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 October 2004 September 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,512,168 1,584,746 2,746,438 1,699,237 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4 2 93 67 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 505,220 238,251 616,442 292,979 Wire Rods 264,811 139,056 345,750 177,221 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,256 20,993 31,531 20,233 Steel Piling 6,688 5,256 7,622 5,740 Plates Cut Lengths 37,179 24,609 35,112 23,366 Plates In Coils 104,889 62,732 112,729 64,001 Rails Standard 4,623 2,357 11,543 5,772 Rails All Other 549 409 1,323 963 Railroad Accessories 613 227 1,242 326 Bars - Hot Rolled 70,578 51,216 70,894 48,876 Bars - Light Shaped 20,789 11,500 13,963 8,279 Bars - Reinforcing 151,365 72,846 160,667 74,321 Bars - Cold Finished 14,051 15,632 14,614 15,242 Standard Pipe 95,163 73,699 90,196 70,209 Oil Country Goods 55,266 46,878 84,970 62,484 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 38,098 24,590 22,211 14,219 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 25,988 20,470 22,296 15,553 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,539 6,745 15,987 10,321 Mechanical Tubing 31,771 35,706 33,234 36,485 Pressure Tubing 3,553 4,310 5,077 5,157 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,040 2,132 908 1,754 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,892 40,734 40,008 38,777 Pipe For Piling 201 197 414 354 Wire Drawn 55,542 53,666 64,064 56,751 Black Plate 4,029 3,227 3,645 2,910 Tin Plate 25,704 17,085 24,772 16,574 Tin Free Steel 13,431 9,420 6,721 4,857 Sheets Hot Rolled 378,937 222,849 409,031 243,958 Sheets Cold Rolled 226,163 145,057 178,259 116,778 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 230,118 172,811 263,072 211,030 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,469 3,456 4,606 3,453 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,981 41,587 38,090 34,556 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,428 4,449 6,081 4,021 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,239 10,590 9,271 11,647 ______________________________________________________________ September 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,894,633 1,786,601 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,005 2,807 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 654,025 310,968 Wire Rods 386,122 203,229 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,553 20,249 Steel Piling 7,622 5,740 Plates Cut Lengths 35,170 23,397 Plates In Coils 118,000 67,148 Rails Standard 11,543 5,772 Rails All Other 1,323 963 Railroad Accessories 809 326 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,000 48,986 Bars - Light Shaped 13,963 8,279 Bars - Reinforcing 164,636 76,147 Bars - Cold Finished 14,631 15,262 Standard Pipe 90,995 70,901 Oil Country Goods 87,195 64,192 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,211 14,219 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,122 15,761 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,987 10,321 Mechanical Tubing 34,195 37,215 Pressure Tubing 5,191 5,413 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,002 1,815 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,220 38,934 Pipe For Piling 414 354 Wire Drawn 64,291 57,014 Black Plate 3,645 2,910 Tin Plate 24,772 16,574 Tin Free Steel 6,721 4,857 Sheets Hot Rolled 438,360 259,601 Sheets Cold Rolled 180,923 118,405 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 275,521 219,849 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,606 3,453 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,454 38,135 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,979 4,756 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,426 12,646 ______________________________________________________________ October 2003 September 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,407,988 562,214 1,391,090 549,840 Ingots And Steel For Castings 206 127 5 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 293,428 69,992 274,811 62,576 Wire Rods 159,745 49,721 198,832 58,148 Structural Shapes Heavy 29,652 13,200 30,702 11,775 Steel Piling 9,339 4,777 10,250 5,333 Plates Cut Lengths 27,186 9,196 20,793 6,766 Plates In Coils 25,336 8,405 34,682 10,797 Rails Standard 1,932 939 1,284 566 Rails All Other 1,545 856 844 380 Railroad Accessories 203 207 404 315 Bars - Hot Rolled 62,306 25,964 43,930 20,760 Bars - Light Shaped 13,088 6,323 16,213 6,080 Bars - Reinforcing 138,734 38,765 82,344 22,998 Bars - Cold Finished 11,441 7,758 9,528 6,719 Standard Pipe 71,337 36,666 80,131 41,482 Oil Country Goods 55,341 29,185 50,035 25,701 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 14,844 6,675 27,815 15,840 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 17,216 9,290 23,088 13,671 Line Pipe - Not Specified 8,067 3,392 13,851 5,441 Mechanical Tubing 39,983 26,426 34,623 24,489 Pressure Tubing 4,545 5,300 2,707 2,465 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,116 1,883 1,858 2,176 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,811 14,448 26,414 12,564 Pipe For Piling 298 217 657 429 Wire Drawn 48,754 31,320 45,141 29,114 Black Plate 3,216 2,239 3,129 2,001 Tin Plate 29,471 18,215 19,788 12,207 Tin Free Steel 6,174 3,777 5,894 3,671 Sheets Hot Rolled 129,633 40,776 163,235 50,072 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,337 26,594 50,109 22,048 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 78,038 43,812 76,837 44,226 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,760 1,605 4,768 2,234 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,622 14,934 22,720 16,442 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,841 2,122 6,579 2,677 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,439 7,109 7,089 7,675 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 October 2004 (CB-04-213)