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 September 2004 August 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,746,438 1,699,237 2,707,613 1,692,434 Ingots And Steel For Castings 93 67 10 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 616,442 292,979 512,941 229,078 Wire Rods 345,750 177,221 247,480 131,195 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,531 20,233 35,875 23,705 Steel Piling 7,622 5,740 16,938 11,258 Plates Cut Lengths 35,112 23,366 70,674 43,826 Plates In Coils 112,729 64,001 100,556 58,672 Rails Standard 11,543 5,772 5,872 2,877 Rails All Other 1,323 963 2,871 2,214 Railroad Accessories 1,242 326 883 518 Bars - Hot Rolled 70,894 48,876 74,638 47,460 Bars - Light Shaped 13,963 8,279 20,186 11,407 Bars - Reinforcing 160,667 74,321 223,199 123,073 Bars - Cold Finished 14,614 15,242 15,924 17,664 Standard Pipe 90,196 70,209 147,535 109,727 Oil Country Goods 84,970 62,484 47,581 43,931 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,211 14,219 22,753 14,556 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 22,296 15,553 27,717 19,549 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,987 10,321 20,526 12,904 Mechanical Tubing 33,234 36,485 41,797 43,860 Pressure Tubing 5,077 5,157 5,003 5,361 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 908 1,754 1,065 1,885 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,008 38,777 47,540 44,458 Pipe For Piling 414 354 1,125 685 Wire Drawn 64,064 56,751 63,487 57,150 Black Plate 3,645 2,910 5,848 3,929 Tin Plate 24,772 16,574 37,755 24,825 Tin Free Steel 6,721 4,857 8,702 5,974 Sheets Hot Rolled 409,031 243,958 372,782 207,940 Sheets Cold Rolled 178,259 116,778 195,288 125,675 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 263,072 211,030 255,661 199,353 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,606 3,453 7,213 5,132 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 38,090 34,556 55,137 48,237 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,081 4,021 6,868 4,419 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,271 11,647 8,184 9,932 ______________________________________________________________ August 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,843,023 1,768,353 Ingots And Steel For Castings 10 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 531,375 235,827 Wire Rods 287,880 150,064 Structural Shapes Heavy 35,875 23,705 Steel Piling 16,938 11,258 Plates Cut Lengths 72,319 45,008 Plates In Coils 125,951 73,413 Rails Standard 6,002 2,984 Rails All Other 2,962 2,289 Railroad Accessories 655 518 Bars - Hot Rolled 76,256 48,419 Bars - Light Shaped 20,186 11,407 Bars - Reinforcing 228,111 125,286 Bars - Cold Finished 16,829 18,960 Standard Pipe 153,198 114,280 Oil Country Goods 52,550 48,107 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 24,451 15,803 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 27,721 19,553 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,526 12,904 Mechanical Tubing 41,916 44,034 Pressure Tubing 5,553 5,794 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,084 1,899 Structural Pipe & Tube 48,014 44,778 Pipe For Piling 1,125 685 Wire Drawn 63,943 57,638 Black Plate 5,950 3,986 Tin Plate 37,755 24,825 Tin Free Steel 8,747 5,974 Sheets Hot Rolled 390,631 218,455 Sheets Cold Rolled 195,700 125,936 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 264,432 205,790 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,218 5,135 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 55,595 48,778 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,131 4,602 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,436 10,254 ______________________________________________________________ September 2003 August 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,391,090 549,840 1,290,345 526,928 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 4 13 7 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 274,811 62,576 239,144 57,886 Wire Rods 198,832 58,148 149,875 45,604 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,702 11,775 28,475 11,384 Steel Piling 10,250 5,333 7,146 3,877 Plates Cut Lengths 20,793 6,766 22,646 7,427 Plates In Coils 34,682 10,797 24,016 7,747 Rails Standard 1,284 566 11,131 5,384 Rails All Other 844 380 1,485 760 Railroad Accessories 404 315 977 665 Bars - Hot Rolled 43,930 20,760 60,988 25,783 Bars - Light Shaped 16,213 6,080 15,994 6,762 Bars - Reinforcing 82,344 22,998 110,945 31,991 Bars - Cold Finished 9,528 6,719 9,360 6,841 Standard Pipe 80,131 41,482 76,343 38,276 Oil Country Goods 50,035 25,701 39,467 20,531 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 27,815 15,840 29,976 20,276 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,088 13,671 17,155 10,858 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,851 5,441 12,171 5,188 Mechanical Tubing 34,623 24,489 28,199 18,557 Pressure Tubing 2,707 2,465 3,344 2,754 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,858 2,176 1,025 1,642 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,414 12,564 35,885 17,057 Pipe For Piling 657 429 1,997 1,014 Wire Drawn 45,141 29,114 39,972 27,119 Black Plate 3,129 2,001 3,127 2,735 Tin Plate 19,788 12,207 20,188 12,440 Tin Free Steel 5,894 3,671 4,623 2,913 Sheets Hot Rolled 163,235 50,072 129,657 40,967 Sheets Cold Rolled 50,109 22,048 49,001 20,971 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 76,837 44,226 66,977 38,147 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,768 2,234 9,839 4,656 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,720 16,442 24,035 17,654 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,579 2,677 7,967 3,222 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,089 7,675 7,202 7,836 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 Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary September 2004 (CB-04-184)