Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1C: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2008 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,844,064 1,735,652 2,215,524 1,820,099 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15 8 20 10 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 383,640 271,666 643,136 386,853 Wire Rods 66,257 54,794 145,798 105,587 Structural Shapes Heavy 66,206 62,470 50,529 47,600 Steel Piling 4,632 6,360 10,835 14,097 Plates Cut Lengths 32,134 32,795 46,553 46,740 Plates In Coils 51,167 42,348 78,353 54,121 Rails Standard 18,425 14,669 18,595 14,015 Rails All Other 4,269 3,956 1,646 1,873 Railroad Accessories 898 936 572 623 Bars - Hot Rolled 32,957 31,401 50,048 43,233 Bars - Light Shaped 11,564 11,069 13,097 11,418 Bars - Reinforcing 51,307 41,622 157,384 118,573 Bars - Cold Finished 10,129 14,378 13,449 16,073 Standard Pipe 69,127 78,789 92,037 93,573 Oil Country Goods 162,684 177,935 126,161 131,962 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 120,705 155,619 99,808 129,745 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,114 61,760 46,624 57,016 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,147 21,920 34,731 27,690 Mechanical Tubing 33,614 49,887 37,690 48,796 Pressure Tubing 5,736 9,374 5,080 11,210 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 701 2,099 819 2,539 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,763 46,121 37,049 40,458 Pipe For Piling 1,741 1,564 261 181 Wire Drawn 50,074 62,223 50,289 57,966 Black Plate 2,195 1,697 817 640 Tin Plate 20,153 18,627 13,203 12,590 Tin Free Steel 9,315 8,951 12,545 12,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 225,941 169,271 228,991 153,251 Sheets Cold Rolled 78,070 63,714 68,016 51,727 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,217 166,676 84,905 76,028 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,059 10,084 10,352 10,960 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,819 25,074 24,791 26,093 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,177 3,697 4,312 3,409 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,115 12,096 7,024 11,393 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,488,991 1,777,223 2,057,713 1,502,335 Ingots And Steel For Castings 578 350 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 380,758 188,821 457,603 222,239 Wire Rods 193,184 101,138 78,723 48,797 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,871 55,065 51,074 41,715 Steel Piling 8,754 10,000 11,701 13,014 Plates Cut Lengths 86,506 58,958 71,151 48,152 Plates In Coils 87,606 49,557 78,458 45,315 Rails Standard 27,020 19,917 22,854 16,201 Rails All Other 12,578 8,113 9,204 5,858 Railroad Accessories 732 562 1,103 1,001 Bars - Hot Rolled 63,102 46,142 40,175 29,536 Bars - Light Shaped 20,678 13,875 14,543 9,257 Bars - Reinforcing 218,162 118,256 107,049 55,065 Bars - Cold Finished 10,764 12,830 14,573 15,650 Standard Pipe 139,785 103,417 103,742 80,130 Oil Country Goods 112,783 115,407 82,993 89,327 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 122,335 151,852 128,072 155,171 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 42,093 46,640 48,570 48,335 Line Pipe - Not Specified 38,720 29,041 31,241 22,224 Mechanical Tubing 44,248 46,369 44,531 47,625 Pressure Tubing 10,461 19,042 8,102 15,171 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,609 2,723 1,624 2,479 Structural Pipe & Tube 58,554 46,390 46,529 39,577 Pipe For Piling 4,363 2,826 2,263 1,711 Wire Drawn 58,780 56,030 55,336 52,363 Black Plate 829 660 1,762 1,785 Tin Plate 34,111 27,427 50,904 39,259 Tin Free Steel 18,381 15,574 9,665 8,139 Sheets Hot Rolled 240,126 132,873 166,458 92,205 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,393 72,158 81,014 49,864 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 180,588 149,415 173,093 143,678 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,450 11,014 6,326 5,559 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 49,051 46,267 40,967 38,728 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,467 5,068 7,099 4,563 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,569 13,446 9,211 12,642 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 9,735,410 8,042,417 11,086,475 7,718,982 Ingots And Steel For Castings 79 41 994 605 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 2,206,294 1,295,768 2,105,829 971,957 Wire Rods 445,098 313,315 685,694 362,083 Structural Shapes Heavy 362,947 307,777 346,272 249,918 Steel Piling 36,538 46,420 51,021 54,278 Plates Cut Lengths 229,375 199,851 368,108 252,879 Plates In Coils 308,601 213,109 386,849 221,264 Rails Standard 85,825 66,797 114,159 81,528 Rails All Other 32,777 24,460 29,055 20,700 Railroad Accessories 4,507 4,481 5,447 4,897 Bars - Hot Rolled 204,075 172,398 239,682 169,286 Bars - Light Shaped 67,675 55,245 93,876 58,809 Bars - Reinforcing 542,731 380,144 838,182 419,800 Bars - Cold Finished 55,577 70,742 60,372 68,195 Standard Pipe 395,169 398,942 533,532 416,353 Oil Country Goods 674,203 682,986 510,482 530,764 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 613,809 776,860 463,455 554,439 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 207,102 235,480 189,287 189,075 Line Pipe - Not Specified 169,936 132,621 195,604 142,714 Mechanical Tubing 172,911 220,998 228,619 237,056 Pressure Tubing 38,056 76,444 34,392 61,432 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 3,634 10,391 6,367 13,088 Structural Pipe & Tube 180,976 189,355 258,998 212,116 Pipe For Piling 6,346 4,999 15,042 10,190 Wire Drawn 236,724 263,385 265,125 253,229 Black Plate 10,687 7,823 10,667 8,714 Tin Plate 112,566 99,660 192,014 150,072 Tin Free Steel 43,277 42,043 51,884 44,319 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,045,983 668,759 986,566 538,605 Sheets Cold Rolled 388,832 276,850 593,318 360,274 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 601,090 533,781 831,104 683,737 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 41,428 41,205 45,104 38,319 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 153,355 154,323 271,203 255,299 Strip - Hot Rolled 19,918 15,630 34,992 23,329 Strip - Cold Rolled 37,308 59,333 43,181 59,659 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.