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 2006 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,932,875 1,646,007 2,697,758 1,542,990 Ingots And Steel For Castings 21 13 7 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 759,890 295,556 752,774 276,025 Wire Rods 292,846 132,969 356,318 159,091 Structural Shapes Heavy 86,684 50,753 39,197 24,529 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 2,166 1,916 Plates Cut Lengths 72,951 45,515 66,754 45,314 Plates In Coils 73,248 38,111 58,563 31,252 Rails Standard 20,876 15,006 16,842 11,745 Rails All Other 1,044 860 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 243 466 1,110 937 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,610 41,572 53,851 36,890 Bars - Light Shaped 22,337 12,682 20,541 12,078 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 108,265 45,661 Bars - Cold Finished 12,011 13,739 14,148 15,930 Standard Pipe 120,478 87,376 112,522 82,509 Oil Country Goods 97,138 96,855 112,162 121,832 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,689 18,197 22,547 21,261 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 33,138 34,658 33,229 31,148 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,178 12,484 22,637 15,486 Mechanical Tubing 42,403 43,616 40,115 42,107 Pressure Tubing 5,210 6,734 4,532 6,593 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 770 2,160 673 1,784 Structural Pipe & Tube 58,000 42,364 41,331 33,704 Pipe For Piling 725 525 1,493 1,182 Wire Drawn 51,566 44,775 53,397 48,192 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 22,589 18,253 Tin Free Steel 4,856 4,359 7,464 6,886 Sheets Hot Rolled 300,004 146,439 312,690 158,983 Sheets Cold Rolled 197,790 108,795 141,360 81,560 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 198,920 143,270 211,408 150,454 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,035 8,566 5,624 4,083 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,896 32,922 42,758 36,512 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,911 5,460 5,387 3,841 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,238 10,586 8,642 11,675 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,046,372 1,369,675 2,233,948 1,481,361 Ingots And Steel For Castings 277 144 156 81 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 489,569 253,372 596,011 298,854 Wire Rods 222,246 115,577 233,895 123,962 Structural Shapes Heavy 24,578 16,600 41,794 26,198 Steel Piling 4,348 3,881 4,901 4,147 Plates Cut Lengths 45,998 31,391 25,334 18,593 Plates In Coils 57,038 36,965 73,937 46,939 Rails Standard 12,139 8,492 21,506 13,891 Rails All Other 988 918 1,304 1,146 Railroad Accessories 142 115 1,148 826 Bars - Hot Rolled 69,803 51,499 72,879 56,064 Bars - Light Shaped 15,330 8,168 8,245 4,603 Bars - Reinforcing 114,232 49,630 44,547 19,498 Bars - Cold Finished 13,915 16,873 13,639 16,268 Standard Pipe 82,703 68,103 96,575 75,499 Oil Country Goods 93,842 86,303 63,790 53,835 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 32,037 28,812 17,727 17,052 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,753 18,456 31,768 25,639 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,421 12,323 13,754 10,941 Mechanical Tubing 44,784 48,550 33,163 39,078 Pressure Tubing 4,845 6,139 4,492 5,876 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 691 1,657 1,074 2,131 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,594 53,943 40,352 37,718 Pipe For Piling 957 758 264 256 Wire Drawn 54,844 53,002 55,608 55,063 Black Plate 2,257 1,854 3,595 3,242 Tin Plate 27,174 19,464 30,474 21,674 Tin Free Steel 7,467 5,820 8,692 6,455 Sheets Hot Rolled 220,055 130,514 286,063 172,794 Sheets Cold Rolled 105,751 70,791 149,527 103,980 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 142,389 114,063 185,738 150,063 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,301 3,356 6,720 4,795 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,755 37,000 48,469 48,019 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,071 5,544 9,494 6,176 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,077 9,598 7,313 10,005 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 5,630,632 3,188,997 4,280,320 2,851,036 Ingots And Steel For Castings 29 18 433 224 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 1,512,664 571,581 1,085,581 552,226 Wire Rods 649,163 292,060 456,141 239,540 Structural Shapes Heavy 125,881 75,282 66,371 42,799 Steel Piling 12,172 10,970 9,249 8,028 Plates Cut Lengths 139,705 90,829 71,332 49,984 Plates In Coils 131,811 69,363 130,975 83,903 Rails Standard 37,717 26,751 33,645 22,383 Rails All Other 2,589 2,212 2,292 2,064 Railroad Accessories 1,353 1,403 1,290 941 Bars - Hot Rolled 115,461 78,462 142,682 107,563 Bars - Light Shaped 42,878 24,760 23,574 12,770 Bars - Reinforcing 377,910 159,737 158,778 69,128 Bars - Cold Finished 26,159 29,668 27,553 33,141 Standard Pipe 233,000 169,885 179,277 143,602 Oil Country Goods 209,300 218,687 157,633 140,138 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 41,236 39,458 49,764 45,864 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 66,366 65,806 53,522 44,095 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,815 27,970 30,175 23,264 Mechanical Tubing 82,518 85,722 77,947 87,628 Pressure Tubing 9,742 13,327 9,337 12,015 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,442 3,944 1,765 3,788 Structural Pipe & Tube 99,332 76,068 102,946 91,660 Pipe For Piling 2,219 1,707 1,221 1,014 Wire Drawn 104,962 92,968 110,452 108,065 Black Plate 5,679 4,217 5,852 5,096 Tin Plate 54,543 41,750 57,648 41,138 Tin Free Steel 12,320 11,245 16,159 12,276 Sheets Hot Rolled 612,695 305,422 506,119 303,308 Sheets Cold Rolled 339,150 190,355 255,278 174,771 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 410,329 293,724 328,128 264,126 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,659 12,649 11,021 8,151 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 82,654 69,435 84,224 85,019 Strip - Hot Rolled 13,298 9,301 17,565 11,719 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,880 22,261 14,390 19,603 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.