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 July 2006 June 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,334,711 2,082,233 2,685,355 1,686,140 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) 54 28 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 696,165 325,575 410,688 171,752 Wire Rods 255,278 121,460 213,897 101,571 Structural Shapes Heavy 66,994 43,583 68,219 42,695 Steel Piling 19,855 17,311 6,402 5,678 Plates Cut Lengths 93,131 57,224 73,924 49,425 Plates In Coils 207,677 111,364 110,490 58,722 Rails Standard 31,372 21,388 21,051 14,385 Rails All Other 2,895 2,394 2,687 2,306 Railroad Accessories 1,158 540 1,024 1,057 Bars - Hot Rolled 59,298 39,992 64,672 46,900 Bars - Light Shaped 29,844 15,886 17,719 10,857 Bars - Reinforcing 145,792 69,126 179,558 77,379 Bars - Cold Finished 13,375 15,304 15,320 16,907 Standard Pipe 120,958 89,717 119,432 88,374 Oil Country Goods 151,714 138,734 90,109 104,135 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 47,410 45,506 45,227 48,336 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 40,072 38,053 39,551 34,934 Line Pipe - Not Specified 45,506 33,131 23,993 17,079 Mechanical Tubing 64,776 62,106 55,661 55,103 Pressure Tubing 5,676 8,054 5,172 7,694 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,703 3,078 1,031 2,364 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,951 39,633 49,580 39,355 Pipe For Piling 1,267 1,013 3,498 2,788 Wire Drawn 59,128 55,217 62,108 58,382 Black Plate 7,066 4,677 6,367 4,112 Tin Plate 45,464 34,653 44,041 32,048 Tin Free Steel 14,400 11,652 13,964 11,868 Sheets Hot Rolled 413,903 219,837 369,009 188,828 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,849 149,052 239,168 133,040 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 301,189 228,877 257,841 192,430 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,934 10,161 7,670 6,225 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 63,322 53,132 52,169 43,256 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,252 3,730 5,192 3,838 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,334 11,074 8,866 12,289 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,937,587 1,825,308 Ingots And Steel For Castings 54 28 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 505,028 217,881 Wire Rods 250,301 117,026 Structural Shapes Heavy 68,850 43,085 Steel Piling 6,772 5,948 Plates Cut Lengths 84,590 55,162 Plates In Coils 126,002 65,841 Rails Standard 21,443 16,845 Rails All Other 3,400 2,501 Railroad Accessories 1,428 1,250 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,966 47,163 Bars - Light Shaped 19,820 11,891 Bars - Reinforcing 213,740 91,893 Bars - Cold Finished 15,480 17,053 Standard Pipe 120,366 89,268 Oil Country Goods 103,770 118,546 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 46,752 49,341 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 39,980 35,284 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,052 17,111 Mechanical Tubing 60,545 58,983 Pressure Tubing 6,438 9,536 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,068 2,420 Structural Pipe & Tube 51,522 40,879 Pipe For Piling 3,498 2,788 Wire Drawn 63,453 59,967 Black Plate 6,367 4,112 Tin Plate 44,595 32,439 Tin Free Steel 14,282 12,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 382,013 195,363 Sheets Cold Rolled 241,086 134,082 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 270,313 202,375 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,803 6,328 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 53,274 44,294 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,250 3,878 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,287 12,646 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2005 June 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,912,729 1,245,496 1,961,406 1,366,992 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 2 137 82 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 483,344 220,513 354,767 184,816 Wire Rods 217,008 107,064 197,318 99,986 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,442 22,742 43,239 25,954 Steel Piling 10,067 8,497 3,182 2,558 Plates Cut Lengths 33,676 26,329 45,414 35,089 Plates In Coils 45,764 26,205 69,477 40,939 Rails Standard 14,879 13,405 1,821 2,096 Rails All Other 929 823 2,620 2,428 Railroad Accessories 958 502 40 28 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,494 30,057 68,162 45,254 Bars - Light Shaped 24,459 11,633 13,059 6,935 Bars - Reinforcing 168,357 72,483 159,321 72,057 Bars - Cold Finished 15,757 15,511 14,834 23,766 Standard Pipe 80,335 65,332 106,791 84,514 Oil Country Goods 90,831 89,419 107,316 106,150 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,557 24,858 65,060 67,327 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,523 53,461 34,738 33,328 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,428 11,864 18,870 15,813 Mechanical Tubing 40,154 43,786 45,384 48,518 Pressure Tubing 3,585 6,258 6,911 11,451 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 663 1,537 953 1,968 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,415 29,928 41,993 37,755 Pipe For Piling 286 282 1,490 1,037 Wire Drawn 50,809 46,665 54,623 52,228 Black Plate 2,196 2,218 3,457 3,272 Tin Plate 25,059 20,552 38,734 29,730 Tin Free Steel 7,558 7,515 8,241 7,918 Sheets Hot Rolled 169,914 105,394 183,050 105,368 Sheets Cold Rolled 77,602 49,048 67,666 46,550 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 100,477 83,069 136,930 108,925 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,069 3,882 14,098 10,209 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,054 30,014 35,528 35,898 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,473 3,523 7,639 5,102 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,600 11,125 8,542 11,945 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 July 2006 (CB-06-130)