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 April 2004 March 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,865,540 956,725 1,796,434 821,941 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,771 1,591 113 63 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 297,956 98,525 373,988 106,472 Wire Rods 282,352 115,312 349,241 122,460 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,992 18,738 38,453 18,616 Steel Piling 16,471 8,890 10,121 5,809 Plates Cut Lengths 30,764 15,864 25,234 12,163 Plates In Coils 65,588 26,073 26,166 10,839 Rails Standard 19,226 11,151 18,694 8,763 Rails All Other 1,406 754 1,755 944 Railroad Accessories 762 546 753 480 Bars - Hot Rolled 69,336 39,292 56,492 29,020 Bars - Light Shaped 13,566 7,774 28,025 15,574 Bars - Reinforcing 166,732 75,433 76,735 25,649 Bars - Cold Finished 14,124 11,718 13,119 10,688 Standard Pipe 105,385 65,877 71,897 47,494 Oil Country Goods 63,158 38,896 36,770 22,292 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,173 9,579 20,006 12,601 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,014 10,634 20,281 11,393 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,512 6,335 9,548 8,427 Mechanical Tubing 35,753 31,728 31,321 28,783 Pressure Tubing 9,442 7,053 5,999 4,682 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 784 1,472 655 1,397 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,720 29,037 35,932 28,015 Pipe For Piling 254 245 493 342 Wire Drawn 62,645 48,607 60,463 44,042 Black Plate 3,577 2,308 2,626 1,800 Tin Plate 18,189 11,639 16,048 10,294 Tin Free Steel 6,633 4,869 7,797 5,662 Sheets Hot Rolled 193,947 80,457 217,087 81,778 Sheets Cold Rolled 58,278 31,883 68,347 33,233 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 160,367 109,937 131,954 80,256 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,805 3,174 6,530 3,654 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,156 18,902 18,843 15,680 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,406 4,618 7,640 4,099 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,298 7,812 7,307 8,476 ______________________________________________________________ March 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,822,140 832,884 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 374,012 106,487 Wire Rods 349,504 122,556 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,474 18,637 Steel Piling 10,121 5,809 Plates Cut Lengths 31,982 12,175 Plates In Coils 26,166 10,839 Rails Standard 18,694 8,763 Rails All Other 1,755 944 Railroad Accessories 753 480 Bars - Hot Rolled 56,548 29,123 Bars - Light Shaped 28,029 15,586 Bars - Reinforcing 80,932 31,769 Bars - Cold Finished 13,120 10,691 Standard Pipe 72,077 47,699 Oil Country Goods 36,774 22,313 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,006 12,601 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,002 11,782 Line Pipe - Not Specified 17,628 8,427 Mechanical Tubing 32,016 28,917 Pressure Tubing 6,438 5,042 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 655 1,397 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,136 28,113 Pipe For Piling 493 342 Wire Drawn 60,721 44,250 Black Plate 2,665 1,823 Tin Plate 16,048 10,294 Tin Free Steel 7,797 5,662 Sheets Hot Rolled 217,195 81,817 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,451 33,315 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 135,358 82,901 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,530 3,654 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,996 15,792 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,646 4,102 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,407 8,779 ______________________________________________________________ April 2003 March 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,328,847 551,184 1,713,960 655,318 Ingots And Steel For Castings 0 0 13 6 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 235,347 56,615 358,004 86,345 Wire Rods 147,825 45,088 303,828 80,089 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,264 10,981 31,043 10,290 Steel Piling 3,079 1,601 8,244 4,620 Plates Cut Lengths 20,755 6,879 46,054 14,960 Plates In Coils 33,316 10,889 32,043 10,601 Rails Standard 11,335 4,749 20,274 9,195 Rails All Other 1,683 675 1,759 941 Railroad Accessories 673 461 884 608 Bars - Hot Rolled 52,037 22,954 59,496 26,331 Bars - Light Shaped 9,772 4,551 10,000 4,364 Bars - Reinforcing 30,635 8,355 72,715 17,457 Bars - Cold Finished 11,630 8,008 12,078 8,605 Standard Pipe 76,631 36,992 63,237 34,328 Oil Country Goods 37,185 19,225 22,979 13,001 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 37,503 18,855 18,213 8,257 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 14,595 7,191 24,986 13,393 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,876 4,745 11,296 4,630 Mechanical Tubing 32,459 22,677 33,513 24,205 Pressure Tubing 2,810 2,205 3,665 2,555 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,551 1,677 942 1,573 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,172 18,706 31,683 14,983 Pipe For Piling 406 240 434 263 Wire Drawn 52,041 33,367 53,542 34,063 Black Plate 2,575 2,060 4,910 3,656 Tin Plate 21,754 13,480 24,371 15,039 Tin Free Steel 7,871 4,676 6,656 4,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 175,475 56,461 192,445 63,755 Sheets Cold Rolled 72,168 31,574 85,779 38,029 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 109,748 62,905 131,413 69,915 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,589 3,614 8,471 4,469 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,797 17,748 25,329 19,723 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,336 2,528 6,147 2,668 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,953 8,452 7,515 8,343 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 April 2004 (CB-04-76)