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 September 2007 August 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,656,465 1,259,092 1,885,338 1,407,699 Ingots And Steel For Castings 23 12 5 3 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 271,463 125,561 424,268 214,702 Wire Rods 76,474 47,222 106,704 61,863 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,180 30,885 61,489 49,955 Steel Piling 7,979 8,540 6,523 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 65,268 44,323 56,830 44,577 Plates In Coils 44,590 26,937 43,630 26,578 Rails Standard 24,300 18,126 22,057 15,813 Rails All Other 8,779 5,567 1,474 1,243 Railroad Accessories 1,109 1,197 1,403 1,295 Bars - Hot Rolled 40,765 31,287 47,449 34,851 Bars - Light Shaped 13,851 9,833 13,720 8,886 Bars - Reinforcing 101,236 60,817 105,005 64,782 Bars - Cold Finished 8,475 10,589 9,878 11,764 Standard Pipe 86,990 70,009 131,359 97,966 Oil Country Goods 99,249 98,211 86,289 86,919 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 94,191 120,207 112,342 154,979 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 23,734 28,536 18,278 17,031 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,875 19,779 28,455 20,156 Mechanical Tubing 36,338 37,825 35,413 40,377 Pressure Tubing 5,614 11,072 8,134 13,423 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 920 2,257 2,341 3,218 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,684 35,079 49,664 42,515 Pipe For Piling 3,444 2,328 2,919 2,087 Wire Drawn 43,847 43,111 48,812 47,004 Black Plate 2,244 1,596 16,104 9,912 Tin Plate 47,055 37,655 36,846 28,328 Tin Free Steel 5,074 4,477 10,690 9,089 Sheets Hot Rolled 163,361 91,050 156,844 88,179 Sheets Cold Rolled 59,915 39,380 64,952 42,430 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 128,574 110,494 121,553 105,966 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,524 4,374 10,854 9,575 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,223 67,297 29,367 29,367 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,701 4,119 6,382 4,694 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,416 9,338 7,306 11,065 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,958,369 1,453,799 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 3 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 480,531 244,367 Wire Rods 107,255 62,250 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,565 50,048 Steel Piling 6,523 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 56,947 44,690 Plates In Coils 43,812 26,659 Rails Standard 22,057 15,813 Rails All Other 1,474 1,243 Railroad Accessories 1,403 1,295 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,622 34,967 Bars - Light Shaped 13,784 8,931 Bars - Reinforcing 105,102 64,827 Bars - Cold Finished 10,212 12,184 Standard Pipe 134,833 100,345 Oil Country Goods 86,932 87,969 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 117,107 159,294 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,797 17,492 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,671 20,353 Mechanical Tubing 36,684 41,918 Pressure Tubing 8,134 13,423 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,357 3,245 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,112 42,894 Pipe For Piling 2,919 2,087 Wire Drawn 49,576 47,638 Black Plate 16,104 9,912 Tin Plate 36,856 28,352 Tin Free Steel 10,710 9,104 Sheets Hot Rolled 157,033 88,316 Sheets Cold Rolled 65,096 42,578 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 121,916 106,261 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,883 9,589 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,388 29,390 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,501 4,785 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,468 14,470 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2006 August 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,098,688 2,033,474 3,336,777 2,169,050 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 10 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 657,132 340,078 783,588 416,054 Wire Rods 236,094 117,646 236,073 112,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 75,212 49,208 59,447 38,845 Steel Piling 2,474 2,853 7,743 7,413 Plates Cut Lengths 88,112 53,988 117,374 73,462 Plates In Coils 100,776 60,716 159,596 91,157 Rails Standard 25,002 17,206 8,960 6,092 Rails All Other 1,383 1,162 4,562 3,930 Railroad Accessories 1,163 779 1,411 1,009 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,764 32,554 62,199 47,052 Bars - Light Shaped 22,097 14,707 14,370 9,406 Bars - Reinforcing 335,697 165,054 191,431 91,807 Bars - Cold Finished 12,224 14,482 16,191 17,094 Standard Pipe 133,890 96,398 140,373 90,849 Oil Country Goods 82,067 93,148 127,940 135,918 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 54,541 45,016 34,185 33,574 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 35,982 39,364 41,707 42,477 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,831 21,454 55,264 48,859 Mechanical Tubing 56,000 55,307 53,843 55,252 Pressure Tubing 6,246 11,927 8,806 13,098 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 890 2,333 1,213 3,129 Structural Pipe & Tube 61,849 48,863 39,783 35,608 Pipe For Piling 2,232 1,843 2,462 1,642 Wire Drawn 52,439 50,298 63,026 58,909 Black Plate 8,249 5,364 7,292 4,711 Tin Plate 37,173 28,268 43,645 32,869 Tin Free Steel 5,652 4,649 11,474 9,136 Sheets Hot Rolled 342,524 199,956 434,446 238,818 Sheets Cold Rolled 211,441 137,837 264,550 162,760 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 280,282 235,481 257,734 204,549 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,428 7,000 10,444 9,605 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 69,220 64,070 61,432 54,675 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,343 3,201 4,772 3,690 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,256 11,255 9,439 12,609 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 Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary September 2007 (CB-07-147)