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 November 2003 October 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,330,508 530,196 1,244,303 514,179 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15 24 76 84 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 365,741 91,053 256,439 60,882 Wire Rods 143,065 43,924 127,634 41,021 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,855 13,548 28,713 13,305 Steel Piling 8,036 4,338 9,339 4,777 Plates Cut Lengths 14,749 5,595 27,036 9,138 Plates In Coils 29,709 10,137 24,206 8,038 Rails Standard 13,320 6,446 1,932 939 Rails All Other 929 623 1,525 847 Railroad Accessories 1,042 717 203 207 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,484 23,727 61,195 25,527 Bars - Light Shaped 12,982 5,652 13,084 6,321 Bars - Reinforcing 60,365 17,833 72,030 20,489 Bars - Cold Finished 11,668 8,235 11,364 7,709 Standard Pipe 73,623 36,871 69,066 35,647 Oil Country Goods 35,021 17,622 48,037 25,837 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 26,952 8,837 13,116 5,990 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 16,257 9,428 13,998 7,606 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,257 4,049 8,067 3,375 Mechanical Tubing 34,994 23,080 38,182 26,313 Pressure Tubing 2,686 2,533 4,013 4,957 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,013 2,357 1,062 1,812 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,137 15,113 27,797 14,386 Pipe For Piling 267 162 298 217 Wire Drawn 43,453 28,993 48,320 30,997 Black Plate 2,388 1,345 3,148 2,175 Tin Plate 30,436 18,796 28,926 17,872 Tin Free Steel 8,487 5,051 6,174 3,777 Sheets Hot Rolled 90,410 30,077 126,421 39,738 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,958 26,087 63,991 26,376 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 74,160 42,021 75,942 42,702 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,918 1,556 2,743 1,584 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,358 14,822 19,526 14,840 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,878 2,852 4,362 1,764 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,895 6,687 6,337 6,928 ______________________________________________________________ October 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,407,988 562,214 Ingots And Steel For Castings 206 127 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 293,428 69,992 Wire Rods 159,745 49,721 Structural Shapes Heavy 29,652 13,200 Steel Piling 9,339 4,777 Plates Cut Lengths 27,186 9,196 Plates In Coils 25,336 8,405 Rails Standard 1,932 939 Rails All Other 1,545 856 Railroad Accessories 203 207 Bars - Hot Rolled 62,306 25,964 Bars - Light Shaped 13,088 6,323 Bars - Reinforcing 138,734 38,765 Bars - Cold Finished 11,441 7,758 Standard Pipe 71,337 36,666 Oil Country Goods 55,341 29,185 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 14,844 6,675 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 17,216 9,290 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,067 3,392 Mechanical Tubing 39,983 26,426 Pressure Tubing 4,545 5,300 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,116 1,883 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,811 14,448 Pipe For Piling 298 217 Wire Drawn 48,754 31,320 Black Plate 3,216 2,239 Tin Plate 29,471 18,215 Tin Free Steel 6,174 3,777 Sheets Hot Rolled 129,633 40,776 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,337 26,594 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 78,038 43,812 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,760 1,605 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,622 14,934 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,841 2,122 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,439 7,109 ______________________________________________________________ November 2002 October 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,137,200 807,763 2,347,912 842,697 Ingots And Steel For Castings 19 15 48 30 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 543,687 132,840 737,468 178,235 Wire Rods 128,464 40,042 212,325 62,931 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,544 11,101 36,173 12,492 Steel Piling 18,830 10,462 8,780 4,988 Plates Cut Lengths 45,577 14,739 43,007 12,850 Plates In Coils 78,073 23,493 71,081 21,246 Rails Standard 17,009 7,950 5,438 2,154 Rails All Other 1,565 748 1,283 678 Railroad Accessories 431 307 1,193 631 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,968 26,299 89,084 33,673 Bars - Light Shaped 12,099 4,031 13,842 4,697 Bars - Reinforcing 55,204 13,207 41,519 9,827 Bars - Cold Finished 11,637 7,986 14,841 9,455 Standard Pipe 75,678 36,335 93,876 45,200 Oil Country Goods 27,883 16,117 41,144 20,093 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 36,330 20,904 36,825 18,667 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,647 9,282 22,157 10,826 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,309 3,881 12,651 4,544 Mechanical Tubing 35,300 22,435 38,719 25,869 Pressure Tubing 3,915 3,882 4,506 3,615 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,147 1,469 1,252 1,631 Structural Pipe & Tube 22,356 11,290 24,247 12,703 Pipe For Piling 498 244 543 266 Wire Drawn 48,043 30,834 48,055 31,493 Black Plate 9,046 5,167 5,384 3,008 Tin Plate 17,033 9,787 18,601 10,654 Tin Free Steel 10,482 5,921 6,207 3,399 Sheets Hot Rolled 348,223 113,764 360,659 116,245 Sheets Cold Rolled 183,918 72,421 118,896 48,928 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 224,696 114,933 184,196 95,783 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,486 4,714 9,486 4,569 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,633 18,153 26,108 17,841 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,627 4,200 8,725 3,842 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,840 8,808 9,592 9,633 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 November 2003 (CB-03-196)