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 March 2003 February 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,647,571 636,400 1,196,230 509,592 Ingots And Steel For Castings 23 24 14 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 302,523 72,730 174,078 43,056 Wire Rods 303,573 80,031 70,567 23,373 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,043 10,290 23,548 7,880 Steel Piling 8,244 4,620 6,126 3,435 Plates Cut Lengths 45,964 14,926 21,025 6,980 Plates In Coils 32,043 10,601 26,718 8,749 Rails Standard 20,274 9,195 14,142 7,378 Rails All Other 1,759 941 489 242 Railroad Accessories 884 608 1,021 592 Bars - Hot Rolled 59,496 26,331 54,446 23,844 Bars - Light Shaped 10,000 4,364 11,602 5,072 Bars - Reinforcing 67,764 16,371 48,386 11,482 Bars - Cold Finished 12,047 8,566 14,211 8,874 Standard Pipe 62,248 33,898 85,072 40,453 Oil Country Goods 22,231 12,770 26,865 13,785 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,213 8,257 19,591 13,687 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 24,986 13,393 13,784 7,655 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,296 4,630 7,018 2,657 Mechanical Tubing 32,639 22,277 24,154 17,656 Pressure Tubing 3,660 2,552 1,786 1,656 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 1,573 754 1,080 Structural Pipe & Tube 31,667 14,973 24,365 12,076 Pipe For Piling 434 263 229 145 Wire Drawn 53,510 33,994 43,016 28,408 Black Plate 4,910 3,656 3,882 2,344 Tin Plate 24,371 15,039 22,213 13,052 Tin Free Steel 6,656 4,057 7,015 4,103 Sheets Hot Rolled 192,445 63,755 188,145 62,665 Sheets Cold Rolled 85,458 37,815 92,250 38,565 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 128,902 68,781 113,581 61,042 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,471 4,469 10,068 5,183 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,260 19,665 31,288 21,763 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,147 2,668 7,603 3,136 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,487 8,318 7,175 7,520 ______________________________________________________________ February 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,227,621 523,410 Ingots And Steel For Castings 14 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 179,937 44,433 Wire Rods 70,567 23,373 Structural Shapes Heavy 23,554 7,887 Steel Piling 6,126 3,435 Plates Cut Lengths 22,055 7,312 Plates In Coils 27,343 8,935 Rails Standard 14,142 7,378 Rails All Other 787 476 Railroad Accessories 1,299 645 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,419 24,130 Bars - Light Shaped 11,667 5,096 Bars - Reinforcing 48,832 11,629 Bars - Cold Finished 14,878 9,195 Standard Pipe 87,318 41,348 Oil Country Goods 32,230 16,926 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 21,722 14,901 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 16,475 8,783 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,018 2,657 Mechanical Tubing 24,443 18,007 Pressure Tubing 1,806 1,695 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 754 1,080 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,461 12,154 Pipe For Piling 229 145 Wire Drawn 43,245 28,592 Black Plate 3,882 2,344 Tin Plate 22,213 13,052 Tin Free Steel 7,015 4,103 Sheets Hot Rolled 188,924 62,893 Sheets Cold Rolled 96,581 40,455 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 114,138 61,336 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,104 5,206 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 33,559 23,006 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,646 3,168 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,237 7,632 ______________________________________________________________ March 2002 February 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,605,179 529,350 2,619,297 756,243 Ingots And Steel For Castings 169 113 2,600 1,976 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 387,265 65,782 867,578 134,920 Wire Rods 289,320 75,619 109,938 35,170 Structural Shapes Heavy 59,154 17,866 34,150 10,559 Steel Piling 5,825 3,011 11,849 6,375 Plates Cut Lengths 69,459 24,850 51,397 14,700 Plates In Coils 43,448 11,260 70,799 17,256 Rails Standard 19,967 8,971 18,992 8,821 Rails All Other 1,157 629 751 378 Railroad Accessories 962 685 380 288 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,055 18,326 70,844 25,623 Bars - Light Shaped 12,574 3,908 17,600 5,070 Bars - Reinforcing 41,062 8,964 263,556 53,307 Bars - Cold Finished 19,240 12,908 14,010 8,736 Standard Pipe 59,103 28,396 123,630 48,175 Oil Country Goods 22,930 11,720 21,831 12,260 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 56,341 36,678 64,841 34,437 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 13,521 6,520 15,193 6,697 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3,200 1,045 13,087 4,845 Mechanical Tubing 21,498 15,489 33,837 19,841 Pressure Tubing 4,291 3,914 2,426 2,407 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,282 1,448 1,487 1,406 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,087 11,757 30,002 12,659 Pipe For Piling 863 373 1,504 554 Wire Drawn 46,173 29,970 40,071 26,571 Black Plate 3,156 2,019 14,485 5,444 Tin Plate 14,174 8,388 52,023 28,381 Tin Free Steel 7,568 4,657 18,911 11,156 Sheets Hot Rolled 152,477 39,285 268,859 66,230 Sheets Cold Rolled 87,216 25,565 152,246 44,588 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 54,260 26,978 154,871 67,878 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,279 1,921 28,230 11,240 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 15,806 10,307 35,621 18,934 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,000 2,566 5,110 1,823 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,294 7,459 6,588 7,535 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 March 2003 (CB-03-72)