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 October 2002 September 2002 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,299,164 823,684 2,524,235 868,043 Ingots And Steel For Castings 48 23 208 30 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 736,918 178,095 533,444 125,079 Wire Rods 210,825 62,368 595,135 152,194 Structural Shapes Heavy 35,818 12,410 50,767 16,205 Steel Piling 8,780 4,988 10,976 5,992 Plates Cut Lengths 41,184 12,230 61,534 19,008 Plates In Coils 68,396 20,469 59,774 18,105 Rails Standard 5,438 2,154 16,420 10,934 Rails All Other 1,283 678 637 419 Railroad Accessories 1,120 1,149 1,342 746 Bars - Hot Rolled 83,475 31,698 68,506 25,280 Bars - Light Shaped 12,765 4,329 10,213 3,767 Bars - Reinforcing 41,519 9,827 62,792 14,154 Bars - Cold Finished 14,828 9,446 12,982 8,019 Standard Pipe 92,566 44,524 65,088 35,707 Oil Country Goods 33,040 16,633 29,117 17,130 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 35,455 18,079 50,084 29,490 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 19,968 9,811 20,302 12,891 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,651 4,544 19,645 7,917 Mechanical Tubing 38,166 25,515 26,953 19,917 Pressure Tubing 4,451 3,580 4,026 3,580 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,193 1,396 1,419 1,454 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,225 12,697 23,822 12,757 Pipe For Piling 543 266 229 119 Wire Drawn 47,815 31,298 47,688 30,266 Black Plate 5,244 2,855 3,915 2,259 Tin Plate 18,570 10,634 16,491 9,483 Tin Free Steel 6,207 3,399 8,082 4,740 Sheets Hot Rolled 349,974 113,129 396,517 120,785 Sheets Cold Rolled 115,739 47,702 123,710 47,878 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,181 92,984 146,757 75,397 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,121 4,403 13,794 6,384 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,391 17,340 26,972 18,356 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,759 3,563 6,611 3,238 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,508 9,468 8,283 8,362 ______________________________________________________________ September 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,603,305 893,217 Ingots And Steel For Castings 43 19 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 534,848 125,639 Wire Rods 597,299 152,811 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,621 16,184 Steel Piling 10,976 5,992 Plates Cut Lengths 62,277 19,186 Plates In Coils 62,398 18,941 Rails Standard 16,425 10,950 Rails All Other 657 439 Railroad Accessories 1,342 746 Bars - Hot Rolled 68,506 25,280 Bars - Light Shaped 10,213 3,767 Bars - Reinforcing 82,864 19,371 Bars - Cold Finished 13,177 8,141 Standard Pipe 65,402 35,844 Oil Country Goods 29,755 17,576 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 50,091 29,553 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 20,316 12,899 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,853 8,280 Mechanical Tubing 27,002 19,976 Pressure Tubing 4,026 3,580 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,438 1,541 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,413 12,922 Pipe For Piling 263 130 Wire Drawn 48,106 30,516 Black Plate 3,915 2,259 Tin Plate 17,098 9,799 Tin Free Steel 8,082 4,740 Sheets Hot Rolled 440,641 134,805 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,342 48,748 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 148,128 76,062 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,794 6,384 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,996 18,438 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,611 3,241 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,389 8,456 ______________________________________________________________ October 2001 September 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,245,185 691,474 1,838,426 601,656 Ingots And Steel For Castings 152 120 46 56 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 568,764 99,603 380,899 69,453 Wire Rods 324,745 83,338 275,450 70,797 Structural Shapes Heavy 49,105 15,244 56,763 18,120 Steel Piling 6,122 3,432 8,767 4,830 Plates Cut Lengths 53,517 15,416 62,394 18,468 Plates In Coils 58,743 14,182 36,832 9,451 Rails Standard 12,243 5,782 321 217 Rails All Other 826 463 2,915 1,613 Railroad Accessories 361 196 825 491 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,084 23,780 56,005 19,086 Bars - Light Shaped 10,051 3,439 10,747 3,658 Bars - Reinforcing 139,914 29,007 134,784 33,257 Bars - Cold Finished 17,238 10,228 14,822 9,006 Standard Pipe 76,917 33,533 78,782 32,869 Oil Country Goods 30,461 19,068 52,782 25,490 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 52,810 23,895 62,577 31,494 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 14,980 8,326 12,690 6,454 Line Pipe - Not Specified 892 376 13,054 5,672 Mechanical Tubing 27,225 19,483 22,050 14,824 Pressure Tubing 3,768 2,842 2,997 2,481 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,446 2,819 1,987 2,563 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,200 13,181 27,922 12,448 Pipe For Piling 602 261 1,212 571 Wire Drawn 45,221 31,342 40,049 27,832 Black Plate 10,737 5,166 13,083 5,796 Tin Plate 36,643 20,581 19,649 11,306 Tin Free Steel 13,016 8,118 8,068 5,062 Sheets Hot Rolled 219,260 52,897 135,237 34,319 Sheets Cold Rolled 219,422 66,014 180,652 60,045 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 116,689 51,861 87,032 39,687 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,157 3,027 7,868 3,450 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 21,074 13,987 18,535 12,050 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,409 1,456 3,260 1,307 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,392 9,010 7,373 7,433 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2002 (CB-02-150)