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 March 2007 February 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,254,808 1,530,432 2,014,807 1,398,912 Ingots And Steel For Castings 117 61 58 30 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 444,139 198,145 407,106 178,256 Wire Rods 126,264 66,713 96,058 50,861 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,729 44,107 54,110 41,488 Steel Piling 9,167 9,368 11,725 12,283 Plates Cut Lengths 102,141 70,333 69,951 47,644 Plates In Coils 70,485 40,466 59,625 34,438 Rails Standard 18,298 13,128 29,893 20,788 Rails All Other 1,882 1,539 1,107 1,201 Railroad Accessories 1,838 1,512 1,053 1,159 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,897 33,397 44,373 29,832 Bars - Light Shaped 13,582 8,820 17,417 11,379 Bars - Reinforcing 183,958 91,042 161,378 75,107 Bars - Cold Finished 11,122 13,133 11,589 13,127 Standard Pipe 108,672 84,200 74,603 64,256 Oil Country Goods 93,535 102,548 100,295 100,408 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 71,354 88,015 106,003 122,208 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,250 22,595 35,949 35,339 Line Pipe - Not Specified 53,796 37,879 25,481 18,317 Mechanical Tubing 49,541 50,581 44,402 44,705 Pressure Tubing 6,347 11,148 4,186 6,876 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 2,718 756 2,251 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,607 46,073 43,013 36,345 Pipe For Piling 3,450 2,029 2,440 1,599 Wire Drawn 51,679 49,327 48,203 46,153 Black Plate 4,093 2,881 1,428 1,672 Tin Plate 38,470 29,136 27,557 22,351 Tin Free Steel 9,025 7,557 6,282 5,795 Sheets Hot Rolled 208,728 110,833 165,556 89,881 Sheets Cold Rolled 128,249 75,782 117,303 70,603 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,445 145,340 149,043 123,296 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,397 9,735 10,687 8,470 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,542 42,384 71,575 66,172 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,683 4,433 7,731 5,066 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,381 13,474 6,871 9,552 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,017,498 1,401,110 Ingots And Steel For Castings 128 107 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 407,148 178,278 Wire Rods 96,058 50,861 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,495 41,803 Steel Piling 11,725 12,283 Plates Cut Lengths 70,125 47,808 Plates In Coils 59,720 34,481 Rails Standard 29,893 20,788 Rails All Other 1,107 1,201 Railroad Accessories 1,053 1,159 Bars - Hot Rolled 44,373 29,832 Bars - Light Shaped 17,417 11,379 Bars - Reinforcing 161,490 75,160 Bars - Cold Finished 11,589 13,127 Standard Pipe 74,720 64,418 Oil Country Goods 100,297 100,411 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 106,363 122,474 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 35,949 35,339 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,481 18,317 Mechanical Tubing 44,474 44,742 Pressure Tubing 4,186 6,876 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 773 2,262 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,013 36,345 Pipe For Piling 2,440 1,599 Wire Drawn 48,367 46,398 Black Plate 1,556 1,754 Tin Plate 27,557 22,351 Tin Free Steel 6,282 5,795 Sheets Hot Rolled 165,556 89,881 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,404 70,705 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 149,103 123,362 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,780 8,556 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,052 66,514 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,731 5,066 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,093 9,676 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2006 February 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,262,072 1,870,381 2,932,875 1,646,007 Ingots And Steel For Castings 36 24 21 13 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 892,104 351,856 759,890 295,556 Wire Rods 182,169 89,439 292,846 132,969 Structural Shapes Heavy 106,767 60,879 86,684 50,753 Steel Piling 9,119 7,856 10,006 9,054 Plates Cut Lengths 72,368 46,270 72,951 45,515 Plates In Coils 91,354 48,934 73,248 38,111 Rails Standard 28,908 21,207 20,876 15,006 Rails All Other 920 775 1,044 860 Railroad Accessories 1,107 729 243 466 Bars - Hot Rolled 48,078 31,800 61,610 41,572 Bars - Light Shaped 15,889 9,674 22,337 12,682 Bars - Reinforcing 227,962 96,470 269,645 114,077 Bars - Cold Finished 15,869 16,882 12,011 13,739 Standard Pipe 126,863 94,702 120,478 87,376 Oil Country Goods 110,908 115,021 97,138 96,855 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 50,106 55,915 18,689 18,197 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 27,458 29,609 33,138 34,658 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,540 17,701 18,178 12,484 Mechanical Tubing 40,386 43,984 42,403 43,616 Pressure Tubing 5,483 7,458 5,210 6,734 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 983 2,402 770 2,160 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,408 36,271 58,000 42,364 Pipe For Piling 1,561 1,092 725 525 Wire Drawn 62,929 60,737 51,566 44,775 Black Plate 4,753 3,597 2,561 1,998 Tin Plate 33,637 25,421 31,954 23,498 Tin Free Steel 10,678 9,482 4,856 4,359 Sheets Hot Rolled 437,475 207,363 300,004 146,439 Sheets Cold Rolled 241,006 130,420 197,790 108,795 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 278,125 187,163 198,920 143,270 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,265 8,379 11,035 8,566 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,183 35,065 39,896 32,922 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,788 4,620 7,911 5,460 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,885 11,185 8,238 10,586 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 March 2007 (CB-07-58)