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 May 2003 April 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,363,556 570,823 1,314,231 548,115 Ingots And Steel For Castings 0 0 2,577 3,396 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 284,277 74,282 234,340 56,404 Wire Rods 114,671 33,926 145,048 44,286 Structural Shapes Heavy 27,849 11,839 30,251 10,970 Steel Piling 4,963 2,731 3,079 1,601 Plates Cut Lengths 14,403 5,106 20,721 6,868 Plates In Coils 28,732 9,339 33,316 10,889 Rails Standard 6,802 3,076 11,335 4,749 Rails All Other 1,875 978 1,683 675 Railroad Accessories 1,052 609 673 461 Bars - Hot Rolled 79,652 31,862 52,009 22,943 Bars - Light Shaped 10,229 4,379 9,772 4,551 Bars - Reinforcing 32,309 12,268 25,999 7,323 Bars - Cold Finished 12,622 8,550 11,599 7,986 Standard Pipe 77,434 38,822 76,292 36,782 Oil Country Goods 46,630 23,217 36,514 18,922 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 45,075 24,503 37,443 18,832 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 25,358 14,138 14,012 6,883 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,750 8,635 12,480 4,589 Mechanical Tubing 31,390 22,119 31,382 22,109 Pressure Tubing 3,660 2,612 2,093 1,877 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,156 1,365 1,551 1,677 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,859 13,240 38,167 18,678 Pipe For Piling 1,792 858 391 232 Wire Drawn 48,834 31,649 51,830 33,131 Black Plate 3,331 2,224 2,575 2,060 Tin Plate 29,347 17,716 21,430 13,306 Tin Free Steel 5,516 3,408 7,871 4,676 Sheets Hot Rolled 173,601 54,509 175,459 56,434 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,186 29,177 68,592 29,936 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 88,204 52,126 109,143 62,600 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,475 3,743 7,589 3,614 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,932 16,481 22,761 17,724 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,039 3,281 6,327 2,524 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,553 8,057 7,928 8,431 ______________________________________________________________ April 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,328,847 551,184 Ingots And Steel For Castings 0 0 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 235,347 56,615 Wire Rods 147,825 45,088 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,264 10,981 Steel Piling 3,079 1,601 Plates Cut Lengths 20,755 6,879 Plates In Coils 33,316 10,889 Rails Standard 11,335 4,749 Rails All Other 1,683 675 Railroad Accessories 673 461 Bars - Hot Rolled 52,037 22,954 Bars - Light Shaped 9,772 4,551 Bars - Reinforcing 30,635 8,355 Bars - Cold Finished 11,630 8,008 Standard Pipe 76,631 36,992 Oil Country Goods 37,185 19,225 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 37,503 18,855 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 14,595 7,191 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,876 4,745 Mechanical Tubing 32,459 22,677 Pressure Tubing 2,810 2,205 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,551 1,677 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,172 18,706 Pipe For Piling 406 240 Wire Drawn 52,041 33,367 Black Plate 2,575 2,060 Tin Plate 21,754 13,480 Tin Free Steel 7,871 4,676 Sheets Hot Rolled 175,475 56,461 Sheets Cold Rolled 72,168 31,574 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 109,748 62,905 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,589 3,614 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,797 17,748 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,336 2,528 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,953 8,452 ______________________________________________________________ May 2002 April 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,404,333 502,731 1,469,316 511,722 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 17 233 127 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 343,567 65,718 341,885 58,773 Wire Rods 132,414 41,045 261,709 69,845 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,774 19,573 36,847 12,953 Steel Piling 12,954 6,786 15,363 8,426 Plates Cut Lengths 12,798 4,485 20,619 6,552 Plates In Coils 50,301 14,824 49,011 13,972 Rails Standard 18,720 8,146 17,962 7,538 Rails All Other 1,765 952 774 577 Railroad Accessories 1,259 770 771 477 Bars - Hot Rolled 52,724 19,916 61,239 21,837 Bars - Light Shaped 12,324 4,284 9,196 3,193 Bars - Reinforcing 78,435 16,378 60,153 12,177 Bars - Cold Finished 11,040 7,346 10,377 7,151 Standard Pipe 66,554 32,120 64,214 35,872 Oil Country Goods 33,045 18,534 14,758 9,854 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 31,924 22,119 48,401 28,356 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 15,223 7,953 27,646 15,406 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,857 4,542 1,202 468 Mechanical Tubing 31,951 21,173 29,489 20,640 Pressure Tubing 2,750 2,644 4,930 4,643 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,308 1,621 1,641 1,487 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,026 13,417 25,092 12,332 Pipe For Piling 1,588 619 787 423 Wire Drawn 49,447 31,609 46,926 30,657 Black Plate 3,100 2,629 3,391 2,586 Tin Plate 14,416 8,152 15,062 8,647 Tin Free Steel 6,336 3,588 8,442 4,943 Sheets Hot Rolled 152,965 41,658 125,608 34,716 Sheets Cold Rolled 54,255 20,637 68,725 24,327 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 70,886 35,837 65,951 32,683 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,714 2,318 3,707 1,742 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 16,649 11,481 10,275 7,765 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,763 2,665 9,216 3,519 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,482 7,176 7,714 7,058 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 May 2003 (CB-03-101)