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 June 2008 May 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,956,732 1,962,056 1,803,254 1,684,701 Ingots And Steel For Castings 12 6 15 8 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 487,624 378,501 382,867 271,235 Wire Rods 104,962 91,346 65,643 54,183 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,673 41,277 64,627 60,631 Steel Piling 7,824 10,520 4,632 6,360 Plates Cut Lengths 44,032 47,202 31,625 32,351 Plates In Coils 61,918 59,467 50,826 42,012 Rails Standard 11,676 11,230 18,425 14,669 Rails All Other 2,272 2,329 4,269 3,956 Railroad Accessories 410 550 893 918 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,550 47,641 32,843 31,286 Bars - Light Shaped 14,940 14,256 11,564 11,069 Bars - Reinforcing 60,724 52,258 50,738 41,451 Bars - Cold Finished 9,059 14,084 10,129 14,378 Standard Pipe 101,110 113,018 68,428 78,414 Oil Country Goods 173,008 213,066 162,684 177,935 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 101,803 138,365 96,313 118,736 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 52,596 63,534 46,114 61,760 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,618 39,501 25,147 21,920 Mechanical Tubing 33,155 49,473 33,611 49,819 Pressure Tubing 5,089 10,281 5,736 9,374 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 974 3,456 701 2,099 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,384 56,275 36,763 46,121 Pipe For Piling 454 596 1,741 1,564 Wire Drawn 51,653 67,540 50,028 62,175 Black Plate 5,039 3,895 2,195 1,697 Tin Plate 21,364 19,953 20,114 18,573 Tin Free Steel 10,430 10,008 9,315 8,951 Sheets Hot Rolled 207,219 175,396 215,519 160,376 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,643 63,483 77,520 63,226 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 102,811 102,216 179,083 166,527 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,144 8,945 9,059 10,084 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 34,811 39,355 22,819 25,074 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,101 1,761 4,157 3,676 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,650 11,271 7,110 12,092 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,844,064 1,735,652 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15 8 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 383,640 271,666 Wire Rods 66,257 54,794 Structural Shapes Heavy 66,206 62,470 Steel Piling 4,632 6,360 Plates Cut Lengths 32,134 32,795 Plates In Coils 51,167 42,348 Rails Standard 18,425 14,669 Rails All Other 4,269 3,956 Railroad Accessories 898 936 Bars - Hot Rolled 32,957 31,401 Bars - Light Shaped 11,564 11,069 Bars - Reinforcing 51,307 41,622 Bars - Cold Finished 10,129 14,378 Standard Pipe 69,127 78,789 Oil Country Goods 162,684 177,935 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 120,705 155,619 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 46,114 61,760 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,147 21,920 Mechanical Tubing 33,614 49,887 Pressure Tubing 5,736 9,374 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 701 2,099 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,763 46,121 Pipe For Piling 1,741 1,564 Wire Drawn 50,074 62,223 Black Plate 2,195 1,697 Tin Plate 20,153 18,627 Tin Free Steel 9,315 8,951 Sheets Hot Rolled 225,941 169,271 Sheets Cold Rolled 78,070 63,714 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,217 166,676 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,059 10,084 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,819 25,074 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,177 3,697 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,115 12,096 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2007 May 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,232,168 1,582,070 2,488,991 1,777,223 Ingots And Steel For Castings 73 38 578 350 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 495,945 244,241 380,758 188,821 Wire Rods 150,680 78,268 193,184 101,138 Structural Shapes Heavy 52,461 41,847 74,871 55,065 Steel Piling 10,871 11,887 8,754 10,000 Plates Cut Lengths 48,166 34,642 86,506 58,958 Plates In Coils 61,289 37,423 87,606 49,557 Rails Standard 27,874 19,858 27,020 19,917 Rails All Other 3,272 3,057 12,578 8,113 Railroad Accessories 1,442 1,080 732 562 Bars - Hot Rolled 49,325 37,744 63,102 46,142 Bars - Light Shaped 16,680 11,846 20,678 13,875 Bars - Reinforcing 199,914 107,577 218,162 118,256 Bars - Cold Finished 13,202 14,237 10,764 12,830 Standard Pipe 140,108 101,991 139,785 103,417 Oil Country Goods 109,984 107,568 112,783 115,407 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 74,152 97,631 122,335 151,852 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 33,611 41,437 42,093 46,640 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,629 30,376 38,720 29,041 Mechanical Tubing 47,447 51,165 44,248 46,369 Pressure Tubing 9,664 17,511 10,461 19,042 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,446 2,933 1,609 2,723 Structural Pipe & Tube 56,772 45,482 58,554 46,390 Pipe For Piling 2,730 2,229 4,363 2,826 Wire Drawn 55,453 53,288 58,780 56,030 Black Plate 3,106 2,481 829 660 Tin Plate 52,987 41,257 34,111 27,427 Tin Free Steel 9,610 8,464 18,381 15,574 Sheets Hot Rolled 176,038 100,910 240,126 132,873 Sheets Cold Rolled 76,523 49,319 117,393 72,158 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 147,731 123,027 180,588 149,415 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,549 5,099 12,450 11,014 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,448 37,593 49,051 46,267 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,121 5,137 7,467 5,068 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,866 13,427 9,569 13,446 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 June 2008 (CB-08-110)