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 September 2006 August 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,942,212 1,932,933 3,136,800 2,054,228 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 10 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 647,153 335,142 671,526 355,149 Wire Rods 207,269 103,873 221,537 106,745 Structural Shapes Heavy 73,714 48,200 59,158 38,665 Steel Piling 2,429 2,756 7,743 7,413 Plates Cut Lengths 87,573 53,545 117,374 73,462 Plates In Coils 83,416 52,691 152,689 87,818 Rails Standard 24,853 17,092 8,960 6,092 Rails All Other 1,064 902 1,600 1,418 Railroad Accessories 1,076 644 1,395 989 Bars - Hot Rolled 46,274 31,747 62,126 46,993 Bars - Light Shaped 19,346 13,315 14,363 9,389 Bars - Reinforcing 287,456 139,859 191,412 91,794 Bars - Cold Finished 11,011 13,297 16,126 17,034 Standard Pipe 135,462 94,082 138,929 89,810 Oil Country Goods 76,904 86,007 120,964 129,501 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 51,446 42,249 33,393 32,753 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 34,763 38,146 41,449 42,293 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,864 20,893 54,655 48,428 Mechanical Tubing 54,372 53,891 53,139 54,575 Pressure Tubing 6,244 11,921 6,321 10,955 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 890 2,322 1,142 3,005 Structural Pipe & Tube 60,810 47,763 39,783 35,608 Pipe For Piling 2,211 1,828 2,462 1,642 Wire Drawn 51,055 48,398 62,797 58,415 Black Plate 8,249 5,364 7,292 4,711 Tin Plate 37,063 28,173 43,626 32,850 Tin Free Steel 5,596 4,577 11,474 9,136 Sheets Hot Rolled 332,518 193,206 403,061 222,416 Sheets Cold Rolled 205,428 133,994 258,470 158,845 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 267,733 223,746 246,791 196,474 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,407 6,977 10,444 9,605 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 67,982 62,776 61,155 54,412 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,161 3,089 4,498 3,457 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,399 10,454 8,947 12,377 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,336,777 2,169,050 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 783,588 416,054 Wire Rods 236,073 112,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 59,447 38,845 Steel Piling 7,743 7,413 Plates Cut Lengths 117,374 73,462 Plates In Coils 159,596 91,157 Rails Standard 8,960 6,092 Rails All Other 4,562 3,930 Railroad Accessories 1,411 1,009 Bars - Hot Rolled 62,199 47,052 Bars - Light Shaped 14,370 9,406 Bars - Reinforcing 191,431 91,807 Bars - Cold Finished 16,191 17,094 Standard Pipe 140,373 90,849 Oil Country Goods 127,940 135,918 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 34,185 33,574 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 41,707 42,477 Line Pipe - Not Specified 55,264 48,859 Mechanical Tubing 53,843 55,252 Pressure Tubing 8,806 13,098 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,213 3,129 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,783 35,608 Pipe For Piling 2,462 1,642 Wire Drawn 63,026 58,909 Black Plate 7,292 4,711 Tin Plate 43,645 32,869 Tin Free Steel 11,474 9,136 Sheets Hot Rolled 434,446 238,818 Sheets Cold Rolled 264,550 162,760 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 257,734 204,549 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,444 9,605 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,432 54,675 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,772 3,690 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,439 12,609 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2005 August 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,710,733 1,065,137 1,711,959 1,177,272 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 7 77 51 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 368,876 133,366 326,992 143,787 Wire Rods 169,919 81,073 153,511 79,701 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,839 22,753 29,418 18,476 Steel Piling 4,028 3,396 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 61,248 39,083 40,067 29,048 Plates In Coils 59,678 29,329 47,950 25,498 Rails Standard 6,659 5,753 15,775 12,154 Rails All Other 974 855 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,105 629 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 35,969 23,604 46,079 29,347 Bars - Light Shaped 15,459 8,751 13,784 7,415 Bars - Reinforcing 47,474 17,620 82,126 33,946 Bars - Cold Finished 20,909 20,395 13,714 14,355 Standard Pipe 98,743 77,818 114,959 88,993 Oil Country Goods 95,724 101,013 143,952 151,787 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 12,781 12,117 22,302 21,803 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 28,218 28,549 28,031 28,685 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,501 15,067 16,540 12,985 Mechanical Tubing 38,766 41,422 44,390 49,245 Pressure Tubing 4,042 6,125 5,209 10,048 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 875 2,065 928 2,220 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,766 30,953 40,453 33,827 Pipe For Piling 443 411 817 747 Wire Drawn 45,961 41,905 54,131 48,876 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 32,955 25,427 31,236 23,815 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 6,939 6,920 Sheets Hot Rolled 195,358 97,128 146,689 78,612 Sheets Cold Rolled 91,319 52,808 78,912 48,790 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 120,295 90,898 137,696 109,136 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,076 6,549 8,331 6,166 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,840 25,231 29,047 30,447 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,941 4,060 7,339 4,862 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,153 11,241 8,527 11,617 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 September 2006 (CB-06-158)