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 September 2004 August 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,349,111 1,567,788 2,460,358 1,610,384 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,777,801 1,101,538 1,747,001 1,049,603 Flat-rolled -- Slab 582,515 280,130 512,043 228,704 Flat-rolled -- Plate 67,947 56,320 92,112 65,450 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 557,080 330,863 509,973 288,932 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 201,518 141,079 226,007 154,152 Flat-rolled -- Coated 337,248 271,714 360,410 281,566 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 31,493 21,430 46,456 30,799 Hot-rolled Bar 166,380 123,306 184,161 123,560 Cold Finished Bar 22,541 25,296 19,816 23,062 Rebar 160,667 74,321 223,199 123,073 Welded Pipe 195,972 171,341 258,254 212,094 Fittings and Flanges 11,609 28,055 13,454 31,856 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,751 24,713 8,102 27,540 Rod 3,425 8,132 3,368 7,903 Wire 2,966 11,086 3,002 11,691 ______________________________________________________________ August 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,550,422 1,665,401 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,819,973 1,091,242 Flat-rolled -- Slab 529,526 234,991 Flat-rolled -- Plate 93,775 66,632 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 553,627 315,010 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 226,778 155,158 Flat-rolled -- Coated 369,765 288,652 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 46,501 30,799 Hot-rolled Bar 186,876 126,496 Cold Finished Bar 20,721 24,359 Rebar 228,111 125,286 Welded Pipe 266,429 217,978 Fittings and Flanges 13,454 31,860 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,278 27,828 Rod 3,554 8,406 Wire 3,026 11,947 ______________________________________________________________ September 2003 August 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,199,548 521,845 1,153,268 517,769 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 780,976 288,891 661,892 259,667 Flat-rolled -- Slab 296,270 67,637 225,143 54,036 Flat-rolled -- Plate 37,632 16,049 37,982 16,513 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 224,389 72,509 177,919 59,548 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 64,145 35,186 69,524 37,712 Flat-rolled -- Coated 132,859 81,632 126,513 76,506 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 25,682 15,878 24,811 15,353 Hot-rolled Bar 138,389 63,080 165,423 74,483 Cold Finished Bar 12,622 9,879 16,020 11,872 Rebar 82,344 22,998 110,945 31,991 Welded Pipe 166,500 94,331 180,471 99,899 Fittings and Flanges 8,866 18,669 9,196 17,175 Stainless Steel Products Bar 5,703 13,281 4,482 10,992 Rod 1,672 3,027 2,693 4,604 Wire 2,476 7,688 2,147 7,085 ______________________________________________________________ August 2004 August 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 14,924,382 8,542,828 10,505,681 4,662,102 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 10,322,437 5,271,574 7,070,336 2,746,777 Flat-rolled -- Slab 3,646,613 1,310,588 2,431,241 613,917 Flat-rolled -- Plate 507,044 308,528 348,297 148,311 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 2,878,095 1,394,067 1,903,843 636,430 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,121,227 713,238 771,301 393,432 Flat-rolled -- Coated 1,906,367 1,373,589 1,380,495 811,653 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 263,090 171,564 235,159 143,034 Hot-rolled Bar 1,408,489 826,603 1,191,678 551,865 Cold Finished Bar 161,044 160,030 142,778 103,200 Rebar 1,218,791 581,231 595,974 161,445 Welded Pipe 1,615,334 1,168,309 1,332,627 729,067 Fittings and Flanges 87,394 204,187 76,198 151,134 Stainless Steel Products Bar 62,536 183,012 52,172 117,021 Rod 23,537 56,200 23,314 38,320 Wire 24,820 91,682 20,604 63,272 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 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)