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 October 2007 September 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,049,793 1,495,058 1,656,465 1,259,092 Ingots And Steel For Castings 33 17 23 12 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 656,216 317,660 271,463 125,561 Wire Rods 69,775 45,087 76,474 47,222 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,198 44,529 33,180 30,885 Steel Piling 5,213 5,603 7,979 8,540 Plates Cut Lengths 62,754 47,623 65,268 44,323 Plates In Coils 56,907 34,015 44,590 26,937 Rails Standard 12,040 8,668 24,300 18,126 Rails All Other 2,086 1,931 8,779 5,567 Railroad Accessories 1,216 1,292 1,109 1,197 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,068 34,088 40,765 31,287 Bars - Light Shaped 12,009 8,996 13,851 9,833 Bars - Reinforcing 55,408 35,452 101,236 60,817 Bars - Cold Finished 12,055 14,185 8,475 10,589 Standard Pipe 106,953 86,595 86,990 70,009 Oil Country Goods 86,637 84,813 99,249 98,211 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 126,895 164,981 94,191 120,207 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 38,427 47,947 23,734 28,536 Line Pipe - Not Specified 32,462 23,458 28,875 19,779 Mechanical Tubing 38,020 42,674 36,338 37,825 Pressure Tubing 4,375 9,565 5,614 11,072 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 943 2,396 920 2,257 Structural Pipe & Tube 46,094 38,859 39,684 35,079 Pipe For Piling 4,797 3,879 3,444 2,328 Wire Drawn 48,090 47,593 43,847 43,111 Black Plate 2,600 1,869 2,244 1,596 Tin Plate 42,202 31,611 47,055 37,655 Tin Free Steel 8,042 7,087 5,074 4,477 Sheets Hot Rolled 153,386 86,086 163,361 91,050 Sheets Cold Rolled 83,213 53,517 59,915 39,380 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 131,039 110,844 128,574 110,494 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,506 9,569 5,524 4,374 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,756 28,260 72,223 67,297 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,389 3,868 5,701 4,119 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,991 10,440 6,416 9,338 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,814,347 1,365,402 Ingots And Steel For Castings 23 12 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 311,139 146,795 Wire Rods 89,834 54,079 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,304 34,037 Steel Piling 9,498 10,151 Plates Cut Lengths 78,038 51,438 Plates In Coils 47,639 28,853 Rails Standard 24,320 18,159 Rails All Other 8,819 5,614 Railroad Accessories 1,109 1,197 Bars - Hot Rolled 42,550 32,688 Bars - Light Shaped 14,875 10,592 Bars - Reinforcing 114,664 68,574 Bars - Cold Finished 8,980 11,193 Standard Pipe 92,921 74,063 Oil Country Goods 113,796 110,982 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 97,880 122,878 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 32,972 35,616 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,392 25,069 Mechanical Tubing 38,822 40,711 Pressure Tubing 5,628 11,105 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 974 2,565 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,278 37,687 Pipe For Piling 4,331 2,884 Wire Drawn 45,085 44,331 Black Plate 2,359 1,701 Tin Plate 47,237 37,805 Tin Free Steel 6,695 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 166,267 92,837 Sheets Cold Rolled 62,588 41,039 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 129,189 111,113 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,589 9,933 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,649 67,761 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,866 4,252 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,037 11,848 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2006 September 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,065,573 2,067,077 3,098,688 2,033,474 Ingots And Steel For Castings 52 27 20 10 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 673,386 350,105 657,132 340,078 Wire Rods 236,279 119,498 236,094 117,646 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,647 30,189 75,212 49,208 Steel Piling 12,531 11,856 2,474 2,853 Plates Cut Lengths 108,568 74,758 88,112 53,988 Plates In Coils 132,047 80,535 100,776 60,716 Rails Standard 12,168 8,896 25,002 17,206 Rails All Other 1,541 1,375 1,383 1,162 Railroad Accessories 327 345 1,163 779 Bars - Hot Rolled 41,624 28,250 47,764 32,554 Bars - Light Shaped 23,736 14,326 22,097 14,707 Bars - Reinforcing 143,719 69,775 335,697 165,054 Bars - Cold Finished 13,439 15,575 12,224 14,482 Standard Pipe 140,618 102,127 133,890 96,398 Oil Country Goods 119,388 119,702 82,067 93,148 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 48,032 46,684 54,541 45,016 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,570 44,281 35,982 39,364 Line Pipe - Not Specified 70,081 47,989 31,831 21,454 Mechanical Tubing 50,169 53,368 56,000 55,307 Pressure Tubing 7,458 10,329 6,246 11,927 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,080 2,818 890 2,333 Structural Pipe & Tube 54,298 46,410 61,849 48,863 Pipe For Piling 1,984 1,513 2,232 1,843 Wire Drawn 53,043 52,395 52,439 50,298 Black Plate 3,523 2,505 8,249 5,364 Tin Plate 49,869 37,195 37,173 28,268 Tin Free Steel 7,856 6,851 5,652 4,649 Sheets Hot Rolled 343,892 197,731 342,524 199,956 Sheets Cold Rolled 223,748 147,316 211,441 137,837 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 303,135 246,126 280,282 235,481 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,647 5,017 7,428 7,000 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 78,154 75,837 69,220 64,070 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,771 3,406 4,343 3,201 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,195 11,967 9,256 11,255 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 October 2007 (CB-07-162)