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 June 2005 May 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,851,109 1,287,396 1,862,226 1,306,152 Ingots And Steel For Castings 123 73 9 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 354,554 184,660 285,739 150,359 Wire Rods 188,472 96,049 252,600 123,919 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,027 25,834 30,700 19,970 Steel Piling 3,182 2,558 4,479 4,040 Plates Cut Lengths 42,387 32,857 66,383 46,383 Plates In Coils 66,900 39,100 47,705 30,023 Rails Standard 2,362 2,766 21,630 16,846 Rails All Other 1,996 1,675 1,406 1,340 Railroad Accessories 262 62 1,664 1,107 Bars - Hot Rolled 65,345 43,588 64,620 49,342 Bars - Light Shaped 10,001 5,534 17,011 9,432 Bars - Reinforcing 114,042 50,718 125,559 53,286 Bars - Cold Finished 14,733 21,345 15,256 17,165 Standard Pipe 104,358 82,737 92,193 76,574 Oil Country Goods 100,985 99,996 96,375 95,037 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 37,165 36,533 32,088 28,978 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 34,450 33,056 29,854 27,647 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,463 15,525 22,927 19,653 Mechanical Tubing 44,853 48,071 43,286 49,709 Pressure Tubing 6,729 11,621 6,388 10,087 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 953 1,965 942 1,795 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,836 37,647 41,985 37,845 Pipe For Piling 1,490 1,037 1,131 967 Wire Drawn 54,398 51,878 56,116 55,525 Black Plate 3,426 3,215 3,084 3,315 Tin Plate 38,381 29,429 31,157 24,678 Tin Free Steel 8,241 7,918 6,345 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 178,672 102,275 162,286 97,784 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,490 46,397 71,608 49,778 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,307 108,402 164,618 132,658 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,098 10,209 7,742 6,059 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,446 35,782 43,147 42,017 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,620 5,096 5,583 4,163 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,361 11,787 8,609 12,827 ______________________________________________________________ May 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,888,646 1,327,133 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 285,804 150,389 Wire Rods 252,734 124,007 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,700 19,970 Steel Piling 4,479 4,040 Plates Cut Lengths 68,148 47,700 Plates In Coils 48,533 30,499 Rails Standard 21,713 19,267 Rails All Other 1,489 1,343 Railroad Accessories 1,693 1,110 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,982 49,684 Bars - Light Shaped 23,733 12,605 Bars - Reinforcing 125,823 53,674 Bars - Cold Finished 15,337 17,210 Standard Pipe 93,521 77,698 Oil Country Goods 105,281 102,136 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 32,197 29,053 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 29,854 27,647 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,927 19,653 Mechanical Tubing 46,481 52,234 Pressure Tubing 6,688 10,252 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 1,798 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,314 38,091 Pipe For Piling 1,131 967 Wire Drawn 56,230 55,654 Black Plate 3,573 3,661 Tin Plate 31,157 24,678 Tin Free Steel 6,345 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 163,065 98,264 Sheets Cold Rolled 71,749 49,949 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 164,621 132,663 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,742 6,059 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,147 42,017 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,680 4,243 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,826 13,075 ______________________________________________________________ June 2004 May 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,593,066 1,484,527 2,324,688 1,268,783 Ingots And Steel For Castings 26 15 502 1,691 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 559,866 238,107 588,890 239,526 Wire Rods 309,433 151,355 250,590 116,576 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,450 23,742 55,103 26,472 Steel Piling 16,292 10,466 9,270 5,843 Plates Cut Lengths 37,366 21,494 28,586 15,378 Plates In Coils 80,710 42,397 51,610 24,402 Rails Standard 3,053 1,362 15,933 7,798 Rails All Other 767 545 1,905 1,224 Railroad Accessories 697 515 235 169 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,979 40,991 63,810 35,853 Bars - Light Shaped 11,089 6,560 14,277 7,815 Bars - Reinforcing 206,444 108,172 161,228 91,990 Bars - Cold Finished 16,336 16,255 13,687 12,450 Standard Pipe 108,677 78,221 95,913 65,560 Oil Country Goods 62,734 45,758 51,464 35,329 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,771 13,590 22,198 11,304 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,626 15,765 20,343 13,389 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,688 4,457 20,517 9,320 Mechanical Tubing 35,739 36,554 35,420 33,731 Pressure Tubing 3,441 3,573 4,284 4,321 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 781 1,459 742 1,448 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,735 35,870 38,962 30,938 Pipe For Piling 985 734 208 175 Wire Drawn 67,782 56,853 66,538 53,741 Black Plate 7,582 5,052 2,449 1,920 Tin Plate 27,195 16,976 34,736 22,229 Tin Free Steel 7,650 5,383 10,168 6,747 Sheets Hot Rolled 352,518 181,479 283,323 137,614 Sheets Cold Rolled 176,317 106,855 168,900 93,900 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 222,490 160,753 166,056 121,242 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,050 6,427 2,731 1,691 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 38,400 31,592 27,254 21,725 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,819 5,517 8,762 4,983 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,578 9,682 8,093 10,286 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 June 2005 (CB-05-103)