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 February 2008 January 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,817,316 1,414,056 1,979,258 1,529,963 Ingots And Steel For Castings 21 11 13 7 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 434,559 238,559 376,665 197,115 Wire Rods 69,909 47,913 87,139 55,433 Structural Shapes Heavy 86,586 67,958 103,957 80,224 Steel Piling 6,170 7,576 7,038 8,488 Plates Cut Lengths 28,824 23,936 61,519 48,405 Plates In Coils 52,242 33,599 58,135 36,030 Rails Standard 18,648 15,243 11,345 8,657 Rails All Other 8,579 6,358 1,981 1,811 Railroad Accessories 513 668 1,328 1,168 Bars - Hot Rolled 31,234 25,139 45,192 35,617 Bars - Light Shaped 11,081 9,148 15,992 11,689 Bars - Reinforcing 108,264 70,171 115,314 73,531 Bars - Cold Finished 9,462 12,336 10,900 13,475 Standard Pipe 59,864 58,599 72,710 70,276 Oil Country Goods 102,342 93,970 145,237 141,043 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 141,805 183,067 130,787 160,097 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,316 26,562 45,397 41,398 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,785 25,747 46,308 35,134 Mechanical Tubing 28,579 33,583 34,960 41,194 Pressure Tubing 9,732 16,322 7,304 17,338 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 571 1,698 750 1,865 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,723 32,805 34,237 32,039 Pipe For Piling 1,615 1,303 2,218 1,555 Wire Drawn 44,346 46,012 47,697 48,119 Black Plate 4,533 3,117 1,960 1,434 Tin Plate 22,508 19,660 28,758 24,564 Tin Free Steel 8,762 8,751 5,488 5,198 Sheets Hot Rolled 218,072 126,143 207,064 116,303 Sheets Cold Rolled 81,068 53,894 86,012 55,623 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 80,092 70,572 120,782 101,749 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,981 6,489 8,787 7,570 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,813 32,463 44,668 41,199 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,122 2,971 4,123 3,074 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,596 11,716 7,492 11,542 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,984,395 1,538,650 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 7 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 377,593 197,521 Wire Rods 87,139 55,433 Structural Shapes Heavy 103,957 80,224 Steel Piling 7,038 8,488 Plates Cut Lengths 61,519 48,405 Plates In Coils 58,135 36,030 Rails Standard 11,345 8,657 Rails All Other 1,981 1,811 Railroad Accessories 1,328 1,168 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,192 35,617 Bars - Light Shaped 15,992 11,689 Bars - Reinforcing 115,314 73,531 Bars - Cold Finished 10,906 13,489 Standard Pipe 72,710 70,276 Oil Country Goods 145,520 141,417 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 130,787 160,097 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 45,397 41,398 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,385 35,189 Mechanical Tubing 34,960 41,194 Pressure Tubing 9,773 23,774 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 768 1,896 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,237 32,039 Pipe For Piling 2,218 1,555 Wire Drawn 47,808 48,244 Black Plate 1,960 1,434 Tin Plate 28,758 24,564 Tin Free Steel 5,488 5,198 Sheets Hot Rolled 207,064 116,303 Sheets Cold Rolled 86,054 55,672 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 120,782 101,749 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,787 7,570 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,874 42,396 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,123 3,074 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,492 11,542 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2007 January 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,017,498 1,401,110 2,228,593 1,484,550 Ingots And Steel For Castings 128 107 170 88 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 407,148 178,278 414,584 183,204 Wire Rods 96,058 50,861 186,128 91,736 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,495 41,803 104,111 67,238 Steel Piling 11,725 12,283 9,673 9,613 Plates Cut Lengths 70,125 47,808 36,492 26,716 Plates In Coils 59,720 34,481 89,130 50,469 Rails Standard 29,893 20,788 16,092 11,483 Rails All Other 1,107 1,201 2,788 2,794 Railroad Accessories 1,053 1,159 704 592 Bars - Hot Rolled 44,373 29,832 42,522 28,469 Bars - Light Shaped 17,417 11,379 24,257 13,845 Bars - Reinforcing 161,490 75,160 152,346 73,594 Bars - Cold Finished 11,589 13,127 12,318 13,428 Standard Pipe 74,720 64,418 106,613 84,187 Oil Country Goods 100,297 100,411 120,550 122,588 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 106,363 122,474 35,331 36,927 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 35,949 35,339 36,425 36,166 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,481 18,317 46,366 35,253 Mechanical Tubing 44,474 44,742 45,260 47,211 Pressure Tubing 4,186 6,876 5,295 9,194 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 773 2,262 1,419 2,905 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,013 36,345 53,257 43,695 Pipe For Piling 2,440 1,599 2,526 2,025 Wire Drawn 48,367 46,398 50,753 48,843 Black Plate 1,556 1,754 2,427 1,634 Tin Plate 27,557 22,351 40,964 31,884 Tin Free Steel 6,282 5,795 8,531 7,254 Sheets Hot Rolled 165,556 89,881 203,172 111,308 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,404 70,705 146,364 89,404 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 149,103 123,362 148,841 121,900 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,780 8,556 4,124 3,430 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,052 66,514 65,591 61,406 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,731 5,066 5,744 3,891 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,093 9,676 7,724 10,179 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 February 2008 (CB-08-48)