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 January 2006 December 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,387,895 1,386,620 2,065,373 1,229,817 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4 2 3 3 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 611,804 222,718 533,620 208,354 Wire Rods 322,545 145,084 149,622 77,209 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,440 24,024 48,838 31,804 Steel Piling 2,121 1,881 7,151 6,134 Plates Cut Lengths 59,494 40,598 57,899 37,095 Plates In Coils 57,397 30,505 50,007 25,817 Rails Standard 12,309 8,844 6,558 4,312 Rails All Other 1,546 1,352 2,386 1,882 Railroad Accessories 1,067 888 253 325 Bars - Hot Rolled 50,874 35,082 55,033 37,830 Bars - Light Shaped 19,118 11,300 14,005 7,487 Bars - Reinforcing 103,622 43,687 101,503 42,924 Bars - Cold Finished 12,973 14,598 10,361 12,006 Standard Pipe 109,041 79,638 100,007 76,837 Oil Country Goods 100,153 106,427 78,716 78,128 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 21,350 19,808 17,557 17,832 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 32,016 30,157 21,702 19,982 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,690 14,875 12,330 8,680 Mechanical Tubing 37,981 40,346 45,830 46,294 Pressure Tubing 4,169 6,376 4,347 5,538 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 626 1,694 774 2,015 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,127 32,128 32,261 25,810 Pipe For Piling 1,489 1,177 1,359 1,323 Wire Drawn 50,294 45,731 47,543 43,133 Black Plate 3,118 2,219 1,274 1,129 Tin Plate 21,661 17,333 30,873 23,609 Tin Free Steel 7,355 6,779 5,202 4,656 Sheets Hot Rolled 281,890 144,041 270,849 137,909 Sheets Cold Rolled 111,408 65,406 133,923 75,810 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 192,336 138,329 174,755 123,371 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,487 3,269 4,344 3,405 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 41,391 35,862 31,399 27,022 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,087 3,588 4,983 3,178 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,914 10,874 8,107 10,972 ______________________________________________________________ December 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,227,052 1,318,409 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 582,566 228,536 Wire Rods 155,186 80,542 Structural Shapes Heavy 49,498 32,182 Steel Piling 7,151 6,134 Plates Cut Lengths 65,897 40,736 Plates In Coils 58,876 29,772 Rails Standard 6,558 4,312 Rails All Other 2,386 1,882 Railroad Accessories 347 325 Bars - Hot Rolled 56,838 38,616 Bars - Light Shaped 14,940 7,934 Bars - Reinforcing 104,332 44,053 Bars - Cold Finished 10,472 12,101 Standard Pipe 100,892 77,921 Oil Country Goods 80,596 79,562 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 37,272 38,033 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,804 20,091 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,330 8,680 Mechanical Tubing 46,768 47,058 Pressure Tubing 4,367 5,583 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 793 2,039 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,730 26,284 Pipe For Piling 1,578 1,475 Wire Drawn 48,428 43,982 Black Plate 1,274 1,129 Tin Plate 30,893 23,629 Tin Free Steel 5,202 4,656 Sheets Hot Rolled 313,188 157,339 Sheets Cold Rolled 138,809 78,475 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 184,876 129,410 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,111 4,087 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 31,709 27,397 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,009 3,204 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,370 11,243 ______________________________________________________________ January 2005 December 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,233,948 1,481,361 2,172,304 1,477,967 Ingots And Steel For Castings 156 81 38 20 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 596,011 298,854 353,140 182,745 Wire Rods 233,895 123,962 267,975 134,798 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,794 26,198 40,542 25,399 Steel Piling 4,901 4,147 1,797 1,508 Plates Cut Lengths 25,334 18,593 44,296 31,160 Plates In Coils 73,937 46,939 58,585 38,441 Rails Standard 21,506 13,891 16,410 11,127 Rails All Other 1,304 1,146 2,332 1,942 Railroad Accessories 1,148 826 616 412 Bars - Hot Rolled 72,879 56,064 61,057 46,072 Bars - Light Shaped 8,245 4,603 13,397 10,624 Bars - Reinforcing 44,547 19,498 38,829 17,802 Bars - Cold Finished 13,639 16,268 13,531 14,637 Standard Pipe 96,575 75,499 80,502 66,444 Oil Country Goods 63,790 53,835 59,075 51,894 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 17,727 17,052 28,505 22,428 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 31,768 25,639 37,190 32,053 Line Pipe - Not Specified 13,754 10,941 21,145 15,128 Mechanical Tubing 33,163 39,078 40,115 41,659 Pressure Tubing 4,492 5,876 6,603 7,336 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,074 2,131 693 1,471 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,352 37,718 47,238 41,362 Pipe For Piling 264 256 779 573 Wire Drawn 55,608 55,063 51,668 50,770 Black Plate 3,595 3,242 5,805 4,685 Tin Plate 30,474 21,674 44,893 30,877 Tin Free Steel 8,692 6,455 7,000 4,998 Sheets Hot Rolled 286,063 172,794 248,725 154,513 Sheets Cold Rolled 149,527 103,980 238,076 159,762 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 185,738 150,063 277,924 215,938 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,720 4,795 6,223 4,989 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 48,469 48,019 42,802 38,847 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,494 6,176 7,604 4,990 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,313 10,005 7,193 10,562 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 January 2006 (CB-06-29)