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 February 2004 January 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,443,000 609,889 1,759,145 688,902 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8 4 4 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 300,447 78,229 509,617 130,718 Wire Rods 192,658 64,848 234,174 74,187 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,881 20,623 32,268 13,159 Steel Piling 6,159 3,746 3,807 2,009 Plates Cut Lengths 27,039 9,565 25,955 9,405 Plates In Coils 24,807 8,689 38,780 12,571 Rails Standard 13,337 7,284 15,277 8,061 Rails All Other 984 501 848 493 Railroad Accessories 732 301 386 320 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,102 26,817 68,962 31,505 Bars - Light Shaped 14,229 7,538 11,749 5,402 Bars - Reinforcing 101,576 30,988 83,132 25,974 Bars - Cold Finished 13,581 9,972 11,815 9,011 Standard Pipe 76,526 40,977 74,528 38,145 Oil Country Goods 30,966 16,079 68,489 36,094 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 10,277 5,496 25,944 14,614 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 20,385 10,074 24,218 12,986 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,855 6,490 19,113 7,521 Mechanical Tubing 40,925 30,406 33,759 24,252 Pressure Tubing 7,304 5,105 3,218 3,110 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 670 1,333 882 1,557 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,279 23,443 34,032 19,160 Pipe For Piling 320 213 176 169 Wire Drawn 49,158 34,667 50,504 34,243 Black Plate 6,134 3,399 4,106 2,318 Tin Plate 15,534 9,683 16,627 10,439 Tin Free Steel 6,394 4,560 6,698 4,331 Sheets Hot Rolled 162,272 56,398 197,404 65,970 Sheets Cold Rolled 59,135 27,316 64,559 27,704 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 62,927 38,410 62,019 36,894 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,398 2,069 2,131 1,162 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,275 14,656 22,425 16,040 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,999 2,911 5,379 2,451 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,727 7,100 6,160 6,922 ______________________________________________________________ January 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,801,037 702,839 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 509,617 130,718 Wire Rods 263,890 82,043 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,828 13,412 Steel Piling 3,807 2,009 Plates Cut Lengths 25,955 9,405 Plates In Coils 38,842 12,607 Rails Standard 15,277 8,061 Rails All Other 860 504 Railroad Accessories 486 320 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,744 32,337 Bars - Light Shaped 11,810 5,417 Bars - Reinforcing 83,140 25,979 Bars - Cold Finished 12,620 9,826 Standard Pipe 75,167 38,561 Oil Country Goods 70,868 37,368 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 27,304 15,180 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 25,444 13,513 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,113 7,521 Mechanical Tubing 34,908 24,846 Pressure Tubing 3,231 3,162 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 890 1,562 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,032 19,160 Pipe For Piling 176 169 Wire Drawn 50,783 34,421 Black Plate 4,145 2,345 Tin Plate 16,768 10,514 Tin Free Steel 6,761 4,366 Sheets Hot Rolled 197,473 65,991 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,645 27,768 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 62,176 37,012 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,131 1,162 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,575 16,167 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,396 2,465 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,168 6,944 ______________________________________________________________ February 2003 January 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,227,621 523,410 1,935,566 744,566 Ingots And Steel For Castings 14 4 1 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 179,937 44,433 398,829 100,325 Wire Rods 70,567 23,373 149,765 43,234 Structural Shapes Heavy 23,554 7,887 41,849 14,032 Steel Piling 6,126 3,435 7,573 4,347 Plates Cut Lengths 22,055 7,312 37,231 12,094 Plates In Coils 27,343 8,935 87,176 27,122 Rails Standard 14,142 7,378 16,398 8,111 Rails All Other 787 476 1,353 641 Railroad Accessories 1,299 645 1,009 566 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,419 24,130 79,977 31,610 Bars - Light Shaped 11,667 5,096 15,118 7,247 Bars - Reinforcing 48,832 11,629 89,805 21,557 Bars - Cold Finished 14,878 9,195 12,952 8,624 Standard Pipe 87,318 41,348 62,723 31,951 Oil Country Goods 32,230 16,926 22,418 12,859 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 21,722 14,901 48,964 27,449 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 16,475 8,783 31,678 17,050 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,018 2,657 11,974 4,192 Mechanical Tubing 24,443 18,007 37,247 23,784 Pressure Tubing 1,806 1,695 3,586 3,438 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 754 1,080 1,065 1,147 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,461 12,154 33,882 16,356 Pipe For Piling 229 145 334 222 Wire Drawn 43,245 28,592 48,594 31,721 Black Plate 3,882 2,344 6,761 3,777 Tin Plate 22,213 13,052 18,010 10,162 Tin Free Steel 7,015 4,103 4,776 2,791 Sheets Hot Rolled 188,924 62,893 308,084 100,374 Sheets Cold Rolled 96,581 40,455 127,436 50,837 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 114,138 61,336 186,709 96,018 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,104 5,206 4,439 2,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 33,559 23,006 22,422 17,091 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,646 3,168 7,468 3,250 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,237 7,632 7,960 8,501 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 February 2004 (CB-04-46)