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 April 2006 March 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,829,180 1,685,434 3,149,686 1,808,320 Ingots And Steel For Castings 32 16 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 537,867 214,252 857,937 337,748 Wire Rods 179,659 87,352 177,247 87,420 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,634 46,591 106,627 60,810 Steel Piling 5,292 4,481 9,095 7,833 Plates Cut Lengths 96,805 61,376 72,080 46,061 Plates In Coils 114,161 58,387 86,233 46,793 Rails Standard 14,752 9,845 25,389 17,667 Rails All Other 1,801 1,713 756 650 Railroad Accessories 991 807 1,082 711 Bars - Hot Rolled 75,625 52,576 47,400 31,459 Bars - Light Shaped 21,844 12,675 15,889 9,674 Bars - Reinforcing 231,788 98,023 214,029 90,788 Bars - Cold Finished 15,182 17,371 15,725 16,809 Standard Pipe 113,616 83,121 125,095 93,151 Oil Country Goods 115,387 115,476 96,024 103,178 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 40,228 44,767 46,045 52,326 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,187 41,955 27,292 29,436 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,085 15,833 23,814 17,295 Mechanical Tubing 51,130 50,919 38,269 41,730 Pressure Tubing 5,924 7,618 4,844 6,640 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 802 1,914 947 2,345 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,658 32,835 43,347 36,225 Pipe For Piling 1,278 803 1,561 1,092 Wire Drawn 57,576 53,284 61,768 59,347 Black Plate 9,970 6,440 4,498 3,392 Tin Plate 50,072 36,945 33,637 25,421 Tin Free Steel 8,886 7,189 10,678 9,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 316,055 158,806 425,945 202,403 Sheets Cold Rolled 265,635 140,741 236,290 128,105 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 239,455 162,174 271,305 183,332 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,563 4,940 11,168 8,281 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,103 38,341 42,045 34,959 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,662 4,180 6,788 4,620 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,476 11,686 8,836 11,138 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,262,072 1,870,381 Ingots And Steel For Castings 36 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 892,104 351,856 Wire Rods 182,169 89,439 Structural Shapes Heavy 106,767 60,879 Steel Piling 9,119 7,856 Plates Cut Lengths 72,368 46,270 Plates In Coils 91,354 48,934 Rails Standard 28,908 21,207 Rails All Other 920 775 Railroad Accessories 1,107 729 Bars - Hot Rolled 48,078 31,800 Bars - Light Shaped 15,889 9,674 Bars - Reinforcing 227,962 96,470 Bars - Cold Finished 15,869 16,882 Standard Pipe 126,863 94,702 Oil Country Goods 110,908 115,021 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 50,106 55,915 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 27,458 29,609 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,540 17,701 Mechanical Tubing 40,386 43,984 Pressure Tubing 5,483 7,458 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 983 2,402 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,408 36,271 Pipe For Piling 1,561 1,092 Wire Drawn 62,929 60,737 Black Plate 4,753 3,597 Tin Plate 33,637 25,421 Tin Free Steel 10,678 9,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 437,475 207,363 Sheets Cold Rolled 241,006 130,420 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 278,125 187,163 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,265 8,379 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,183 35,065 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,788 4,620 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,885 11,185 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2005 March 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,258,163 1,578,501 2,051,046 1,412,069 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 9 96 46 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,797 237,493 354,660 179,289 Wire Rods 193,163 104,266 168,287 96,453 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,826 25,558 44,210 27,707 Steel Piling 14,858 12,253 10,360 9,015 Plates Cut Lengths 54,393 40,015 70,933 48,728 Plates In Coils 90,531 56,321 102,060 63,659 Rails Standard 17,490 12,325 22,354 16,101 Rails All Other 2,052 1,552 2,966 2,283 Railroad Accessories 908 513 1,704 1,066 Bars - Hot Rolled 74,991 54,664 68,133 51,774 Bars - Light Shaped 13,619 7,832 16,755 11,574 Bars - Reinforcing 87,296 38,987 104,141 44,268 Bars - Cold Finished 14,091 16,876 13,407 16,290 Standard Pipe 111,120 89,876 88,701 73,689 Oil Country Goods 105,095 101,742 49,459 49,407 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 20,749 17,607 25,942 23,985 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 31,417 27,636 16,275 13,907 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,974 24,554 10,607 8,835 Mechanical Tubing 48,806 56,643 41,393 45,917 Pressure Tubing 6,314 8,368 6,135 8,420 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 804 1,651 1,092 1,945 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,376 43,445 42,882 37,890 Pipe For Piling 8,307 7,471 252 242 Wire Drawn 60,257 57,473 58,864 56,241 Black Plate 2,387 2,244 8,674 6,690 Tin Plate 35,282 27,051 42,457 32,100 Tin Free Steel 8,967 7,302 6,254 4,862 Sheets Hot Rolled 255,063 154,920 287,645 174,692 Sheets Cold Rolled 149,666 102,974 137,613 93,224 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 204,014 164,640 170,647 135,971 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,580 8,201 10,487 8,512 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 52,341 48,530 47,361 48,894 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,517 5,965 8,847 6,098 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,099 11,546 9,395 12,294 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 April 2006 (CB-06-78)