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 May 2008 April 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,803,254 1,684,701 2,186,709 1,782,864 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15 8 20 10 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 382,867 271,235 642,831 386,519 Wire Rods 65,643 54,183 145,798 105,587 Structural Shapes Heavy 64,627 60,631 50,529 47,600 Steel Piling 4,632 6,360 10,381 13,529 Plates Cut Lengths 31,625 32,351 46,356 41,192 Plates In Coils 50,826 42,012 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 893 918 572 623 Bars - Hot Rolled 32,843 31,286 50,048 43,233 Bars - Light Shaped 11,564 11,069 13,097 11,418 Bars - Reinforcing 50,738 41,451 143,030 105,578 Bars - Cold Finished 10,129 14,378 12,140 15,098 Standard Pipe 68,428 78,414 92,037 93,573 Oil Country Goods 162,684 177,935 126,046 131,754 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 96,313 118,736 88,160 113,560 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,114 61,760 46,611 57,005 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,147 21,920 34,731 27,690 Mechanical Tubing 33,611 49,819 37,551 48,619 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 50,028 62,175 50,289 57,966 Black Plate 2,195 1,697 817 640 Tin Plate 20,114 18,573 13,203 12,590 Tin Free Steel 9,315 8,951 12,345 11,889 Sheets Hot Rolled 215,519 160,376 228,974 153,230 Sheets Cold Rolled 77,520 63,226 67,999 51,715 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,083 166,527 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 4,157 3,676 4,312 3,409 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,110 12,092 6,981 11,359 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,215,524 1,820,099 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 10 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 643,136 386,853 Wire Rods 145,798 105,587 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,529 47,600 Steel Piling 10,835 14,097 Plates Cut Lengths 46,553 46,740 Plates In Coils 78,353 54,121 Rails Standard 18,595 14,015 Rails All Other 1,646 1,873 Railroad Accessories 572 623 Bars - Hot Rolled 50,048 43,233 Bars - Light Shaped 13,097 11,418 Bars - Reinforcing 157,384 118,573 Bars - Cold Finished 13,449 16,073 Standard Pipe 92,037 93,573 Oil Country Goods 126,161 131,962 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 99,808 129,745 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,624 57,016 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,731 27,690 Mechanical Tubing 37,690 48,796 Pressure Tubing 5,080 11,210 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 819 2,539 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,049 40,458 Pipe For Piling 261 181 Wire Drawn 50,289 57,966 Black Plate 817 640 Tin Plate 13,203 12,590 Tin Free Steel 12,545 12,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 228,991 153,251 Sheets Cold Rolled 68,016 51,727 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 84,905 76,028 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,352 10,960 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,791 26,093 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,312 3,409 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,024 11,393 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2007 April 2007 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 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 May 2008 (CB-08-94)