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 2004 Data January December Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,801,037 702,839 1,264,992 514,790 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8 4 22 12 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 509,617 130,718 301,561 74,488 Wire Rods 263,890 82,043 147,604 47,253 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,828 13,412 49,155 18,498 Steel Piling 3,807 2,009 6,821 3,827 Plates Cut Lengths 25,955 9,405 12,848 4,736 Plates In Coils 38,842 12,607 27,212 9,316 Rails Standard 15,277 8,061 15,569 7,593 Rails All Other 860 504 813 426 Railroad Accessories 486 320 894 550 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,744 32,337 71,864 31,341 Bars - Light Shaped 11,810 5,417 11,433 4,812 Bars - Reinforcing 83,140 25,979 37,910 12,001 Bars - Cold Finished 12,620 9,826 11,054 8,035 Standard Pipe 75,167 38,561 60,573 31,286 Oil Country Goods 70,868 37,368 21,667 11,524 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 27,304 15,180 14,723 6,763 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 25,444 13,513 17,568 9,621 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,113 7,521 12,845 4,795 Mechanical Tubing 34,908 24,846 30,345 22,251 Pressure Tubing 3,231 3,162 3,629 3,440 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 890 1,562 947 1,709 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,032 19,160 25,927 15,599 Pipe For Piling 176 169 170 99 Wire Drawn 50,783 34,421 45,578 29,514 Black Plate 4,145 2,345 2,603 1,652 Tin Plate 16,768 10,514 15,936 10,312 Tin Free Steel 6,761 4,366 5,132 3,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 197,473 65,991 141,988 46,310 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,645 27,768 64,319 28,035 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 62,176 37,012 73,616 42,075 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,131 1,162 2,835 1,659 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,575 16,167 18,921 13,229 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,396 2,465 4,515 2,136 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,168 6,944 6,395 6,791 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data January December Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,935,566 744,566 2,254,894 803,217 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1 24 25 14 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 398,829 100,325 461,387 112,620 Wire Rods 149,765 43,234 411,296 111,441 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,849 14,032 43,456 14,088 Steel Piling 7,573 4,347 6,380 3,620 Plates Cut Lengths 37,231 12,094 45,160 14,255 Plates In Coils 87,176 27,122 59,511 18,316 Rails Standard 16,398 8,111 19,316 8,471 Rails All Other 1,353 641 773 403 Railroad Accessories 1,009 566 1,007 894 Bars - Hot Rolled 79,977 31,610 55,268 23,436 Bars - Light Shaped 15,118 7,247 7,257 2,796 Bars - Reinforcing 89,805 21,557 27,628 6,582 Bars - Cold Finished 12,952 8,624 11,919 7,721 Standard Pipe 62,723 31,951 68,397 32,300 Oil Country Goods 22,418 12,859 12,243 7,123 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 48,964 27,449 30,432 17,358 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 31,678 17,050 15,832 8,667 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,974 4,192 6,425 2,212 Mechanical Tubing 37,247 23,784 24,338 17,803 Pressure Tubing 3,586 3,438 3,402 4,422 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,065 1,147 914 1,174 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,882 16,356 27,046 12,917 Pipe For Piling 334 222 353 196 Wire Drawn 48,594 31,721 44,216 28,365 Black Plate 6,761 3,777 3,011 2,019 Tin Plate 18,010 10,162 18,766 10,697 Tin Free Steel 4,776 2,791 5,310 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 308,084 100,374 495,490 157,520 Sheets Cold Rolled 127,436 50,837 148,310 60,142 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 186,709 96,018 146,437 77,622 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,439 2,061 13,076 6,150 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,422 17,091 26,699 17,229 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,468 3,250 4,580 2,099 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,960 8,501 9,236 9,756 ______________________________________________________________ January Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,801,037 702,839 1,935,566 744,566 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8 4 1 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 509,617 130,718 398,829 100,325 Wire Rods 263,890 82,043 149,765 43,234 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,828 13,412 41,849 14,032 Steel Piling 3,807 2,009 7,573 4,347 Plates Cut Lengths 25,955 9,405 37,231 12,094 Plates In Coils 38,842 12,607 87,176 27,122 Rails Standard 15,277 8,061 16,398 8,111 Rails All Other 860 504 1,353 641 Railroad Accessories 486 320 1,009 566 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,744 32,337 79,977 31,610 Bars - Light Shaped 11,810 5,417 15,118 7,247 Bars - Reinforcing 83,140 25,979 89,805 21,557 Bars - Cold Finished 12,620 9,826 12,952 8,624 Standard Pipe 75,167 38,561 62,723 31,951 Oil Country Goods 70,868 37,368 22,418 12,859 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 27,304 15,180 48,964 27,449 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 25,444 13,513 31,678 17,050 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,113 7,521 11,974 4,192 Mechanical Tubing 34,908 24,846 37,247 23,784 Pressure Tubing 3,231 3,162 3,586 3,438 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 890 1,562 1,065 1,147 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,032 19,160 33,882 16,356 Pipe For Piling 176 169 334 222 Wire Drawn 50,783 34,421 48,594 31,721 Black Plate 4,145 2,345 6,761 3,777 Tin Plate 16,768 10,514 18,010 10,162 Tin Free Steel 6,761 4,366 4,776 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 197,473 65,991 308,084 100,374 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,645 27,768 127,436 50,837 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 62,176 37,012 186,709 96,018 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,131 1,162 4,439 2,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,575 16,167 22,422 17,091 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,396 2,465 7,468 3,250 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,168 6,944 7,960 8,501 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: Final January 2004