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 June 2003 May 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,209,624 521,496 1,363,556 570,823 Ingots And Steel For Castings 47 32 0 0 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 168,321 44,732 284,277 74,282 Wire Rods 152,143 47,228 114,671 33,926 Structural Shapes Heavy 28,433 10,605 27,849 11,839 Steel Piling 9,216 5,382 4,963 2,731 Plates Cut Lengths 17,675 5,775 14,403 5,106 Plates In Coils 23,961 7,698 28,732 9,339 Rails Standard 10,182 4,050 6,802 3,076 Rails All Other 1,665 812 1,875 978 Railroad Accessories 177 139 1,052 609 Bars - Hot Rolled 67,691 27,166 79,652 31,862 Bars - Light Shaped 14,103 5,899 10,229 4,379 Bars - Reinforcing 93,452 26,421 32,309 12,268 Bars - Cold Finished 14,617 9,170 12,622 8,550 Standard Pipe 65,174 33,632 77,434 38,822 Oil Country Goods 42,295 22,218 46,630 23,217 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 10,696 5,924 45,075 24,503 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 40,966 30,939 25,358 14,138 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,767 8,844 20,750 8,635 Mechanical Tubing 29,990 20,576 31,390 22,119 Pressure Tubing 3,503 2,413 3,660 2,612 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,266 1,536 1,156 1,365 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,547 12,493 26,859 13,240 Pipe For Piling 681 408 1,792 858 Wire Drawn 45,613 30,428 48,834 31,649 Black Plate 3,330 2,625 3,331 2,224 Tin Plate 25,781 15,812 29,347 17,716 Tin Free Steel 6,432 4,154 5,516 3,408 Sheets Hot Rolled 122,890 40,465 173,601 54,509 Sheets Cold Rolled 54,702 23,714 68,186 29,177 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 63,511 37,907 88,204 52,126 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,118 5,319 7,475 3,743 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 21,019 15,844 23,932 16,481 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,043 3,769 8,039 3,281 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,620 7,366 7,553 8,057 ______________________________________________________________ May 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,390,884 581,202 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2 3 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 287,326 75,830 Wire Rods 116,228 34,360 Structural Shapes Heavy 27,933 11,871 Steel Piling 5,752 3,375 Plates Cut Lengths 14,409 5,108 Plates In Coils 28,984 9,413 Rails Standard 6,803 3,093 Rails All Other 1,875 978 Railroad Accessories 1,052 609 Bars - Hot Rolled 84,262 33,377 Bars - Light Shaped 10,229 4,379 Bars - Reinforcing 37,660 12,264 Bars - Cold Finished 12,709 8,643 Standard Pipe 78,674 39,352 Oil Country Goods 48,530 24,066 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 46,263 25,287 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,437 14,823 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,750 8,635 Mechanical Tubing 33,266 23,137 Pressure Tubing 3,846 2,736 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,162 1,370 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,018 13,351 Pipe For Piling 1,792 858 Wire Drawn 49,232 31,967 Black Plate 3,356 2,231 Tin Plate 29,851 17,928 Tin Free Steel 5,516 3,408 Sheets Hot Rolled 174,971 54,961 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,476 29,300 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 88,436 52,255 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,229 4,091 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,133 16,640 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,076 3,295 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,646 8,209 ______________________________________________________________ June 2002 May 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,175,572 676,434 1,404,333 502,731 Ingots And Steel For Castings 55 48 20 17 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 676,282 128,659 343,567 65,718 Wire Rods 394,672 101,185 132,414 41,045 Structural Shapes Heavy 49,316 16,244 61,774 19,573 Steel Piling 16,621 9,318 12,954 6,786 Plates Cut Lengths 14,237 4,942 12,798 4,485 Plates In Coils 75,817 20,554 50,301 14,824 Rails Standard 16,360 7,857 18,720 8,146 Rails All Other 1,197 615 1,765 952 Railroad Accessories 2,087 1,529 1,259 770 Bars - Hot Rolled 60,220 21,729 52,724 19,916 Bars - Light Shaped 11,966 4,082 12,324 4,284 Bars - Reinforcing 90,885 20,141 78,435 16,378 Bars - Cold Finished 11,913 7,834 11,040 7,346 Standard Pipe 80,268 36,972 66,554 32,120 Oil Country Goods 14,867 7,967 33,045 18,534 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 31,679 19,566 31,924 22,119 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 20,701 10,838 15,223 7,953 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,688 1,579 14,857 4,542 Mechanical Tubing 34,461 22,181 31,951 21,173 Pressure Tubing 3,314 2,893 2,750 2,644 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,767 1,842 1,308 1,621 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,615 15,133 26,026 13,417 Pipe For Piling 867 345 1,588 619 Wire Drawn 51,726 32,457 49,447 31,609 Black Plate 7,239 3,892 3,100 2,629 Tin Plate 13,624 7,328 14,416 8,152 Tin Free Steel 5,839 3,479 6,336 3,588 Sheets Hot Rolled 265,439 72,697 152,965 41,658 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,039 25,571 54,255 20,637 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 86,906 42,326 70,886 35,837 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,339 3,234 5,714 2,318 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 16,703 11,665 16,649 11,481 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,647 2,339 7,763 2,665 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,213 7,392 7,482 7,176 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 June 2003 (CB-03-115)