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 April 2003 March 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,314,231 548,115 1,647,571 636,400 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,577 3,396 23 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 234,340 56,404 302,523 72,730 Wire Rods 145,048 44,286 303,573 80,031 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,251 10,970 31,043 10,290 Steel Piling 3,079 1,601 8,244 4,620 Plates Cut Lengths 20,721 6,868 45,964 14,926 Plates In Coils 33,316 10,889 32,043 10,601 Rails Standard 11,335 4,749 20,274 9,195 Rails All Other 1,683 675 1,759 941 Railroad Accessories 673 461 884 608 Bars - Hot Rolled 52,009 22,943 59,496 26,331 Bars - Light Shaped 9,772 4,551 10,000 4,364 Bars - Reinforcing 25,999 7,323 67,764 16,371 Bars - Cold Finished 11,599 7,986 12,047 8,566 Standard Pipe 76,292 36,782 62,248 33,898 Oil Country Goods 36,514 18,922 22,231 12,770 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 37,443 18,832 18,213 8,257 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 14,012 6,883 24,986 13,393 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,480 4,589 11,296 4,630 Mechanical Tubing 31,382 22,109 32,639 22,277 Pressure Tubing 2,093 1,877 3,660 2,552 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,551 1,677 942 1,573 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,167 18,678 31,667 14,973 Pipe For Piling 391 232 434 263 Wire Drawn 51,830 33,131 53,510 33,994 Black Plate 2,575 2,060 4,910 3,656 Tin Plate 21,430 13,306 24,371 15,039 Tin Free Steel 7,871 4,676 6,656 4,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 175,459 56,434 192,445 63,755 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,592 29,936 85,458 37,815 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 109,143 62,600 128,902 68,781 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,589 3,614 8,471 4,469 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,761 17,724 25,260 19,665 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,327 2,524 6,147 2,668 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,928 8,431 7,487 8,318 ______________________________________________________________ March 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,713,960 655,318 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 6 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 358,004 86,345 Wire Rods 303,828 80,089 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,043 10,290 Steel Piling 8,244 4,620 Plates Cut Lengths 46,054 14,960 Plates In Coils 32,043 10,601 Rails Standard 20,274 9,195 Rails All Other 1,759 941 Railroad Accessories 884 608 Bars - Hot Rolled 59,496 26,331 Bars - Light Shaped 10,000 4,364 Bars - Reinforcing 72,715 17,457 Bars - Cold Finished 12,078 8,605 Standard Pipe 63,237 34,328 Oil Country Goods 22,979 13,001 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,213 8,257 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 24,986 13,393 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,296 4,630 Mechanical Tubing 33,513 24,205 Pressure Tubing 3,665 2,555 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 1,573 Structural Pipe & Tube 31,683 14,983 Pipe For Piling 434 263 Wire Drawn 53,542 34,063 Black Plate 4,910 3,656 Tin Plate 24,371 15,039 Tin Free Steel 6,656 4,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 192,445 63,755 Sheets Cold Rolled 85,779 38,029 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 131,413 69,915 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,471 4,469 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,329 19,723 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,147 2,668 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,515 8,343 ______________________________________________________________ April 2002 March 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,469,316 511,722 1,605,179 529,350 Ingots And Steel For Castings 233 127 169 113 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 341,885 58,773 387,265 65,782 Wire Rods 261,709 69,845 289,320 75,619 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,847 12,953 59,154 17,866 Steel Piling 15,363 8,426 5,825 3,011 Plates Cut Lengths 20,619 6,552 69,459 24,850 Plates In Coils 49,011 13,972 43,448 11,260 Rails Standard 17,962 7,538 19,967 8,971 Rails All Other 774 577 1,157 629 Railroad Accessories 771 477 962 685 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,239 21,837 47,055 18,326 Bars - Light Shaped 9,196 3,193 12,574 3,908 Bars - Reinforcing 60,153 12,177 41,062 8,964 Bars - Cold Finished 10,377 7,151 19,240 12,908 Standard Pipe 64,214 35,872 59,103 28,396 Oil Country Goods 14,758 9,854 22,930 11,720 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 48,401 28,356 56,341 36,678 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 27,646 15,406 13,521 6,520 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,202 468 3,200 1,045 Mechanical Tubing 29,489 20,640 21,498 15,489 Pressure Tubing 4,930 4,643 4,291 3,914 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,641 1,487 1,282 1,448 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,092 12,332 26,087 11,757 Pipe For Piling 787 423 863 373 Wire Drawn 46,926 30,657 46,173 29,970 Black Plate 3,391 2,586 3,156 2,019 Tin Plate 15,062 8,647 14,174 8,388 Tin Free Steel 8,442 4,943 7,568 4,657 Sheets Hot Rolled 125,608 34,716 152,477 39,285 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,725 24,327 87,216 25,565 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 65,951 32,683 54,260 26,978 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,707 1,742 4,279 1,921 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 10,275 7,765 15,806 10,307 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,216 3,519 7,000 2,566 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,714 7,058 7,294 7,459 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. 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 April 2003 (CB-03-82)