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 July 2004 June 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,347,759 1,428,945 2,499,940 1,427,638 Ingots And Steel For Castings 17 9 24 13 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 365,440 158,540 559,523 238,008 Wire Rods 291,757 150,421 306,871 149,066 Structural Shapes Heavy 35,361 18,706 46,416 23,687 Steel Piling 3,064 2,356 16,292 10,466 Plates Cut Lengths 68,866 40,187 37,332 21,459 Plates In Coils 74,985 43,033 78,190 40,957 Rails Standard 12,349 6,661 3,031 1,351 Rails All Other 2,143 1,504 765 541 Railroad Accessories 674 579 697 515 Bars - Hot Rolled 77,880 46,414 70,783 40,443 Bars - Light Shaped 17,171 9,776 11,079 6,554 Bars - Reinforcing 158,601 76,216 160,339 83,008 Bars - Cold Finished 14,467 16,478 16,290 16,219 Standard Pipe 102,130 73,284 108,421 78,025 Oil Country Goods 50,605 40,995 62,161 45,401 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,920 12,005 20,534 13,441 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 24,645 18,398 23,626 15,765 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,442 8,256 7,665 4,446 Mechanical Tubing 37,165 36,932 34,538 35,777 Pressure Tubing 3,978 3,754 3,419 3,556 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 915 1,711 781 1,459 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,260 34,074 40,715 35,851 Pipe For Piling 959 727 985 734 Wire Drawn 58,184 52,197 66,970 56,087 Black Plate 2,692 1,908 7,577 5,029 Tin Plate 32,569 20,702 27,195 16,976 Tin Free Steel 9,704 6,646 7,650 5,383 Sheets Hot Rolled 341,668 186,495 327,008 165,204 Sheets Cold Rolled 163,549 106,852 175,985 106,620 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 270,762 206,692 212,109 153,015 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,639 4,703 10,050 6,427 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,144 26,000 38,393 31,588 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,795 4,993 8,146 5,051 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,258 10,743 8,381 9,516 ______________________________________________________________ June 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,593,066 1,484,527 Ingots And Steel For Castings 26 15 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 559,866 238,107 Wire Rods 309,433 151,355 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,450 23,742 Steel Piling 16,292 10,466 Plates Cut Lengths 37,366 21,494 Plates In Coils 80,710 42,397 Rails Standard 3,053 1,362 Rails All Other 767 545 Railroad Accessories 697 515 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,979 40,991 Bars - Light Shaped 11,089 6,560 Bars - Reinforcing 206,444 108,172 Bars - Cold Finished 16,336 16,255 Standard Pipe 108,677 78,221 Oil Country Goods 62,734 45,758 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,771 13,590 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,626 15,765 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,688 4,457 Mechanical Tubing 35,739 36,554 Pressure Tubing 3,441 3,573 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 781 1,459 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,735 35,870 Pipe For Piling 985 734 Wire Drawn 67,782 56,853 Black Plate 7,582 5,052 Tin Plate 27,195 16,976 Tin Free Steel 7,650 5,383 Sheets Hot Rolled 352,518 181,479 Sheets Cold Rolled 176,317 106,855 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 222,490 160,753 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,050 6,427 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 38,400 31,592 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,819 5,517 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,578 9,682 ______________________________________________________________ July 2003 June 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,490,284 595,113 1,213,326 523,520 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,864 2,084 47 32 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 342,538 82,749 168,344 44,750 Wire Rods 169,235 50,241 152,143 47,228 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,896 13,174 28,440 10,624 Steel Piling 9,552 5,089 9,216 5,382 Plates Cut Lengths 28,016 9,433 17,675 5,775 Plates In Coils 27,146 8,557 23,970 7,704 Rails Standard 305 151 10,265 4,090 Rails All Other 1,190 784 1,665 812 Railroad Accessories 142 128 177 139 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,202 24,400 67,736 27,199 Bars - Light Shaped 11,478 4,707 14,103 5,899 Bars - Reinforcing 111,930 31,771 93,452 26,421 Bars - Cold Finished 10,561 7,545 14,633 9,180 Standard Pipe 84,044 41,045 65,501 33,774 Oil Country Goods 48,191 25,035 43,592 22,823 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 26,859 18,166 10,696 5,924 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 38,030 21,311 41,015 30,959 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,124 10,663 18,767 8,844 Mechanical Tubing 30,226 20,937 30,025 20,606 Pressure Tubing 6,436 3,579 3,517 2,459 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,009 1,428 1,266 1,536 Structural Pipe & Tube 24,260 12,286 24,568 12,529 Pipe For Piling 573 372 681 408 Wire Drawn 45,443 29,483 45,689 30,516 Black Plate 3,166 2,080 3,330 2,625 Tin Plate 24,214 15,206 25,786 15,822 Tin Free Steel 5,882 3,803 6,432 4,154 Sheets Hot Rolled 150,488 46,639 122,890 40,465 Sheets Cold Rolled 45,958 20,503 54,839 23,764 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 81,384 48,841 65,023 38,747 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,359 2,962 11,118 5,319 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,018 19,086 21,064 15,874 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,577 2,894 9,043 3,769 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,990 7,980 6,620 7,366 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 July 2004 (CB-04-139)