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 April 2008 March 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,186,709 1,782,864 1,815,888 1,476,267 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 10 11 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 642,831 386,519 358,349 195,393 Wire Rods 145,798 105,587 73,486 47,811 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,529 47,600 55,327 49,163 Steel Piling 10,381 13,529 7,863 9,899 Plates Cut Lengths 46,356 41,192 60,138 47,767 Plates In Coils 78,353 54,121 66,995 45,980 Rails Standard 18,595 14,015 18,813 14,213 Rails All Other 1,646 1,873 16,302 10,461 Railroad Accessories 572 623 1,195 1,087 Bars - Hot Rolled 50,048 43,233 43,218 35,464 Bars - Light Shaped 13,097 11,418 12,658 9,920 Bars - Reinforcing 143,030 105,578 109,373 75,538 Bars - Cold Finished 12,140 15,098 11,204 13,922 Standard Pipe 92,037 93,573 100,325 96,498 Oil Country Goods 126,046 131,754 136,618 135,902 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 88,160 113,560 101,169 120,710 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,611 57,005 41,216 47,383 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,731 27,690 28,888 22,076 Mechanical Tubing 37,551 48,619 36,957 46,225 Pressure Tubing 5,080 11,210 7,735 15,764 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 819 2,539 773 2,150 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,049 40,458 37,384 37,097 Pipe For Piling 261 181 512 396 Wire Drawn 50,289 57,966 42,849 47,486 Black Plate 817 640 1,183 935 Tin Plate 13,203 12,590 27,944 24,219 Tin Free Steel 12,345 11,889 7,166 7,086 Sheets Hot Rolled 228,974 153,230 163,521 101,952 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,999 51,715 69,868 48,730 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 84,905 76,028 133,493 116,807 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,352 10,960 6,249 6,103 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,791 26,093 26,490 27,681 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,312 3,409 3,029 2,348 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,981 11,359 7,586 12,097 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,860,459 1,522,941 Ingots And Steel For Castings 11 5 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 365,588 199,974 Wire Rods 75,402 49,133 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,670 49,525 Steel Piling 7,863 9,899 Plates Cut Lengths 60,296 47,909 Plates In Coils 68,019 46,599 Rails Standard 18,813 14,213 Rails All Other 16,302 10,461 Railroad Accessories 1,195 1,087 Bars - Hot Rolled 44,040 36,282 Bars - Light Shaped 15,921 11,905 Bars - Reinforcing 110,462 76,247 Bars - Cold Finished 11,630 14,465 Standard Pipe 101,166 97,428 Oil Country Goods 137,497 137,702 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 117,967 144,647 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 42,651 48,744 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,888 22,076 Mechanical Tubing 37,762 47,210 Pressure Tubing 7,735 15,764 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 776 2,159 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,173 37,903 Pipe For Piling 512 396 Wire Drawn 43,861 48,651 Black Plate 1,183 935 Tin Plate 27,944 24,219 Tin Free Steel 7,166 7,086 Sheets Hot Rolled 165,457 103,402 Sheets Cold Rolled 70,206 49,006 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,075 118,731 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,249 6,103 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,040 28,277 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,071 2,386 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,868 12,412 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2007 March 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,057,713 1,502,335 2,293,680 1,553,764 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) 117 61 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 457,603 222,239 445,736 199,414 Wire Rods 78,723 48,797 131,601 69,552 Structural Shapes Heavy 51,074 41,715 61,721 44,097 Steel Piling 11,701 13,014 9,167 9,368 Plates Cut Lengths 71,151 48,152 103,833 71,244 Plates In Coils 78,458 45,315 71,935 41,442 Rails Standard 22,854 16,201 18,299 13,139 Rails All Other 9,204 5,858 3,377 2,734 Railroad Accessories 1,103 1,001 1,855 1,583 Bars - Hot Rolled 40,175 29,536 49,510 35,308 Bars - Light Shaped 14,543 9,257 16,981 10,454 Bars - Reinforcing 107,049 55,065 199,136 97,725 Bars - Cold Finished 14,573 15,650 11,127 13,160 Standard Pipe 103,742 80,130 108,672 84,200 Oil Country Goods 82,993 89,327 93,860 103,032 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 128,072 155,171 71,354 88,015 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,570 48,335 26,250 22,595 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,241 22,224 53,796 37,879 Mechanical Tubing 44,531 47,625 50,106 51,108 Pressure Tubing 8,102 15,171 6,347 11,148 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,624 2,479 942 2,718 Structural Pipe & Tube 46,529 39,577 57,644 46,109 Pipe For Piling 2,263 1,711 3,450 2,029 Wire Drawn 55,336 52,363 51,889 49,596 Black Plate 1,762 1,785 4,093 2,881 Tin Plate 50,904 39,259 38,477 29,151 Tin Free Steel 9,665 8,139 9,025 7,557 Sheets Hot Rolled 166,458 92,205 211,255 112,337 Sheets Cold Rolled 81,014 49,864 131,142 78,144 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 173,093 143,678 179,479 145,382 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,326 5,559 11,424 9,760 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,967 38,728 43,542 42,384 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,099 4,563 6,951 4,741 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,211 12,642 9,584 13,717 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 April 2008 (CB-08-81)