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 July 2005 June 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,857,077 1,198,819 1,851,109 1,287,396 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 2 123 73 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 473,593 216,008 354,554 184,660 Wire Rods 217,071 107,064 188,472 96,049 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,442 22,742 43,027 25,834 Steel Piling 10,067 8,497 3,182 2,558 Plates Cut Lengths 33,179 25,911 42,387 32,857 Plates In Coils 45,727 26,182 66,900 39,100 Rails Standard 13,847 10,931 2,362 2,766 Rails All Other 929 823 1,996 1,675 Railroad Accessories 1,019 502 262 62 Bars - Hot Rolled 44,524 29,464 65,345 43,588 Bars - Light Shaped 19,624 9,423 10,001 5,534 Bars - Reinforcing 154,024 65,212 114,042 50,718 Bars - Cold Finished 13,136 13,555 14,733 21,345 Standard Pipe 80,335 65,332 104,358 82,737 Oil Country Goods 84,536 83,966 100,985 99,996 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 17,391 20,111 37,165 36,533 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,344 54,314 34,450 33,056 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,428 11,864 18,463 15,525 Mechanical Tubing 40,101 43,718 44,853 48,071 Pressure Tubing 3,360 5,986 6,729 11,621 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 661 1,537 953 1,965 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,415 29,928 41,836 37,647 Pipe For Piling 222 236 1,490 1,037 Wire Drawn 50,622 46,490 54,398 51,878 Black Plate 2,196 2,218 3,426 3,215 Tin Plate 25,046 20,540 38,381 29,429 Tin Free Steel 7,558 7,515 8,241 7,918 Sheets Hot Rolled 160,819 88,531 178,672 102,275 Sheets Cold Rolled 77,601 49,045 67,490 46,397 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 100,090 82,687 136,307 108,402 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,069 3,882 14,098 10,209 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,054 30,014 35,446 35,782 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,453 3,502 7,620 5,096 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,589 11,088 8,361 11,787 ______________________________________________________________ June 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,961,406 1,366,992 Ingots And Steel For Castings 137 82 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 354,767 184,816 Wire Rods 197,318 99,986 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,239 25,954 Steel Piling 3,182 2,558 Plates Cut Lengths 45,414 35,089 Plates In Coils 69,477 40,939 Rails Standard 1,821 2,096 Rails All Other 2,620 2,428 Railroad Accessories 40 28 Bars - Hot Rolled 68,162 45,254 Bars - Light Shaped 13,059 6,935 Bars - Reinforcing 159,321 72,057 Bars - Cold Finished 14,834 23,766 Standard Pipe 106,791 84,514 Oil Country Goods 107,316 106,150 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 65,060 67,327 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 34,738 33,328 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,870 15,813 Mechanical Tubing 45,384 48,518 Pressure Tubing 6,911 11,451 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 953 1,968 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,993 37,755 Pipe For Piling 1,490 1,037 Wire Drawn 54,623 52,228 Black Plate 3,457 3,272 Tin Plate 38,734 29,730 Tin Free Steel 8,241 7,918 Sheets Hot Rolled 183,050 105,368 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,666 46,550 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,930 108,925 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,098 10,209 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,528 35,898 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,639 5,102 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,542 11,945 ______________________________________________________________ July 2004 June 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,490,146 1,483,744 2,593,066 1,484,527 Ingots And Steel For Castings 29 15 26 15 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 421,403 160,889 559,866 238,107 Wire Rods 291,808 150,437 309,433 151,355 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,010 19,225 46,450 23,742 Steel Piling 5,153 3,703 16,292 10,466 Plates Cut Lengths 68,917 40,225 37,366 21,494 Plates In Coils 76,368 43,918 80,710 42,397 Rails Standard 12,494 6,778 3,053 1,362 Rails All Other 2,143 1,504 767 545 Railroad Accessories 674 579 697 515 Bars - Hot Rolled 82,923 48,791 71,979 40,991 Bars - Light Shaped 17,307 9,875 11,089 6,560 Bars - Reinforcing 190,584 91,591 206,444 108,172 Bars - Cold Finished 15,472 16,511 16,336 16,255 Standard Pipe 103,467 75,036 108,677 78,221 Oil Country Goods 60,127 47,617 62,734 45,758 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,285 12,992 20,771 13,590 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 28,726 20,900 23,626 15,765 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,464 8,269 7,688 4,457 Mechanical Tubing 38,521 37,874 35,739 36,554 Pressure Tubing 4,351 4,144 3,441 3,573 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 957 1,799 781 1,459 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,796 34,373 40,735 35,870 Pipe For Piling 1,155 807 985 734 Wire Drawn 58,707 52,716 67,782 56,853 Black Plate 2,706 1,923 7,582 5,052 Tin Plate 32,702 20,782 27,195 16,976 Tin Free Steel 9,738 6,678 7,650 5,383 Sheets Hot Rolled 362,005 200,343 352,518 181,479 Sheets Cold Rolled 164,344 107,359 176,317 106,855 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 272,877 208,478 222,490 160,753 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,730 4,849 10,050 6,427 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,450 26,252 38,400 31,592 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,842 5,030 8,819 5,517 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,913 11,483 8,578 9,682 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 July 2005 (CB-05-123)