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 October 2003 September 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,116,626 507,939 1,208,229 523,094 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 688,867 269,774 780,595 288,518 Flat-rolled -- Slab 232,807 54,699 296,270 67,637 Flat-rolled -- Plate 43,925 18,879 37,582 16,023 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 173,699 57,477 224,320 72,474 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 79,731 41,482 64,002 34,980 Flat-rolled -- Coated 123,605 75,589 132,763 81,549 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 35,100 21,649 25,660 15,855 Hot-rolled Bar 167,553 77,544 138,168 63,232 Cold Finished Bar 14,525 10,833 12,538 9,837 Rebar 72,030 20,489 93,576 25,905 Welded Pipe 150,403 84,963 164,886 93,332 Fittings and Flanges 12,337 18,574 8,605 18,426 Stainless Steel Products Bar 6,550 14,920 5,672 13,150 Rod 1,782 2,982 1,709 3,027 Wire 2,578 7,860 2,480 7,669 ______________________________________________________________ September 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,199,548 521,845 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 780,976 288,891 Flat-rolled -- Slab 296,270 67,637 Flat-rolled -- Plate 37,632 16,049 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 224,389 72,509 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 64,145 35,186 Flat-rolled -- Coated 132,859 81,632 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 25,682 15,878 Hot-rolled Bar 138,389 63,080 Cold Finished Bar 12,622 9,879 Rebar 82,344 22,998 Welded Pipe 166,500 94,331 Fittings and Flanges 8,866 18,669 Stainless Steel Products Bar 5,703 13,281 Rod 1,672 3,027 Wire 2,476 7,688 ______________________________________________________________ October 2002 September 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,192,121 848,818 2,025,826 786,868 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,730,181 584,884 1,578,688 531,290 Flat-rolled -- Slab 776,819 189,028 562,082 132,319 Flat-rolled -- Plate 59,201 21,037 79,522 28,152 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 462,789 150,980 525,305 163,748 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 141,469 66,624 147,928 64,033 Flat-rolled -- Coated 265,094 143,162 238,672 128,501 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 24,809 14,053 25,180 14,539 Hot-rolled Bar 176,637 76,764 140,069 60,164 Cold Finished Bar 18,763 13,250 17,833 12,695 Rebar 41,519 9,827 82,864 19,371 Welded Pipe 200,707 112,008 182,999 112,441 Fittings and Flanges 9,958 21,008 9,658 20,791 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,100 17,474 7,612 16,735 Rod 3,735 6,325 3,822 6,103 Wire 2,523 7,277 2,281 7,279 ______________________________________________________________ September 2003 September 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 11,705,229 5,183,946 16,550,742 5,944,222 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 7,851,312 3,035,669 12,053,216 3,589,410 Flat-rolled -- Slab 2,727,511 681,554 5,435,123 1,010,749 Flat-rolled -- Plate 385,928 164,360 546,842 208,068 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 2,128,232 708,939 2,960,788 857,357 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 835,446 428,619 1,146,266 471,517 Flat-rolled -- Coated 1,513,354 893,285 1,681,934 880,966 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 260,841 158,911 282,262 160,753 Hot-rolled Bar 1,330,066 614,945 1,337,242 572,642 Cold Finished Bar 155,401 113,079 151,371 117,473 Rebar 678,318 184,443 1,033,402 221,701 Welded Pipe 1,499,126 823,398 1,745,813 936,852 Fittings and Flanges 85,063 169,803 99,726 217,491 Stainless Steel Products Bar 57,875 130,302 67,928 154,713 Rod 24,986 41,347 40,581 66,612 Wire 23,081 70,960 21,465 67,328 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 October 2003 (CB-03-183)