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 December 2004 November 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,098,667 1,426,471 2,486,637 1,572,766 Ingots And Steel For Castings 38 20 21 9 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 342,406 177,394 556,968 269,723 Wire Rods 262,619 132,360 190,783 102,468 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,457 25,338 26,470 17,649 Steel Piling 1,797 1,508 2,908 2,422 Plates Cut Lengths 43,656 30,710 39,421 26,199 Plates In Coils 53,506 35,148 115,307 69,252 Rails Standard 16,068 10,913 11,436 7,961 Rails All Other 2,266 1,885 1,838 1,384 Railroad Accessories 697 343 273 217 Bars - Hot Rolled 60,157 45,381 55,144 42,155 Bars - Light Shaped 13,191 10,514 10,440 7,228 Bars - Reinforcing 38,750 17,759 147,736 66,839 Bars - Cold Finished 13,531 14,637 11,638 14,555 Standard Pipe 77,379 63,077 88,662 68,638 Oil Country Goods 55,506 49,501 67,352 57,697 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 24,013 17,430 14,964 14,137 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 31,760 27,674 18,245 13,942 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,126 15,115 22,729 15,600 Mechanical Tubing 38,413 40,301 33,162 36,172 Pressure Tubing 6,255 6,921 6,607 6,635 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 675 1,452 885 1,949 Structural Pipe & Tube 47,238 41,362 31,752 30,938 Pipe For Piling 779 573 142 139 Wire Drawn 51,072 50,208 54,021 51,897 Black Plate 5,802 4,685 9,027 7,090 Tin Plate 43,753 29,905 27,288 18,890 Tin Free Steel 6,985 4,984 9,159 7,003 Sheets Hot Rolled 229,151 141,904 383,336 201,752 Sheets Cold Rolled 234,756 157,709 215,655 140,730 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 277,401 215,541 257,474 201,330 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,223 4,989 5,149 3,732 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 37,214 34,522 56,465 52,293 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,291 4,696 6,623 4,355 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,736 10,012 7,555 9,785 ______________________________________________________________ November 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,733,749 1,725,915 Ingots And Steel For Castings 47 22 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 644,298 307,010 Wire Rods 198,254 107,175 Structural Shapes Heavy 27,951 18,598 Steel Piling 2,908 2,422 Plates Cut Lengths 46,131 30,212 Plates In Coils 121,483 73,065 Rails Standard 11,436 7,961 Rails All Other 1,838 1,384 Railroad Accessories 406 304 Bars - Hot Rolled 67,372 51,327 Bars - Light Shaped 17,101 14,727 Bars - Reinforcing 153,255 74,349 Bars - Cold Finished 13,960 17,326 Standard Pipe 93,451 72,849 Oil Country Goods 77,433 65,462 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 17,548 14,157 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,952 18,966 Line Pipe - Not Specified 23,100 15,868 Mechanical Tubing 36,802 40,100 Pressure Tubing 7,002 6,990 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 940 2,079 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,479 33,574 Pipe For Piling 161 146 Wire Drawn 57,465 55,122 Black Plate 9,177 7,210 Tin Plate 33,575 22,967 Tin Free Steel 9,185 7,029 Sheets Hot Rolled 410,087 212,635 Sheets Cold Rolled 232,868 152,197 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 277,635 217,583 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,296 3,836 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 60,877 55,524 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,792 5,012 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,486 10,727 ______________________________________________________________ December 2003 November 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,264,992 514,790 1,380,844 554,145 Ingots And Steel For Castings 22 12 0 0 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 301,561 74,488 366,207 91,297 Wire Rods 147,604 47,253 169,970 51,069 Structural Shapes Heavy 49,155 18,498 34,235 13,648 Steel Piling 6,821 3,827 8,036 4,338 Plates Cut Lengths 12,848 4,736 14,830 5,635 Plates In Coils 27,212 9,316 29,709 10,137 Rails Standard 15,569 7,593 13,340 6,457 Rails All Other 813 426 946 636 Railroad Accessories 894 550 1,042 717 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,864 31,341 57,740 24,487 Bars - Light Shaped 11,433 4,812 13,271 5,776 Bars - Reinforcing 37,910 12,001 69,475 20,460 Bars - Cold Finished 11,054 8,035 11,685 8,247 Standard Pipe 60,573 31,286 78,555 38,876 Oil Country Goods 21,667 11,524 39,771 19,809 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 14,723 6,763 17,752 10,554 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 17,568 9,621 18,037 12,521 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,845 4,795 11,913 4,664 Mechanical Tubing 30,345 22,251 35,450 23,372 Pressure Tubing 3,629 3,440 2,686 2,533 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 947 1,709 1,488 2,826 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,927 15,599 28,190 15,137 Pipe For Piling 170 99 267 162 Wire Drawn 45,578 29,514 44,004 29,349 Black Plate 2,603 1,652 2,427 1,382 Tin Plate 15,936 10,312 30,439 18,799 Tin Free Steel 5,132 3,102 8,487 5,051 Sheets Hot Rolled 141,988 46,310 90,410 30,077 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,319 28,035 67,657 26,969 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 73,616 42,075 76,217 42,889 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,835 1,659 3,239 1,689 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,921 13,229 20,401 14,877 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,515 2,136 7,051 2,980 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,395 6,791 5,914 6,726 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 (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2004 (CB-05-09)