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 March 2008 February 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,815,888 1,476,267 1,817,316 1,414,056 Ingots And Steel For Castings 11 5 21 11 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 358,349 195,393 434,559 238,559 Wire Rods 73,486 47,811 69,909 47,913 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,327 49,163 86,586 67,958 Steel Piling 7,863 9,899 6,170 7,576 Plates Cut Lengths 60,138 47,767 28,824 23,936 Plates In Coils 66,995 45,980 52,242 33,599 Rails Standard 18,813 14,213 18,648 15,243 Rails All Other 16,302 10,461 8,579 6,358 Railroad Accessories 1,195 1,087 513 668 Bars - Hot Rolled 43,218 35,464 31,234 25,139 Bars - Light Shaped 12,658 9,920 11,081 9,148 Bars - Reinforcing 109,373 75,538 108,264 70,171 Bars - Cold Finished 11,204 13,922 9,462 12,336 Standard Pipe 100,325 96,498 59,864 58,599 Oil Country Goods 136,618 135,902 102,342 93,970 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 101,169 120,710 141,805 183,067 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 41,216 47,383 26,316 26,562 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,888 22,076 34,785 25,747 Mechanical Tubing 36,957 46,225 28,579 33,583 Pressure Tubing 7,735 15,764 9,732 16,322 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 773 2,150 571 1,698 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,384 37,097 34,723 32,805 Pipe For Piling 512 396 1,615 1,303 Wire Drawn 42,849 47,486 44,346 46,012 Black Plate 1,183 935 4,533 3,117 Tin Plate 27,944 24,219 22,508 19,660 Tin Free Steel 7,166 7,086 8,762 8,751 Sheets Hot Rolled 163,521 101,952 218,072 126,143 Sheets Cold Rolled 69,868 48,730 81,068 53,894 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 133,493 116,807 80,092 70,572 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,249 6,103 6,981 6,489 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,490 27,681 32,813 32,463 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,029 2,348 4,122 2,971 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,586 12,097 7,596 11,716 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,830,967 1,425,074 Ingots And Steel For Castings 21 11 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 436,337 239,754 Wire Rods 70,502 48,368 Structural Shapes Heavy 86,586 67,958 Steel Piling 6,170 7,576 Plates Cut Lengths 28,872 24,003 Plates In Coils 52,927 34,012 Rails Standard 18,648 15,243 Rails All Other 8,579 6,358 Railroad Accessories 513 668 Bars - Hot Rolled 31,838 25,865 Bars - Light Shaped 11,100 9,164 Bars - Reinforcing 108,264 70,171 Bars - Cold Finished 9,462 12,336 Standard Pipe 60,129 58,876 Oil Country Goods 102,342 93,970 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 144,541 186,752 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,316 26,562 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,785 25,747 Mechanical Tubing 28,886 33,910 Pressure Tubing 9,732 16,322 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 571 1,698 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,754 32,833 Pipe For Piling 1,615 1,303 Wire Drawn 44,691 46,302 Black Plate 4,533 3,117 Tin Plate 22,508 19,660 Tin Free Steel 8,762 8,751 Sheets Hot Rolled 218,531 126,531 Sheets Cold Rolled 86,487 56,730 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 80,111 70,598 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,981 6,489 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,831 32,482 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,235 3,063 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,809 11,890 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2007 February 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,293,680 1,553,764 2,017,498 1,401,110 Ingots And Steel For Castings 117 61 128 107 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,736 199,414 407,148 178,278 Wire Rods 131,601 69,552 96,058 50,861 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,721 44,097 54,495 41,803 Steel Piling 9,167 9,368 11,725 12,283 Plates Cut Lengths 103,833 71,244 70,125 47,808 Plates In Coils 71,935 41,442 59,720 34,481 Rails Standard 18,299 13,139 29,893 20,788 Rails All Other 3,377 2,734 1,107 1,201 Railroad Accessories 1,855 1,583 1,053 1,159 Bars - Hot Rolled 49,510 35,308 44,373 29,832 Bars - Light Shaped 16,981 10,454 17,417 11,379 Bars - Reinforcing 199,136 97,725 161,490 75,160 Bars - Cold Finished 11,127 13,160 11,589 13,127 Standard Pipe 108,672 84,200 74,720 64,418 Oil Country Goods 93,860 103,032 100,297 100,411 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 71,354 88,015 106,363 122,474 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,250 22,595 35,949 35,339 Line Pipe - Not Specified 53,796 37,879 25,481 18,317 Mechanical Tubing 50,106 51,108 44,474 44,742 Pressure Tubing 6,347 11,148 4,186 6,876 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 942 2,718 773 2,262 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,644 46,109 43,013 36,345 Pipe For Piling 3,450 2,029 2,440 1,599 Wire Drawn 51,889 49,596 48,367 46,398 Black Plate 4,093 2,881 1,556 1,754 Tin Plate 38,477 29,151 27,557 22,351 Tin Free Steel 9,025 7,557 6,282 5,795 Sheets Hot Rolled 211,255 112,337 165,556 89,881 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,142 78,144 117,404 70,705 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,479 145,382 149,103 123,362 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,424 9,760 10,780 8,556 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,542 42,384 72,052 66,514 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,951 4,741 7,731 5,066 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,584 13,717 7,093 9,676 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 March 2008 (CB-08-62)