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 December 2004 November 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,855,638 1,394,325 2,250,873 1,504,549 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,424,203 972,013 1,747,608 1,076,080 Flat-rolled -- Slab 361,909 191,554 525,448 258,117 Flat-rolled -- Plate 78,892 79,389 58,458 47,349 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 314,791 198,252 530,208 292,086 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 265,639 187,889 245,599 170,314 Flat-rolled -- Coated 352,234 280,040 351,447 282,321 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 50,738 34,889 36,448 25,893 Hot-rolled Bar 166,357 135,166 148,301 116,657 Cold Finished Bar 21,833 30,225 18,158 22,309 Rebar 38,750 17,759 147,736 66,839 Welded Pipe 172,727 149,748 162,662 145,364 Fittings and Flanges 13,841 31,409 11,742 29,242 Stainless Steel Products Bar 10,149 33,511 7,795 26,250 Rod 4,198 10,666 3,932 9,903 Wire 3,580 13,828 2,939 11,904 ______________________________________________________________ November 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,478,825 1,655,200 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,929,189 1,173,939 Flat-rolled -- Slab 607,257 292,796 Flat-rolled -- Plate 65,944 52,235 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 569,362 311,045 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 264,521 183,489 Flat-rolled -- Coated 379,346 304,378 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 42,760 29,995 Hot-rolled Bar 170,237 137,811 Cold Finished Bar 23,294 31,495 Rebar 153,255 74,349 Welded Pipe 175,031 155,357 Fittings and Flanges 12,398 31,195 Stainless Steel Products Bar 7,990 27,450 Rod 4,311 10,926 Wire 3,121 12,678 ______________________________________________________________ December 2003 November 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,095,947 500,644 1,218,222 531,828 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 732,101 280,416 810,601 301,775 Flat-rolled -- Slab 279,456 68,533 386,478 96,325 Flat-rolled -- Plate 27,902 13,722 32,456 15,692 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 201,006 69,839 146,410 51,989 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 80,995 41,991 83,522 40,292 Flat-rolled -- Coated 121,674 72,917 122,809 73,626 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 21,068 13,414 38,926 23,850 Hot-rolled Bar 167,432 78,094 142,235 65,072 Cold Finished Bar 15,496 12,486 15,541 11,679 Rebar 37,910 12,001 69,475 20,460 Welded Pipe 123,355 71,819 161,942 90,172 Fittings and Flanges 9,176 19,719 8,572 18,305 Stainless Steel Products Bar 6,127 14,837 5,180 11,877 Rod 1,511 2,910 2,080 3,818 Wire 2,838 8,363 2,594 8,669 ______________________________________________________________ November 2004 November 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 22,327,545 13,475,090 14,162,763 6,260,990 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 15,964,229 8,734,852 9,396,989 3,621,144 Flat-rolled -- Slab 5,447,143 2,178,706 3,381,908 841,186 Flat-rolled -- Plate 707,007 471,563 462,521 199,026 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 4,616,914 2,403,366 2,453,264 820,237 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 1,850,609 1,215,388 1,000,218 511,318 Flat-rolled -- Coated 2,966,057 2,216,314 1,763,667 1,044,624 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 376,499 249,517 335,411 204,753 Hot-rolled Bar 1,926,235 1,220,282 1,644,249 759,977 Cold Finished Bar 228,593 241,956 186,000 136,257 Rebar 1,700,129 810,639 886,528 243,668 Welded Pipe 2,227,951 1,695,877 1,815,691 999,652 Fittings and Flanges 123,842 293,411 106,454 207,201 Stainless Steel Products Bar 86,493 262,894 69,673 157,238 Rod 35,582 86,374 28,897 48,216 Wire 34,490 128,803 28,284 87,635 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 (301-763-6959) 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)