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 December 2006 November 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,270,188 1,524,983 2,577,743 1,779,550 Ingots And Steel For Castings 80 67 113 66 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 433,641 206,117 470,248 235,631 Wire Rods 158,035 79,734 193,999 100,210 Structural Shapes Heavy 90,292 60,538 45,858 34,774 Steel Piling 3,565 3,942 6,594 6,143 Plates Cut Lengths 79,024 50,741 82,398 57,465 Plates In Coils 58,701 34,459 100,421 58,116 Rails Standard 24,072 17,272 22,013 14,434 Rails All Other 2,105 1,758 5,039 3,400 Railroad Accessories 162 154 283 284 Bars - Hot Rolled 38,595 25,632 66,977 47,814 Bars - Light Shaped 21,876 12,734 17,233 10,844 Bars - Reinforcing 81,803 39,873 129,431 64,544 Bars - Cold Finished 15,935 14,694 11,261 12,356 Standard Pipe 86,240 67,959 101,708 80,441 Oil Country Goods 90,848 95,296 106,818 108,703 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 47,673 44,792 61,301 63,002 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 39,000 35,905 42,129 40,964 Line Pipe - Not Specified 50,816 36,146 62,630 43,421 Mechanical Tubing 43,845 45,571 52,508 50,629 Pressure Tubing 3,475 5,972 5,794 9,331 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,046 2,324 1,691 3,063 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,676 32,634 62,912 50,747 Pipe For Piling 3,325 2,298 12,185 12,541 Wire Drawn 42,847 40,636 46,636 45,590 Black Plate 4,598 3,562 4,792 3,038 Tin Plate 56,095 41,179 50,604 38,657 Tin Free Steel 5,401 4,466 8,918 7,749 Sheets Hot Rolled 269,505 148,193 294,000 171,699 Sheets Cold Rolled 208,060 134,133 200,530 130,529 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,279 160,227 224,791 188,827 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,192 6,617 5,314 4,230 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 58,199 56,880 66,591 63,986 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,090 2,229 5,581 4,062 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,090 10,249 8,440 12,260 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,593,095 1,788,407 Ingots And Steel For Castings 113 66 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 470,272 235,638 Wire Rods 193,999 100,210 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,858 34,774 Steel Piling 6,594 6,143 Plates Cut Lengths 82,810 57,631 Plates In Coils 100,421 58,116 Rails Standard 22,013 14,434 Rails All Other 12,840 7,862 Railroad Accessories 283 284 Bars - Hot Rolled 66,977 47,814 Bars - Light Shaped 17,233 10,844 Bars - Reinforcing 129,454 64,557 Bars - Cold Finished 11,293 12,396 Standard Pipe 101,708 80,441 Oil Country Goods 108,436 109,725 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 61,301 63,002 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 42,129 40,964 Line Pipe - Not Specified 62,630 43,421 Mechanical Tubing 56,878 53,339 Pressure Tubing 5,794 9,331 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,103 2,586 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,912 50,747 Pipe For Piling 12,185 12,541 Wire Drawn 46,759 45,686 Black Plate 4,792 3,038 Tin Plate 50,604 38,657 Tin Free Steel 8,918 7,749 Sheets Hot Rolled 295,502 172,485 Sheets Cold Rolled 200,530 130,529 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 224,791 188,827 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,314 4,230 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 66,591 63,986 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,585 4,065 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,471 12,290 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2005 November 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,227,052 1,318,409 1,801,401 1,118,619 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7 5 25 16 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 582,566 228,536 400,595 148,518 Wire Rods 155,186 80,542 107,203 58,154 Structural Shapes Heavy 49,498 32,182 38,626 24,289 Steel Piling 7,151 6,134 9,393 7,685 Plates Cut Lengths 65,897 40,736 39,360 24,658 Plates In Coils 58,876 29,772 52,847 28,762 Rails Standard 6,558 4,312 10,684 7,483 Rails All Other 2,386 1,882 1,167 940 Railroad Accessories 347 325 435 276 Bars - Hot Rolled 56,838 38,616 48,879 32,175 Bars - Light Shaped 14,940 7,934 11,119 6,573 Bars - Reinforcing 104,332 44,053 158,670 69,434 Bars - Cold Finished 10,472 12,101 12,316 13,973 Standard Pipe 100,892 77,921 97,451 76,118 Oil Country Goods 80,596 79,562 72,199 78,372 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 37,272 38,033 24,045 28,707 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,804 20,091 19,208 19,989 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,330 8,680 11,427 8,589 Mechanical Tubing 46,768 47,058 43,444 46,155 Pressure Tubing 4,367 5,583 4,978 7,785 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 793 2,039 987 2,576 Structural Pipe & Tube 32,730 26,284 37,788 31,180 Pipe For Piling 1,578 1,475 642 757 Wire Drawn 48,428 43,982 49,498 45,477 Black Plate 1,274 1,129 1,863 1,821 Tin Plate 30,893 23,629 36,308 28,959 Tin Free Steel 5,202 4,656 11,686 10,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 313,188 157,339 177,533 87,888 Sheets Cold Rolled 138,809 78,475 108,192 59,694 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 184,876 129,410 171,299 120,555 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,111 4,087 3,145 2,567 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 31,709 27,397 24,332 22,124 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,009 3,204 4,948 3,408 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,370 11,243 9,112 12,899 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 December 2006 (CB-07-14)