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 May 2006 April 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,054,174 1,850,705 2,829,180 1,685,434 Ingots And Steel For Castings 24 14 32 16 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 627,413 245,153 537,867 214,252 Wire Rods 137,766 71,767 179,659 87,352 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,896 36,228 74,634 46,591 Steel Piling 11,028 9,109 5,292 4,481 Plates Cut Lengths 115,592 64,802 96,805 61,376 Plates In Coils 165,724 81,365 114,161 58,387 Rails Standard 20,347 13,998 14,752 9,845 Rails All Other 1,623 1,389 1,801 1,713 Railroad Accessories 524 495 991 807 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,720 44,785 75,625 52,576 Bars - Light Shaped 17,258 10,791 21,844 12,675 Bars - Reinforcing 164,080 71,027 231,788 98,023 Bars - Cold Finished 14,531 17,213 15,182 17,371 Standard Pipe 123,015 88,588 113,616 83,121 Oil Country Goods 125,641 122,696 115,387 115,476 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 63,054 68,047 40,228 44,767 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 47,801 56,028 46,187 41,955 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,112 38,141 25,085 15,833 Mechanical Tubing 55,453 53,737 51,130 50,919 Pressure Tubing 4,371 7,057 5,924 7,618 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,045 2,634 802 1,914 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,190 41,475 42,658 32,835 Pipe For Piling 1,785 1,667 1,278 803 Wire Drawn 68,897 61,967 57,576 53,284 Black Plate 13,740 10,301 9,970 6,440 Tin Plate 28,713 21,393 50,072 36,945 Tin Free Steel 8,737 7,674 8,886 7,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 493,817 245,227 316,055 158,806 Sheets Cold Rolled 193,337 109,382 265,635 140,741 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 266,001 184,431 239,455 162,174 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,806 7,701 6,563 4,940 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,827 37,941 47,103 38,341 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,238 3,923 6,662 4,180 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,070 12,561 8,476 11,686 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,950,410 1,749,300 Ingots And Steel For Castings 57 35 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 538,286 214,568 Wire Rods 196,254 94,011 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,869 46,691 Steel Piling 5,292 4,481 Plates Cut Lengths 102,908 64,560 Plates In Coils 123,819 62,778 Rails Standard 14,808 9,901 Rails All Other 2,098 1,987 Railroad Accessories 1,209 983 Bars - Hot Rolled 78,781 53,963 Bars - Light Shaped 27,104 15,061 Bars - Reinforcing 266,766 112,494 Bars - Cold Finished 17,056 19,693 Standard Pipe 116,531 85,571 Oil Country Goods 120,554 119,508 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 40,366 44,853 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,385 42,129 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,085 15,833 Mechanical Tubing 54,571 53,793 Pressure Tubing 6,523 7,944 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 857 2,002 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,972 34,660 Pipe For Piling 1,278 803 Wire Drawn 58,369 54,481 Black Plate 9,988 6,458 Tin Plate 50,099 36,972 Tin Free Steel 8,886 7,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 329,982 165,269 Sheets Cold Rolled 278,468 147,462 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 239,979 162,663 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,996 5,559 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,352 38,553 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,859 4,329 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,003 12,062 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2005 April 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,888,646 1,327,133 2,258,163 1,578,501 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9 5 13 9 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 285,804 150,389 445,797 237,493 Wire Rods 252,734 124,007 193,163 104,266 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,700 19,970 40,826 25,558 Steel Piling 4,479 4,040 14,858 12,253 Plates Cut Lengths 68,148 47,700 54,393 40,015 Plates In Coils 48,533 30,499 90,531 56,321 Rails Standard 21,713 19,267 17,490 12,325 Rails All Other 1,489 1,343 2,052 1,552 Railroad Accessories 1,693 1,110 908 513 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,982 49,684 74,991 54,664 Bars - Light Shaped 23,733 12,605 13,619 7,832 Bars - Reinforcing 125,823 53,674 87,296 38,987 Bars - Cold Finished 15,337 17,210 14,091 16,876 Standard Pipe 93,521 77,698 111,120 89,876 Oil Country Goods 105,281 102,136 105,095 101,742 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 32,197 29,053 20,749 17,607 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 29,854 27,647 31,417 27,636 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,927 19,653 30,974 24,554 Mechanical Tubing 46,481 52,234 48,806 56,643 Pressure Tubing 6,688 10,252 6,314 8,368 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 1,798 804 1,651 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,314 38,091 49,376 43,445 Pipe For Piling 1,131 967 8,307 7,471 Wire Drawn 56,230 55,654 60,257 57,473 Black Plate 3,573 3,661 2,387 2,244 Tin Plate 31,157 24,678 35,282 27,051 Tin Free Steel 6,345 5,839 8,967 7,302 Sheets Hot Rolled 163,065 98,264 255,063 154,920 Sheets Cold Rolled 71,749 49,949 149,666 102,974 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 164,621 132,663 204,014 164,640 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,742 6,059 10,580 8,201 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,147 42,017 52,341 48,530 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,680 4,243 8,517 5,965 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,826 13,075 8,099 11,546 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 May 2006 (CB-06-100)