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 June 2006 May 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,685,355 1,686,140 3,054,174 1,850,705 Ingots And Steel For Castings 54 28 24 14 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 410,688 171,752 627,413 245,153 Wire Rods 213,897 101,571 137,766 71,767 Structural Shapes Heavy 68,219 42,695 54,896 36,228 Steel Piling 6,402 5,678 11,028 9,109 Plates Cut Lengths 73,924 49,425 115,592 64,802 Plates In Coils 110,490 58,722 165,724 81,365 Rails Standard 21,051 14,385 20,347 13,998 Rails All Other 2,687 2,306 1,623 1,389 Railroad Accessories 1,024 1,057 524 495 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,672 46,900 64,720 44,785 Bars - Light Shaped 17,719 10,857 17,258 10,791 Bars - Reinforcing 179,558 77,379 164,080 71,027 Bars - Cold Finished 15,320 16,907 14,531 17,213 Standard Pipe 119,432 88,374 123,015 88,588 Oil Country Goods 90,109 104,135 125,641 122,696 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 45,227 48,336 63,054 68,047 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 39,551 34,934 47,801 56,028 Line Pipe - Not Specified 23,993 17,079 42,112 38,141 Mechanical Tubing 55,661 55,103 55,453 53,737 Pressure Tubing 5,172 7,694 4,371 7,057 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,031 2,364 1,045 2,634 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,580 39,355 53,190 41,475 Pipe For Piling 3,498 2,788 1,785 1,667 Wire Drawn 62,108 58,382 68,897 61,967 Black Plate 6,367 4,112 13,740 10,301 Tin Plate 44,041 32,048 28,713 21,393 Tin Free Steel 13,964 11,868 8,737 7,674 Sheets Hot Rolled 369,009 188,828 493,817 245,227 Sheets Cold Rolled 239,168 133,040 193,337 109,382 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 257,841 192,430 266,001 184,431 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,670 6,225 9,806 7,701 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 52,169 43,256 43,827 37,941 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,192 3,838 5,238 3,923 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,866 12,289 9,070 12,561 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,127,839 1,888,417 Ingots And Steel For Castings 24 14 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 636,419 248,255 Wire Rods 142,203 73,142 Structural Shapes Heavy 66,937 43,091 Steel Piling 11,028 9,109 Plates Cut Lengths 116,179 65,037 Plates In Coils 167,511 82,231 Rails Standard 20,347 13,998 Rails All Other 3,586 2,823 Railroad Accessories 524 495 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,720 44,785 Bars - Light Shaped 17,258 10,791 Bars - Reinforcing 187,287 80,891 Bars - Cold Finished 14,558 17,246 Standard Pipe 123,780 89,420 Oil Country Goods 127,532 124,852 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 65,192 69,187 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 47,871 56,097 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,112 38,141 Mechanical Tubing 58,707 56,902 Pressure Tubing 4,546 7,211 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,061 2,663 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,393 41,766 Pipe For Piling 1,785 1,667 Wire Drawn 69,355 62,556 Black Plate 13,740 10,301 Tin Plate 28,713 21,393 Tin Free Steel 8,737 7,674 Sheets Hot Rolled 503,506 249,358 Sheets Cold Rolled 193,817 109,635 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 266,128 184,602 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,807 7,704 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,155 38,869 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,238 3,923 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,083 12,589 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2005 May 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,961,406 1,366,992 1,888,646 1,327,133 Ingots And Steel For Castings 137 82 9 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 354,767 184,816 285,804 150,389 Wire Rods 197,318 99,986 252,734 124,007 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,239 25,954 30,700 19,970 Steel Piling 3,182 2,558 4,479 4,040 Plates Cut Lengths 45,414 35,089 68,148 47,700 Plates In Coils 69,477 40,939 48,533 30,499 Rails Standard 1,821 2,096 21,713 19,267 Rails All Other 2,620 2,428 1,489 1,343 Railroad Accessories 40 28 1,693 1,110 Bars - Hot Rolled 68,162 45,254 64,982 49,684 Bars - Light Shaped 13,059 6,935 23,733 12,605 Bars - Reinforcing 159,321 72,057 125,823 53,674 Bars - Cold Finished 14,834 23,766 15,337 17,210 Standard Pipe 106,791 84,514 93,521 77,698 Oil Country Goods 107,316 106,150 105,281 102,136 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 65,060 67,327 32,197 29,053 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 34,738 33,328 29,854 27,647 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,870 15,813 22,927 19,653 Mechanical Tubing 45,384 48,518 46,481 52,234 Pressure Tubing 6,911 11,451 6,688 10,252 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 953 1,968 942 1,798 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,993 37,755 42,314 38,091 Pipe For Piling 1,490 1,037 1,131 967 Wire Drawn 54,623 52,228 56,230 55,654 Black Plate 3,457 3,272 3,573 3,661 Tin Plate 38,734 29,730 31,157 24,678 Tin Free Steel 8,241 7,918 6,345 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 183,050 105,368 163,065 98,264 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,666 46,550 71,749 49,949 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,930 108,925 164,621 132,663 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,098 10,209 7,742 6,059 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,528 35,898 43,147 42,017 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,639 5,102 5,680 4,243 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,542 11,945 8,826 13,075 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 June 2006 (CB-06-113)