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 October 2003 September 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,244,303 514,179 1,396,260 549,389 Ingots And Steel For Castings 76 84 5 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 256,439 60,882 274,791 62,560 Wire Rods 127,634 41,021 194,670 57,071 Structural Shapes Heavy 28,713 13,305 30,702 11,775 Steel Piling 9,339 4,777 10,250 5,333 Plates Cut Lengths 27,036 9,138 20,772 6,763 Plates In Coils 24,206 8,038 34,674 10,792 Rails Standard 1,932 939 1,284 566 Rails All Other 1,525 847 844 380 Railroad Accessories 203 207 421 315 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,195 25,527 43,930 20,760 Bars - Light Shaped 13,084 6,321 16,213 6,080 Bars - Reinforcing 72,030 20,489 93,576 25,905 Bars - Cold Finished 11,364 7,709 9,443 6,677 Standard Pipe 69,066 35,647 78,417 40,782 Oil Country Goods 48,037 25,837 50,298 24,940 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 13,116 5,990 27,815 15,840 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 13,998 7,606 23,088 13,671 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,067 3,375 13,851 5,441 Mechanical Tubing 38,182 26,313 34,580 24,436 Pressure Tubing 4,013 4,957 2,215 2,160 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,062 1,812 2,497 2,176 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,797 14,386 26,414 12,564 Pipe For Piling 298 217 657 429 Wire Drawn 48,320 30,997 44,982 29,005 Black Plate 3,148 2,175 3,064 1,949 Tin Plate 28,926 17,872 19,766 12,184 Tin Free Steel 6,174 3,777 5,894 3,671 Sheets Hot Rolled 126,421 39,738 163,194 50,060 Sheets Cold Rolled 63,991 26,376 50,087 22,032 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 75,942 42,702 76,785 44,201 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,743 1,584 4,768 2,234 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,526 14,840 22,693 16,397 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,362 1,764 6,558 2,659 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,337 6,928 7,061 7,579 ______________________________________________________________ September 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,391,090 549,840 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 274,811 62,576 Wire Rods 198,832 58,148 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,702 11,775 Steel Piling 10,250 5,333 Plates Cut Lengths 20,793 6,766 Plates In Coils 34,682 10,797 Rails Standard 1,284 566 Rails All Other 844 380 Railroad Accessories 404 315 Bars - Hot Rolled 43,930 20,760 Bars - Light Shaped 16,213 6,080 Bars - Reinforcing 82,344 22,998 Bars - Cold Finished 9,528 6,719 Standard Pipe 80,131 41,482 Oil Country Goods 50,035 25,701 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 27,815 15,840 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,088 13,671 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,851 5,441 Mechanical Tubing 34,623 24,489 Pressure Tubing 2,707 2,465 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,858 2,176 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,414 12,564 Pipe For Piling 657 429 Wire Drawn 45,141 29,114 Black Plate 3,129 2,001 Tin Plate 19,788 12,207 Tin Free Steel 5,894 3,671 Sheets Hot Rolled 163,235 50,072 Sheets Cold Rolled 50,109 22,048 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 76,837 44,226 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,768 2,234 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,720 16,442 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,579 2,677 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,089 7,675 ______________________________________________________________ October 2002 September 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,347,912 842,697 2,603,305 893,217 Ingots And Steel For Castings 48 30 43 19 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 737,468 178,235 534,848 125,639 Wire Rods 212,325 62,931 597,299 152,811 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,173 12,492 50,621 16,184 Steel Piling 8,780 4,988 10,976 5,992 Plates Cut Lengths 43,007 12,850 62,277 19,186 Plates In Coils 71,081 21,246 62,398 18,941 Rails Standard 5,438 2,154 16,425 10,950 Rails All Other 1,283 678 657 439 Railroad Accessories 1,193 631 1,342 746 Bars - Hot Rolled 89,084 33,673 68,506 25,280 Bars - Light Shaped 13,842 4,697 10,213 3,767 Bars - Reinforcing 41,519 9,827 82,864 19,371 Bars - Cold Finished 14,841 9,455 13,177 8,141 Standard Pipe 93,876 45,200 65,402 35,844 Oil Country Goods 41,144 20,093 29,755 17,576 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 36,825 18,667 50,091 29,553 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 22,157 10,826 20,316 12,899 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,651 4,544 20,853 8,280 Mechanical Tubing 38,719 25,869 27,002 19,976 Pressure Tubing 4,506 3,615 4,026 3,580 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,252 1,631 1,438 1,541 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,247 12,703 24,413 12,922 Pipe For Piling 543 266 263 130 Wire Drawn 48,055 31,493 48,106 30,516 Black Plate 5,384 3,008 3,915 2,259 Tin Plate 18,601 10,654 17,098 9,799 Tin Free Steel 6,207 3,399 8,082 4,740 Sheets Hot Rolled 360,659 116,245 440,641 134,805 Sheets Cold Rolled 118,896 48,928 126,342 48,748 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 184,196 95,783 148,128 76,062 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,486 4,569 13,794 6,384 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,108 17,841 26,996 18,438 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,725 3,842 6,611 3,241 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,592 9,633 8,389 8,456 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 October 2003 (CB-03-183)