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 May 2004 April 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,008,792 1,100,319 1,865,540 956,725 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6 4 4,771 1,591 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 496,931 206,153 297,956 98,525 Wire Rods 230,680 108,508 282,352 115,312 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,665 25,564 34,992 18,738 Steel Piling 9,081 5,706 16,471 8,890 Plates Cut Lengths 14,841 8,615 30,764 15,864 Plates In Coils 38,823 18,514 65,588 26,073 Rails Standard 15,774 7,707 19,226 11,151 Rails All Other 1,483 977 1,406 754 Railroad Accessories 436 152 762 546 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,420 34,549 69,336 39,292 Bars - Light Shaped 13,766 7,519 13,566 7,774 Bars - Reinforcing 152,057 80,817 166,732 75,433 Bars - Cold Finished 11,870 10,988 14,124 11,718 Standard Pipe 79,696 55,032 105,385 65,877 Oil Country Goods 47,016 32,597 63,158 38,896 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 14,375 7,848 18,173 9,579 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,595 12,243 18,014 10,634 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,052 9,091 13,512 6,335 Mechanical Tubing 31,603 29,933 35,753 31,728 Pressure Tubing 3,147 3,075 9,442 7,053 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 703 1,358 784 1,472 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,767 28,893 35,720 29,037 Pipe For Piling 156 175 254 245 Wire Drawn 61,881 49,911 62,645 48,607 Black Plate 2,214 1,727 3,577 2,308 Tin Plate 31,652 19,931 18,189 11,639 Tin Free Steel 10,008 6,636 6,633 4,869 Sheets Hot Rolled 218,668 102,875 193,947 80,457 Sheets Cold Rolled 135,883 76,347 58,278 31,883 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 152,238 110,865 160,367 109,937 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,684 1,657 5,805 3,174 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,601 21,158 23,156 18,902 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,591 3,918 8,406 4,618 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,428 9,274 6,298 7,812 ______________________________________________________________ April 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,915,417 980,069 Ingots And Steel For Castings 44 34 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 332,703 111,903 Wire Rods 283,041 115,628 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,992 18,738 Steel Piling 16,471 8,890 Plates Cut Lengths 31,983 16,486 Plates In Coils 65,677 26,122 Rails Standard 24,138 11,268 Rails All Other 1,775 964 Railroad Accessories 853 546 Bars - Hot Rolled 70,727 39,229 Bars - Light Shaped 13,581 7,783 Bars - Reinforcing 166,753 75,445 Bars - Cold Finished 14,288 13,017 Standard Pipe 109,138 69,445 Oil Country Goods 63,175 38,912 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,334 10,027 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,968 11,110 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,538 6,411 Mechanical Tubing 36,916 32,684 Pressure Tubing 8,326 5,741 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 795 1,495 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,263 29,748 Pipe For Piling 519 349 Wire Drawn 63,034 48,895 Black Plate 3,577 2,308 Tin Plate 18,226 11,668 Tin Free Steel 6,633 4,869 Sheets Hot Rolled 194,205 80,600 Sheets Cold Rolled 58,502 32,017 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 164,354 113,038 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,818 3,182 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 23,178 18,937 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,440 4,647 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,452 7,931 ______________________________________________________________ May 2003 April 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,390,884 581,202 1,328,847 551,184 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2 3 0 0 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 287,326 75,830 235,347 56,615 Wire Rods 116,228 34,360 147,825 45,088 Structural Shapes Heavy 27,933 11,871 30,264 10,981 Steel Piling 5,752 3,375 3,079 1,601 Plates Cut Lengths 14,409 5,108 20,755 6,879 Plates In Coils 28,984 9,413 33,316 10,889 Rails Standard 6,803 3,093 11,335 4,749 Rails All Other 1,875 978 1,683 675 Railroad Accessories 1,052 609 673 461 Bars - Hot Rolled 84,262 33,377 52,037 22,954 Bars - Light Shaped 10,229 4,379 9,772 4,551 Bars - Reinforcing 37,660 12,264 30,635 8,355 Bars - Cold Finished 12,709 8,643 11,630 8,008 Standard Pipe 78,674 39,352 76,631 36,992 Oil Country Goods 48,530 24,066 37,185 19,225 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 46,263 25,287 37,503 18,855 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,437 14,823 14,595 7,191 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,750 8,635 12,876 4,745 Mechanical Tubing 33,266 23,137 32,459 22,677 Pressure Tubing 3,846 2,736 2,810 2,205 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,162 1,370 1,551 1,677 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,018 13,351 38,172 18,706 Pipe For Piling 1,792 858 406 240 Wire Drawn 49,232 31,967 52,041 33,367 Black Plate 3,356 2,231 2,575 2,060 Tin Plate 29,851 17,928 21,754 13,480 Tin Free Steel 5,516 3,408 7,871 4,676 Sheets Hot Rolled 174,971 54,961 175,475 56,461 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,476 29,300 72,168 31,574 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 88,436 52,255 109,748 62,905 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,229 4,091 7,589 3,614 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,133 16,640 22,797 17,748 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,076 3,295 6,336 2,528 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,646 8,209 7,953 8,452 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 May 2004 (CB-04-100)