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 January 2004 December 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,759,145 688,902 1,254,658 509,771 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4 4 32 30 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 509,617 130,718 301,561 74,488 Wire Rods 234,174 74,187 147,585 47,241 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,268 13,159 47,790 18,032 Steel Piling 3,807 2,009 6,359 3,590 Plates Cut Lengths 25,955 9,405 12,848 4,736 Plates In Coils 38,780 12,571 27,212 9,316 Rails Standard 15,277 8,061 15,544 7,580 Rails All Other 848 493 766 390 Railroad Accessories 386 320 875 540 Bars - Hot Rolled 68,962 31,505 71,839 31,332 Bars - Light Shaped 11,749 5,402 11,433 4,812 Bars - Reinforcing 83,132 25,974 37,893 11,976 Bars - Cold Finished 11,815 9,011 11,054 8,035 Standard Pipe 74,528 38,145 59,329 30,730 Oil Country Goods 68,489 36,094 21,601 11,474 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 25,944 14,614 13,765 6,371 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 24,218 12,986 17,553 9,602 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,113 7,521 12,845 4,795 Mechanical Tubing 33,759 24,252 30,282 22,086 Pressure Tubing 3,218 3,110 3,504 3,364 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 882 1,557 947 1,709 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,032 19,160 25,933 15,837 Pipe For Piling 176 169 170 99 Wire Drawn 50,504 34,243 45,341 29,323 Black Plate 4,106 2,318 2,583 1,633 Tin Plate 16,627 10,439 15,936 10,312 Tin Free Steel 6,698 4,331 2,376 1,663 Sheets Hot Rolled 197,404 65,970 140,561 45,766 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,559 27,704 63,389 27,566 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 62,019 36,894 73,368 41,868 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,131 1,162 2,835 1,659 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,425 16,040 18,818 13,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,379 2,451 4,491 2,117 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,160 6,922 6,240 6,646 ______________________________________________________________ December 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,264,992 514,790 Ingots And Steel For Castings 22 12 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 301,561 74,488 Wire Rods 147,604 47,253 Structural Shapes Heavy 49,155 18,498 Steel Piling 6,821 3,827 Plates Cut Lengths 12,848 4,736 Plates In Coils 27,212 9,316 Rails Standard 15,569 7,593 Rails All Other 813 426 Railroad Accessories 894 550 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,864 31,341 Bars - Light Shaped 11,433 4,812 Bars - Reinforcing 37,910 12,001 Bars - Cold Finished 11,054 8,035 Standard Pipe 60,573 31,286 Oil Country Goods 21,667 11,524 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 14,723 6,763 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 17,568 9,621 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,845 4,795 Mechanical Tubing 30,345 22,251 Pressure Tubing 3,629 3,440 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 947 1,709 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,927 15,599 Pipe For Piling 170 99 Wire Drawn 45,578 29,514 Black Plate 2,603 1,652 Tin Plate 15,936 10,312 Tin Free Steel 5,132 3,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 141,988 46,310 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,319 28,035 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 73,616 42,075 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,835 1,659 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,921 13,229 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,515 2,136 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,395 6,791 ______________________________________________________________ January 2003 December 2002 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 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 January 2004 (CB-04-28)