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 April 2007 March 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,029,562 1,478,404 2,254,808 1,530,432 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) 117 61 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 447,620 217,482 444,139 198,145 Wire Rods 77,572 48,006 126,264 66,713 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,658 41,430 61,729 44,107 Steel Piling 11,701 13,014 9,167 9,368 Plates Cut Lengths 71,051 48,061 102,141 70,333 Plates In Coils 77,703 44,828 70,485 40,466 Rails Standard 22,854 16,201 18,298 13,128 Rails All Other 9,204 5,858 1,882 1,539 Railroad Accessories 1,094 966 1,838 1,512 Bars - Hot Rolled 38,932 28,541 47,897 33,397 Bars - Light Shaped 13,833 8,724 13,582 8,820 Bars - Reinforcing 106,630 54,832 183,958 91,042 Bars - Cold Finished 13,882 14,846 11,122 13,133 Standard Pipe 102,719 79,042 108,672 84,200 Oil Country Goods 82,971 89,261 93,535 102,548 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 123,268 147,400 71,354 88,015 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,570 48,335 26,250 22,595 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,241 22,224 53,796 37,879 Mechanical Tubing 44,284 47,187 49,541 50,581 Pressure Tubing 8,102 15,171 6,347 11,148 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,613 2,456 942 2,718 Structural Pipe & Tube 45,837 38,911 57,607 46,073 Pipe For Piling 2,256 1,675 3,450 2,029 Wire Drawn 53,835 50,941 51,679 49,327 Black Plate 1,762 1,785 4,093 2,881 Tin Plate 50,753 39,110 38,470 29,136 Tin Free Steel 9,605 8,083 9,025 7,557 Sheets Hot Rolled 165,209 91,343 208,728 110,833 Sheets Cold Rolled 80,173 49,144 128,249 75,782 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 172,579 143,166 179,445 145,340 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,027 5,233 11,397 9,735 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,888 38,620 43,542 42,384 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,249 4,188 6,683 4,433 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,886 12,342 9,381 13,474 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,293,680 1,553,764 Ingots And Steel For Castings 117 61 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,736 199,414 Wire Rods 131,601 69,552 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,721 44,097 Steel Piling 9,167 9,368 Plates Cut Lengths 103,833 71,244 Plates In Coils 71,935 41,442 Rails Standard 18,299 13,139 Rails All Other 3,377 2,734 Railroad Accessories 1,855 1,583 Bars - Hot Rolled 49,510 35,308 Bars - Light Shaped 16,981 10,454 Bars - Reinforcing 199,136 97,725 Bars - Cold Finished 11,127 13,160 Standard Pipe 108,672 84,200 Oil Country Goods 93,860 103,032 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 71,354 88,015 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,250 22,595 Line Pipe - Not Specified 53,796 37,879 Mechanical Tubing 50,106 51,108 Pressure Tubing 6,347 11,148 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 2,718 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,644 46,109 Pipe For Piling 3,450 2,029 Wire Drawn 51,889 49,596 Black Plate 4,093 2,881 Tin Plate 38,477 29,151 Tin Free Steel 9,025 7,557 Sheets Hot Rolled 211,255 112,337 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,142 78,144 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,479 145,382 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,424 9,760 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,542 42,384 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,951 4,741 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,584 13,717 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2006 March 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,950,410 1,749,300 3,262,072 1,870,381 Ingots And Steel For Castings 57 35 36 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 538,286 214,568 892,104 351,856 Wire Rods 196,254 94,011 182,169 89,439 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,869 46,691 106,767 60,879 Steel Piling 5,292 4,481 9,119 7,856 Plates Cut Lengths 102,908 64,560 72,368 46,270 Plates In Coils 123,819 62,778 91,354 48,934 Rails Standard 14,808 9,901 28,908 21,207 Rails All Other 2,098 1,987 920 775 Railroad Accessories 1,209 983 1,107 729 Bars - Hot Rolled 78,781 53,963 48,078 31,800 Bars - Light Shaped 27,104 15,061 15,889 9,674 Bars - Reinforcing 266,766 112,494 227,962 96,470 Bars - Cold Finished 17,056 19,693 15,869 16,882 Standard Pipe 116,531 85,571 126,863 94,702 Oil Country Goods 120,554 119,508 110,908 115,021 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 40,366 44,853 50,106 55,915 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,385 42,129 27,458 29,609 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,085 15,833 24,540 17,701 Mechanical Tubing 54,571 53,793 40,386 43,984 Pressure Tubing 6,523 7,944 5,483 7,458 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 857 2,002 983 2,402 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,972 34,660 43,408 36,271 Pipe For Piling 1,278 803 1,561 1,092 Wire Drawn 58,369 54,481 62,929 60,737 Black Plate 9,988 6,458 4,753 3,597 Tin Plate 50,099 36,972 33,637 25,421 Tin Free Steel 8,886 7,189 10,678 9,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 329,982 165,269 437,475 207,363 Sheets Cold Rolled 278,468 147,462 241,006 130,420 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 239,979 162,663 278,125 187,163 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,996 5,559 11,265 8,379 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,352 38,553 42,183 35,065 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,859 4,329 6,788 4,620 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,003 12,062 8,885 11,185 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 April 2007 (CB-07-72)