Exhibit 1c: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding March 2006 February 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,149,686 1,808,320 2,819,428 1,590,213 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) 14 7 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 857,937 337,748 739,245 287,470 Wire Rods 177,247 87,420 264,108 120,844 Structural Shapes Heavy 106,627 60,810 84,437 49,805 Steel Piling 9,095 7,833 10,006 9,054 Plates Cut Lengths 72,080 46,061 72,951 45,515 Plates In Coils 86,233 46,793 72,096 37,630 Rails Standard 25,389 17,667 20,876 15,006 Rails All Other 756 650 980 808 Railroad Accessories 1,082 711 243 466 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,400 31,459 60,314 40,975 Bars - Light Shaped 15,889 9,674 21,437 12,246 Bars - Reinforcing 214,029 90,788 269,645 114,077 Bars - Cold Finished 15,725 16,809 12,011 13,739 Standard Pipe 125,095 93,151 120,129 87,106 Oil Country Goods 96,024 103,178 87,145 87,449 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 46,045 52,326 18,689 18,197 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 27,292 29,436 31,500 33,163 Line Pipe - Not Specified 23,814 17,295 18,178 12,484 Mechanical Tubing 38,269 41,730 41,491 42,716 Pressure Tubing 4,844 6,640 5,210 6,734 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 947 2,345 770 2,160 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,347 36,225 57,821 42,249 Pipe For Piling 1,561 1,092 650 475 Wire Drawn 61,768 59,347 46,799 42,862 Black Plate 4,498 3,392 2,561 1,998 Tin Plate 33,637 25,421 31,954 23,498 Tin Free Steel 10,678 9,482 4,405 3,935 Sheets Hot Rolled 425,945 202,403 262,291 129,697 Sheets Cold Rolled 236,290 128,105 197,768 108,775 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 271,305 183,332 198,468 142,893 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,168 8,281 10,844 8,459 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,045 34,959 39,519 32,635 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,788 4,620 6,794 4,729 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,836 11,138 8,077 10,359 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,932,875 1,646,007 Ingots And Steel For Castings 21 13 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 759,890 295,556 Wire Rods 292,846 132,969 Structural Shapes Heavy 86,684 50,753 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 Plates Cut Lengths 72,951 45,515 Plates In Coils 73,248 38,111 Rails Standard 20,876 15,006 Rails All Other 1,044 860 Railroad Accessories 243 466 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,610 41,572 Bars - Light Shaped 22,337 12,682 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 Bars - Cold Finished 12,011 13,739 Standard Pipe 120,478 87,376 Oil Country Goods 97,138 96,855 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,689 18,197 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 33,138 34,658 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,178 12,484 Mechanical Tubing 42,403 43,616 Pressure Tubing 5,210 6,734 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 770 2,160 Structural Pipe & Tube 58,000 42,364 Pipe For Piling 725 525 Wire Drawn 51,566 44,775 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 Tin Free Steel 4,856 4,359 Sheets Hot Rolled 300,004 146,439 Sheets Cold Rolled 197,790 108,795 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 198,920 143,270 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,035 8,566 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,896 32,922 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,911 5,460 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,238 10,586 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2005 February 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,051,046 1,412,069 2,046,372 1,369,675 Ingots And Steel For Castings 96 46 277 144 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 354,660 179,289 489,569 253,372 Wire Rods 168,287 96,453 222,246 115,577 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,210 27,707 24,578 16,600 Steel Piling 10,360 9,015 4,348 3,881 Plates Cut Lengths 70,933 48,728 45,998 31,391 Plates In Coils 102,060 63,659 57,038 36,965 Rails Standard 22,354 16,101 12,139 8,492 Rails All Other 2,966 2,283 988 918 Railroad Accessories 1,704 1,066 142 115 Bars - Hot Rolled 68,133 51,774 69,803 51,499 Bars - Light Shaped 16,755 11,574 15,330 8,168 Bars - Reinforcing 104,141 44,268 114,232 49,630 Bars - Cold Finished 13,407 16,290 13,915 16,873 Standard Pipe 88,701 73,689 82,703 68,103 Oil Country Goods 49,459 49,407 93,842 86,303 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 25,942 23,985 32,037 28,812 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 16,275 13,907 21,753 18,456 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,607 8,835 16,421 12,323 Mechanical Tubing 41,393 45,917 44,784 48,550 Pressure Tubing 6,135 8,420 4,845 6,139 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,092 1,945 691 1,657 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,882 37,890 62,594 53,943 Pipe For Piling 252 242 957 758 Wire Drawn 58,864 56,241 54,844 53,002 Black Plate 8,674 6,690 2,257 1,854 Tin Plate 42,457 32,100 27,174 19,464 Tin Free Steel 6,254 4,862 7,467 5,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 287,645 174,692 220,055 130,514 Sheets Cold Rolled 137,613 93,224 105,751 70,791 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 170,647 135,971 142,389 114,063 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,487 8,512 4,301 3,356 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,361 48,894 35,755 37,000 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,847 6,098 8,071 5,544 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,395 12,294 7,077 9,598 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 March 2006 (CB-06-61)