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 January 2009 December 2009 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,732,790 2,077,552 1,450,144 1,799,305 Ingots And Steel For Castings 47 24 3 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 177,634 105,602 181,795 120,820 Wire Rods 75,594 57,992 93,300 88,433 Structural Shapes Heavy 81,141 74,060 20,299 21,967 Steel Piling 5,343 9,693 8,613 15,937 Plates Cut Lengths 74,368 81,926 43,336 50,220 Plates In Coils 45,103 31,591 41,658 28,385 Rails Standard 19,462 21,306 2,363 13,772 Rails All Other 2,957 3,316 13,275 12,502 Railroad Accessories 358 631 1,776 1,373 Bars - Hot Rolled 23,633 22,092 23,817 21,971 Bars - Light Shaped 6,108 5,379 6,850 6,322 Bars - Reinforcing 49,189 34,318 12,448 9,701 Bars - Cold Finished 5,378 7,215 6,309 8,833 Standard Pipe 98,963 122,440 87,190 117,993 Oil Country Goods 367,592 643,119 318,098 561,506 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 114,717 198,987 66,436 103,057 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 54,194 90,568 66,369 112,770 Line Pipe - Not Specified 81,813 116,415 40,202 54,412 Mechanical Tubing 26,845 42,950 28,288 48,829 Pressure Tubing 5,442 15,838 7,460 17,597 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 556 2,190 700 2,090 Structural Pipe & Tube 23,233 27,607 18,443 24,998 Pipe For Piling 4,648 5,478 1,567 1,848 Wire Drawn 27,985 36,339 27,338 38,470 Black Plate 1,310 1,175 772 728 Tin Plate 19,232 21,621 21,876 23,660 Tin Free Steel 5,916 8,030 7,224 8,130 Sheets Hot Rolled 122,896 72,374 124,269 83,245 Sheets Cold Rolled 73,045 58,461 47,918 43,958 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 78,449 83,469 98,758 110,524 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,679 16,775 6,997 9,334 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 38,981 47,800 18,375 25,427 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,974 1,671 1,994 2,371 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,004 9,099 4,024 8,117 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,510,647 1,870,255 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 181,795 120,820 Wire Rods 93,443 88,592 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,582 30,888 Steel Piling 8,613 15,937 Plates Cut Lengths 43,336 50,220 Plates In Coils 41,658 28,385 Rails Standard 13,430 13,772 Rails All Other 18,365 17,484 Railroad Accessories 1,776 1,373 Bars - Hot Rolled 24,500 22,876 Bars - Light Shaped 6,850 6,322 Bars - Reinforcing 12,448 9,701 Bars - Cold Finished 6,330 8,864 Standard Pipe 88,481 120,126 Oil Country Goods 319,800 567,272 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 90,829 144,462 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 67,048 114,119 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,202 54,412 Mechanical Tubing 29,335 51,495 Pressure Tubing 7,460 17,597 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 700 2,090 Structural Pipe & Tube 18,443 24,998 Pipe For Piling 1,567 1,848 Wire Drawn 27,521 38,707 Black Plate 772 728 Tin Plate 22,212 24,182 Tin Free Steel 7,224 8,130 Sheets Hot Rolled 125,554 84,722 Sheets Cold Rolled 47,918 43,958 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 98,868 110,668 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,997 9,334 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,375 25,427 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,183 2,616 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,026 8,124 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2008 December 2008 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,984,395 1,538,650 1,395,463 1,064,496 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13 7 661 472 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 377,593 197,521 264,269 129,960 Wire Rods 87,139 55,433 63,974 38,683 Structural Shapes Heavy 103,957 80,224 40,704 32,594 Steel Piling 7,038 8,488 6,488 7,710 Plates Cut Lengths 61,519 48,405 81,132 57,679 Plates In Coils 58,135 36,030 60,788 35,012 Rails Standard 11,345 8,657 4,788 3,877 Rails All Other 1,981 1,811 16,023 10,799 Railroad Accessories 1,328 1,168 756 773 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,192 35,617 36,706 27,339 Bars - Light Shaped 15,992 11,689 10,939 8,022 Bars - Reinforcing 115,314 73,531 49,804 34,824 Bars - Cold Finished 10,906 13,489 7,793 9,585 Standard Pipe 72,710 70,276 63,980 59,282 Oil Country Goods 145,520 141,417 59,238 60,254 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 130,787 160,097 102,403 129,358 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 45,397 41,398 14,796 15,966 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,385 35,189 25,230 17,967 Mechanical Tubing 34,960 41,194 25,435 30,500 Pressure Tubing 9,773 23,774 6,093 11,666 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 768 1,896 862 2,086 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,237 32,039 27,735 25,063 Pipe For Piling 2,218 1,555 1,539 1,367 Wire Drawn 47,808 48,244 41,613 41,051 Black Plate 1,960 1,434 1,810 1,276 Tin Plate 28,758 24,564 34,044 26,447 Tin Free Steel 5,488 5,198 6,377 5,929 Sheets Hot Rolled 207,064 116,303 164,102 92,341 Sheets Cold Rolled 86,054 55,672 63,587 40,455 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 120,782 101,749 72,938 64,828 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,787 7,570 5,850 5,242 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,874 42,396 20,873 20,975 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,123 3,074 3,996 2,904 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,492 11,542 8,136 12,214 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 January 2009 (CB-09-26)