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 January 2005 December 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,729,133 1,256,297 1,855,638 1,394,325 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,339,237 871,760 1,424,203 972,013 Flat-rolled -- Slab 505,081 259,450 361,909 191,554 Flat-rolled -- Plate 43,528 41,785 78,892 79,389 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 333,235 208,532 314,791 198,252 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 163,791 121,384 265,639 187,889 Flat-rolled -- Coated 259,909 216,870 352,234 280,040 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 33,693 23,739 50,738 34,889 Hot-rolled Bar 146,100 109,023 166,357 135,166 Cold Finished Bar 13,233 15,783 21,833 30,225 Rebar 30,585 13,776 38,750 17,759 Welded Pipe 169,998 154,830 172,727 149,748 Fittings and Flanges 12,515 31,243 13,841 31,409 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,693 34,564 10,149 33,511 Rod 4,369 11,725 4,198 10,666 Wire 3,402 13,592 3,580 13,828 ______________________________________________________________ December 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,944,791 1,448,264 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,507,978 1,021,982 Flat-rolled -- Slab 403,589 213,230 Flat-rolled -- Plate 80,848 79,892 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 342,774 216,737 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 270,121 190,975 Flat-rolled -- Coated 358,753 285,273 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 51,892 35,876 Hot-rolled Bar 168,489 137,180 Cold Finished Bar 23,887 30,271 Rebar 38,829 17,802 Welded Pipe 173,529 150,655 Fittings and Flanges 13,841 31,409 Stainless Steel Products Bar 10,386 34,275 Rod 4,256 10,787 Wire 3,595 13,903 ______________________________________________________________ January 2004 December 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,497,380 638,577 1,095,947 500,644 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,034,857 369,739 732,101 280,416 Flat-rolled -- Slab 510,919 131,019 279,456 68,533 Flat-rolled -- Plate 47,239 21,330 27,902 13,722 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 258,164 89,360 201,006 69,839 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 84,026 43,742 80,995 41,991 Flat-rolled -- Coated 110,980 69,408 121,674 72,917 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 23,529 14,880 21,068 13,414 Hot-rolled Bar 169,279 81,100 167,432 78,094 Cold Finished Bar 16,687 14,903 15,496 12,486 Rebar 83,140 25,979 37,910 12,001 Welded Pipe 174,129 99,578 123,355 71,819 Fittings and Flanges 9,321 21,315 9,176 19,719 Stainless Steel Products Bar 5,587 14,323 6,127 14,837 Rod 1,617 3,049 1,511 2,910 Wire 2,762 8,592 2,838 8,363 ______________________________________________________________ December 2004 December 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 24,272,336 14,923,354 15,258,710 6,761,634 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 17,472,207 9,756,835 10,129,090 3,901,560 Flat-rolled -- Slab 5,850,732 2,391,936 3,661,365 909,719 Flat-rolled -- Plate 787,856 551,454 490,423 212,748 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 4,959,688 2,620,103 2,654,271 890,076 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 2,120,730 1,406,363 1,081,213 553,308 Flat-rolled -- Coated 3,324,810 2,501,587 1,885,340 1,117,541 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 428,391 285,392 356,479 218,167 Hot-rolled Bar 2,094,724 1,357,463 1,811,681 838,072 Cold Finished Bar 252,480 272,227 201,496 148,743 Rebar 1,738,959 828,441 924,437 255,670 Welded Pipe 2,401,480 1,846,533 1,939,046 1,071,471 Fittings and Flanges 137,684 324,820 115,630 226,920 Stainless Steel Products Bar 96,879 297,169 75,800 172,075 Rod 39,838 97,161 30,408 51,126 Wire 38,086 142,706 31,122 95,998 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 January 2005 (CB-05-23)