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 July 2007 June 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,451,164 1,741,796 2,126,869 1,500,209 Ingots And Steel For Castings 46 24 73 38 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 651,916 340,922 466,593 231,490 Wire Rods 138,213 77,414 150,008 77,818 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,537 42,019 51,688 41,079 Steel Piling 6,712 7,108 10,871 11,887 Plates Cut Lengths 94,537 67,004 48,019 34,539 Plates In Coils 62,463 37,682 59,698 36,547 Rails Standard 11,673 8,405 27,874 19,858 Rails All Other 12,471 7,834 3,275 3,060 Railroad Accessories 2,008 1,567 1,412 1,051 Bars - Hot Rolled 38,733 28,088 49,172 37,607 Bars - Light Shaped 22,911 14,978 16,344 11,604 Bars - Reinforcing 245,809 145,105 174,325 94,686 Bars - Cold Finished 10,706 12,745 13,085 14,073 Standard Pipe 125,127 93,243 138,663 100,985 Oil Country Goods 96,585 100,965 106,875 105,021 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 113,761 147,711 50,077 62,185 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 43,218 45,089 32,892 40,938 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,909 29,209 38,564 27,316 Mechanical Tubing 52,390 48,366 47,148 50,749 Pressure Tubing 5,287 7,980 9,638 17,470 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,738 3,111 1,446 2,933 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,180 46,328 55,997 44,832 Pipe For Piling 2,419 1,978 2,730 2,229 Wire Drawn 52,252 50,116 53,743 51,641 Black Plate 6,930 4,306 3,106 2,481 Tin Plate 31,656 25,158 51,714 40,188 Tin Free Steel 7,764 6,485 8,673 7,653 Sheets Hot Rolled 157,815 90,077 174,172 99,803 Sheets Cold Rolled 82,604 51,578 74,152 47,673 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 135,483 117,750 147,036 122,483 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,559 9,147 4,307 4,861 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 58,593 55,483 38,114 35,442 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,996 4,180 6,962 5,010 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,167 12,639 8,421 12,981 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,232,168 1,582,070 Ingots And Steel For Castings 73 38 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 495,945 244,241 Wire Rods 150,680 78,268 Structural Shapes Heavy 52,461 41,847 Steel Piling 10,871 11,887 Plates Cut Lengths 48,166 34,642 Plates In Coils 61,289 37,423 Rails Standard 27,874 19,858 Rails All Other 3,272 3,057 Railroad Accessories 1,442 1,080 Bars - Hot Rolled 49,325 37,744 Bars - Light Shaped 16,680 11,846 Bars - Reinforcing 199,914 107,577 Bars - Cold Finished 13,202 14,237 Standard Pipe 140,108 101,991 Oil Country Goods 109,984 107,568 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 74,152 97,631 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 33,611 41,437 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,629 30,376 Mechanical Tubing 47,447 51,165 Pressure Tubing 9,664 17,511 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,446 2,933 Structural Pipe & Tube 56,772 45,482 Pipe For Piling 2,730 2,229 Wire Drawn 55,453 53,288 Black Plate 3,106 2,481 Tin Plate 52,987 41,257 Tin Free Steel 9,610 8,464 Sheets Hot Rolled 176,038 100,910 Sheets Cold Rolled 76,523 49,319 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 147,731 123,027 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,549 5,099 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,448 37,593 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,121 5,137 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,866 13,427 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2006 June 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,408,560 2,118,736 2,937,587 1,825,308 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) 54 28 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 697,878 327,219 505,028 217,881 Wire Rods 256,582 122,047 250,301 117,026 Structural Shapes Heavy 66,994 43,583 68,850 43,085 Steel Piling 19,855 17,311 6,772 5,948 Plates Cut Lengths 93,131 57,224 84,590 55,162 Plates In Coils 210,783 112,709 126,002 65,841 Rails Standard 36,668 24,913 21,443 16,845 Rails All Other 2,895 2,394 3,400 2,501 Railroad Accessories 1,158 540 1,428 1,250 Bars - Hot Rolled 61,421 42,322 64,966 47,163 Bars - Light Shaped 29,844 15,886 19,820 11,891 Bars - Reinforcing 191,537 88,156 213,740 91,893 Bars - Cold Finished 13,375 15,304 15,480 17,053 Standard Pipe 121,119 89,882 120,366 89,268 Oil Country Goods 152,672 139,427 103,770 118,546 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 47,410 45,506 46,752 49,341 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 40,072 38,053 39,980 35,284 Line Pipe - Not Specified 45,506 33,131 24,052 17,111 Mechanical Tubing 64,776 62,106 60,545 58,983 Pressure Tubing 6,523 8,903 6,438 9,536 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,757 3,163 1,068 2,420 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,951 39,636 51,522 40,879 Pipe For Piling 1,267 1,013 3,498 2,788 Wire Drawn 59,336 55,416 63,453 59,967 Black Plate 7,066 4,677 6,367 4,112 Tin Plate 45,464 34,653 44,595 32,439 Tin Free Steel 14,400 11,652 14,282 12,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 423,516 224,048 382,013 195,363 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,793 149,013 241,086 134,082 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 301,197 228,889 270,313 202,375 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,214 11,061 7,803 6,328 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 64,536 53,933 53,274 44,294 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,528 3,890 5,250 3,878 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,334 11,074 9,287 12,646 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 July 2007 (CB-07-119)