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 January 2004 December 2003 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,487,863 632,442 1,086,433 495,545 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,033,568 369,140 726,272 277,003 Flat-rolled -- Slab 510,919 131,019 279,393 68,196 Flat-rolled -- Plate 47,239 21,330 27,881 13,711 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 258,009 89,276 199,555 69,280 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 83,468 43,633 79,969 41,438 Flat-rolled -- Coated 110,608 69,112 121,162 72,404 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 23,325 14,770 18,312 11,975 Hot-rolled Bar 164,743 78,286 166,068 77,361 Cold Finished Bar 15,775 13,608 15,496 12,486 Rebar 83,132 25,974 37,893 11,976 Welded Pipe 171,387 98,355 121,177 71,172 Fittings and Flanges 9,302 21,257 9,150 19,671 Stainless Steel Products Bar 5,597 14,211 6,088 14,766 Rod 1,597 3,019 1,389 2,777 Wire 2,762 8,592 2,899 8,331 ______________________________________________________________ December 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,095,947 500,644 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 732,101 280,416 Flat-rolled -- Slab 279,456 68,533 Flat-rolled -- Plate 27,902 13,722 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 201,006 69,839 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 80,995 41,991 Flat-rolled -- Coated 121,674 72,917 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 21,068 13,414 Hot-rolled Bar 167,432 78,094 Cold Finished Bar 15,496 12,486 Rebar 37,910 12,001 Welded Pipe 123,355 71,819 Fittings and Flanges 9,176 19,719 Stainless Steel Products Bar 6,127 14,837 Rod 1,511 2,910 Wire 2,838 8,363 ______________________________________________________________ January 2003 December 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,798,002 750,254 1,911,157 767,675 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,314,342 485,393 1,540,603 539,693 Flat-rolled -- Slab 415,738 105,154 487,946 117,790 Flat-rolled -- Plate 51,793 20,376 59,117 22,099 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 418,665 138,390 574,816 184,852 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 154,837 70,595 167,909 76,788 Flat-rolled -- Coated 250,523 137,925 226,739 124,677 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 22,786 12,953 24,076 13,488 Hot-rolled Bar 166,548 74,931 129,856 59,003 Cold Finished Bar 16,875 12,178 15,955 11,559 Rebar 89,805 21,557 27,628 6,582 Welded Pipe 184,738 102,034 170,949 96,755 Fittings and Flanges 11,094 22,605 10,474 20,238 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,975 17,000 8,940 19,392 Rod 3,654 5,802 3,618 5,808 Wire 2,970 8,754 3,132 8,645 ______________________________________________________________ December 2003 December 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 15,258,710 6,761,634 22,745,942 8,395,817 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 10,129,090 3,901,560 16,988,183 5,306,015 Flat-rolled -- Slab 3,661,365 909,719 7,303,755 1,466,489 Flat-rolled -- Plate 490,423 212,748 728,361 275,458 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 2,654,271 890,076 4,459,176 1,345,388 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,081,213 553,308 1,664,830 705,569 Flat-rolled -- Coated 1,885,340 1,117,541 2,473,400 1,309,109 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 356,479 218,167 358,661 204,002 Hot-rolled Bar 1,811,681 838,072 1,794,188 772,688 Cold Finished Bar 201,496 148,743 202,061 154,427 Rebar 924,437 255,670 1,157,753 251,317 Welded Pipe 1,939,046 1,071,471 2,297,740 1,244,481 Fittings and Flanges 115,630 226,920 129,775 278,387 Stainless Steel Products Bar 75,800 172,075 94,438 211,340 Rod 30,408 51,126 51,773 85,047 Wire 31,122 95,998 30,031 92,116 NOTE: Data shown reflect imports of steel products from all countries included in the monitored steel 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 January 2004 (CB-04-28)