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 January 2005 December 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,801,909 1,226,275 2,098,667 1,426,471 Ingots And Steel For Castings 156 81 38 20 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 517,707 258,490 342,406 177,394 Wire Rods 47,938 30,226 262,619 132,360 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,576 26,027 40,457 25,338 Steel Piling 4,901 4,147 1,797 1,508 Plates Cut Lengths 25,023 18,260 43,656 30,710 Plates In Coils 57,883 37,142 53,506 35,148 Rails Standard 21,506 13,891 16,068 10,913 Rails All Other 1,304 1,146 2,266 1,885 Railroad Accessories 943 718 697 343 Bars - Hot Rolled 42,138 30,041 60,157 45,381 Bars - Light Shaped 8,171 4,546 13,191 10,514 Bars - Reinforcing 30,585 13,776 38,750 17,759 Bars - Cold Finished 6,452 6,712 13,531 14,637 Standard Pipe 89,400 70,498 77,379 63,077 Oil Country Goods 62,824 53,152 55,506 49,501 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 12,717 12,062 24,013 17,430 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 30,366 24,436 31,760 27,674 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,754 10,941 21,126 15,115 Mechanical Tubing 32,029 37,553 38,413 40,301 Pressure Tubing 4,223 5,552 6,255 6,921 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 906 2,101 675 1,452 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,135 36,639 47,238 41,362 Pipe For Piling 264 256 779 573 Wire Drawn 54,143 53,645 51,072 50,208 Black Plate 3,531 3,163 5,802 4,685 Tin Plate 25,214 17,446 43,753 29,905 Tin Free Steel 8,479 6,293 6,985 4,984 Sheets Hot Rolled 235,914 143,116 229,151 141,904 Sheets Cold Rolled 140,753 98,018 234,756 157,709 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 173,808 140,638 277,401 215,541 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,650 4,717 6,223 4,989 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,474 45,429 37,214 34,522 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,064 5,866 7,291 4,696 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,976 9,549 6,736 10,012 ______________________________________________________________ December 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,172,304 1,477,967 Ingots And Steel For Castings 38 20 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 353,140 182,745 Wire Rods 267,975 134,798 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,542 25,399 Steel Piling 1,797 1,508 Plates Cut Lengths 44,296 31,160 Plates In Coils 58,585 38,441 Rails Standard 16,410 11,127 Rails All Other 2,332 1,942 Railroad Accessories 616 412 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,057 46,072 Bars - Light Shaped 13,397 10,624 Bars - Reinforcing 38,829 17,802 Bars - Cold Finished 13,531 14,637 Standard Pipe 80,502 66,444 Oil Country Goods 59,075 51,894 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 28,505 22,428 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 37,190 32,053 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,145 15,128 Mechanical Tubing 40,115 41,659 Pressure Tubing 6,603 7,336 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 693 1,471 Structural Pipe & Tube 47,238 41,362 Pipe For Piling 779 573 Wire Drawn 51,668 50,770 Black Plate 5,805 4,685 Tin Plate 44,893 30,877 Tin Free Steel 7,000 4,998 Sheets Hot Rolled 248,725 154,513 Sheets Cold Rolled 238,076 159,762 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 277,924 215,938 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,223 4,989 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,802 38,847 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,604 4,990 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,193 10,562 ______________________________________________________________ January 2004 December 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,801,037 702,839 1,264,992 514,790 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8 4 22 12 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 509,617 130,718 301,561 74,488 Wire Rods 263,890 82,043 147,604 47,253 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,828 13,412 49,155 18,498 Steel Piling 3,807 2,009 6,821 3,827 Plates Cut Lengths 25,955 9,405 12,848 4,736 Plates In Coils 38,842 12,607 27,212 9,316 Rails Standard 15,277 8,061 15,569 7,593 Rails All Other 860 504 813 426 Railroad Accessories 486 320 894 550 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,744 32,337 71,864 31,341 Bars - Light Shaped 11,810 5,417 11,433 4,812 Bars - Reinforcing 83,140 25,979 37,910 12,001 Bars - Cold Finished 12,620 9,826 11,054 8,035 Standard Pipe 75,167 38,561 60,573 31,286 Oil Country Goods 70,868 37,368 21,667 11,524 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 27,304 15,180 14,723 6,763 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 25,444 13,513 17,568 9,621 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,113 7,521 12,845 4,795 Mechanical Tubing 34,908 24,846 30,345 22,251 Pressure Tubing 3,231 3,162 3,629 3,440 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 890 1,562 947 1,709 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,032 19,160 25,927 15,599 Pipe For Piling 176 169 170 99 Wire Drawn 50,783 34,421 45,578 29,514 Black Plate 4,145 2,345 2,603 1,652 Tin Plate 16,768 10,514 15,936 10,312 Tin Free Steel 6,761 4,366 5,132 3,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 197,473 65,991 141,988 46,310 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,645 27,768 64,319 28,035 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 62,176 37,012 73,616 42,075 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,131 1,162 2,835 1,659 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,575 16,167 18,921 13,229 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,396 2,465 4,515 2,136 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,168 6,944 6,395 6,791 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 January 2005 (CB-05-23)