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 November 2004 October 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,250,873 1,504,549 2,269,130 1,529,388 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,747,608 1,076,080 1,681,664 1,044,825 Flat-rolled -- Slab 525,448 258,117 481,134 234,212 Flat-rolled -- Plate 58,458 47,349 64,959 52,522 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 530,208 292,086 521,780 310,624 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 245,599 170,314 254,712 171,802 Flat-rolled -- Coated 351,447 282,321 319,944 249,160 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 36,448 25,893 39,135 26,505 Hot-rolled Bar 148,301 116,657 172,953 126,568 Cold Finished Bar 18,158 22,309 20,624 23,838 Rebar 147,736 66,839 151,365 72,846 Welded Pipe 162,662 145,364 214,937 182,016 Fittings and Flanges 11,742 29,242 12,240 29,445 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,795 26,250 7,628 25,839 Rod 3,932 9,903 4,308 11,116 Wire 2,939 11,904 3,411 12,894 ______________________________________________________________ October 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,474,733 1,649,836 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,841,864 1,133,603 Flat-rolled -- Slab 574,451 277,873 Flat-rolled -- Plate 65,833 53,330 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 576,670 346,512 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 259,523 175,163 Flat-rolled -- Coated 326,230 254,198 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 39,155 26,526 Hot-rolled Bar 179,979 131,638 Cold Finished Bar 21,697 25,099 Rebar 163,447 78,912 Welded Pipe 239,437 199,168 Fittings and Flanges 12,424 29,912 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,066 27,324 Rod 4,308 11,116 Wire 3,510 13,064 ______________________________________________________________ November 2003 October 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,218,222 531,828 1,239,313 545,215 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 810,601 301,775 735,075 283,701 Flat-rolled -- Slab 386,478 96,325 267,919 63,307 Flat-rolled -- Plate 32,456 15,692 44,137 18,974 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 146,410 51,989 178,622 59,308 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 83,522 40,292 81,249 42,406 Flat-rolled -- Coated 122,809 73,626 127,503 77,713 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 38,926 23,850 35,644 21,992 Hot-rolled Bar 142,235 65,072 171,948 79,960 Cold Finished Bar 15,541 11,679 15,057 11,499 Rebar 69,475 20,460 138,734 38,765 Welded Pipe 161,942 90,172 154,623 86,082 Fittings and Flanges 8,572 18,305 12,818 19,093 Stainless Steel Products Bar 5,180 11,877 6,617 15,058 Rod 2,080 3,818 1,832 3,051 Wire 2,594 8,669 2,609 8,006 ______________________________________________________________ October 2004 October 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 19,848,719 11,819,890 12,944,542 5,729,161 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 14,035,040 7,560,914 8,586,387 3,319,369 Flat-rolled -- Slab 4,839,886 1,885,909 2,995,430 744,861 Flat-rolled -- Plate 641,063 419,328 430,065 183,334 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 4,047,552 2,092,320 2,306,855 768,248 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,586,088 1,031,898 916,695 471,025 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,586,711 1,911,937 1,640,858 970,998 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 333,739 219,521 296,485 180,903 Hot-rolled Bar 1,755,998 1,082,471 1,502,014 694,905 Cold Finished Bar 205,299 210,461 170,458 124,578 Rebar 1,546,875 736,290 817,052 223,208 Welded Pipe 2,052,920 1,540,520 1,653,749 909,480 Fittings and Flanges 111,445 262,217 97,881 188,896 Stainless Steel Products Bar 78,503 235,444 64,492 145,361 Rod 31,271 75,448 26,818 44,399 Wire 31,370 116,125 25,689 78,966 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 November 2004 (CB-04-213)