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 November 2005 October 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,765,224 1,084,347 2,088,597 1,258,884 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 3 18 14 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 395,637 145,020 602,806 223,389 Wire Rods 107,189 58,146 167,660 81,057 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,626 24,289 25,082 16,200 Steel Piling 9,393 7,685 10,954 9,474 Plates Cut Lengths 39,360 24,658 45,763 31,687 Plates In Coils 52,847 28,762 63,748 31,569 Rails Standard 10,684 7,483 1,167 1,573 Rails All Other 1,165 937 1,783 1,592 Railroad Accessories 435 276 357 230 Bars - Hot Rolled 48,879 32,175 55,080 39,733 Bars - Light Shaped 11,119 6,573 24,030 12,770 Bars - Reinforcing 158,670 69,434 75,073 28,817 Bars - Cold Finished 12,316 13,973 22,819 21,142 Standard Pipe 97,095 75,855 98,169 76,518 Oil Country Goods 67,070 73,311 105,317 110,564 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 9,872 10,623 29,502 34,318 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 19,208 19,989 37,262 38,453 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,427 8,589 11,987 8,565 Mechanical Tubing 43,400 46,093 44,686 46,634 Pressure Tubing 4,892 7,685 5,336 8,889 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 987 2,576 903 2,486 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,788 31,180 33,047 28,599 Pipe For Piling 494 654 2,861 2,642 Wire Drawn 49,318 45,319 48,536 44,856 Black Plate 1,863 1,821 2,572 3,033 Tin Plate 36,308 28,959 28,993 22,614 Tin Free Steel 11,686 10,064 7,970 7,495 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,533 87,888 257,091 122,173 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,170 59,680 89,886 52,629 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 160,254 113,650 137,666 100,676 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,145 2,567 8,412 6,346 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,332 22,124 26,074 25,267 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,948 3,408 7,257 4,672 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,112 12,899 8,729 12,206 ______________________________________________________________ October 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,143,618 1,295,830 Ingots And Steel For Castings 39 26 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 607,868 225,586 Wire Rods 167,693 81,082 Structural Shapes Heavy 25,082 16,200 Steel Piling 10,976 9,490 Plates Cut Lengths 52,197 36,070 Plates In Coils 63,784 31,594 Rails Standard 1,497 1,573 Rails All Other 1,783 1,592 Railroad Accessories 357 230 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,443 39,970 Bars - Light Shaped 24,035 12,778 Bars - Reinforcing 95,880 36,031 Bars - Cold Finished 24,661 22,456 Standard Pipe 99,925 77,816 Oil Country Goods 109,545 114,574 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 40,320 47,903 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 37,262 38,453 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,471 9,000 Mechanical Tubing 45,231 47,093 Pressure Tubing 5,600 9,142 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 903 2,486 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,115 28,626 Pipe For Piling 2,861 2,642 Wire Drawn 49,342 45,506 Black Plate 2,572 3,033 Tin Plate 28,993 22,614 Tin Free Steel 7,970 7,495 Sheets Hot Rolled 257,464 122,313 Sheets Cold Rolled 90,046 52,761 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 137,685 100,695 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,850 6,750 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,078 25,274 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,257 4,672 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,835 12,305 ______________________________________________________________ November 2004 October 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,733,749 1,725,915 2,783,558 1,736,443 Ingots And Steel For Castings 47 22 75 48 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 644,298 307,010 621,340 290,639 Wire Rods 198,254 107,175 297,086 156,039 Structural Shapes Heavy 27,951 18,598 31,997 22,277 Steel Piling 2,908 2,422 6,688 5,256 Plates Cut Lengths 46,131 30,212 37,179 24,611 Plates In Coils 121,483 73,065 119,891 72,316 Rails Standard 11,436 7,961 5,074 5,070 Rails All Other 1,838 1,384 549 409 Railroad Accessories 406 304 613 227 Bars - Hot Rolled 67,372 51,327 75,599 54,729 Bars - Light Shaped 17,101 14,727 21,000 11,634 Bars - Reinforcing 153,255 74,349 163,447 78,912 Bars - Cold Finished 13,960 17,326 14,834 16,542 Standard Pipe 93,451 72,849 100,403 78,036 Oil Country Goods 77,433 65,462 60,441 50,432 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 17,548 14,157 53,397 33,736 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,952 18,966 28,274 21,865 Line Pipe - Not Specified 23,100 15,868 14,028 8,956 Mechanical Tubing 36,802 40,100 35,873 38,896 Pressure Tubing 7,002 6,990 3,768 4,453 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 940 2,079 1,064 2,209 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,479 33,574 45,402 41,993 Pipe For Piling 161 146 201 197 Wire Drawn 57,465 55,122 57,942 55,792 Black Plate 9,177 7,210 4,112 3,330 Tin Plate 33,575 22,967 25,704 17,085 Tin Free Steel 9,185 7,029 13,451 9,441 Sheets Hot Rolled 410,087 212,635 413,554 245,044 Sheets Cold Rolled 232,868 152,197 230,492 147,896 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 277,635 217,583 235,696 177,125 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,296 3,836 4,471 3,459 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 60,877 55,524 44,416 41,974 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,792 5,012 6,837 4,782 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,486 10,727 8,658 11,034 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 November 2005 (CB-05-181)