Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 5: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding August 2004 July 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,460,358 1,610,384 2,027,322 1,322,262 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,747,001 1,049,603 1,448,104 879,806 Flat-rolled -- Slab 512,043 228,704 336,944 149,912 Flat-rolled -- Plate 92,112 65,450 97,355 63,427 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 509,973 288,932 445,705 248,529 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 226,007 154,152 183,489 128,032 Flat-rolled -- Coated 360,410 281,566 342,338 262,559 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 46,456 30,799 42,273 27,348 Hot-rolled Bar 184,161 123,560 178,159 114,628 Cold Finished Bar 19,816 23,062 21,708 25,937 Rebar 223,199 123,073 158,601 76,216 Welded Pipe 258,254 212,094 194,324 152,103 Fittings and Flanges 13,454 31,856 11,917 27,390 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,102 27,540 7,657 24,565 Rod 3,368 7,903 3,472 8,785 Wire 3,002 11,691 3,380 12,832 ______________________________________________________________ July 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,153,872 1,366,608 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,530,476 901,262 Flat-rolled -- Slab 392,809 152,187 Flat-rolled -- Plate 99,191 65,592 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 466,073 261,503 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 184,563 129,321 Flat-rolled -- Coated 345,401 265,198 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 42,440 27,460 Hot-rolled Bar 184,697 119,039 Cold Finished Bar 24,415 26,188 Rebar 190,584 91,591 Welded Pipe 197,141 154,679 Fittings and Flanges 11,952 27,453 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,735 24,724 Rod 3,489 8,804 Wire 3,382 12,868 ______________________________________________________________ August 2003 July 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,153,268 517,769 1,367,874 591,340 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 661,892 259,667 916,804 340,339 Flat-rolled -- Slab 225,143 54,036 426,669 107,894 Flat-rolled -- Plate 37,982 16,513 48,718 21,306 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 177,919 59,548 199,805 64,685 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 69,524 37,712 65,795 37,971 Flat-rolled -- Coated 126,513 76,506 145,721 89,474 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 24,811 15,353 30,096 19,010 Hot-rolled Bar 165,423 74,483 137,416 67,794 Cold Finished Bar 16,020 11,872 14,456 11,197 Rebar 110,945 31,991 111,930 31,771 Welded Pipe 180,471 99,899 166,496 93,389 Fittings and Flanges 9,196 17,175 9,187 19,714 Stainless Steel Products Bar 4,482 10,992 6,479 14,770 Rod 2,693 4,604 2,605 4,644 Wire 2,147 7,085 2,502 7,722 ______________________________________________________________ July 2004 July 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 12,373,961 6,877,426 9,352,413 4,144,333 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 8,502,464 4,180,332 6,408,444 2,487,110 Flat-rolled -- Slab 3,117,087 1,075,597 2,206,099 559,881 Flat-rolled -- Plate 413,269 241,896 310,315 131,798 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 2,324,468 1,079,057 1,725,924 576,883 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 894,448 558,080 701,777 355,720 Flat-rolled -- Coated 1,536,602 1,084,937 1,253,982 735,147 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 216,589 140,766 210,348 127,681 Hot-rolled Bar 1,221,614 700,107 1,026,255 477,382 Cold Finished Bar 140,323 135,671 126,758 91,328 Rebar 990,680 455,945 485,029 129,455 Welded Pipe 1,348,905 950,332 1,152,156 629,168 Fittings and Flanges 73,940 172,328 67,001 133,959 Stainless Steel Products Bar 54,258 155,184 47,690 106,029 Rod 19,983 47,794 20,621 33,716 Wire 21,793 79,735 18,458 56,187 NOTE: Data shown reflect imports of steel products from all countries included in the monitored steel categories, regardless of whether the product or country is subject to the safeguard measures. 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 August 2004 (CB-04-164)