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 October 2004 September 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,269,130 1,529,388 2,349,111 1,567,788 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,681,664 1,044,825 1,777,801 1,101,538 Flat-rolled -- Slab 481,134 234,212 582,515 280,130 Flat-rolled -- Plate 64,959 52,522 67,947 56,320 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 521,780 310,624 557,080 330,863 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 254,712 171,802 201,518 141,079 Flat-rolled -- Coated 319,944 249,160 337,248 271,714 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 39,135 26,505 31,493 21,430 Hot-rolled Bar 172,953 126,568 166,380 123,306 Cold Finished Bar 20,624 23,838 22,541 25,296 Rebar 151,365 72,846 160,667 74,321 Welded Pipe 214,937 182,016 195,972 171,341 Fittings and Flanges 12,240 29,445 11,609 28,055 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,628 25,839 7,751 24,713 Rod 4,308 11,116 3,425 8,132 Wire 3,411 12,894 2,966 11,086 ______________________________________________________________ September 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,449,604 1,627,226 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,870,739 1,155,737 Flat-rolled -- Slab 618,822 297,448 Flat-rolled -- Plate 68,186 57,470 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 592,787 351,741 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 205,338 143,498 Flat-rolled -- Coated 354,113 284,150 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 31,493 21,430 Hot-rolled Bar 167,529 124,230 Cold Finished Bar 22,558 25,333 Rebar 164,636 76,147 Welded Pipe 198,149 173,043 Fittings and Flanges 11,627 28,117 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,902 25,109 Rod 3,425 8,132 Wire 3,040 11,379 ______________________________________________________________ October 2003 September 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,239,313 545,215 1,199,548 521,845 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 735,075 283,701 780,976 288,891 Flat-rolled -- Slab 267,919 63,307 296,270 67,637 Flat-rolled -- Plate 44,137 18,974 37,632 16,049 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 178,622 59,308 224,389 72,509 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 81,249 42,406 64,145 35,186 Flat-rolled -- Coated 127,503 77,713 132,859 81,632 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 35,644 21,992 25,682 15,878 Hot-rolled Bar 171,948 79,960 138,389 63,080 Cold Finished Bar 15,057 11,499 12,622 9,879 Rebar 138,734 38,765 82,344 22,998 Welded Pipe 154,623 86,082 166,500 94,331 Fittings and Flanges 12,818 19,093 8,866 18,669 Stainless Steel Products Bar 6,617 15,058 5,703 13,281 Rod 1,832 3,051 1,672 3,027 Wire 2,609 8,006 2,476 7,688 ______________________________________________________________ September 2004 September 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 17,373,987 10,170,054 11,705,229 5,183,946 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 12,193,176 6,427,311 7,851,312 3,035,669 Flat-rolled -- Slab 4,265,435 1,608,036 2,727,511 681,554 Flat-rolled -- Plate 575,230 365,998 385,928 164,360 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 3,470,882 1,745,808 2,128,232 708,939 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,326,565 856,735 835,446 428,619 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,260,480 1,657,739 1,513,354 893,285 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 294,584 192,995 260,841 158,911 Hot-rolled Bar 1,576,019 950,833 1,330,066 614,945 Cold Finished Bar 183,602 185,363 155,401 113,079 Rebar 1,383,428 657,378 678,318 184,443 Welded Pipe 1,813,483 1,341,352 1,499,126 823,398 Fittings and Flanges 99,021 232,305 85,063 169,803 Stainless Steel Products Bar 70,437 208,120 57,875 130,302 Rod 26,962 64,332 24,986 41,347 Wire 27,859 103,061 23,081 70,960 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 October 2004 (CB-04-213)