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 August 2005 July 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,647,981 1,141,756 1,857,077 1,198,819 Ingots And Steel For Castings 10 8 5 2 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 291,191 131,258 473,593 216,008 Wire Rods 147,530 76,120 217,071 107,064 Structural Shapes Heavy 29,133 18,279 37,442 22,742 Steel Piling 10,583 8,776 10,067 8,497 Plates Cut Lengths 33,073 24,165 33,179 25,911 Plates In Coils 47,920 25,479 45,727 26,182 Rails Standard 15,775 12,154 13,847 10,931 Rails All Other 1,597 1,359 929 823 Railroad Accessories 1,140 584 1,019 502 Bars - Hot Rolled 46,079 29,347 44,524 29,464 Bars - Light Shaped 13,784 7,415 19,624 9,423 Bars - Reinforcing 82,080 33,903 154,024 65,212 Bars - Cold Finished 13,674 14,307 13,136 13,555 Standard Pipe 113,868 88,156 80,335 65,332 Oil Country Goods 136,434 143,748 84,536 83,966 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 21,594 21,328 17,391 20,111 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 27,017 27,773 46,344 54,314 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,391 12,865 15,428 11,864 Mechanical Tubing 43,038 48,066 40,101 43,718 Pressure Tubing 4,834 9,518 3,360 5,986 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 928 2,252 661 1,537 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,172 33,713 33,415 29,928 Pipe For Piling 625 567 222 236 Wire Drawn 53,783 48,476 50,622 46,490 Black Plate 2,718 3,191 2,196 2,218 Tin Plate 31,225 23,787 25,046 20,540 Tin Free Steel 6,925 6,882 7,558 7,515 Sheets Hot Rolled 146,560 78,505 160,819 88,531 Sheets Cold Rolled 78,591 48,550 77,601 49,045 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 137,182 108,733 100,090 82,687 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,331 6,166 5,069 3,882 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 28,900 30,301 29,054 30,014 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,846 4,500 5,453 3,502 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,451 11,527 7,589 11,088 ______________________________________________________________ July 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,912,729 1,245,496 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 2 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 483,344 220,513 Wire Rods 217,008 107,064 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,442 22,742 Steel Piling 10,067 8,497 Plates Cut Lengths 33,676 26,329 Plates In Coils 45,764 26,205 Rails Standard 14,879 13,405 Rails All Other 929 823 Railroad Accessories 958 502 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,494 30,057 Bars - Light Shaped 24,459 11,633 Bars - Reinforcing 168,357 72,483 Bars - Cold Finished 15,757 15,511 Standard Pipe 80,335 65,332 Oil Country Goods 90,831 89,419 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,557 24,858 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,523 53,461 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,428 11,864 Mechanical Tubing 40,154 43,786 Pressure Tubing 3,585 6,258 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 663 1,537 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,415 29,928 Pipe For Piling 286 282 Wire Drawn 50,809 46,665 Black Plate 2,196 2,218 Tin Plate 25,059 20,552 Tin Free Steel 7,558 7,515 Sheets Hot Rolled 169,914 105,394 Sheets Cold Rolled 77,602 49,048 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 100,477 83,069 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,069 3,882 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,054 30,014 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,473 3,523 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,600 11,125 ______________________________________________________________ August 2004 July 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,843,023 1,768,353 2,490,146 1,483,744 Ingots And Steel For Castings 10 5 29 15 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 531,375 235,827 421,403 160,889 Wire Rods 287,880 150,064 291,808 150,437 Structural Shapes Heavy 35,875 23,705 36,010 19,225 Steel Piling 16,938 11,258 5,153 3,703 Plates Cut Lengths 72,319 45,008 68,917 40,225 Plates In Coils 125,951 73,413 76,368 43,918 Rails Standard 6,002 2,984 12,494 6,778 Rails All Other 2,962 2,289 2,143 1,504 Railroad Accessories 655 518 674 579 Bars - Hot Rolled 76,256 48,419 82,923 48,791 Bars - Light Shaped 20,186 11,407 17,307 9,875 Bars - Reinforcing 228,111 125,286 190,584 91,591 Bars - Cold Finished 16,829 18,960 15,472 16,511 Standard Pipe 153,198 114,280 103,467 75,036 Oil Country Goods 52,550 48,107 60,127 47,617 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 24,451 15,803 22,285 12,992 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 27,721 19,553 28,726 20,900 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,526 12,904 14,464 8,269 Mechanical Tubing 41,916 44,034 38,521 37,874 Pressure Tubing 5,553 5,794 4,351 4,144 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,084 1,899 957 1,799 Structural Pipe & Tube 48,014 44,778 38,796 34,373 Pipe For Piling 1,125 685 1,155 807 Wire Drawn 63,943 57,638 58,707 52,716 Black Plate 5,950 3,986 2,706 1,923 Tin Plate 37,755 24,825 32,702 20,782 Tin Free Steel 8,747 5,974 9,738 6,678 Sheets Hot Rolled 390,631 218,455 362,005 200,343 Sheets Cold Rolled 195,700 125,936 164,344 107,359 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 264,432 205,790 272,877 208,478 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,218 5,135 6,730 4,849 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 55,595 48,778 29,450 26,252 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,131 4,602 7,842 5,030 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,436 10,254 8,913 11,483 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 August 2005 (CB-05-135)