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 November 2004 October 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,486,637 1,572,766 2,512,168 1,584,746 Ingots And Steel For Castings 21 9 4 2 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 556,968 269,723 505,220 238,251 Wire Rods 190,783 102,468 264,811 139,056 Structural Shapes Heavy 26,470 17,649 30,256 20,993 Steel Piling 2,908 2,422 6,688 5,256 Plates Cut Lengths 39,421 26,199 37,179 24,609 Plates In Coils 115,307 69,252 104,889 62,732 Rails Standard 11,436 7,961 4,623 2,357 Rails All Other 1,838 1,384 549 409 Railroad Accessories 273 217 613 227 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,144 42,155 70,578 51,216 Bars - Light Shaped 10,440 7,228 20,789 11,500 Bars - Reinforcing 147,736 66,839 151,365 72,846 Bars - Cold Finished 11,638 14,555 14,051 15,632 Standard Pipe 88,662 68,638 95,163 73,699 Oil Country Goods 67,352 57,697 55,266 46,878 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 14,964 14,137 38,098 24,590 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,245 13,942 25,988 20,470 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,729 15,600 8,539 6,745 Mechanical Tubing 33,162 36,172 31,771 35,706 Pressure Tubing 6,607 6,635 3,553 4,310 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 885 1,949 1,040 2,132 Structural Pipe & Tube 31,752 30,938 43,892 40,734 Pipe For Piling 142 139 201 197 Wire Drawn 54,021 51,897 55,542 53,666 Black Plate 9,027 7,090 4,029 3,227 Tin Plate 27,288 18,890 25,704 17,085 Tin Free Steel 9,159 7,003 13,431 9,420 Sheets Hot Rolled 383,336 201,752 378,937 222,849 Sheets Cold Rolled 215,655 140,730 226,163 145,057 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 257,474 201,330 230,118 172,811 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,149 3,732 4,469 3,456 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 56,465 52,293 43,981 41,587 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,623 4,355 6,428 4,449 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,555 9,785 8,239 10,590 ______________________________________________________________ October 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,783,558 1,736,443 Ingots And Steel For Castings 75 48 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 621,340 290,639 Wire Rods 297,086 156,039 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,997 22,277 Steel Piling 6,688 5,256 Plates Cut Lengths 37,179 24,611 Plates In Coils 119,891 72,316 Rails Standard 5,074 5,070 Rails All Other 549 409 Railroad Accessories 613 227 Bars - Hot Rolled 75,599 54,729 Bars - Light Shaped 21,000 11,634 Bars - Reinforcing 163,447 78,912 Bars - Cold Finished 14,834 16,542 Standard Pipe 100,403 78,036 Oil Country Goods 60,441 50,432 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 53,397 33,736 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 28,274 21,865 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,028 8,956 Mechanical Tubing 35,873 38,896 Pressure Tubing 3,768 4,453 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,064 2,209 Structural Pipe & Tube 45,402 41,993 Pipe For Piling 201 197 Wire Drawn 57,942 55,792 Black Plate 4,112 3,330 Tin Plate 25,704 17,085 Tin Free Steel 13,451 9,441 Sheets Hot Rolled 413,554 245,044 Sheets Cold Rolled 230,492 147,896 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 235,696 177,125 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,471 3,459 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 44,416 41,974 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,837 4,782 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,658 11,034 ______________________________________________________________ November 2003 October 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,380,844 554,145 1,407,988 562,214 Ingots And Steel For Castings 0 0 206 127 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 366,207 91,297 293,428 69,992 Wire Rods 169,970 51,069 159,745 49,721 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,235 13,648 29,652 13,200 Steel Piling 8,036 4,338 9,339 4,777 Plates Cut Lengths 14,830 5,635 27,186 9,196 Plates In Coils 29,709 10,137 25,336 8,405 Rails Standard 13,340 6,457 1,932 939 Rails All Other 946 636 1,545 856 Railroad Accessories 1,042 717 203 207 Bars - Hot Rolled 57,740 24,487 62,306 25,964 Bars - Light Shaped 13,271 5,776 13,088 6,323 Bars - Reinforcing 69,475 20,460 138,734 38,765 Bars - Cold Finished 11,685 8,247 11,441 7,758 Standard Pipe 78,555 38,876 71,337 36,666 Oil Country Goods 39,771 19,809 55,341 29,185 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 17,752 10,554 14,844 6,675 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,037 12,521 17,216 9,290 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,913 4,664 8,067 3,392 Mechanical Tubing 35,450 23,372 39,983 26,426 Pressure Tubing 2,686 2,533 4,545 5,300 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,488 2,826 1,116 1,883 Structural Pipe & Tube 28,190 15,137 27,811 14,448 Pipe For Piling 267 162 298 217 Wire Drawn 44,004 29,349 48,754 31,320 Black Plate 2,427 1,382 3,216 2,239 Tin Plate 30,439 18,799 29,471 18,215 Tin Free Steel 8,487 5,051 6,174 3,777 Sheets Hot Rolled 90,410 30,077 129,633 40,776 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,657 26,969 64,337 26,594 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 76,217 42,889 78,038 43,812 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,239 1,689 2,760 1,605 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,401 14,877 19,622 14,934 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,051 2,980 4,841 2,122 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,914 6,726 6,439 7,109 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 November 2004 (CB-04-213)