Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 5: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products 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 1,208,229 523,094 1,081,653 491,125 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 780,595 288,518 601,672 239,642 Flat-rolled -- Slab 296,270 67,637 185,122 43,931 Flat-rolled -- Plate 37,582 16,023 37,480 16,129 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 224,320 72,474 175,288 58,611 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 64,002 34,980 61,106 34,184 Flat-rolled -- Coated 132,763 81,549 119,780 72,658 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 25,660 15,855 22,896 14,129 Hot-rolled Bar 138,168 63,232 160,097 72,086 Cold Finished Bar 12,538 9,837 15,711 11,566 Rebar 93,576 25,905 110,919 31,981 Welded Pipe 164,886 93,332 175,634 97,322 Fittings and Flanges 8,605 18,426 8,649 16,608 Stainless Steel Products Bar 5,672 13,150 4,428 10,759 Rod 1,709 3,027 2,479 4,349 Wire 2,480 7,669 2,064 6,812 ______________________________________________________________ August 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,153,268 517,769 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 661,892 259,667 Flat-rolled -- Slab 225,143 54,036 Flat-rolled -- Plate 37,982 16,513 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 177,919 59,548 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 69,524 37,712 Flat-rolled -- Coated 126,513 76,506 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 24,811 15,353 Hot-rolled Bar 165,423 74,483 Cold Finished Bar 16,020 11,872 Rebar 110,945 31,991 Welded Pipe 180,471 99,899 Fittings and Flanges 9,196 17,175 Stainless Steel Products Bar 4,482 10,992 Rod 2,693 4,604 Wire 2,147 7,085 ______________________________________________________________ September 2002 August 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,025,826 786,868 1,980,788 743,717 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,578,688 531,290 1,489,629 481,813 Flat-rolled -- Slab 562,082 132,319 670,680 145,624 Flat-rolled -- Plate 79,522 28,152 68,543 24,612 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 525,305 163,748 363,981 116,166 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 147,928 64,033 138,003 60,787 Flat-rolled -- Coated 238,672 128,501 223,420 120,066 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 25,180 14,539 25,002 14,558 Hot-rolled Bar 140,069 60,164 153,699 64,814 Cold Finished Bar 17,833 12,695 14,305 10,603 Rebar 82,864 19,371 105,999 25,109 Welded Pipe 182,999 112,441 191,356 106,777 Fittings and Flanges 9,658 20,791 9,976 20,870 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,612 16,735 8,893 18,661 Rod 3,822 6,103 4,473 7,631 Wire 2,281 7,279 2,459 7,440 ______________________________________________________________ August 2003 August 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 10,505,681 4,662,102 14,524,916 5,157,354 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 7,070,336 2,746,777 10,474,527 3,058,120 Flat-rolled -- Slab 2,431,241 613,917 4,873,041 878,430 Flat-rolled -- Plate 348,297 148,311 467,320 179,916 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 1,903,843 636,430 2,435,483 693,609 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 771,301 393,432 998,338 407,484 Flat-rolled -- Coated 1,380,495 811,653 1,443,263 752,466 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 235,159 143,034 257,082 146,215 Hot-rolled Bar 1,191,678 551,865 1,197,173 512,478 Cold Finished Bar 142,778 103,200 133,538 104,778 Rebar 595,974 161,445 950,538 202,330 Welded Pipe 1,332,627 729,067 1,562,814 824,411 Fittings and Flanges 76,198 151,134 90,068 196,700 Stainless Steel Products Bar 52,172 117,021 60,315 137,978 Rod 23,314 38,320 36,759 60,509 Wire 20,604 63,272 19,184 60,049 NOTE: Data shown reflect imports of steel products from all countries included in the Section 201 categories, regardless of whether the product or country is subject to the safeguard measures. 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)