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 August 2003 July 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,198,333 493,995 1,471,011 588,097 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 15 37 20 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 201,826 48,416 341,949 82,449 Wire Rods 129,276 39,646 169,235 50,241 Structural Shapes Heavy 27,380 10,895 30,754 13,128 Steel Piling 6,764 3,684 9,552 5,089 Plates Cut Lengths 22,623 7,416 28,016 9,433 Plates In Coils 23,428 7,540 27,133 8,553 Rails Standard 11,042 5,308 113 61 Rails All Other 1,357 647 1,068 756 Railroad Accessories 912 623 83 132 Bars - Hot Rolled 58,221 24,603 54,985 24,302 Bars - Light Shaped 14,835 6,304 11,447 4,699 Bars - Reinforcing 110,919 31,981 107,128 30,361 Bars - Cold Finished 9,166 6,663 10,415 7,443 Standard Pipe 72,952 36,500 82,288 40,353 Oil Country Goods 37,810 19,558 46,299 24,180 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 28,221 19,316 26,859 18,166 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 16,728 10,693 38,030 21,285 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,171 5,188 21,124 10,663 Mechanical Tubing 27,595 18,073 29,977 20,699 Pressure Tubing 3,169 2,591 5,893 3,324 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,003 1,610 989 1,405 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,600 16,935 24,239 12,274 Pipe For Piling 1,997 1,014 573 372 Wire Drawn 38,566 25,963 45,219 29,282 Black Plate 2,480 2,394 3,166 2,080 Tin Plate 18,334 11,250 24,151 15,174 Tin Free Steel 4,562 2,879 5,803 3,723 Sheets Hot Rolled 128,016 40,375 149,549 46,546 Sheets Cold Rolled 41,941 18,323 45,779 20,318 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 61,550 35,654 81,368 48,830 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,839 4,656 6,359 2,962 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,153 16,720 26,916 19,014 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,921 3,200 7,570 2,883 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,955 7,364 6,945 7,898 ______________________________________________________________ July 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,490,284 595,113 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,864 2,084 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 342,538 82,749 Wire Rods 169,235 50,241 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,896 13,174 Steel Piling 9,552 5,089 Plates Cut Lengths 28,016 9,433 Plates In Coils 27,146 8,557 Rails Standard 305 151 Rails All Other 1,190 784 Railroad Accessories 142 128 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,202 24,400 Bars - Light Shaped 11,478 4,707 Bars - Reinforcing 111,930 31,771 Bars - Cold Finished 10,561 7,545 Standard Pipe 84,044 41,045 Oil Country Goods 48,191 25,035 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 26,859 18,166 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 38,030 21,311 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,124 10,663 Mechanical Tubing 30,226 20,937 Pressure Tubing 6,436 3,579 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,009 1,428 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,260 12,286 Pipe For Piling 573 372 Wire Drawn 45,443 29,483 Black Plate 3,166 2,080 Tin Plate 24,214 15,206 Tin Free Steel 5,882 3,803 Sheets Hot Rolled 150,488 46,639 Sheets Cold Rolled 45,958 20,503 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 81,384 48,841 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,359 2,962 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,018 19,086 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,577 2,894 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,990 7,980 ______________________________________________________________ August 2002 July 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,123,082 741,382 2,424,452 783,301 Ingots And Steel For Castings 72 33 91 47 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 618,145 140,938 744,028 148,684 Wire Rods 189,735 56,080 223,172 62,923 Structural Shapes Heavy 64,453 19,668 43,743 14,950 Steel Piling 15,321 8,376 11,976 6,414 Plates Cut Lengths 51,279 15,739 28,122 8,736 Plates In Coils 68,056 21,380 74,225 22,223 Rails Standard 556 245 19,969 8,657 Rails All Other 1,082 534 2,177 888 Railroad Accessories 1,284 685 1,431 1,318 Bars - Hot Rolled 73,766 26,497 84,370 30,618 Bars - Light Shaped 11,397 3,623 8,528 3,377 Bars - Reinforcing 105,999 25,109 184,227 41,023 Bars - Cold Finished 11,998 7,548 13,643 7,993 Standard Pipe 85,929 40,572 89,800 41,590 Oil Country Goods 13,732 7,286 36,051 17,600 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 32,975 18,101 22,187 13,701 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 30,631 14,592 21,319 13,689 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,444 11,285 8,689 3,257 Mechanical Tubing 35,699 24,528 46,643 27,236 Pressure Tubing 3,629 3,351 5,334 3,681 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,247 1,316 1,085 1,287 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,568 13,345 30,652 15,265 Pipe For Piling 488 195 575 200 Wire Drawn 49,549 31,810 49,344 31,868 Black Plate 5,727 3,456 5,197 3,391 Tin Plate 16,007 9,343 14,345 8,464 Tin Free Steel 8,994 5,215 8,314 4,810 Sheets Hot Rolled 264,553 82,263 359,728 104,818 Sheets Cold Rolled 113,359 43,213 103,882 38,345 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 127,138 66,364 137,084 66,684 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,538 4,300 7,405 3,207 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 41,255 24,135 23,981 16,104 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,318 2,779 6,011 2,536 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,162 7,478 7,123 7,718 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 August 2003 (CB-03-148)