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 September 2003 August 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,396,260 549,389 1,198,333 493,995 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 4 20 15 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 274,791 62,560 201,826 48,416 Wire Rods 194,670 57,071 129,276 39,646 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,702 11,775 27,380 10,895 Steel Piling 10,250 5,333 6,764 3,684 Plates Cut Lengths 20,772 6,763 22,623 7,416 Plates In Coils 34,674 10,792 23,428 7,540 Rails Standard 1,284 566 11,042 5,308 Rails All Other 844 380 1,357 647 Railroad Accessories 421 315 912 623 Bars - Hot Rolled 43,930 20,760 58,221 24,603 Bars - Light Shaped 16,213 6,080 14,835 6,304 Bars - Reinforcing 93,576 25,905 110,919 31,981 Bars - Cold Finished 9,443 6,677 9,166 6,663 Standard Pipe 78,417 40,782 72,952 36,500 Oil Country Goods 50,298 24,940 37,810 19,558 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 27,815 15,840 28,221 19,316 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,088 13,671 16,728 10,693 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,851 5,441 12,171 5,188 Mechanical Tubing 34,580 24,436 27,595 18,073 Pressure Tubing 2,215 2,160 3,169 2,591 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,497 2,176 1,003 1,610 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,414 12,564 35,600 16,935 Pipe For Piling 657 429 1,997 1,014 Wire Drawn 44,982 29,005 38,566 25,963 Black Plate 3,064 1,949 2,480 2,394 Tin Plate 19,766 12,184 18,334 11,250 Tin Free Steel 5,894 3,671 4,562 2,879 Sheets Hot Rolled 163,194 50,060 128,016 40,375 Sheets Cold Rolled 50,087 22,032 41,941 18,323 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 76,785 44,201 61,550 35,654 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,768 2,234 9,839 4,656 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,693 16,397 23,153 16,720 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,558 2,659 7,921 3,200 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,061 7,579 6,955 7,364 ______________________________________________________________ August 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,290,345 526,928 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 7 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 239,144 57,886 Wire Rods 149,875 45,604 Structural Shapes Heavy 28,475 11,384 Steel Piling 7,146 3,877 Plates Cut Lengths 22,646 7,427 Plates In Coils 24,016 7,747 Rails Standard 11,131 5,384 Rails All Other 1,485 760 Railroad Accessories 977 665 Bars - Hot Rolled 60,988 25,783 Bars - Light Shaped 15,994 6,762 Bars - Reinforcing 110,945 31,991 Bars - Cold Finished 9,360 6,841 Standard Pipe 76,343 38,276 Oil Country Goods 39,467 20,531 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 29,976 20,276 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 17,155 10,858 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,171 5,188 Mechanical Tubing 28,199 18,557 Pressure Tubing 3,344 2,754 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,025 1,642 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,885 17,057 Pipe For Piling 1,997 1,014 Wire Drawn 39,972 27,119 Black Plate 3,127 2,735 Tin Plate 20,188 12,440 Tin Free Steel 4,623 2,913 Sheets Hot Rolled 129,657 40,967 Sheets Cold Rolled 49,001 20,971 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 66,977 38,147 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,839 4,656 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,035 17,654 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,967 3,222 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,202 7,836 ______________________________________________________________ September 2002 August 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,603,305 893,217 2,123,082 741,382 Ingots And Steel For Castings 43 19 72 33 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 534,848 125,639 618,145 140,938 Wire Rods 597,299 152,811 189,735 56,080 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,621 16,184 64,453 19,668 Steel Piling 10,976 5,992 15,321 8,376 Plates Cut Lengths 62,277 19,186 51,279 15,739 Plates In Coils 62,398 18,941 68,056 21,380 Rails Standard 16,425 10,950 556 245 Rails All Other 657 439 1,082 534 Railroad Accessories 1,342 746 1,284 685 Bars - Hot Rolled 68,506 25,280 73,766 26,497 Bars - Light Shaped 10,213 3,767 11,397 3,623 Bars - Reinforcing 82,864 19,371 105,999 25,109 Bars - Cold Finished 13,177 8,141 11,998 7,548 Standard Pipe 65,402 35,844 85,929 40,572 Oil Country Goods 29,755 17,576 13,732 7,286 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 50,091 29,553 32,975 18,101 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 20,316 12,899 30,631 14,592 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,853 8,280 30,444 11,285 Mechanical Tubing 27,002 19,976 35,699 24,528 Pressure Tubing 4,026 3,580 3,629 3,351 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,438 1,541 1,247 1,316 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,413 12,922 25,568 13,345 Pipe For Piling 263 130 488 195 Wire Drawn 48,106 30,516 49,549 31,810 Black Plate 3,915 2,259 5,727 3,456 Tin Plate 17,098 9,799 16,007 9,343 Tin Free Steel 8,082 4,740 8,994 5,215 Sheets Hot Rolled 440,641 134,805 264,553 82,263 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,342 48,748 113,359 43,213 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 148,128 76,062 127,138 66,364 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,794 6,384 9,538 4,300 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,996 18,438 41,255 24,135 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,611 3,241 6,318 2,779 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,389 8,456 7,162 7,478 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 September 2003 (CB-03-167)