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 February 2003 January 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,196,230 509,592 1,871,549 719,950 Ingots And Steel For Castings 14 4 1 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 174,078 43,056 396,068 99,705 Wire Rods 70,567 23,373 149,001 43,029 Structural Shapes Heavy 23,548 7,880 41,043 13,821 Steel Piling 6,126 3,435 7,573 4,347 Plates Cut Lengths 21,025 6,980 37,080 12,038 Plates In Coils 26,718 8,749 86,697 26,975 Rails Standard 14,142 7,378 16,398 8,111 Rails All Other 489 242 1,353 641 Railroad Accessories 1,021 592 1,009 566 Bars - Hot Rolled 54,446 23,844 70,901 28,960 Bars - Light Shaped 11,602 5,072 14,637 7,111 Bars - Reinforcing 48,386 11,482 68,714 16,373 Bars - Cold Finished 14,211 8,874 12,863 8,558 Standard Pipe 85,072 40,453 62,066 31,559 Oil Country Goods 26,865 13,785 22,418 12,859 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 19,591 13,687 48,879 27,415 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 13,784 7,655 23,370 11,574 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,018 2,657 11,944 4,179 Mechanical Tubing 24,154 17,656 34,822 22,292 Pressure Tubing 1,786 1,656 3,497 3,301 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 754 1,080 1,060 1,141 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,365 12,076 33,014 15,957 Pipe For Piling 229 145 322 215 Wire Drawn 43,016 28,408 48,168 31,271 Black Plate 3,882 2,344 6,608 3,677 Tin Plate 22,213 13,052 17,019 9,594 Tin Free Steel 7,015 4,103 4,776 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 188,145 62,665 306,122 99,737 Sheets Cold Rolled 92,250 38,565 123,001 49,131 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 113,581 61,042 179,453 92,503 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,068 5,183 4,439 2,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 31,288 21,763 22,014 16,818 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,603 3,136 7,270 3,139 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,175 7,520 7,948 8,478 ______________________________________________________________ January 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,935,566 744,566 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 398,829 100,325 Wire Rods 149,765 43,234 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,849 14,032 Steel Piling 7,573 4,347 Plates Cut Lengths 37,231 12,094 Plates In Coils 87,176 27,122 Rails Standard 16,398 8,111 Rails All Other 1,353 641 Railroad Accessories 1,009 566 Bars - Hot Rolled 79,977 31,610 Bars - Light Shaped 15,118 7,247 Bars - Reinforcing 89,805 21,557 Bars - Cold Finished 12,952 8,624 Standard Pipe 62,723 31,951 Oil Country Goods 22,418 12,859 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 48,964 27,449 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 31,678 17,050 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,974 4,192 Mechanical Tubing 37,247 23,784 Pressure Tubing 3,586 3,438 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,065 1,147 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,882 16,356 Pipe For Piling 334 222 Wire Drawn 48,594 31,721 Black Plate 6,761 3,777 Tin Plate 18,010 10,162 Tin Free Steel 4,776 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 308,084 100,374 Sheets Cold Rolled 127,436 50,837 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 186,709 96,018 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,439 2,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,422 17,091 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,468 3,250 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,960 8,501 ______________________________________________________________ February 2002 January 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,619,297 756,243 1,996,629 635,731 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,600 1,976 67 2,313 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 867,578 134,920 537,409 84,670 Wire Rods 109,938 35,170 167,319 48,595 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,150 10,559 58,488 18,259 Steel Piling 11,849 6,375 9,659 4,747 Plates Cut Lengths 51,397 14,700 56,150 15,828 Plates In Coils 70,799 17,256 44,413 11,230 Rails Standard 18,992 8,821 16,728 7,988 Rails All Other 751 378 1,107 505 Railroad Accessories 380 288 919 671 Bars - Hot Rolled 70,844 25,623 57,654 21,839 Bars - Light Shaped 17,600 5,070 9,158 3,049 Bars - Reinforcing 263,556 53,307 126,221 25,231 Bars - Cold Finished 14,010 8,736 11,668 8,177 Standard Pipe 123,630 48,175 104,524 44,026 Oil Country Goods 21,831 12,260 38,872 19,080 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 64,841 34,437 39,461 18,895 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 15,193 6,697 14,401 7,025 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,087 4,845 2,252 897 Mechanical Tubing 33,837 19,841 29,930 19,620 Pressure Tubing 2,426 2,407 3,119 2,633 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,487 1,406 1,405 2,014 Structural Pipe & Tube 30,002 12,659 32,691 13,936 Pipe For Piling 1,504 554 4,883 2,117 Wire Drawn 40,071 26,571 41,773 27,591 Black Plate 14,485 5,444 26,024 11,312 Tin Plate 52,023 28,381 42,642 23,130 Tin Free Steel 18,911 11,156 10,384 6,534 Sheets Hot Rolled 268,859 66,230 173,218 41,503 Sheets Cold Rolled 152,246 44,588 139,255 46,643 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 154,871 67,878 140,105 61,918 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 28,230 11,240 10,627 4,904 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,621 18,934 32,778 19,819 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,110 1,823 3,750 1,414 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,588 7,535 7,574 7,617 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 February 2003 (CB-03-52)