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 November 2006 October 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,577,743 1,779,550 3,017,282 2,040,701 Ingots And Steel For Castings 113 66 52 27 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 470,248 235,631 628,274 326,383 Wire Rods 193,999 100,210 236,219 119,480 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,858 34,774 41,592 30,163 Steel Piling 6,594 6,143 12,531 11,856 Plates Cut Lengths 82,398 57,465 108,484 74,708 Plates In Coils 100,421 58,116 131,678 80,361 Rails Standard 22,013 14,434 12,168 8,896 Rails All Other 5,039 3,400 1,541 1,375 Railroad Accessories 283 284 327 345 Bars - Hot Rolled 66,977 47,814 41,604 28,197 Bars - Light Shaped 17,233 10,844 23,715 14,316 Bars - Reinforcing 129,431 64,544 143,719 69,775 Bars - Cold Finished 11,261 12,356 13,439 15,575 Standard Pipe 101,708 80,441 140,258 101,904 Oil Country Goods 106,818 108,703 117,944 118,119 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 61,301 63,002 48,032 46,684 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 42,129 40,964 48,606 44,319 Line Pipe - Not Specified 62,630 43,421 70,081 47,989 Mechanical Tubing 52,508 50,629 50,137 53,375 Pressure Tubing 5,794 9,331 7,458 10,329 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,691 3,063 1,080 2,818 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,912 50,747 54,264 46,275 Pipe For Piling 12,185 12,541 1,984 1,513 Wire Drawn 46,636 45,590 52,915 52,305 Black Plate 4,792 3,038 3,523 2,505 Tin Plate 50,604 38,657 49,856 37,173 Tin Free Steel 8,918 7,749 7,856 6,851 Sheets Hot Rolled 294,000 171,699 343,662 197,622 Sheets Cold Rolled 200,530 130,529 223,719 147,294 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 224,791 188,827 303,135 246,126 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,314 4,230 6,597 4,992 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 66,591 63,986 77,916 75,585 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,581 4,062 4,752 3,401 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,440 12,260 8,169 12,065 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,065,573 2,067,077 Ingots And Steel For Castings 52 27 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 673,386 350,105 Wire Rods 236,279 119,498 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,647 30,189 Steel Piling 12,531 11,856 Plates Cut Lengths 108,568 74,758 Plates In Coils 132,047 80,535 Rails Standard 12,168 8,896 Rails All Other 1,541 1,375 Railroad Accessories 327 345 Bars - Hot Rolled 41,624 28,250 Bars - Light Shaped 23,736 14,326 Bars - Reinforcing 143,719 69,775 Bars - Cold Finished 13,439 15,575 Standard Pipe 140,618 102,127 Oil Country Goods 119,388 119,702 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 48,032 46,684 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,570 44,281 Line Pipe - Not Specified 70,081 47,989 Mechanical Tubing 50,169 53,368 Pressure Tubing 7,458 10,329 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,080 2,818 Structural Pipe & Tube 54,298 46,410 Pipe For Piling 1,984 1,513 Wire Drawn 53,043 52,395 Black Plate 3,523 2,505 Tin Plate 49,869 37,195 Tin Free Steel 7,856 6,851 Sheets Hot Rolled 343,892 197,731 Sheets Cold Rolled 223,748 147,316 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 303,135 246,126 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,647 5,017 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 78,154 75,837 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,771 3,406 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,195 11,967 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2005 October 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,801,401 1,118,619 2,143,618 1,295,830 Ingots And Steel For Castings 25 16 39 26 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 400,595 148,518 607,868 225,586 Wire Rods 107,203 58,154 167,693 81,082 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,626 24,289 25,082 16,200 Steel Piling 9,393 7,685 10,976 9,490 Plates Cut Lengths 39,360 24,658 52,197 36,070 Plates In Coils 52,847 28,762 63,784 31,594 Rails Standard 10,684 7,483 1,497 1,573 Rails All Other 1,167 940 1,783 1,592 Railroad Accessories 435 276 357 230 Bars - Hot Rolled 48,879 32,175 55,443 39,970 Bars - Light Shaped 11,119 6,573 24,035 12,778 Bars - Reinforcing 158,670 69,434 95,880 36,031 Bars - Cold Finished 12,316 13,973 24,661 22,456 Standard Pipe 97,451 76,118 99,925 77,816 Oil Country Goods 72,199 78,372 109,545 114,574 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 24,045 28,707 40,320 47,903 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 19,208 19,989 37,262 38,453 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,427 8,589 12,471 9,000 Mechanical Tubing 43,444 46,155 45,231 47,093 Pressure Tubing 4,978 7,785 5,600 9,142 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 987 2,576 903 2,486 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,788 31,180 33,115 28,626 Pipe For Piling 642 757 2,861 2,642 Wire Drawn 49,498 45,477 49,342 45,506 Black Plate 1,863 1,821 2,572 3,033 Tin Plate 36,308 28,959 28,993 22,614 Tin Free Steel 11,686 10,064 7,970 7,495 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,533 87,888 257,464 122,313 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,192 59,694 90,046 52,761 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 171,299 120,555 137,685 100,695 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,145 2,567 8,850 6,750 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,332 22,124 26,078 25,274 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,948 3,408 7,257 4,672 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,112 12,899 8,835 12,305 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 Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary November 2006 (CB-06-188)