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 2005 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,710,733 1,065,137 1,711,959 1,177,272 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 7 77 51 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 368,876 133,366 326,992 143,787 Wire Rods 169,919 81,073 153,511 79,701 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,839 22,753 29,418 18,476 Steel Piling 4,028 3,396 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 61,248 39,083 40,067 29,048 Plates In Coils 59,678 29,329 47,950 25,498 Rails Standard 6,659 5,753 15,775 12,154 Rails All Other 974 855 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,105 629 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 35,969 23,604 46,079 29,347 Bars - Light Shaped 15,459 8,751 13,784 7,415 Bars - Reinforcing 47,474 17,620 82,126 33,946 Bars - Cold Finished 20,909 20,395 13,714 14,355 Standard Pipe 98,743 77,818 114,959 88,993 Oil Country Goods 95,724 101,013 143,952 151,787 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 12,781 12,117 22,302 21,803 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 28,218 28,549 28,031 28,685 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,501 15,067 16,540 12,985 Mechanical Tubing 38,766 41,422 44,390 49,245 Pressure Tubing 4,042 6,125 5,209 10,048 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 875 2,065 928 2,220 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,766 30,953 40,453 33,827 Pipe For Piling 443 411 817 747 Wire Drawn 45,961 41,905 54,131 48,876 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 32,955 25,427 31,236 23,815 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 6,939 6,920 Sheets Hot Rolled 195,358 97,128 146,689 78,612 Sheets Cold Rolled 91,319 52,808 78,912 48,790 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 120,295 90,898 137,696 109,136 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,076 6,549 8,331 6,166 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,840 25,231 29,047 30,447 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,941 4,060 7,339 4,862 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,153 11,241 8,527 11,617 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,894,633 1,786,601 2,843,023 1,768,353 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,005 2,807 10 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 654,025 310,968 531,375 235,827 Wire Rods 386,122 203,229 287,880 150,064 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,553 20,249 35,875 23,705 Steel Piling 7,622 5,740 16,938 11,258 Plates Cut Lengths 35,170 23,397 72,319 45,008 Plates In Coils 118,000 67,148 125,951 73,413 Rails Standard 11,543 5,772 6,002 2,984 Rails All Other 1,323 963 2,962 2,289 Railroad Accessories 809 326 655 518 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,000 48,986 76,256 48,419 Bars - Light Shaped 13,963 8,279 20,186 11,407 Bars - Reinforcing 164,636 76,147 228,111 125,286 Bars - Cold Finished 14,631 15,262 16,829 18,960 Standard Pipe 90,995 70,901 153,198 114,280 Oil Country Goods 87,195 64,192 52,550 48,107 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,211 14,219 24,451 15,803 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,122 15,761 27,721 19,553 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,987 10,321 20,526 12,904 Mechanical Tubing 34,195 37,215 41,916 44,034 Pressure Tubing 5,191 5,413 5,553 5,794 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,002 1,815 1,084 1,899 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,220 38,934 48,014 44,778 Pipe For Piling 414 354 1,125 685 Wire Drawn 64,291 57,014 63,943 57,638 Black Plate 3,645 2,910 5,950 3,986 Tin Plate 24,772 16,574 37,755 24,825 Tin Free Steel 6,721 4,857 8,747 5,974 Sheets Hot Rolled 438,360 259,601 390,631 218,455 Sheets Cold Rolled 180,923 118,405 195,700 125,936 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 275,521 219,849 264,432 205,790 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,606 3,453 7,218 5,135 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,454 38,135 55,595 48,778 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,979 4,756 7,131 4,602 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,426 12,646 8,436 10,254 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 17,775,002 12,023,635 20,141,345 10,924,666 Ingots And Steel For Castings 783 427 5,641 4,581 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,705,821 1,801,880 4,272,337 1,612,654 Wire Rods 1,808,081 932,090 2,622,978 1,159,364 Structural Shapes Heavy 330,047 205,960 365,183 184,811 Steel Piling 66,806 56,562 92,298 57,700 Plates Cut Lengths 445,212 315,975 359,357 193,152 Plates In Coils 594,968 356,352 608,132 309,535 Rails Standard 134,337 103,484 120,471 60,071 Rails All Other 14,918 12,707 14,477 9,445 Railroad Accessories 8,839 5,372 5,915 3,764 Bars - Hot Rolled 546,492 391,946 620,220 350,615 Bars - Light Shaped 144,443 79,516 144,593 80,333 Bars - Reinforcing 933,316 402,163 1,383,428 657,378 Bars - Cold Finished 135,601 157,544 130,564 122,944 Standard Pipe 873,448 701,522 885,275 601,239 Oil Country Goods 855,290 841,791 518,208 356,703 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 251,351 242,614 187,837 111,212 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 268,578 257,308 209,357 131,856 Line Pipe - Not Specified 165,023 132,034 145,357 74,141 Mechanical Tubing 383,321 425,394 330,936 306,509 Pressure Tubing 48,220 72,937 48,161 42,418 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 8,023 16,973 7,592 14,242 Structural Pipe & Tube 389,144 343,549 350,560 285,443 Pipe For Piling 13,947 12,171 5,395 3,828 Wire Drawn 491,327 467,106 545,224 440,406 Black Plate 30,736 27,817 39,210 25,846 Tin Plate 294,529 224,491 223,755 143,557 Tin Free Steel 67,407 58,921 70,829 49,438 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,906,903 1,117,687 2,598,057 1,282,327 Sheets Cold Rolled 929,805 618,115 1,136,832 672,783 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,362,808 1,089,428 1,627,189 1,188,114 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 76,405 57,730 50,230 31,627 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 348,541 346,050 277,344 232,187 Strip - Hot Rolled 67,001 45,574 67,033 39,023 Strip - Cold Rolled 73,532 102,446 71,369 85,419 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.