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 March 2004 February 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,796,434 821,941 1,443,000 609,889 Ingots And Steel For Castings 113 63 8 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 373,988 106,472 300,447 78,229 Wire Rods 349,241 122,460 192,658 64,848 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,453 18,616 53,881 20,623 Steel Piling 10,121 5,809 6,159 3,746 Plates Cut Lengths 25,234 12,163 27,039 9,565 Plates In Coils 26,166 10,839 24,807 8,689 Rails Standard 18,694 8,763 13,337 7,284 Rails All Other 1,755 944 984 501 Railroad Accessories 753 480 732 301 Bars - Hot Rolled 56,492 29,020 55,102 26,817 Bars - Light Shaped 28,025 15,574 14,229 7,538 Bars - Reinforcing 76,735 25,649 101,576 30,988 Bars - Cold Finished 13,119 10,688 13,581 9,972 Standard Pipe 71,897 47,494 76,526 40,977 Oil Country Goods 36,770 22,292 30,966 16,079 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,006 12,601 10,277 5,496 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 20,281 11,393 20,385 10,074 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,548 8,427 15,855 6,490 Mechanical Tubing 31,321 28,783 40,925 30,406 Pressure Tubing 5,999 4,682 7,304 5,105 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 655 1,397 670 1,333 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,932 28,015 37,279 23,443 Pipe For Piling 493 342 320 213 Wire Drawn 60,463 44,042 49,158 34,667 Black Plate 2,626 1,800 6,134 3,399 Tin Plate 16,048 10,294 15,534 9,683 Tin Free Steel 7,797 5,662 6,394 4,560 Sheets Hot Rolled 217,087 81,778 162,272 56,398 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,347 33,233 59,135 27,316 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 131,954 80,256 62,927 38,410 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,530 3,654 4,398 2,069 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,843 15,680 19,275 14,656 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,640 4,099 5,999 2,911 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,307 8,476 6,727 7,100 ______________________________________________________________ February 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,457,194 616,866 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 300,447 78,229 Wire Rods 200,709 67,477 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,901 20,630 Steel Piling 6,624 3,982 Plates Cut Lengths 27,079 9,584 Plates In Coils 24,807 8,689 Rails Standard 13,337 7,284 Rails All Other 987 507 Railroad Accessories 753 311 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,232 26,886 Bars - Light Shaped 14,351 7,611 Bars - Reinforcing 101,598 30,998 Bars - Cold Finished 13,581 9,972 Standard Pipe 76,643 41,537 Oil Country Goods 33,321 17,109 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 10,277 5,496 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 20,405 10,084 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,895 6,511 Mechanical Tubing 41,305 30,653 Pressure Tubing 7,348 5,226 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 687 1,367 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,400 23,529 Pipe For Piling 320 213 Wire Drawn 49,425 34,878 Black Plate 6,491 3,579 Tin Plate 15,553 9,695 Tin Free Steel 6,615 4,902 Sheets Hot Rolled 162,346 56,428 Sheets Cold Rolled 59,050 27,226 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 63,926 39,050 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,417 2,073 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,442 14,809 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,017 2,921 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,895 7,415 ______________________________________________________________ March 2003 February 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,713,960 655,318 1,227,621 523,410 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 6 14 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 358,004 86,345 179,937 44,433 Wire Rods 303,828 80,089 70,567 23,373 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,043 10,290 23,554 7,887 Steel Piling 8,244 4,620 6,126 3,435 Plates Cut Lengths 46,054 14,960 22,055 7,312 Plates In Coils 32,043 10,601 27,343 8,935 Rails Standard 20,274 9,195 14,142 7,378 Rails All Other 1,759 941 787 476 Railroad Accessories 884 608 1,299 645 Bars - Hot Rolled 59,496 26,331 55,419 24,130 Bars - Light Shaped 10,000 4,364 11,667 5,096 Bars - Reinforcing 72,715 17,457 48,832 11,629 Bars - Cold Finished 12,078 8,605 14,878 9,195 Standard Pipe 63,237 34,328 87,318 41,348 Oil Country Goods 22,979 13,001 32,230 16,926 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,213 8,257 21,722 14,901 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 24,986 13,393 16,475 8,783 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,296 4,630 7,018 2,657 Mechanical Tubing 33,513 24,205 24,443 18,007 Pressure Tubing 3,665 2,555 1,806 1,695 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 1,573 754 1,080 Structural Pipe & Tube 31,683 14,983 24,461 12,154 Pipe For Piling 434 263 229 145 Wire Drawn 53,542 34,063 43,245 28,592 Black Plate 4,910 3,656 3,882 2,344 Tin Plate 24,371 15,039 22,213 13,052 Tin Free Steel 6,656 4,057 7,015 4,103 Sheets Hot Rolled 192,445 63,755 188,924 62,893 Sheets Cold Rolled 85,779 38,029 96,581 40,455 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 131,413 69,915 114,138 61,336 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,471 4,469 10,104 5,206 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 25,329 19,723 33,559 23,006 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,147 2,668 7,646 3,168 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,515 8,343 7,237 7,632 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 March 2004 (CB-04-62)