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 August 2006 July 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,136,800 2,054,228 3,334,711 2,082,233 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 671,526 355,149 696,165 325,575 Wire Rods 221,537 106,745 255,278 121,460 Structural Shapes Heavy 59,158 38,665 66,994 43,583 Steel Piling 7,743 7,413 19,855 17,311 Plates Cut Lengths 117,374 73,462 93,131 57,224 Plates In Coils 152,689 87,818 207,677 111,364 Rails Standard 8,960 6,092 31,372 21,388 Rails All Other 1,600 1,418 2,895 2,394 Railroad Accessories 1,395 989 1,158 540 Bars - Hot Rolled 62,126 46,993 59,298 39,992 Bars - Light Shaped 14,363 9,389 29,844 15,886 Bars - Reinforcing 191,412 91,794 145,792 69,126 Bars - Cold Finished 16,126 17,034 13,375 15,304 Standard Pipe 138,929 89,810 120,958 89,717 Oil Country Goods 120,964 129,501 151,714 138,734 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 33,393 32,753 47,410 45,506 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 41,449 42,293 40,072 38,053 Line Pipe - Not Specified 54,655 48,428 45,506 33,131 Mechanical Tubing 53,139 54,575 64,776 62,106 Pressure Tubing 6,321 10,955 5,676 8,054 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,142 3,005 1,703 3,078 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,783 35,608 50,951 39,633 Pipe For Piling 2,462 1,642 1,267 1,013 Wire Drawn 62,797 58,415 59,128 55,217 Black Plate 7,292 4,711 7,066 4,677 Tin Plate 43,626 32,850 45,464 34,653 Tin Free Steel 11,474 9,136 14,400 11,652 Sheets Hot Rolled 403,061 222,416 413,903 219,837 Sheets Cold Rolled 258,470 158,845 249,849 149,052 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 246,791 196,474 301,189 228,877 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,444 9,605 13,934 10,161 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,155 54,412 63,322 53,132 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,498 3,457 5,252 3,730 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,947 12,377 8,334 11,074 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,408,560 2,118,736 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 697,878 327,219 Wire Rods 256,582 122,047 Structural Shapes Heavy 66,994 43,583 Steel Piling 19,855 17,311 Plates Cut Lengths 93,131 57,224 Plates In Coils 210,783 112,709 Rails Standard 36,668 24,913 Rails All Other 2,895 2,394 Railroad Accessories 1,158 540 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,421 42,322 Bars - Light Shaped 29,844 15,886 Bars - Reinforcing 191,537 88,156 Bars - Cold Finished 13,375 15,304 Standard Pipe 121,119 89,882 Oil Country Goods 152,672 139,427 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 47,410 45,506 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 40,072 38,053 Line Pipe - Not Specified 45,506 33,131 Mechanical Tubing 64,776 62,106 Pressure Tubing 6,523 8,903 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,757 3,163 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,951 39,636 Pipe For Piling 1,267 1,013 Wire Drawn 59,336 55,416 Black Plate 7,066 4,677 Tin Plate 45,464 34,653 Tin Free Steel 14,400 11,652 Sheets Hot Rolled 423,516 224,048 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,793 149,013 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 301,197 228,889 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,214 11,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 64,536 53,933 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,528 3,890 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,334 11,074 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2005 July 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,711,959 1,177,272 1,912,729 1,245,496 Ingots And Steel For Castings 77 51 5 2 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 326,992 143,787 483,344 220,513 Wire Rods 153,511 79,701 217,008 107,064 Structural Shapes Heavy 29,418 18,476 37,442 22,742 Steel Piling 10,583 8,776 10,067 8,497 Plates Cut Lengths 40,067 29,048 33,676 26,329 Plates In Coils 47,950 25,498 45,764 26,205 Rails Standard 15,775 12,154 14,879 13,405 Rails All Other 1,597 1,359 929 823 Railroad Accessories 1,140 584 958 502 Bars - Hot Rolled 46,079 29,347 45,494 30,057 Bars - Light Shaped 13,784 7,415 24,459 11,633 Bars - Reinforcing 82,126 33,946 168,357 72,483 Bars - Cold Finished 13,714 14,355 15,757 15,511 Standard Pipe 114,959 88,993 80,335 65,332 Oil Country Goods 143,952 151,787 90,831 89,419 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,302 21,803 22,557 24,858 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 28,031 28,685 46,523 53,461 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,540 12,985 15,428 11,864 Mechanical Tubing 44,390 49,245 40,154 43,786 Pressure Tubing 5,209 10,048 3,585 6,258 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 928 2,220 663 1,537 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,453 33,827 33,415 29,928 Pipe For Piling 817 747 286 282 Wire Drawn 54,131 48,876 50,809 46,665 Black Plate 2,718 3,191 2,196 2,218 Tin Plate 31,236 23,815 25,059 20,552 Tin Free Steel 6,939 6,920 7,558 7,515 Sheets Hot Rolled 146,689 78,612 169,914 105,394 Sheets Cold Rolled 78,912 48,790 77,602 49,048 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 137,696 109,136 100,477 83,069 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,331 6,166 5,069 3,882 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,047 30,447 29,054 30,014 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,339 4,862 5,473 3,523 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,527 11,617 7,600 11,125 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 August 2006 (CB-06-144)