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 December 2005 November 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,065,373 1,229,817 1,765,224 1,084,347 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3 3 5 3 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 533,620 208,354 395,637 145,020 Wire Rods 149,622 77,209 107,189 58,146 Structural Shapes Heavy 48,838 31,804 38,626 24,289 Steel Piling 7,151 6,134 9,393 7,685 Plates Cut Lengths 57,899 37,095 39,360 24,658 Plates In Coils 50,007 25,817 52,847 28,762 Rails Standard 6,558 4,312 10,684 7,483 Rails All Other 2,386 1,882 1,165 937 Railroad Accessories 253 325 435 276 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,033 37,830 48,879 32,175 Bars - Light Shaped 14,005 7,487 11,119 6,573 Bars - Reinforcing 101,503 42,924 158,670 69,434 Bars - Cold Finished 10,361 12,006 12,316 13,973 Standard Pipe 100,007 76,837 97,095 75,855 Oil Country Goods 78,716 78,128 67,070 73,311 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 17,557 17,832 9,872 10,623 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,702 19,982 19,208 19,989 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,330 8,680 11,427 8,589 Mechanical Tubing 45,830 46,294 43,400 46,093 Pressure Tubing 4,347 5,538 4,892 7,685 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 774 2,015 987 2,576 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,261 25,810 37,788 31,180 Pipe For Piling 1,359 1,323 494 654 Wire Drawn 47,543 43,133 49,318 45,319 Black Plate 1,274 1,129 1,863 1,821 Tin Plate 30,873 23,609 36,308 28,959 Tin Free Steel 5,202 4,656 11,686 10,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 270,849 137,909 177,533 87,888 Sheets Cold Rolled 133,923 75,810 108,170 59,680 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 174,755 123,371 160,254 113,650 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,344 3,405 3,145 2,567 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 31,399 27,022 24,332 22,124 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,983 3,178 4,948 3,408 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,107 10,972 9,112 12,899 ______________________________________________________________ November 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,801,401 1,118,619 Ingots And Steel For Castings 25 16 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 400,595 148,518 Wire Rods 107,203 58,154 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,626 24,289 Steel Piling 9,393 7,685 Plates Cut Lengths 39,360 24,658 Plates In Coils 52,847 28,762 Rails Standard 10,684 7,483 Rails All Other 1,167 940 Railroad Accessories 435 276 Bars - Hot Rolled 48,879 32,175 Bars - Light Shaped 11,119 6,573 Bars - Reinforcing 158,670 69,434 Bars - Cold Finished 12,316 13,973 Standard Pipe 97,451 76,118 Oil Country Goods 72,199 78,372 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 24,045 28,707 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 19,208 19,989 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,427 8,589 Mechanical Tubing 43,444 46,155 Pressure Tubing 4,978 7,785 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 987 2,576 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,788 31,180 Pipe For Piling 642 757 Wire Drawn 49,498 45,477 Black Plate 1,863 1,821 Tin Plate 36,308 28,959 Tin Free Steel 11,686 10,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,533 87,888 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,192 59,694 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 171,299 120,555 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,145 2,567 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,332 22,124 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,948 3,408 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,112 12,899 ______________________________________________________________ December 2004 November 2004 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 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 December 2005 (CB-06-11)