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 December 2008 November 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,450,144 1,799,305 1,601,630 2,111,687 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3 4 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 181,795 120,820 138,338 131,243 Wire Rods 93,300 88,433 93,621 91,957 Structural Shapes Heavy 20,299 21,967 17,947 23,431 Steel Piling 8,613 15,937 6,611 11,919 Plates Cut Lengths 43,336 50,220 84,913 116,664 Plates In Coils 41,658 28,385 51,198 51,377 Rails Standard 2,363 13,772 16,843 17,912 Rails All Other 13,275 12,502 976 1,221 Railroad Accessories 1,776 1,373 1,320 1,381 Bars - Hot Rolled 23,817 21,971 27,261 26,022 Bars - Light Shaped 6,850 6,322 4,026 4,127 Bars - Reinforcing 12,448 9,701 19,982 14,440 Bars - Cold Finished 6,309 8,833 6,446 9,863 Standard Pipe 87,190 117,993 85,688 117,610 Oil Country Goods 318,098 561,506 402,587 667,173 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 66,436 103,057 66,214 95,600 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 66,369 112,770 74,895 115,061 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,202 54,412 46,624 63,689 Mechanical Tubing 28,288 48,829 36,257 61,883 Pressure Tubing 7,460 17,597 9,424 21,070 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 700 2,090 678 2,853 Structural Pipe & Tube 18,443 24,998 23,135 31,048 Pipe For Piling 1,567 1,848 2,111 3,181 Wire Drawn 27,338 38,470 28,664 42,958 Black Plate 772 728 1,611 1,499 Tin Plate 21,876 23,660 25,516 25,503 Tin Free Steel 7,224 8,130 6,373 7,450 Sheets Hot Rolled 124,269 83,245 118,494 103,321 Sheets Cold Rolled 47,918 43,958 51,777 54,859 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 98,758 110,524 96,503 114,936 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,997 9,334 11,676 15,623 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,375 25,427 36,557 52,258 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,994 2,371 1,702 1,826 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,024 8,117 5,662 10,734 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,730,423 2,316,200 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 141,121 135,943 Wire Rods 96,664 95,613 Structural Shapes Heavy 18,020 23,483 Steel Piling 6,611 11,919 Plates Cut Lengths 85,210 117,140 Plates In Coils 128,482 172,980 Rails Standard 17,029 18,131 Rails All Other 1,264 1,709 Railroad Accessories 1,320 1,381 Bars - Hot Rolled 27,508 26,410 Bars - Light Shaped 4,026 4,127 Bars - Reinforcing 22,781 15,876 Bars - Cold Finished 6,446 9,863 Standard Pipe 86,636 119,075 Oil Country Goods 405,881 677,685 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 96,217 146,036 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 76,556 117,591 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,624 63,689 Mechanical Tubing 36,450 62,266 Pressure Tubing 9,541 21,418 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 678 2,853 Structural Pipe & Tube 23,139 31,073 Pipe For Piling 2,111 3,181 Wire Drawn 28,791 43,131 Black Plate 1,611 1,499 Tin Plate 29,002 28,548 Tin Free Steel 6,373 7,450 Sheets Hot Rolled 119,124 104,197 Sheets Cold Rolled 52,178 55,226 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 96,572 115,015 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,753 15,745 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 36,656 52,404 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,760 1,882 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,286 11,662 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2007 November 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,395,463 1,064,496 1,641,035 1,283,249 Ingots And Steel For Castings 661 472 548 348 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 264,269 129,960 266,397 131,197 Wire Rods 63,974 38,683 64,423 41,977 Structural Shapes Heavy 40,704 32,594 42,677 32,488 Steel Piling 6,488 7,710 3,484 3,952 Plates Cut Lengths 81,132 57,679 40,533 31,301 Plates In Coils 60,788 35,012 56,050 32,442 Rails Standard 4,788 3,877 11,980 8,565 Rails All Other 16,023 10,799 17,443 10,792 Railroad Accessories 756 773 774 904 Bars - Hot Rolled 36,706 27,339 43,481 32,725 Bars - Light Shaped 10,939 8,022 19,657 13,609 Bars - Reinforcing 49,804 34,824 60,889 40,266 Bars - Cold Finished 7,793 9,585 13,919 15,389 Standard Pipe 63,980 59,282 67,703 62,375 Oil Country Goods 59,238 60,254 128,354 125,132 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 102,403 129,358 124,685 164,952 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 14,796 15,966 38,139 40,972 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,230 17,967 40,098 27,521 Mechanical Tubing 25,435 30,500 42,112 49,003 Pressure Tubing 6,093 11,666 5,369 10,608 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 862 2,086 1,752 2,900 Structural Pipe & Tube 27,735 25,063 37,190 31,614 Pipe For Piling 1,539 1,367 1,594 1,159 Wire Drawn 41,613 41,051 43,100 43,317 Black Plate 1,810 1,276 455 364 Tin Plate 34,044 26,447 33,965 27,715 Tin Free Steel 6,377 5,929 10,065 9,183 Sheets Hot Rolled 164,102 92,341 222,706 122,385 Sheets Cold Rolled 63,587 40,455 62,767 41,128 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 72,938 64,828 87,969 75,341 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,850 5,242 11,425 10,756 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,873 20,975 26,229 25,238 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,996 2,904 5,286 3,660 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,136 12,214 7,818 11,969 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 December 2008 (CB-09-14)