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 January 2007 December 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,028,652 1,346,019 2,270,188 1,524,983 Ingots And Steel For Castings 145 75 80 67 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 404,286 178,174 433,641 206,117 Wire Rods 168,384 81,673 158,035 79,734 Structural Shapes Heavy 83,844 54,560 90,292 60,538 Steel Piling 9,635 9,563 3,565 3,942 Plates Cut Lengths 30,675 22,550 79,024 50,741 Plates In Coils 80,394 45,547 58,701 34,459 Rails Standard 12,114 8,681 24,072 17,272 Rails All Other 2,052 2,084 2,105 1,758 Railroad Accessories 662 474 162 154 Bars - Hot Rolled 39,273 26,311 38,595 25,632 Bars - Light Shaped 22,758 12,780 21,876 12,734 Bars - Reinforcing 139,129 66,879 81,803 39,873 Bars - Cold Finished 11,050 12,023 15,935 14,694 Standard Pipe 91,459 73,067 86,240 67,959 Oil Country Goods 104,034 107,491 90,848 95,296 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 30,312 32,213 47,673 44,792 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 33,832 34,145 39,000 35,905 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,259 27,866 50,816 36,146 Mechanical Tubing 40,753 43,066 43,845 45,571 Pressure Tubing 5,295 9,190 3,475 5,972 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,274 2,661 1,046 2,324 Structural Pipe & Tube 48,596 40,354 40,676 32,634 Pipe For Piling 2,423 1,929 3,325 2,298 Wire Drawn 45,918 44,232 42,847 40,636 Black Plate 2,303 1,555 4,598 3,562 Tin Plate 38,415 30,054 56,095 41,179 Tin Free Steel 8,115 6,884 5,401 4,466 Sheets Hot Rolled 188,814 103,798 269,505 148,193 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,624 80,517 208,060 134,133 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,704 112,351 191,279 160,227 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,681 3,015 9,192 6,617 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,658 57,678 58,199 56,880 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,075 3,430 3,090 2,229 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,707 9,151 7,090 10,249 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,287,013 1,535,493 Ingots And Steel For Castings 80 67 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 439,945 209,021 Wire Rods 158,047 79,758 Structural Shapes Heavy 91,712 61,552 Steel Piling 3,565 3,942 Plates Cut Lengths 79,323 50,946 Plates In Coils 58,701 34,459 Rails Standard 24,072 17,272 Rails All Other 2,151 1,985 Railroad Accessories 162 154 Bars - Hot Rolled 38,662 25,670 Bars - Light Shaped 21,876 12,734 Bars - Reinforcing 81,787 39,859 Bars - Cold Finished 15,935 14,694 Standard Pipe 86,680 68,329 Oil Country Goods 90,848 95,296 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 47,673 44,792 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 39,000 35,905 Line Pipe - Not Specified 50,816 36,146 Mechanical Tubing 44,075 45,835 Pressure Tubing 3,482 5,990 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,047 2,329 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,676 32,634 Pipe For Piling 3,325 2,298 Wire Drawn 43,212 40,946 Black Plate 4,765 3,667 Tin Plate 56,095 41,179 Tin Free Steel 5,401 4,466 Sheets Hot Rolled 270,770 148,902 Sheets Cold Rolled 211,736 136,524 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,412 160,348 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,265 6,678 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 60,343 58,505 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,090 2,229 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,279 10,384 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2006 December 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,697,758 1,542,990 2,227,052 1,318,409 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7 4 7 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 752,774 276,025 582,566 228,536 Wire Rods 356,318 159,091 155,186 80,542 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,197 24,529 49,498 32,182 Steel Piling 2,166 1,916 7,151 6,134 Plates Cut Lengths 66,754 45,314 65,897 40,736 Plates In Coils 58,563 31,252 58,876 29,772 Rails Standard 16,842 11,745 6,558 4,312 Rails All Other 1,546 1,352 2,386 1,882 Railroad Accessories 1,110 937 347 325 Bars - Hot Rolled 53,851 36,890 56,838 38,616 Bars - Light Shaped 20,541 12,078 14,940 7,934 Bars - Reinforcing 108,265 45,661 104,332 44,053 Bars - Cold Finished 14,148 15,930 10,472 12,101 Standard Pipe 112,522 82,509 100,892 77,921 Oil Country Goods 112,162 121,832 80,596 79,562 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,547 21,261 37,272 38,033 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 33,229 31,148 21,804 20,091 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,637 15,486 12,330 8,680 Mechanical Tubing 40,115 42,107 46,768 47,058 Pressure Tubing 4,532 6,593 4,367 5,583 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 673 1,784 793 2,039 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,331 33,704 32,730 26,284 Pipe For Piling 1,493 1,182 1,578 1,475 Wire Drawn 53,397 48,192 48,428 43,982 Black Plate 3,118 2,219 1,274 1,129 Tin Plate 22,589 18,253 30,893 23,629 Tin Free Steel 7,464 6,886 5,202 4,656 Sheets Hot Rolled 312,690 158,983 313,188 157,339 Sheets Cold Rolled 141,360 81,560 138,809 78,475 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 211,408 150,454 184,876 129,410 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,624 4,083 5,111 4,087 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,758 36,512 31,709 27,397 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,387 3,841 5,009 3,204 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,642 11,675 8,370 11,243 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 January 2007 (CB-07-28)