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 February 2007 January 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,014,807 1,398,912 2,028,652 1,346,019 Ingots And Steel For Castings 58 30 145 75 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 407,106 178,256 404,286 178,174 Wire Rods 96,058 50,861 168,384 81,673 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,110 41,488 83,844 54,560 Steel Piling 11,725 12,283 9,635 9,563 Plates Cut Lengths 69,951 47,644 30,675 22,550 Plates In Coils 59,625 34,438 80,394 45,547 Rails Standard 29,893 20,788 12,114 8,681 Rails All Other 1,107 1,201 2,052 2,084 Railroad Accessories 1,053 1,159 662 474 Bars - Hot Rolled 44,373 29,832 39,273 26,311 Bars - Light Shaped 17,417 11,379 22,758 12,780 Bars - Reinforcing 161,378 75,107 139,129 66,879 Bars - Cold Finished 11,589 13,127 11,050 12,023 Standard Pipe 74,603 64,256 91,459 73,067 Oil Country Goods 100,295 100,408 104,034 107,491 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 106,003 122,208 30,312 32,213 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 35,949 35,339 33,832 34,145 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,481 18,317 37,259 27,866 Mechanical Tubing 44,402 44,705 40,753 43,066 Pressure Tubing 4,186 6,876 5,295 9,190 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 756 2,251 1,274 2,661 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,013 36,345 48,596 40,354 Pipe For Piling 2,440 1,599 2,423 1,929 Wire Drawn 48,203 46,153 45,918 44,232 Black Plate 1,428 1,672 2,303 1,555 Tin Plate 27,557 22,351 38,415 30,054 Tin Free Steel 6,282 5,795 8,115 6,884 Sheets Hot Rolled 165,556 89,881 188,814 103,798 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,303 70,603 131,624 80,517 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 149,043 123,296 136,704 112,351 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,687 8,470 3,681 3,015 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 71,575 66,172 61,658 57,678 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,731 5,066 5,075 3,430 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,871 9,552 6,707 9,151 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,228,593 1,484,550 Ingots And Steel For Castings 170 88 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 414,584 183,204 Wire Rods 186,128 91,736 Structural Shapes Heavy 104,111 67,238 Steel Piling 9,673 9,613 Plates Cut Lengths 36,492 26,716 Plates In Coils 89,130 50,469 Rails Standard 16,092 11,483 Rails All Other 2,788 2,794 Railroad Accessories 704 592 Bars - Hot Rolled 42,522 28,469 Bars - Light Shaped 24,257 13,845 Bars - Reinforcing 152,346 73,594 Bars - Cold Finished 12,318 13,428 Standard Pipe 106,613 84,187 Oil Country Goods 120,550 122,588 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 35,331 36,927 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 36,425 36,166 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,366 35,253 Mechanical Tubing 45,260 47,211 Pressure Tubing 5,295 9,194 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,419 2,905 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,257 43,695 Pipe For Piling 2,526 2,025 Wire Drawn 50,753 48,843 Black Plate 2,427 1,634 Tin Plate 40,964 31,884 Tin Free Steel 8,531 7,254 Sheets Hot Rolled 203,172 111,308 Sheets Cold Rolled 146,364 89,404 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 148,841 121,900 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,124 3,430 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 65,591 61,406 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,744 3,891 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,724 10,179 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2006 January 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,932,875 1,646,007 2,697,758 1,542,990 Ingots And Steel For Castings 21 13 7 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 759,890 295,556 752,774 276,025 Wire Rods 292,846 132,969 356,318 159,091 Structural Shapes Heavy 86,684 50,753 39,197 24,529 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 2,166 1,916 Plates Cut Lengths 72,951 45,515 66,754 45,314 Plates In Coils 73,248 38,111 58,563 31,252 Rails Standard 20,876 15,006 16,842 11,745 Rails All Other 1,044 860 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 243 466 1,110 937 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,610 41,572 53,851 36,890 Bars - Light Shaped 22,337 12,682 20,541 12,078 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 108,265 45,661 Bars - Cold Finished 12,011 13,739 14,148 15,930 Standard Pipe 120,478 87,376 112,522 82,509 Oil Country Goods 97,138 96,855 112,162 121,832 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,689 18,197 22,547 21,261 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 33,138 34,658 33,229 31,148 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,178 12,484 22,637 15,486 Mechanical Tubing 42,403 43,616 40,115 42,107 Pressure Tubing 5,210 6,734 4,532 6,593 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 770 2,160 673 1,784 Structural Pipe & Tube 58,000 42,364 41,331 33,704 Pipe For Piling 725 525 1,493 1,182 Wire Drawn 51,566 44,775 53,397 48,192 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 22,589 18,253 Tin Free Steel 4,856 4,359 7,464 6,886 Sheets Hot Rolled 300,004 146,439 312,690 158,983 Sheets Cold Rolled 197,790 108,795 141,360 81,560 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 198,920 143,270 211,408 150,454 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,035 8,566 5,624 4,083 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,896 32,922 42,758 36,512 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,911 5,460 5,387 3,841 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,238 10,586 8,642 11,675 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 February 2007 (CB-07-43)