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 October 2006 September 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,017,282 2,040,701 2,942,212 1,932,933 Ingots And Steel For Castings 52 27 20 10 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 628,274 326,383 647,153 335,142 Wire Rods 236,219 119,480 207,269 103,873 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,592 30,163 73,714 48,200 Steel Piling 12,531 11,856 2,429 2,756 Plates Cut Lengths 108,484 74,708 87,573 53,545 Plates In Coils 131,678 80,361 83,416 52,691 Rails Standard 12,168 8,896 24,853 17,092 Rails All Other 1,541 1,375 1,064 902 Railroad Accessories 327 345 1,076 644 Bars - Hot Rolled 41,604 28,197 46,274 31,747 Bars - Light Shaped 23,715 14,316 19,346 13,315 Bars - Reinforcing 143,719 69,775 287,456 139,859 Bars - Cold Finished 13,439 15,575 11,011 13,297 Standard Pipe 140,258 101,904 135,462 94,082 Oil Country Goods 117,944 118,119 76,904 86,007 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 48,032 46,684 51,446 42,249 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,606 44,319 34,763 38,146 Line Pipe - Not Specified 70,081 47,989 30,864 20,893 Mechanical Tubing 50,137 53,375 54,372 53,891 Pressure Tubing 7,458 10,329 6,244 11,921 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,080 2,818 890 2,322 Structural Pipe & Tube 54,264 46,275 60,810 47,763 Pipe For Piling 1,984 1,513 2,211 1,828 Wire Drawn 52,915 52,305 51,055 48,398 Black Plate 3,523 2,505 8,249 5,364 Tin Plate 49,856 37,173 37,063 28,173 Tin Free Steel 7,856 6,851 5,596 4,577 Sheets Hot Rolled 343,662 197,622 332,518 193,206 Sheets Cold Rolled 223,719 147,294 205,428 133,994 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 303,135 246,126 267,733 223,746 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,597 4,992 7,407 6,977 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 77,916 75,585 67,982 62,776 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,752 3,401 4,161 3,089 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,169 12,065 8,399 10,454 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,098,688 2,033,474 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 10 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 657,132 340,078 Wire Rods 236,094 117,646 Structural Shapes Heavy 75,212 49,208 Steel Piling 2,474 2,853 Plates Cut Lengths 88,112 53,988 Plates In Coils 100,776 60,716 Rails Standard 25,002 17,206 Rails All Other 1,383 1,162 Railroad Accessories 1,163 779 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,764 32,554 Bars - Light Shaped 22,097 14,707 Bars - Reinforcing 335,697 165,054 Bars - Cold Finished 12,224 14,482 Standard Pipe 133,890 96,398 Oil Country Goods 82,067 93,148 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 54,541 45,016 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 35,982 39,364 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,831 21,454 Mechanical Tubing 56,000 55,307 Pressure Tubing 6,246 11,927 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 890 2,333 Structural Pipe & Tube 61,849 48,863 Pipe For Piling 2,232 1,843 Wire Drawn 52,439 50,298 Black Plate 8,249 5,364 Tin Plate 37,173 28,268 Tin Free Steel 5,652 4,649 Sheets Hot Rolled 342,524 199,956 Sheets Cold Rolled 211,441 137,837 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 280,282 235,481 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,428 7,000 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 69,220 64,070 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,343 3,201 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,256 11,255 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2005 September 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,143,618 1,295,830 1,710,733 1,065,137 Ingots And Steel For Castings 39 26 13 7 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 607,868 225,586 368,876 133,366 Wire Rods 167,693 81,082 169,919 81,073 Structural Shapes Heavy 25,082 16,200 37,839 22,753 Steel Piling 10,976 9,490 4,028 3,396 Plates Cut Lengths 52,197 36,070 61,248 39,083 Plates In Coils 63,784 31,594 59,678 29,329 Rails Standard 1,497 1,573 6,659 5,753 Rails All Other 1,783 1,592 974 855 Railroad Accessories 357 230 1,105 629 Bars - Hot Rolled 55,443 39,970 35,969 23,604 Bars - Light Shaped 24,035 12,778 15,459 8,751 Bars - Reinforcing 95,880 36,031 47,474 17,620 Bars - Cold Finished 24,661 22,456 20,909 20,395 Standard Pipe 99,925 77,816 98,743 77,818 Oil Country Goods 109,545 114,574 95,724 101,013 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 40,320 47,903 12,781 12,117 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 37,262 38,453 28,218 28,549 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,471 9,000 19,501 15,067 Mechanical Tubing 45,231 47,093 38,766 41,422 Pressure Tubing 5,600 9,142 4,042 6,125 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 903 2,486 875 2,065 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,115 28,626 35,766 30,953 Pipe For Piling 2,861 2,642 443 411 Wire Drawn 49,342 45,506 45,961 41,905 Black Plate 2,572 3,033 1,879 1,445 Tin Plate 28,993 22,614 32,955 25,427 Tin Free Steel 7,970 7,495 6,945 6,290 Sheets Hot Rolled 257,464 122,313 195,358 97,128 Sheets Cold Rolled 90,046 52,761 91,319 52,808 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 137,685 100,695 120,295 90,898 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,850 6,750 9,076 6,549 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,078 25,274 27,840 25,231 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,257 4,672 5,941 4,060 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,835 12,305 8,153 11,241 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 October 2006 (CB-06-172)