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 September 2008 August 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,217,317 2,741,628 1,699,922 1,980,731 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6 6 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 404,479 413,791 323,172 310,691 Wire Rods 81,826 89,037 67,050 67,887 Structural Shapes Heavy 33,868 44,771 28,833 38,569 Steel Piling 10,173 17,157 10,345 16,331 Plates Cut Lengths 74,403 91,915 60,585 70,652 Plates In Coils 124,377 144,064 68,175 66,884 Rails Standard 7,083 6,304 16,151 16,291 Rails All Other 3,093 2,665 13,155 9,024 Railroad Accessories 879 813 330 465 Bars - Hot Rolled 29,449 35,206 36,129 43,420 Bars - Light Shaped 8,934 10,235 10,772 12,278 Bars - Reinforcing 49,361 51,391 75,178 74,877 Bars - Cold Finished 7,749 13,677 8,515 14,456 Standard Pipe 107,639 142,306 84,787 110,190 Oil Country Goods 342,148 514,617 219,750 308,408 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 128,643 178,346 64,854 86,987 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 62,993 91,937 48,507 65,230 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,390 49,295 36,630 42,600 Mechanical Tubing 34,011 57,168 24,380 41,369 Pressure Tubing 7,789 17,842 9,481 20,333 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,037 4,136 778 3,511 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,321 52,022 33,745 47,281 Pipe For Piling 517 663 831 924 Wire Drawn 40,975 63,582 45,100 67,867 Black Plate 471 495 872 824 Tin Plate 30,770 29,120 18,760 16,707 Tin Free Steel 3,281 3,735 7,650 7,801 Sheets Hot Rolled 223,120 221,626 168,228 165,008 Sheets Cold Rolled 66,652 74,244 42,703 46,715 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,458 187,028 113,835 125,151 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,230 14,980 7,809 9,910 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 76,053 103,495 43,024 57,229 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,132 2,998 2,810 2,527 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,007 10,960 6,997 12,333 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,857,558 2,149,937 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 420,138 409,757 Wire Rods 70,449 72,090 Structural Shapes Heavy 29,765 39,762 Steel Piling 10,497 16,441 Plates Cut Lengths 60,608 70,685 Plates In Coils 77,597 76,524 Rails Standard 16,151 16,291 Rails All Other 13,175 9,046 Railroad Accessories 330 465 Bars - Hot Rolled 36,805 44,311 Bars - Light Shaped 10,863 12,393 Bars - Reinforcing 75,503 75,260 Bars - Cold Finished 8,690 14,795 Standard Pipe 88,297 114,427 Oil Country Goods 222,963 313,590 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 66,072 88,396 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,842 65,626 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,056 43,052 Mechanical Tubing 24,577 41,849 Pressure Tubing 9,501 20,360 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 779 3,520 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,186 49,182 Pipe For Piling 840 943 Wire Drawn 46,026 69,504 Black Plate 872 824 Tin Plate 18,934 16,931 Tin Free Steel 9,900 9,941 Sheets Hot Rolled 192,514 190,575 Sheets Cold Rolled 44,134 48,247 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 118,085 130,681 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,846 10,021 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,882 58,475 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,260 2,964 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,420 13,010 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2007 August 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,814,347 1,365,402 1,958,369 1,453,799 Ingots And Steel For Castings 23 12 5 3 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 311,139 146,795 480,531 244,367 Wire Rods 89,834 54,079 107,255 62,250 Structural Shapes Heavy 37,304 34,037 61,565 50,048 Steel Piling 9,498 10,151 6,523 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 78,038 51,438 56,947 44,690 Plates In Coils 47,639 28,853 43,812 26,659 Rails Standard 24,320 18,159 22,057 15,813 Rails All Other 8,819 5,614 1,474 1,243 Railroad Accessories 1,109 1,197 1,403 1,295 Bars - Hot Rolled 42,550 32,688 47,622 34,967 Bars - Light Shaped 14,875 10,592 13,784 8,931 Bars - Reinforcing 114,664 68,574 105,102 64,827 Bars - Cold Finished 8,980 11,193 10,212 12,184 Standard Pipe 92,921 74,063 134,833 100,345 Oil Country Goods 113,796 110,982 86,932 87,969 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 97,880 122,878 117,107 159,294 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 32,972 35,616 18,797 17,492 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,392 25,069 28,671 20,353 Mechanical Tubing 38,822 40,711 36,684 41,918 Pressure Tubing 5,628 11,105 8,134 13,423 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 974 2,565 2,357 3,245 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,278 37,687 50,112 42,894 Pipe For Piling 4,331 2,884 2,919 2,087 Wire Drawn 45,085 44,331 49,576 47,638 Black Plate 2,359 1,701 16,104 9,912 Tin Plate 47,237 37,805 36,856 28,352 Tin Free Steel 6,695 5,839 10,710 9,104 Sheets Hot Rolled 166,267 92,837 157,033 88,316 Sheets Cold Rolled 62,588 41,039 65,096 42,578 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 129,189 111,113 121,916 106,261 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,589 9,933 10,883 9,589 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,649 67,761 29,388 29,390 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,866 4,252 6,501 4,785 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,037 11,848 9,468 14,470 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 September 2008 (CB-08-158)