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 December 2003 November 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,254,658 509,771 1,330,508 530,196 Ingots And Steel For Castings 32 30 15 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 301,561 74,488 365,741 91,053 Wire Rods 147,585 47,241 143,065 43,924 Structural Shapes Heavy 47,790 18,032 33,855 13,548 Steel Piling 6,359 3,590 8,036 4,338 Plates Cut Lengths 12,848 4,736 14,749 5,595 Plates In Coils 27,212 9,316 29,709 10,137 Rails Standard 15,544 7,580 13,320 6,446 Rails All Other 766 390 929 623 Railroad Accessories 875 540 1,042 717 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,839 31,332 55,484 23,727 Bars - Light Shaped 11,433 4,812 12,982 5,652 Bars - Reinforcing 37,893 11,976 60,365 17,833 Bars - Cold Finished 11,054 8,035 11,668 8,235 Standard Pipe 59,329 30,730 73,623 36,871 Oil Country Goods 21,601 11,474 35,021 17,622 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 13,765 6,371 26,952 8,837 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 17,553 9,602 16,257 9,428 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,845 4,795 10,257 4,049 Mechanical Tubing 30,282 22,086 34,994 23,080 Pressure Tubing 3,504 3,364 2,686 2,533 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 947 1,709 1,013 2,357 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,933 15,837 28,137 15,113 Pipe For Piling 170 99 267 162 Wire Drawn 45,341 29,323 43,453 28,993 Black Plate 2,583 1,633 2,388 1,345 Tin Plate 15,936 10,312 30,436 18,796 Tin Free Steel 2,376 1,663 8,487 5,051 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,561 45,766 90,410 30,077 Sheets Cold Rolled 63,389 27,566 64,958 26,087 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 73,368 41,868 74,160 42,021 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,835 1,659 2,918 1,556 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,818 13,053 20,358 14,822 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,491 2,117 6,878 2,852 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,240 6,646 5,895 6,687 ______________________________________________________________ November 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,380,844 554,145 Ingots And Steel For Castings 0 0 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 366,207 91,297 Wire Rods 169,970 51,069 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,235 13,648 Steel Piling 8,036 4,338 Plates Cut Lengths 14,830 5,635 Plates In Coils 29,709 10,137 Rails Standard 13,340 6,457 Rails All Other 946 636 Railroad Accessories 1,042 717 Bars - Hot Rolled 57,740 24,487 Bars - Light Shaped 13,271 5,776 Bars - Reinforcing 69,475 20,460 Bars - Cold Finished 11,685 8,247 Standard Pipe 78,555 38,876 Oil Country Goods 39,771 19,809 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 17,752 10,554 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,037 12,521 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,913 4,664 Mechanical Tubing 35,450 23,372 Pressure Tubing 2,686 2,533 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,488 2,826 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,190 15,137 Pipe For Piling 267 162 Wire Drawn 44,004 29,349 Black Plate 2,427 1,382 Tin Plate 30,439 18,799 Tin Free Steel 8,487 5,051 Sheets Hot Rolled 90,410 30,077 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,657 26,969 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 76,217 42,889 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,239 1,689 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,401 14,877 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,051 2,980 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,914 6,726 ______________________________________________________________ December 2002 November 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,254,894 803,217 2,137,200 807,763 Ingots And Steel For Castings 25 14 19 15 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 461,387 112,620 543,687 132,840 Wire Rods 411,296 111,441 128,464 40,042 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,456 14,088 30,544 11,101 Steel Piling 6,380 3,620 18,830 10,462 Plates Cut Lengths 45,160 14,255 45,577 14,739 Plates In Coils 59,511 18,316 78,073 23,493 Rails Standard 19,316 8,471 17,009 7,950 Rails All Other 773 403 1,565 748 Railroad Accessories 1,007 894 431 307 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,268 23,436 64,968 26,299 Bars - Light Shaped 7,257 2,796 12,099 4,031 Bars - Reinforcing 27,628 6,582 55,204 13,207 Bars - Cold Finished 11,919 7,721 11,637 7,986 Standard Pipe 68,397 32,300 75,678 36,335 Oil Country Goods 12,243 7,123 27,883 16,117 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 30,432 17,358 36,330 20,904 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 15,832 8,667 18,647 9,282 Line Pipe - Not Specified 6,425 2,212 11,309 3,881 Mechanical Tubing 24,338 17,803 35,300 22,435 Pressure Tubing 3,402 4,422 3,915 3,882 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 914 1,174 1,147 1,469 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,046 12,917 22,356 11,290 Pipe For Piling 353 196 498 244 Wire Drawn 44,216 28,365 48,043 30,834 Black Plate 3,011 2,019 9,046 5,167 Tin Plate 18,766 10,697 17,033 9,787 Tin Free Steel 5,310 2,791 10,482 5,921 Sheets Hot Rolled 495,490 157,520 348,223 113,764 Sheets Cold Rolled 148,310 60,142 183,918 72,421 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 146,437 77,622 224,696 114,933 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,076 6,150 9,486 4,714 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,699 17,229 26,633 18,153 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,580 2,099 9,627 4,200 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,236 9,756 8,840 8,808 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 December 2003 (CB-04-11)