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 October 2005 September 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,088,597 1,258,884 1,612,540 1,012,966 Ingots And Steel For Castings 18 14 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 602,806 223,389 328,330 118,296 Wire Rods 167,660 81,057 159,125 77,115 Structural Shapes Heavy 25,082 16,200 30,538 19,565 Steel Piling 10,954 9,474 3,974 3,349 Plates Cut Lengths 45,763 31,687 59,066 37,742 Plates In Coils 63,748 31,569 59,530 29,231 Rails Standard 1,167 1,573 6,659 5,753 Rails All Other 1,783 1,592 974 855 Railroad Accessories 357 230 1,353 471 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,080 39,733 35,040 23,108 Bars - Light Shaped 24,030 12,770 15,268 8,637 Bars - Reinforcing 75,073 28,817 42,303 15,768 Bars - Cold Finished 22,819 21,142 20,748 20,210 Standard Pipe 98,169 76,518 97,984 77,241 Oil Country Goods 105,317 110,564 83,772 88,941 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 29,502 34,318 12,425 11,848 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 37,262 38,453 26,280 26,950 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,987 8,565 19,384 14,977 Mechanical Tubing 44,686 46,634 37,927 40,311 Pressure Tubing 5,336 8,889 3,814 5,645 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 903 2,486 862 2,022 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,047 28,599 35,193 30,498 Pipe For Piling 2,861 2,642 370 350 Wire Drawn 48,536 44,856 45,219 41,359 Black Plate 2,572 3,033 1,879 1,445 Tin Plate 28,993 22,614 32,918 25,380 Tin Free Steel 7,970 7,495 6,945 6,290 Sheets Hot Rolled 257,091 122,173 194,635 96,729 Sheets Cold Rolled 89,886 52,629 89,929 51,995 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 137,666 100,676 117,536 89,045 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,412 6,346 9,020 6,445 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,074 25,267 19,879 20,580 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,257 4,672 5,802 3,937 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,729 12,206 7,858 10,876 ______________________________________________________________ September 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,710,733 1,065,137 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 7 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 368,876 133,366 Wire Rods 169,919 81,073 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,839 22,753 Steel Piling 4,028 3,396 Plates Cut Lengths 61,248 39,083 Plates In Coils 59,678 29,329 Rails Standard 6,659 5,753 Rails All Other 974 855 Railroad Accessories 1,105 629 Bars - Hot Rolled 35,969 23,604 Bars - Light Shaped 15,459 8,751 Bars - Reinforcing 47,474 17,620 Bars - Cold Finished 20,909 20,395 Standard Pipe 98,743 77,818 Oil Country Goods 95,724 101,013 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 12,781 12,117 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 28,218 28,549 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,501 15,067 Mechanical Tubing 38,766 41,422 Pressure Tubing 4,042 6,125 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 875 2,065 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,766 30,953 Pipe For Piling 443 411 Wire Drawn 45,961 41,905 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 Tin Plate 32,955 25,427 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 Sheets Hot Rolled 195,358 97,128 Sheets Cold Rolled 91,319 52,808 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 120,295 90,898 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,076 6,549 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,840 25,231 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,941 4,060 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,153 11,241 ______________________________________________________________ October 2004 September 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,783,558 1,736,443 2,894,633 1,786,601 Ingots And Steel For Castings 75 48 5,005 2,807 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 621,340 290,639 654,025 310,968 Wire Rods 297,086 156,039 386,122 203,229 Structural Shapes Heavy 31,997 22,277 31,553 20,249 Steel Piling 6,688 5,256 7,622 5,740 Plates Cut Lengths 37,179 24,611 35,170 23,397 Plates In Coils 119,891 72,316 118,000 67,148 Rails Standard 5,074 5,070 11,543 5,772 Rails All Other 549 409 1,323 963 Railroad Accessories 613 227 809 326 Bars - Hot Rolled 75,599 54,729 71,000 48,986 Bars - Light Shaped 21,000 11,634 13,963 8,279 Bars - Reinforcing 163,447 78,912 164,636 76,147 Bars - Cold Finished 14,834 16,542 14,631 15,262 Standard Pipe 100,403 78,036 90,995 70,901 Oil Country Goods 60,441 50,432 87,195 64,192 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 53,397 33,736 22,211 14,219 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 28,274 21,865 23,122 15,761 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14,028 8,956 15,987 10,321 Mechanical Tubing 35,873 38,896 34,195 37,215 Pressure Tubing 3,768 4,453 5,191 5,413 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,064 2,209 1,002 1,815 Structural Pipe & Tube 45,402 41,993 40,220 38,934 Pipe For Piling 201 197 414 354 Wire Drawn 57,942 55,792 64,291 57,014 Black Plate 4,112 3,330 3,645 2,910 Tin Plate 25,704 17,085 24,772 16,574 Tin Free Steel 13,451 9,441 6,721 4,857 Sheets Hot Rolled 413,554 245,044 438,360 259,601 Sheets Cold Rolled 230,492 147,896 180,923 118,405 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 235,696 177,125 275,521 219,849 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,471 3,459 4,606 3,453 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 44,416 41,974 42,454 38,135 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,837 4,782 6,979 4,756 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,658 11,034 10,426 12,646 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 October 2005 (CB-05-167)