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 July 2003 June 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,471,011 588,097 1,209,624 521,496 Ingots And Steel For Castings 37 20 47 32 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 341,949 82,449 168,321 44,732 Wire Rods 169,235 50,241 152,143 47,228 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,754 13,128 28,433 10,605 Steel Piling 9,552 5,089 9,216 5,382 Plates Cut Lengths 28,016 9,433 17,675 5,775 Plates In Coils 27,133 8,553 23,961 7,698 Rails Standard 113 61 10,182 4,050 Rails All Other 1,068 756 1,665 812 Railroad Accessories 83 132 177 139 Bars - Hot Rolled 54,985 24,302 67,691 27,166 Bars - Light Shaped 11,447 4,699 14,103 5,899 Bars - Reinforcing 107,128 30,361 93,452 26,421 Bars - Cold Finished 10,415 7,443 14,617 9,170 Standard Pipe 82,288 40,353 65,174 33,632 Oil Country Goods 46,299 24,180 42,295 22,218 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 26,859 18,166 10,696 5,924 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 38,030 21,285 40,966 30,939 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,124 10,663 18,767 8,844 Mechanical Tubing 29,977 20,699 29,990 20,576 Pressure Tubing 5,893 3,324 3,503 2,413 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 989 1,405 1,266 1,536 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,239 12,274 24,547 12,493 Pipe For Piling 573 372 681 408 Wire Drawn 45,219 29,282 45,613 30,428 Black Plate 3,166 2,080 3,330 2,625 Tin Plate 24,151 15,174 25,781 15,812 Tin Free Steel 5,803 3,723 6,432 4,154 Sheets Hot Rolled 149,549 46,546 122,890 40,465 Sheets Cold Rolled 45,779 20,318 54,702 23,714 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 81,368 48,830 63,511 37,907 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,359 2,962 11,118 5,319 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,916 19,014 21,019 15,844 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,570 2,883 9,043 3,769 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,945 7,898 6,620 7,366 ______________________________________________________________ June 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,213,326 523,520 Ingots And Steel For Castings 47 32 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 168,344 44,750 Wire Rods 152,143 47,228 Structural Shapes Heavy 28,440 10,624 Steel Piling 9,216 5,382 Plates Cut Lengths 17,675 5,775 Plates In Coils 23,970 7,704 Rails Standard 10,265 4,090 Rails All Other 1,665 812 Railroad Accessories 177 139 Bars - Hot Rolled 67,736 27,199 Bars - Light Shaped 14,103 5,899 Bars - Reinforcing 93,452 26,421 Bars - Cold Finished 14,633 9,180 Standard Pipe 65,501 33,774 Oil Country Goods 43,592 22,823 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 10,696 5,924 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 41,015 30,959 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,767 8,844 Mechanical Tubing 30,025 20,606 Pressure Tubing 3,517 2,459 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,266 1,536 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,568 12,529 Pipe For Piling 681 408 Wire Drawn 45,689 30,516 Black Plate 3,330 2,625 Tin Plate 25,786 15,822 Tin Free Steel 6,432 4,154 Sheets Hot Rolled 122,890 40,465 Sheets Cold Rolled 54,839 23,764 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 65,023 38,747 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,118 5,319 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 21,064 15,874 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,043 3,769 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,620 7,366 ______________________________________________________________ July 2002 June 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,424,452 783,301 2,175,572 676,434 Ingots And Steel For Castings 91 47 55 48 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 744,028 148,684 676,282 128,659 Wire Rods 223,172 62,923 394,672 101,185 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,743 14,950 49,316 16,244 Steel Piling 11,976 6,414 16,621 9,318 Plates Cut Lengths 28,122 8,736 14,237 4,942 Plates In Coils 74,225 22,223 75,817 20,554 Rails Standard 19,969 8,657 16,360 7,857 Rails All Other 2,177 888 1,197 615 Railroad Accessories 1,431 1,318 2,087 1,529 Bars - Hot Rolled 84,370 30,618 60,220 21,729 Bars - Light Shaped 8,528 3,377 11,966 4,082 Bars - Reinforcing 184,227 41,023 90,885 20,141 Bars - Cold Finished 13,643 7,993 11,913 7,834 Standard Pipe 89,800 41,590 80,268 36,972 Oil Country Goods 36,051 17,600 14,867 7,967 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,187 13,701 31,679 19,566 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,319 13,689 20,701 10,838 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,689 3,257 4,688 1,579 Mechanical Tubing 46,643 27,236 34,461 22,181 Pressure Tubing 5,334 3,681 3,314 2,893 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,085 1,287 1,767 1,842 Structural Pipe & Tube 30,652 15,265 28,615 15,133 Pipe For Piling 575 200 867 345 Wire Drawn 49,344 31,868 51,726 32,457 Black Plate 5,197 3,391 7,239 3,892 Tin Plate 14,345 8,464 13,624 7,328 Tin Free Steel 8,314 4,810 5,839 3,479 Sheets Hot Rolled 359,728 104,818 265,439 72,697 Sheets Cold Rolled 103,882 38,345 64,039 25,571 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 137,084 66,684 86,906 42,326 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,405 3,207 7,339 3,234 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,981 16,104 16,703 11,665 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,011 2,536 6,647 2,339 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,123 7,718 7,213 7,392 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 July 2003 (CB-03-129)