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 May 2007 April 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,447,842 1,751,420 2,029,562 1,478,404 Ingots And Steel For Castings 578 350 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 375,393 185,407 447,620 217,482 Wire Rods 193,165 101,108 77,572 48,006 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,315 54,733 50,658 41,430 Steel Piling 8,754 10,000 11,701 13,014 Plates Cut Lengths 86,001 58,677 71,051 48,061 Plates In Coils 87,456 49,432 77,703 44,828 Rails Standard 27,020 19,917 22,854 16,201 Rails All Other 2,528 2,271 9,204 5,858 Railroad Accessories 732 562 1,094 966 Bars - Hot Rolled 63,094 46,085 38,932 28,541 Bars - Light Shaped 19,985 13,489 13,833 8,724 Bars - Reinforcing 203,002 111,059 106,630 54,832 Bars - Cold Finished 10,743 12,789 13,882 14,846 Standard Pipe 139,445 102,679 102,719 79,042 Oil Country Goods 112,603 115,118 82,971 89,261 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 116,797 147,690 123,268 147,400 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 41,733 46,234 48,570 48,335 Line Pipe - Not Specified 38,720 29,041 31,241 22,224 Mechanical Tubing 43,572 45,241 44,284 47,187 Pressure Tubing 10,461 19,042 8,102 15,171 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,609 2,723 1,613 2,456 Structural Pipe & Tube 58,542 46,368 45,837 38,911 Pipe For Piling 4,363 2,826 2,256 1,675 Wire Drawn 58,538 55,771 53,835 50,941 Black Plate 799 616 1,762 1,785 Tin Plate 34,102 27,418 50,753 39,110 Tin Free Steel 18,381 15,574 9,605 8,083 Sheets Hot Rolled 240,079 132,824 165,209 91,343 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,327 72,112 80,173 49,144 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 180,143 148,986 172,579 143,166 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,430 10,984 6,027 5,233 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 48,913 46,132 40,888 38,620 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,199 4,890 6,249 4,188 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,320 13,272 8,886 12,342 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,057,713 1,502,335 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 457,603 222,239 Wire Rods 78,723 48,797 Structural Shapes Heavy 51,074 41,715 Steel Piling 11,701 13,014 Plates Cut Lengths 71,151 48,152 Plates In Coils 78,458 45,315 Rails Standard 22,854 16,201 Rails All Other 9,204 5,858 Railroad Accessories 1,103 1,001 Bars - Hot Rolled 40,175 29,536 Bars - Light Shaped 14,543 9,257 Bars - Reinforcing 107,049 55,065 Bars - Cold Finished 14,573 15,650 Standard Pipe 103,742 80,130 Oil Country Goods 82,993 89,327 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 128,072 155,171 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,570 48,335 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,241 22,224 Mechanical Tubing 44,531 47,625 Pressure Tubing 8,102 15,171 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,624 2,479 Structural Pipe & Tube 46,529 39,577 Pipe For Piling 2,263 1,711 Wire Drawn 55,336 52,363 Black Plate 1,762 1,785 Tin Plate 50,904 39,259 Tin Free Steel 9,665 8,139 Sheets Hot Rolled 166,458 92,205 Sheets Cold Rolled 81,014 49,864 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 173,093 143,678 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,326 5,559 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,967 38,728 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,099 4,563 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,211 12,642 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2006 April 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,127,839 1,888,417 2,950,410 1,749,300 Ingots And Steel For Castings 24 14 57 35 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 636,419 248,255 538,286 214,568 Wire Rods 142,203 73,142 196,254 94,011 Structural Shapes Heavy 66,937 43,091 74,869 46,691 Steel Piling 11,028 9,109 5,292 4,481 Plates Cut Lengths 116,179 65,037 102,908 64,560 Plates In Coils 167,511 82,231 123,819 62,778 Rails Standard 20,347 13,998 14,808 9,901 Rails All Other 3,586 2,823 2,098 1,987 Railroad Accessories 524 495 1,209 983 Bars - Hot Rolled 64,720 44,785 78,781 53,963 Bars - Light Shaped 17,258 10,791 27,104 15,061 Bars - Reinforcing 187,287 80,891 266,766 112,494 Bars - Cold Finished 14,558 17,246 17,056 19,693 Standard Pipe 123,780 89,420 116,531 85,571 Oil Country Goods 127,532 124,852 120,554 119,508 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 65,192 69,187 40,366 44,853 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 47,871 56,097 46,385 42,129 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,112 38,141 25,085 15,833 Mechanical Tubing 58,707 56,902 54,571 53,793 Pressure Tubing 4,546 7,211 6,523 7,944 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,061 2,663 857 2,002 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,393 41,766 42,972 34,660 Pipe For Piling 1,785 1,667 1,278 803 Wire Drawn 69,355 62,556 58,369 54,481 Black Plate 13,740 10,301 9,988 6,458 Tin Plate 28,713 21,393 50,099 36,972 Tin Free Steel 8,737 7,674 8,886 7,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 503,506 249,358 329,982 165,269 Sheets Cold Rolled 193,817 109,635 278,468 147,462 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 266,128 184,602 239,979 162,663 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,807 7,704 6,996 5,559 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,155 38,869 47,352 38,553 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,238 3,923 6,859 4,329 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,083 12,589 9,003 12,062 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 May 2007 (CB-07-89)