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 August 2008 July 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,699,922 1,980,731 2,137,680 2,339,247 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 323,172 310,691 561,999 493,678 Wire Rods 67,050 67,887 84,050 80,529 Structural Shapes Heavy 28,833 38,569 41,438 50,921 Steel Piling 10,345 16,331 8,572 12,984 Plates Cut Lengths 60,585 70,652 63,807 65,151 Plates In Coils 68,175 66,884 74,519 75,097 Rails Standard 16,151 16,291 26,218 23,566 Rails All Other 13,155 9,024 1,665 1,866 Railroad Accessories 330 465 560 602 Bars - Hot Rolled 36,129 43,420 45,237 53,195 Bars - Light Shaped 10,772 12,278 14,327 16,039 Bars - Reinforcing 75,178 74,877 78,817 76,072 Bars - Cold Finished 8,515 14,456 9,460 15,440 Standard Pipe 84,787 110,190 85,779 105,920 Oil Country Goods 219,750 308,408 212,258 292,457 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 64,854 86,987 111,817 160,699 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,507 65,230 54,977 76,193 Line Pipe - Not Specified 36,630 42,600 47,797 47,133 Mechanical Tubing 24,380 41,369 31,837 53,586 Pressure Tubing 9,481 20,333 6,816 13,916 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 778 3,511 1,092 4,070 Structural Pipe & Tube 33,745 47,281 40,060 55,942 Pipe For Piling 831 924 1,101 1,265 Wire Drawn 45,100 67,867 49,408 70,570 Black Plate 872 824 683 575 Tin Plate 18,760 16,707 20,779 19,089 Tin Free Steel 7,650 7,801 9,500 9,076 Sheets Hot Rolled 168,228 165,008 200,515 187,733 Sheets Cold Rolled 42,703 46,715 66,777 67,805 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 113,835 125,151 116,815 121,833 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,809 9,910 11,863 13,356 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,024 57,229 47,240 58,183 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,810 2,527 2,313 1,895 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,997 12,333 7,582 12,810 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,158,609 2,364,912 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 562,232 493,951 Wire Rods 85,280 81,849 Structural Shapes Heavy 41,438 50,921 Steel Piling 8,572 12,984 Plates Cut Lengths 65,094 66,660 Plates In Coils 76,899 77,917 Rails Standard 26,218 23,566 Rails All Other 4,426 5,056 Railroad Accessories 560 602 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,261 53,235 Bars - Light Shaped 14,327 16,039 Bars - Reinforcing 79,308 76,645 Bars - Cold Finished 9,514 15,472 Standard Pipe 85,898 106,089 Oil Country Goods 213,954 295,933 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 112,834 161,777 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 54,977 76,193 Line Pipe - Not Specified 47,797 47,133 Mechanical Tubing 31,844 53,619 Pressure Tubing 6,816 13,916 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,092 4,070 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,060 55,942 Pipe For Piling 1,101 1,265 Wire Drawn 49,466 70,657 Black Plate 683 575 Tin Plate 20,821 19,152 Tin Free Steel 9,500 9,076 Sheets Hot Rolled 203,239 190,778 Sheets Cold Rolled 67,163 68,204 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 122,963 129,193 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,873 13,362 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,240 58,183 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,576 2,075 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,583 12,824 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2007 July 2007 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 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 August 2008 (CB-08-141)