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 March 2005 February 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,884,320 1,393,124 1,697,226 1,232,952 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,390,136 929,058 1,218,426 800,973 Flat-rolled -- Slab 416,598 219,282 484,968 257,296 Flat-rolled -- Plate 91,339 77,303 76,968 72,735 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 401,154 248,715 279,694 171,418 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 169,949 124,439 127,417 93,076 Flat-rolled -- Coated 264,239 223,889 219,566 184,359 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 46,857 35,429 29,813 22,090 Hot-rolled Bar 137,829 107,199 144,324 107,204 Cold Finished Bar 16,933 18,703 15,311 18,582 Rebar 104,111 44,252 80,557 35,074 Welded Pipe 204,097 192,981 211,257 187,279 Fittings and Flanges 13,343 34,202 11,934 29,778 Stainless Steel Products Bar 11,184 42,256 9,025 32,527 Rod 3,328 9,682 3,165 8,726 Wire 3,359 14,791 3,226 12,809 ______________________________________________________________ February 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,772,825 1,283,226 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,254,020 822,671 Flat-rolled -- Slab 491,337 260,496 Flat-rolled -- Plate 77,495 73,092 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 302,164 185,151 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 128,173 93,594 Flat-rolled -- Coated 220,210 185,054 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 34,641 25,285 Hot-rolled Bar 146,606 108,834 Cold Finished Bar 17,193 21,568 Rebar 114,232 49,630 Welded Pipe 212,729 189,858 Fittings and Flanges 11,993 30,337 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,636 38,672 Rod 3,165 8,726 Wire 3,252 12,930 ______________________________________________________________ March 2004 February 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,533,278 787,727 1,285,142 606,653 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,041,479 447,600 821,755 322,811 Flat-rolled -- Slab 410,902 119,645 346,459 92,247 Flat-rolled -- Plate 54,864 28,080 48,707 23,297 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 272,986 108,736 205,833 74,008 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 86,702 51,609 79,249 43,880 Flat-rolled -- Coated 192,180 123,574 119,338 74,781 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 23,844 15,956 22,168 14,597 Hot-rolled Bar 205,692 108,230 147,697 80,781 Cold Finished Bar 16,659 14,544 16,421 13,090 Rebar 80,932 31,769 101,598 30,998 Welded Pipe 162,714 117,487 177,859 108,901 Fittings and Flanges 10,042 23,704 8,773 21,109 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,983 27,159 5,630 14,239 Rod 2,423 5,411 2,552 5,470 Wire 3,354 11,823 2,857 9,255 ______________________________________________________________ February 2005 February 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,713,703 2,677,995 2,782,522 1,245,230 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 2,760,958 1,799,220 1,856,612 692,549 Flat-rolled -- Slab 1,059,040 553,320 857,377 223,266 Flat-rolled -- Plate 122,058 115,985 95,946 44,627 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 707,920 439,087 463,997 163,368 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 302,455 222,912 163,275 87,621 Flat-rolled -- Coated 495,679 414,503 230,318 144,190 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 73,807 53,414 45,698 29,477 Hot-rolled Bar 301,015 225,789 316,976 161,881 Cold Finished Bar 37,194 41,863 33,109 27,992 Rebar 158,778 69,128 184,738 56,976 Welded Pipe 397,078 356,700 351,987 208,479 Fittings and Flanges 24,770 62,172 18,094 42,424 Stainless Steel Products Bar 19,739 75,845 11,218 28,562 Rod 7,596 20,629 4,169 8,520 Wire 6,574 26,648 5,619 17,846 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 March 2005 (CB-05-54)