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 December 2007 November 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,377,715 1,040,969 1,607,417 1,255,835 Ingots And Steel For Castings 661 472 548 348 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 263,207 129,472 264,495 129,551 Wire Rods 63,915 38,648 64,080 41,733 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,704 32,594 41,264 30,976 Steel Piling 6,488 7,710 3,484 3,952 Plates Cut Lengths 81,116 57,660 40,218 31,091 Plates In Coils 60,359 34,751 55,164 31,926 Rails Standard 4,788 3,877 11,980 8,565 Rails All Other 16,023 10,799 979 970 Railroad Accessories 756 773 753 890 Bars - Hot Rolled 35,978 26,344 43,372 32,657 Bars - Light Shaped 10,939 8,022 17,186 12,101 Bars - Reinforcing 49,804 34,824 60,856 40,232 Bars - Cold Finished 7,774 9,568 13,914 15,387 Standard Pipe 63,878 59,150 67,683 62,365 Oil Country Goods 58,766 59,524 127,414 123,486 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 88,770 109,400 119,852 158,571 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 14,796 15,966 36,814 39,503 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,230 17,967 40,034 27,456 Mechanical Tubing 25,435 30,500 42,112 49,003 Pressure Tubing 6,093 11,666 5,369 10,608 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 789 1,966 1,752 2,900 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,694 25,028 37,169 31,596 Pipe For Piling 1,539 1,367 1,594 1,159 Wire Drawn 41,467 40,897 42,897 43,052 Black Plate 1,810 1,276 455 364 Tin Plate 34,044 26,447 33,965 27,715 Tin Free Steel 6,377 5,929 10,065 9,183 Sheets Hot Rolled 163,547 92,120 222,445 122,173 Sheets Cold Rolled 63,587 40,455 62,636 41,054 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 72,938 64,828 87,800 75,187 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,523 4,955 9,934 9,399 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,853 20,953 26,229 25,238 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,996 2,904 5,195 3,586 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,069 12,159 7,711 11,859 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,641,035 1,283,249 Ingots And Steel For Castings 548 348 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 266,397 131,197 Wire Rods 64,423 41,977 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,677 32,488 Steel Piling 3,484 3,952 Plates Cut Lengths 40,533 31,301 Plates In Coils 56,050 32,442 Rails Standard 11,980 8,565 Rails All Other 17,443 10,792 Railroad Accessories 774 904 Bars - Hot Rolled 43,481 32,725 Bars - Light Shaped 19,657 13,609 Bars - Reinforcing 60,889 40,266 Bars - Cold Finished 13,919 15,389 Standard Pipe 67,703 62,375 Oil Country Goods 128,354 125,132 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 124,685 164,952 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 38,139 40,972 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,098 27,521 Mechanical Tubing 42,112 49,003 Pressure Tubing 5,369 10,608 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,752 2,900 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,190 31,614 Pipe For Piling 1,594 1,159 Wire Drawn 43,100 43,317 Black Plate 455 364 Tin Plate 33,965 27,715 Tin Free Steel 10,065 9,183 Sheets Hot Rolled 222,706 122,385 Sheets Cold Rolled 62,767 41,128 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 87,969 75,341 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,425 10,756 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,229 25,238 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,286 3,660 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,818 11,969 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2006 November 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,287,013 1,535,493 2,593,095 1,788,407 Ingots And Steel For Castings 80 67 113 66 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 439,945 209,021 470,272 235,638 Wire Rods 158,047 79,758 193,999 100,210 Structural Shapes Heavy 91,712 61,552 45,858 34,774 Steel Piling 3,565 3,942 6,594 6,143 Plates Cut Lengths 79,323 50,946 82,810 57,631 Plates In Coils 58,701 34,459 100,421 58,116 Rails Standard 24,072 17,272 22,013 14,434 Rails All Other 2,151 1,985 12,840 7,862 Railroad Accessories 162 154 283 284 Bars - Hot Rolled 38,662 25,670 66,977 47,814 Bars - Light Shaped 21,876 12,734 17,233 10,844 Bars - Reinforcing 81,787 39,859 129,454 64,557 Bars - Cold Finished 15,935 14,694 11,293 12,396 Standard Pipe 86,680 68,329 101,708 80,441 Oil Country Goods 90,848 95,296 108,436 109,725 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 47,673 44,792 61,301 63,002 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 39,000 35,905 42,129 40,964 Line Pipe - Not Specified 50,816 36,146 62,630 43,421 Mechanical Tubing 44,075 45,835 56,878 53,339 Pressure Tubing 3,482 5,990 5,794 9,331 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,047 2,329 1,103 2,586 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,676 32,634 62,912 50,747 Pipe For Piling 3,325 2,298 12,185 12,541 Wire Drawn 43,212 40,946 46,759 45,686 Black Plate 4,765 3,667 4,792 3,038 Tin Plate 56,095 41,179 50,604 38,657 Tin Free Steel 5,401 4,466 8,918 7,749 Sheets Hot Rolled 270,770 148,902 295,502 172,485 Sheets Cold Rolled 211,736 136,524 200,530 130,529 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,412 160,348 224,791 188,827 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,265 6,678 5,314 4,230 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 60,343 58,505 66,591 63,986 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,090 2,229 5,585 4,065 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,279 10,384 8,471 12,290 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 December 2007 (CB-08-15)