengths 20,619 6,552 Plates In Coils 49,011 13,972 Rails Standard 17,962 7,538 Rails All Other 774 577 Railroad Accessories 771 477 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,239 21,837 Bars - Light Shaped 9,196 3,193 Bars - Reinforcing 60,153 12,177 Bars - Cold Finished 10,377 7,151 Standard Pipe 64,214 35,872 Oil Country Goods 14,758 9,854 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 48,401 28,356 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 27,646 15,406 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,202 468 Mechanical Tubing 29,489 20,640 Pressure Tubing 4,930 4,643 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,641 1,487 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,092 12,332 Pipe For Piling 787 423 Wire Drawn 46,926 30,657 Black Plate 3,391 2,586 Tin Plate 15,062 8,647 Tin Free Steel 8,442 4,943 Sheets Hot Rolled 125,608 34,716 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,725 24,327 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 65,951 32,683 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,707 1,742 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 10,275 7,765 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,216 3,519 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,714 7,058 ________________________________________________________________________________ May 2001 April 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,756,800 643,555 2,051,685 681,409 Ingots And Steel For Castings 34 34 262 2,846 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 260,183 47,741 420,137 77,966 Wire Rods 165,699 48,223 200,467 55,511 Structural Shapes Heavy 59,118 20,095 48,011 15,986 Steel Piling 21,601 12,201 10,946 5,827 Plates Cut Lengths 43,086 13,305 39,138 11,776 Plates In Coils 36,271 9,437 61,146 14,078 Rails Standard 5,087 2,077 13,847 6,483 Rails All Other 1,586 700 1,609 903 Railroad Accessories 564 500 928 516 Bars - Hot Rolled 44,547 17,124 49,403 19,001 Bars - Light Shaped 9,554 3,296 9,190 3,233 Bars - Reinforcing 146,374 31,926 129,034 28,111 Bars - Cold Finished 13,905 9,868 16,235 10,791 Standard Pipe 98,970 42,694 98,575 42,861 Oil Country Goods 57,345 33,391 116,143 27,633 Line Pipe>16 Inches In Diameter 98,047 54,075 92,742 47,490 Line Pipe<=16 Inches In Diameter 21,234 11,833 22,119 16,084 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,999 4,216 4,331 1,783 Mechanical Tubing 33,287 22,320 27,826 20,118 Pressure Tubing 2,653 2,508 3,802 3,206 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,854 2,714 1,621 2,068 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,249 15,819 42,493 17,974 Pipe For Piling 282 152 831 312 Wire Drawn 46,203 31,704 42,349 30,238 Black Plate 11,584 7,242 10,327 5,568 Tin Plate 29,973 18,295 32,347 20,007 Tin Free Steel 17,262 11,134 14,789 9,335 Sheets Hot Rolled 174,205 45,580 217,951 53,567 Sheets Cold Rolled 176,135 53,870 201,884 64,611 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 91,802 41,516 71,005 34,944 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,692 4,383 15,473 6,804 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 21,304 12,904 22,042 12,896 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,396 1,861 5,297 2,478 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,715 8,817 7,385 8,405 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."