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 August 2007 July 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,885,338 1,407,699 2,451,164 1,741,796 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 3 46 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 424,268 214,702 651,916 340,922 Wire Rods 106,704 61,863 138,213 77,414 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,489 49,955 56,537 42,019 Steel Piling 6,523 7,108 6,712 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 56,830 44,577 94,537 67,004 Plates In Coils 43,630 26,578 62,463 37,682 Rails Standard 22,057 15,813 11,673 8,405 Rails All Other 1,474 1,243 12,471 7,834 Railroad Accessories 1,403 1,295 2,008 1,567 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,449 34,851 38,733 28,088 Bars - Light Shaped 13,720 8,886 22,911 14,978 Bars - Reinforcing 105,005 64,782 245,809 145,105 Bars - Cold Finished 9,878 11,764 10,706 12,745 Standard Pipe 131,359 97,966 125,127 93,243 Oil Country Goods 86,289 86,919 96,585 100,965 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 112,342 154,979 113,761 147,711 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,278 17,031 43,218 45,089 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,455 20,156 39,909 29,209 Mechanical Tubing 35,413 40,377 52,390 48,366 Pressure Tubing 8,134 13,423 5,287 7,980 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,341 3,218 1,738 3,111 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,664 42,515 59,180 46,328 Pipe For Piling 2,919 2,087 2,419 1,978 Wire Drawn 48,812 47,004 52,252 50,116 Black Plate 16,104 9,912 6,930 4,306 Tin Plate 36,846 28,328 31,656 25,158 Tin Free Steel 10,690 9,089 7,764 6,485 Sheets Hot Rolled 156,844 88,179 157,815 90,077 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,952 42,430 82,604 51,578 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 121,553 105,966 135,483 117,750 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,854 9,575 9,559 9,147 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,367 29,367 58,593 55,483 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,382 4,694 5,996 4,180 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,306 11,065 8,167 12,639 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,507,485 1,770,921 Ingots And Steel For Castings 46 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 688,002 358,719 Wire Rods 138,325 77,469 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,537 42,019 Steel Piling 6,712 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 94,537 67,004 Plates In Coils 62,463 37,682 Rails Standard 11,673 8,405 Rails All Other 12,471 7,834 Railroad Accessories 2,008 1,567 Bars - Hot Rolled 38,733 28,088 Bars - Light Shaped 22,911 14,978 Bars - Reinforcing 264,192 154,848 Bars - Cold Finished 10,706 12,745 Standard Pipe 126,127 94,276 Oil Country Goods 96,585 100,965 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 113,761 147,711 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 43,218 45,089 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,909 29,209 Mechanical Tubing 52,390 48,366 Pressure Tubing 5,287 7,980 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,754 3,139 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,180 46,328 Pipe For Piling 2,419 1,978 Wire Drawn 52,526 50,304 Black Plate 6,930 4,306 Tin Plate 31,656 25,158 Tin Free Steel 7,764 6,485 Sheets Hot Rolled 157,815 90,077 Sheets Cold Rolled 82,714 51,643 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 135,483 117,750 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,559 9,147 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 58,593 55,483 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,332 4,394 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,167 12,639 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2006 July 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,336,777 2,169,050 3,408,560 2,118,736 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 783,588 416,054 697,878 327,219 Wire Rods 236,073 112,991 256,582 122,047 Structural Shapes Heavy 59,447 38,845 66,994 43,583 Steel Piling 7,743 7,413 19,855 17,311 Plates Cut Lengths 117,374 73,462 93,131 57,224 Plates In Coils 159,596 91,157 210,783 112,709 Rails Standard 8,960 6,092 36,668 24,913 Rails All Other 4,562 3,930 2,895 2,394 Railroad Accessories 1,411 1,009 1,158 540 Bars - Hot Rolled 62,199 47,052 61,421 42,322 Bars - Light Shaped 14,370 9,406 29,844 15,886 Bars - Reinforcing 191,431 91,807 191,537 88,156 Bars - Cold Finished 16,191 17,094 13,375 15,304 Standard Pipe 140,373 90,849 121,119 89,882 Oil Country Goods 127,940 135,918 152,672 139,427 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 34,185 33,574 47,410 45,506 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 41,707 42,477 40,072 38,053 Line Pipe - Not Specified 55,264 48,859 45,506 33,131 Mechanical Tubing 53,843 55,252 64,776 62,106 Pressure Tubing 8,806 13,098 6,523 8,903 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,213 3,129 1,757 3,163 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,783 35,608 50,951 39,636 Pipe For Piling 2,462 1,642 1,267 1,013 Wire Drawn 63,026 58,909 59,336 55,416 Black Plate 7,292 4,711 7,066 4,677 Tin Plate 43,645 32,869 45,464 34,653 Tin Free Steel 11,474 9,136 14,400 11,652 Sheets Hot Rolled 434,446 238,818 423,516 224,048 Sheets Cold Rolled 264,550 162,760 249,793 149,013 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 257,734 204,549 301,197 228,889 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,444 9,605 15,214 11,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,432 54,675 64,536 53,933 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,772 3,690 5,528 3,890 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,439 12,609 8,334 11,074 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 August 2007 (CB-07-133)