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 May 2005 April 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,862,226 1,306,152 2,230,571 1,554,441 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9 5 7 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 285,739 150,359 444,506 236,620 Wire Rods 252,600 123,919 193,134 104,244 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,700 19,970 40,979 25,704 Steel Piling 4,479 4,040 14,858 12,250 Plates Cut Lengths 66,383 46,383 48,429 35,703 Plates In Coils 47,705 30,023 89,729 55,753 Rails Standard 21,630 16,846 17,427 12,262 Rails All Other 1,406 1,340 1,977 1,492 Railroad Accessories 1,664 1,107 861 491 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,620 49,342 73,606 53,499 Bars - Light Shaped 17,011 9,432 13,619 7,832 Bars - Reinforcing 125,559 53,286 86,238 38,466 Bars - Cold Finished 15,256 17,165 13,938 16,761 Standard Pipe 92,193 76,574 110,397 89,138 Oil Country Goods 96,375 95,037 102,063 98,314 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 32,088 28,978 17,638 15,236 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 29,854 27,647 30,237 26,385 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,927 19,653 30,954 24,320 Mechanical Tubing 43,286 49,709 47,372 53,591 Pressure Tubing 6,388 10,087 6,193 8,220 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 1,795 804 1,651 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,985 37,845 48,872 43,024 Pipe For Piling 1,131 967 8,307 7,471 Wire Drawn 56,116 55,525 59,813 57,046 Black Plate 3,084 3,315 2,387 2,244 Tin Plate 31,157 24,678 35,282 27,051 Tin Free Steel 6,345 5,839 8,967 7,302 Sheets Hot Rolled 162,286 97,784 250,026 151,477 Sheets Cold Rolled 71,608 49,778 149,462 102,826 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 164,618 132,658 203,867 164,491 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,742 6,059 10,561 8,177 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,147 42,017 52,295 48,461 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,583 4,163 8,046 5,695 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,609 12,827 7,720 11,239 ______________________________________________________________ April 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,258,163 1,578,501 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 9 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,797 237,493 Wire Rods 193,163 104,266 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,826 25,558 Steel Piling 14,858 12,253 Plates Cut Lengths 54,393 40,015 Plates In Coils 90,531 56,321 Rails Standard 17,490 12,325 Rails All Other 2,052 1,552 Railroad Accessories 908 513 Bars - Hot Rolled 74,991 54,664 Bars - Light Shaped 13,619 7,832 Bars - Reinforcing 87,296 38,987 Bars - Cold Finished 14,091 16,876 Standard Pipe 111,120 89,876 Oil Country Goods 105,095 101,742 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,749 17,607 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 31,417 27,636 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,974 24,554 Mechanical Tubing 48,806 56,643 Pressure Tubing 6,314 8,368 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 804 1,651 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,376 43,445 Pipe For Piling 8,307 7,471 Wire Drawn 60,257 57,473 Black Plate 2,387 2,244 Tin Plate 35,282 27,051 Tin Free Steel 8,967 7,302 Sheets Hot Rolled 255,063 154,920 Sheets Cold Rolled 149,666 102,974 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 204,014 164,640 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,580 8,201 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 52,341 48,530 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,517 5,965 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,099 11,546 ______________________________________________________________ May 2004 April 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,324,688 1,268,783 1,915,417 980,069 Ingots And Steel For Castings 502 1,691 44 34 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 588,890 239,526 332,703 111,903 Wire Rods 250,590 116,576 283,041 115,628 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,103 26,472 34,992 18,738 Steel Piling 9,270 5,843 16,471 8,890 Plates Cut Lengths 28,586 15,378 31,983 16,486 Plates In Coils 51,610 24,402 65,677 26,122 Rails Standard 15,933 7,798 24,138 11,268 Rails All Other 1,905 1,224 1,775 964 Railroad Accessories 235 169 853 546 Bars - Hot Rolled 63,810 35,853 70,727 39,229 Bars - Light Shaped 14,277 7,815 13,581 7,783 Bars - Reinforcing 161,228 91,990 166,753 75,445 Bars - Cold Finished 13,687 12,450 14,288 13,017 Standard Pipe 95,913 65,560 109,138 69,445 Oil Country Goods 51,464 35,329 63,175 38,912 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,198 11,304 18,334 10,027 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 20,343 13,389 18,968 11,110 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,517 9,320 13,538 6,411 Mechanical Tubing 35,420 33,731 36,916 32,684 Pressure Tubing 4,284 4,321 8,326 5,741 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 742 1,448 795 1,495 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,962 30,938 36,263 29,748 Pipe For Piling 208 175 519 349 Wire Drawn 66,538 53,741 63,034 48,895 Black Plate 2,449 1,920 3,577 2,308 Tin Plate 34,736 22,229 18,226 11,668 Tin Free Steel 10,168 6,747 6,633 4,869 Sheets Hot Rolled 283,323 137,614 194,205 80,600 Sheets Cold Rolled 168,900 93,900 58,502 32,017 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 166,056 121,242 164,354 113,038 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,731 1,691 5,818 3,182 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,254 21,725 23,178 18,937 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,762 4,983 8,440 4,647 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,093 10,286 6,452 7,931 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 May 2005 (CB-05-89)