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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,227,052 1,318,409 1,801,401 1,118,619 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7 5 25 16 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 582,566 228,536 400,595 148,518 Wire Rods 155,186 80,542 107,203 58,154 Structural Shapes Heavy 49,498 32,182 38,626 24,289 Steel Piling 7,151 6,134 9,393 7,685 Plates Cut Lengths 65,897 40,736 39,360 24,658 Plates In Coils 58,876 29,772 52,847 28,762 Rails Standard 6,558 4,312 10,684 7,483 Rails All Other 2,386 1,882 1,167 940 Railroad Accessories 347 325 435 276 Bars - Hot Rolled 56,838 38,616 48,879 32,175 Bars - Light Shaped 14,940 7,934 11,119 6,573 Bars - Reinforcing 104,332 44,053 158,670 69,434 Bars - Cold Finished 10,472 12,101 12,316 13,973 Standard Pipe 100,892 77,921 97,451 76,118 Oil Country Goods 80,596 79,562 72,199 78,372 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 37,272 38,033 24,045 28,707 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,804 20,091 19,208 19,989 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,330 8,680 11,427 8,589 Mechanical Tubing 46,768 47,058 43,444 46,155 Pressure Tubing 4,367 5,583 4,978 7,785 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 793 2,039 987 2,576 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,730 26,284 37,788 31,180 Pipe For Piling 1,578 1,475 642 757 Wire Drawn 48,428 43,982 49,498 45,477 Black Plate 1,274 1,129 1,863 1,821 Tin Plate 30,893 23,629 36,308 28,959 Tin Free Steel 5,202 4,656 11,686 10,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 313,188 157,339 177,533 87,888 Sheets Cold Rolled 138,809 78,475 108,192 59,694 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 184,876 129,410 171,299 120,555 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,111 4,087 3,145 2,567 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 31,709 27,397 24,332 22,124 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,009 3,204 4,948 3,408 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,370 11,243 9,112 12,899 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,172,304 1,477,967 2,733,749 1,725,915 Ingots And Steel For Castings 38 20 47 22 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 353,140 182,745 644,298 307,010 Wire Rods 267,975 134,798 198,254 107,175 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,542 25,399 27,951 18,598 Steel Piling 1,797 1,508 2,908 2,422 Plates Cut Lengths 44,296 31,160 46,131 30,212 Plates In Coils 58,585 38,441 121,483 73,065 Rails Standard 16,410 11,127 11,436 7,961 Rails All Other 2,332 1,942 1,838 1,384 Railroad Accessories 616 412 406 304 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,057 46,072 67,372 51,327 Bars - Light Shaped 13,397 10,624 17,101 14,727 Bars - Reinforcing 38,829 17,802 153,255 74,349 Bars - Cold Finished 13,531 14,637 13,960 17,326 Standard Pipe 80,502 66,444 93,451 72,849 Oil Country Goods 59,075 51,894 77,433 65,462 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 28,505 22,428 17,548 14,157 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 37,190 32,053 23,952 18,966 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,145 15,128 23,100 15,868 Mechanical Tubing 40,115 41,659 36,802 40,100 Pressure Tubing 6,603 7,336 7,002 6,990 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 693 1,471 940 2,079 Structural Pipe & Tube 47,238 41,362 34,479 33,574 Pipe For Piling 779 573 161 146 Wire Drawn 51,668 50,770 57,465 55,122 Black Plate 5,805 4,685 9,177 7,210 Tin Plate 44,893 30,877 33,575 22,967 Tin Free Steel 7,000 4,998 9,185 7,029 Sheets Hot Rolled 248,725 154,513 410,087 212,635 Sheets Cold Rolled 238,076 159,762 232,868 152,197 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 277,924 215,938 277,635 217,583 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,223 4,989 5,296 3,836 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,802 38,847 60,877 55,524 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,604 4,990 7,792 5,012 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,193 10,562 8,486 10,727 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 23,947,074 15,756,492 27,830,956 15,864,991 Ingots And Steel For Castings 854 474 5,802 4,671 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,296,850 2,404,520 5,891,116 2,393,048 Wire Rods 2,238,163 1,151,869 3,386,294 1,557,377 Structural Shapes Heavy 443,253 278,631 465,674 251,084 Steel Piling 94,325 79,871 103,691 66,886 Plates Cut Lengths 602,665 417,440 486,963 279,136 Plates In Coils 770,476 446,480 908,091 493,357 Rails Standard 153,075 116,853 153,391 84,230 Rails All Other 20,254 17,120 19,196 13,180 Railroad Accessories 9,978 6,203 7,550 4,706 Bars - Hot Rolled 707,651 502,707 824,247 502,743 Bars - Light Shaped 194,537 106,800 196,091 117,318 Bars - Reinforcing 1,292,198 551,680 1,738,959 828,441 Bars - Cold Finished 183,050 206,074 172,889 171,449 Standard Pipe 1,171,716 933,377 1,159,631 818,567 Oil Country Goods 1,117,629 1,114,300 715,157 524,491 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 352,988 357,256 287,288 181,535 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 346,851 335,840 298,773 204,740 Line Pipe - Not Specified 201,251 158,304 203,629 114,093 Mechanical Tubing 518,764 565,700 443,726 427,165 Pressure Tubing 63,166 95,448 65,534 61,196 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 10,706 24,073 10,289 20,001 Structural Pipe & Tube 492,777 429,639 477,678 402,371 Pipe For Piling 19,029 17,046 6,537 4,744 Wire Drawn 638,595 602,071 712,298 602,090 Black Plate 36,445 33,800 58,303 41,071 Tin Plate 390,723 299,693 327,926 214,486 Tin Free Steel 92,265 81,136 100,465 70,906 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,655,088 1,485,226 3,670,423 1,894,518 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,266,852 809,045 1,838,268 1,132,637 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,856,668 1,440,088 2,418,444 1,798,760 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 93,511 71,134 66,220 43,911 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 430,660 420,845 425,439 368,533 Strip - Hot Rolled 84,215 56,858 89,267 53,807 Strip - Cold Rolled 99,849 138,893 95,707 117,742 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.