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 September 2005 August 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,612,540 1,012,966 1,647,981 1,141,756 Ingots And Steel For Castings 0 0 10 8 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 328,330 118,296 291,191 131,258 Wire Rods 159,125 77,115 147,530 76,120 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,538 19,565 29,133 18,279 Steel Piling 3,974 3,349 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 59,066 37,742 33,073 24,165 Plates In Coils 59,530 29,231 47,920 25,479 Rails Standard 6,659 5,753 15,775 12,154 Rails All Other 974 855 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,353 471 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 35,040 23,108 46,079 29,347 Bars - Light Shaped 15,268 8,637 13,784 7,415 Bars - Reinforcing 42,303 15,768 82,080 33,903 Bars - Cold Finished 20,748 20,210 13,674 14,307 Standard Pipe 97,984 77,241 113,868 88,156 Oil Country Goods 83,772 88,941 136,434 143,748 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 12,425 11,848 21,594 21,328 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,280 26,950 27,017 27,773 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,384 14,977 16,391 12,865 Mechanical Tubing 37,927 40,311 43,038 48,066 Pressure Tubing 3,814 5,645 4,834 9,518 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 862 2,022 928 2,252 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,193 30,498 40,172 33,713 Pipe For Piling 370 350 625 567 Wire Drawn 45,219 41,359 53,783 48,476 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 32,918 25,380 31,225 23,787 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 6,925 6,882 Sheets Hot Rolled 194,635 96,729 146,560 78,505 Sheets Cold Rolled 89,929 51,995 78,591 48,550 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 117,536 89,045 137,182 108,733 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,020 6,445 8,331 6,166 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 19,879 20,580 28,900 30,301 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,802 3,937 6,846 4,500 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,858 10,876 8,451 11,527 ______________________________________________________________ August 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,711,959 1,177,272 Ingots And Steel For Castings 77 51 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 326,992 143,787 Wire Rods 153,511 79,701 Structural Shapes Heavy 29,418 18,476 Steel Piling 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 40,067 29,048 Plates In Coils 47,950 25,498 Rails Standard 15,775 12,154 Rails All Other 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 46,079 29,347 Bars - Light Shaped 13,784 7,415 Bars - Reinforcing 82,126 33,946 Bars - Cold Finished 13,714 14,355 Standard Pipe 114,959 88,993 Oil Country Goods 143,952 151,787 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,302 21,803 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 28,031 28,685 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,540 12,985 Mechanical Tubing 44,390 49,245 Pressure Tubing 5,209 10,048 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 928 2,220 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,453 33,827 Pipe For Piling 817 747 Wire Drawn 54,131 48,876 Black Plate 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 31,236 23,815 Tin Free Steel 6,939 6,920 Sheets Hot Rolled 146,689 78,612 Sheets Cold Rolled 78,912 48,790 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 137,696 109,136 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,331 6,166 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,047 30,447 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,339 4,862 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,527 11,617 ______________________________________________________________ September 2004 August 2004 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 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 September 2005 (CB-05-150)