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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,857,558 2,149,937 2,158,609 2,364,912 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 420,138 409,757 562,232 493,951 Wire Rods 70,449 72,090 85,280 81,849 Structural Shapes Heavy 29,765 39,762 41,438 50,921 Steel Piling 10,497 16,441 8,572 12,984 Plates Cut Lengths 60,608 70,685 65,094 66,660 Plates In Coils 77,597 76,524 76,899 77,917 Rails Standard 16,151 16,291 26,218 23,566 Rails All Other 13,175 9,046 4,426 5,056 Railroad Accessories 330 465 560 602 Bars - Hot Rolled 36,805 44,311 45,261 53,235 Bars - Light Shaped 10,863 12,393 14,327 16,039 Bars - Reinforcing 75,503 75,260 79,308 76,645 Bars - Cold Finished 8,690 14,795 9,514 15,472 Standard Pipe 88,297 114,427 85,898 106,089 Oil Country Goods 222,963 313,590 213,954 295,933 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 66,072 88,396 112,834 161,777 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,842 65,626 54,977 76,193 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,056 43,052 47,797 47,133 Mechanical Tubing 24,577 41,849 31,844 53,619 Pressure Tubing 9,501 20,360 6,816 13,916 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 779 3,520 1,092 4,070 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,186 49,182 40,060 55,942 Pipe For Piling 840 943 1,101 1,265 Wire Drawn 46,026 69,504 49,466 70,657 Black Plate 872 824 683 575 Tin Plate 18,934 16,931 20,821 19,152 Tin Free Steel 9,900 9,941 9,500 9,076 Sheets Hot Rolled 192,514 190,575 203,239 190,778 Sheets Cold Rolled 44,134 48,247 67,163 68,204 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 118,085 130,681 122,963 129,193 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,846 10,021 11,873 13,362 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,882 58,475 47,240 58,183 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,260 2,964 2,576 2,075 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,420 13,010 7,583 12,824 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,958,369 1,453,799 2,507,485 1,770,921 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5 3 46 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 480,531 244,367 688,002 358,719 Wire Rods 107,255 62,250 138,325 77,469 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,565 50,048 56,537 42,019 Steel Piling 6,523 7,108 6,712 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 56,947 44,690 94,537 67,004 Plates In Coils 43,812 26,659 62,463 37,682 Rails Standard 22,057 15,813 11,673 8,405 Rails All Other 1,474 1,243 12,471 7,834 Railroad Accessories 1,403 1,295 2,008 1,567 Bars - Hot Rolled 47,622 34,967 38,733 28,088 Bars - Light Shaped 13,784 8,931 22,911 14,978 Bars - Reinforcing 105,102 64,827 264,192 154,848 Bars - Cold Finished 10,212 12,184 10,706 12,745 Standard Pipe 134,833 100,345 126,127 94,276 Oil Country Goods 86,932 87,969 96,585 100,965 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 117,107 159,294 113,761 147,711 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 18,797 17,492 43,218 45,089 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,671 20,353 39,909 29,209 Mechanical Tubing 36,684 41,918 52,390 48,366 Pressure Tubing 8,134 13,423 5,287 7,980 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,357 3,245 1,754 3,139 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,112 42,894 59,180 46,328 Pipe For Piling 2,919 2,087 2,419 1,978 Wire Drawn 49,576 47,638 52,526 50,304 Black Plate 16,104 9,912 6,930 4,306 Tin Plate 36,856 28,352 31,656 25,158 Tin Free Steel 10,710 9,104 7,764 6,485 Sheets Hot Rolled 157,033 88,316 157,815 90,077 Sheets Cold Rolled 65,096 42,578 82,714 51,643 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 121,916 106,261 135,483 117,750 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,883 9,589 9,559 9,147 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,388 29,390 58,593 55,483 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,501 4,785 6,332 4,394 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,468 14,470 8,167 12,639 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 15,726,318 14,542,826 17,784,497 12,525,771 Ingots And Steel For Castings 91 47 1,117 669 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 3,676,288 2,577,977 3,770,306 1,819,284 Wire Rods 707,946 561,014 1,081,954 580,071 Structural Shapes Heavy 468,890 439,784 516,835 383,831 Steel Piling 63,431 86,365 75,127 80,382 Plates Cut Lengths 399,164 384,437 567,758 399,216 Plates In Coils 525,014 427,016 554,412 323,027 Rails Standard 139,870 117,884 175,762 125,603 Rails All Other 52,650 40,891 46,272 32,835 Railroad Accessories 5,805 6,099 10,300 8,838 Bars - Hot Rolled 333,690 317,585 375,362 270,085 Bars - Light Shaped 107,805 97,933 147,251 94,564 Bars - Reinforcing 758,267 584,306 1,407,390 747,052 Bars - Cold Finished 82,839 115,094 94,491 107,362 Standard Pipe 670,473 732,476 934,600 712,965 Oil Country Goods 1,284,128 1,505,575 803,983 827,267 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 910,019 1,186,048 768,476 959,075 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 363,517 440,834 284,915 293,093 Line Pipe - Not Specified 294,407 262,307 306,813 222,653 Mechanical Tubing 262,594 366,096 365,140 378,505 Pressure Tubing 59,461 121,001 57,476 100,345 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 6,480 21,438 11,924 22,404 Structural Pipe & Tube 299,607 350,755 425,061 346,820 Pipe For Piling 8,741 7,803 23,110 16,484 Wire Drawn 383,993 471,283 422,679 404,460 Black Plate 17,282 13,116 36,806 25,412 Tin Plate 173,686 155,695 313,514 244,838 Tin Free Steel 73,107 71,067 79,968 68,373 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,648,955 1,225,508 1,477,452 817,908 Sheets Cold Rolled 567,773 456,784 817,651 503,815 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 944,948 895,871 1,236,235 1,030,776 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 69,291 73,533 70,096 62,154 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 279,288 310,336 399,632 377,766 Strip - Hot Rolled 27,855 22,431 54,947 37,646 Strip - Cold Rolled 58,961 96,438 69,682 100,195 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.