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 March 2005 February 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,840,085 1,277,344 1,750,016 1,200,542 Ingots And Steel For Castings 59 32 277 144 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 354,556 179,209 482,107 249,466 Wire Rods 50,692 34,853 43,868 30,135 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,210 27,707 24,578 16,600 Steel Piling 10,357 9,013 4,348 3,881 Plates Cut Lengths 63,799 44,370 45,532 31,219 Plates In Coils 93,692 58,320 52,886 34,334 Rails Standard 21,455 14,840 11,992 8,403 Rails All Other 2,543 1,972 927 878 Railroad Accessories 1,700 1,063 142 115 Bars - Hot Rolled 38,470 26,431 46,626 31,479 Bars - Light Shaped 13,814 7,725 15,323 8,156 Bars - Reinforcing 104,111 44,252 80,557 35,074 Bars - Cold Finished 5,670 6,417 5,859 6,553 Standard Pipe 88,627 73,599 79,216 64,609 Oil Country Goods 40,801 41,851 84,653 78,640 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,439 21,110 32,037 28,812 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 14,770 13,534 21,753 18,456 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,607 8,835 16,421 12,323 Mechanical Tubing 40,680 45,280 42,449 44,565 Pressure Tubing 5,829 11,122 4,811 6,094 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 723 1,758 616 1,566 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,125 37,652 62,594 53,943 Pipe For Piling 252 242 957 758 Wire Drawn 58,315 55,705 53,604 51,560 Black Plate 8,674 6,690 2,216 1,830 Tin Plate 40,603 30,567 22,346 16,270 Tin Free Steel 6,254 4,862 7,467 5,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 270,561 164,072 201,737 119,412 Sheets Cold Rolled 137,581 93,209 105,216 70,462 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 170,215 135,639 141,958 113,726 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,487 8,512 4,301 3,356 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,344 48,801 35,665 36,912 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,822 6,079 8,071 5,544 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,249 12,019 6,904 9,450 ______________________________________________________________ February 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,837,582 1,254,347 Ingots And Steel For Castings 277 144 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 489,569 253,372 Wire Rods 44,429 30,412 Structural Shapes Heavy 24,578 16,600 Steel Piling 4,348 3,881 Plates Cut Lengths 45,998 31,391 Plates In Coils 57,038 36,965 Rails Standard 12,139 8,492 Rails All Other 988 918 Railroad Accessories 142 115 Bars - Hot Rolled 46,870 31,639 Bars - Light Shaped 15,330 8,168 Bars - Reinforcing 114,232 49,630 Bars - Cold Finished 5,876 6,569 Standard Pipe 82,703 68,103 Oil Country Goods 93,842 86,303 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 32,037 28,812 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,753 18,456 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,421 12,323 Mechanical Tubing 44,784 48,550 Pressure Tubing 4,845 6,139 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 691 1,657 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,594 53,943 Pipe For Piling 957 758 Wire Drawn 54,844 53,002 Black Plate 2,257 1,854 Tin Plate 27,174 19,464 Tin Free Steel 7,467 5,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 220,055 130,514 Sheets Cold Rolled 105,751 70,791 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 142,389 114,063 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,301 3,356 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,755 37,000 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,071 5,544 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,077 9,598 ______________________________________________________________ March 2004 February 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,822,140 832,884 1,457,194 616,866 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9 5 8 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 374,012 106,487 300,447 78,229 Wire Rods 349,504 122,556 200,709 67,477 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,474 18,637 53,901 20,630 Steel Piling 10,121 5,809 6,624 3,982 Plates Cut Lengths 31,982 12,175 27,079 9,584 Plates In Coils 26,166 10,839 24,807 8,689 Rails Standard 18,694 8,763 13,337 7,284 Rails All Other 1,755 944 987 507 Railroad Accessories 753 480 753 311 Bars - Hot Rolled 56,548 29,123 55,232 26,886 Bars - Light Shaped 28,029 15,586 14,351 7,611 Bars - Reinforcing 80,932 31,769 101,598 30,998 Bars - Cold Finished 13,120 10,691 13,581 9,972 Standard Pipe 72,077 47,699 76,643 41,537 Oil Country Goods 36,774 22,313 33,321 17,109 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,006 12,601 10,277 5,496 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,002 11,782 20,405 10,084 Line Pipe - Not Specified 17,628 8,427 15,895 6,511 Mechanical Tubing 32,016 28,917 41,305 30,653 Pressure Tubing 6,438 5,042 7,348 5,226 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 655 1,397 687 1,367 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,136 28,113 37,400 23,529 Pipe For Piling 493 342 320 213 Wire Drawn 60,721 44,250 49,425 34,878 Black Plate 2,665 1,823 6,491 3,579 Tin Plate 16,048 10,294 15,553 9,695 Tin Free Steel 7,797 5,662 6,615 4,902 Sheets Hot Rolled 217,195 81,817 162,346 56,428 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,451 33,315 59,050 27,226 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 135,358 82,901 63,926 39,050 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,530 3,654 4,417 2,073 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,996 15,792 19,442 14,809 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,646 4,102 6,017 2,921 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,407 8,779 6,895 7,415 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 March 2005 (CB-05-54)