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 January 2003 December 2002 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,871,549 719,950 2,141,602 761,617 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1 24 25 14 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 396,068 99,705 421,512 101,963 Wire Rods 149,001 43,029 398,462 105,934 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,043 13,821 43,429 14,079 Steel Piling 7,573 4,347 6,380 3,620 Plates Cut Lengths 37,080 12,038 44,562 14,150 Plates In Coils 86,697 26,975 58,148 17,889 Rails Standard 16,398 8,111 19,316 8,471 Rails All Other 1,353 641 773 403 Railroad Accessories 1,009 566 1,007 894 Bars - Hot Rolled 70,901 28,960 54,719 23,195 Bars - Light Shaped 14,637 7,111 7,232 2,786 Bars - Reinforcing 68,714 16,373 26,577 6,355 Bars - Cold Finished 12,863 8,558 11,732 7,677 Standard Pipe 62,066 31,559 68,261 32,218 Oil Country Goods 22,418 12,859 11,516 6,593 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 48,879 27,415 17,354 10,703 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,370 11,574 15,811 8,653 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,944 4,179 6,425 2,212 Mechanical Tubing 34,822 22,292 24,124 17,668 Pressure Tubing 3,497 3,301 3,326 4,193 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,060 1,141 914 1,174 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,014 15,957 27,046 12,917 Pipe For Piling 322 215 353 196 Wire Drawn 48,168 31,271 43,890 28,109 Black Plate 6,608 3,677 2,302 1,342 Tin Plate 17,019 9,594 18,620 10,630 Tin Free Steel 4,776 2,791 5,310 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 306,122 99,737 482,980 153,824 Sheets Cold Rolled 123,001 49,131 125,545 51,412 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,453 92,503 144,767 76,791 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,439 2,061 9,687 4,512 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,014 16,818 25,989 16,762 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,270 3,139 4,560 2,090 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,948 8,478 8,948 9,398 ______________________________________________________________ December 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,254,894 803,217 Ingots And Steel For Castings 25 14 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 461,387 112,620 Wire Rods 411,296 111,441 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,456 14,088 Steel Piling 6,380 3,620 Plates Cut Lengths 45,160 14,255 Plates In Coils 59,511 18,316 Rails Standard 19,316 8,471 Rails All Other 773 403 Railroad Accessories 1,007 894 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,268 23,436 Bars - Light Shaped 7,257 2,796 Bars - Reinforcing 27,628 6,582 Bars - Cold Finished 11,919 7,721 Standard Pipe 68,397 32,300 Oil Country Goods 12,243 7,123 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 30,432 17,358 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 15,832 8,667 Line Pipe - Not Specified 6,425 2,212 Mechanical Tubing 24,338 17,803 Pressure Tubing 3,402 4,422 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 914 1,174 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,046 12,917 Pipe For Piling 353 196 Wire Drawn 44,216 28,365 Black Plate 3,011 2,019 Tin Plate 18,766 10,697 Tin Free Steel 5,310 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 495,490 157,520 Sheets Cold Rolled 148,310 60,142 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 146,437 77,622 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,076 6,150 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,699 17,229 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,580 2,099 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,236 9,756 ______________________________________________________________ January 2002 December 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,996,629 635,731 1,631,692 560,485 Ingots And Steel For Castings 67 2,313 8 40 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 537,409 84,670 193,022 36,401 Wire Rods 167,319 48,595 227,382 59,676 Structural Shapes Heavy 58,488 18,259 73,352 22,743 Steel Piling 9,659 4,747 11,497 6,121 Plates Cut Lengths 56,150 15,828 49,534 15,048 Plates In Coils 44,413 11,230 33,900 8,239 Rails Standard 16,728 7,988 22,503 9,657 Rails All Other 1,107 505 1,494 735 Railroad Accessories 919 671 245 165 Bars - Hot Rolled 57,654 21,839 64,337 23,490 Bars - Light Shaped 9,158 3,049 8,039 2,654 Bars - Reinforcing 126,221 25,231 44,754 9,194 Bars - Cold Finished 11,668 8,177 9,704 6,106 Standard Pipe 104,524 44,026 79,462 33,294 Oil Country Goods 38,872 19,080 29,108 15,321 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 39,461 18,895 51,567 30,356 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 14,401 7,025 16,864 8,583 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,252 897 3,735 1,367 Mechanical Tubing 29,930 19,620 24,357 16,034 Pressure Tubing 3,119 2,633 2,998 2,746 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,405 2,014 1,343 1,625 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,691 13,936 22,933 10,158 Pipe For Piling 4,883 2,117 1,604 658 Wire Drawn 41,773 27,591 34,598 23,987 Black Plate 26,024 11,312 12,080 5,062 Tin Plate 42,642 23,130 28,426 15,589 Tin Free Steel 10,384 6,534 10,123 6,250 Sheets Hot Rolled 173,218 41,503 153,339 37,748 Sheets Cold Rolled 139,255 46,643 285,269 82,487 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 140,105 61,918 86,212 38,958 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,627 4,904 10,858 4,507 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,778 19,819 28,200 16,892 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,750 1,414 1,869 745 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,574 7,617 6,974 7,851 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 January 2003 (CB-03-39)