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 February 2009 January 2009 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,120,806 1,202,480 1,732,790 2,077,552 Ingots And Steel For Castings 52 53 47 24 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 90,788 52,578 177,634 105,602 Wire Rods 34,253 28,630 75,594 57,992 Structural Shapes Heavy 26,026 22,803 81,141 74,060 Steel Piling 608 1,175 5,343 9,693 Plates Cut Lengths 42,349 40,383 74,368 81,926 Plates In Coils 55,733 34,882 45,103 31,591 Rails Standard 24,222 25,853 19,462 21,306 Rails All Other 1,911 2,465 2,957 3,316 Railroad Accessories 1,097 348 358 631 Bars - Hot Rolled 17,412 15,647 23,633 22,092 Bars - Light Shaped 5,577 4,820 6,108 5,379 Bars - Reinforcing 28,620 18,059 49,189 34,318 Bars - Cold Finished 9,630 10,533 5,378 7,215 Standard Pipe 41,286 53,989 98,963 122,440 Oil Country Goods 176,812 291,517 367,592 643,119 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 74,408 127,421 114,717 198,987 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,968 47,836 54,194 90,568 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,444 35,271 81,813 116,415 Mechanical Tubing 17,381 25,607 26,845 42,950 Pressure Tubing 3,254 9,042 5,442 15,838 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 369 1,418 556 2,190 Structural Pipe & Tube 20,265 21,499 23,233 27,607 Pipe For Piling 1,878 2,561 4,648 5,478 Wire Drawn 25,008 31,403 27,985 36,339 Black Plate 6,080 5,165 1,310 1,175 Tin Plate 15,550 21,839 19,232 21,621 Tin Free Steel 4,719 6,432 5,916 8,030 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,852 79,843 122,896 72,374 Sheets Cold Rolled 90,666 67,040 73,045 58,461 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 73,344 66,695 78,449 83,469 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,066 5,442 13,679 16,775 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 28,145 33,607 38,981 47,800 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,413 1,962 1,974 1,671 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,623 8,663 5,004 9,099 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,752,213 2,095,780 Ingots And Steel For Castings 65 48 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 181,149 108,386 Wire Rods 76,398 58,919 Structural Shapes Heavy 93,053 83,551 Steel Piling 5,375 9,807 Plates Cut Lengths 74,368 81,926 Plates In Coils 45,103 31,591 Rails Standard 19,462 21,306 Rails All Other 2,957 3,316 Railroad Accessories 434 686 Bars - Hot Rolled 23,905 22,222 Bars - Light Shaped 6,108 5,379 Bars - Reinforcing 49,212 34,332 Bars - Cold Finished 5,378 7,215 Standard Pipe 99,126 123,095 Oil Country Goods 368,365 643,614 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 114,771 199,018 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 54,565 91,271 Line Pipe - Not Specified 81,813 116,415 Mechanical Tubing 27,418 44,204 Pressure Tubing 5,486 16,316 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 670 2,436 Structural Pipe & Tube 23,233 27,607 Pipe For Piling 4,648 5,478 Wire Drawn 28,314 36,753 Black Plate 1,310 1,175 Tin Plate 19,415 21,926 Tin Free Steel 5,916 8,030 Sheets Hot Rolled 122,938 72,388 Sheets Cold Rolled 73,056 58,477 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 78,471 83,480 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,679 16,775 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 38,981 47,800 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,059 1,732 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,011 9,107 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2008 January 2008 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,830,967 1,425,074 1,984,395 1,538,650 Ingots And Steel For Castings 21 11 13 7 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 436,337 239,754 377,593 197,521 Wire Rods 70,502 48,368 87,139 55,433 Structural Shapes Heavy 86,586 67,958 103,957 80,224 Steel Piling 6,170 7,576 7,038 8,488 Plates Cut Lengths 28,872 24,003 61,519 48,405 Plates In Coils 52,927 34,012 58,135 36,030 Rails Standard 18,648 15,243 11,345 8,657 Rails All Other 8,579 6,358 1,981 1,811 Railroad Accessories 513 668 1,328 1,168 Bars - Hot Rolled 31,838 25,865 45,192 35,617 Bars - Light Shaped 11,100 9,164 15,992 11,689 Bars - Reinforcing 108,264 70,171 115,314 73,531 Bars - Cold Finished 9,462 12,336 10,906 13,489 Standard Pipe 60,129 58,876 72,710 70,276 Oil Country Goods 102,342 93,970 145,520 141,417 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 144,541 186,752 130,787 160,097 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 26,316 26,562 45,397 41,398 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,785 25,747 46,385 35,189 Mechanical Tubing 28,886 33,910 34,960 41,194 Pressure Tubing 9,732 16,322 9,773 23,774 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 571 1,698 768 1,896 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,754 32,833 34,237 32,039 Pipe For Piling 1,615 1,303 2,218 1,555 Wire Drawn 44,691 46,302 47,808 48,244 Black Plate 4,533 3,117 1,960 1,434 Tin Plate 22,508 19,660 28,758 24,564 Tin Free Steel 8,762 8,751 5,488 5,198 Sheets Hot Rolled 218,531 126,531 207,064 116,303 Sheets Cold Rolled 86,487 56,730 86,054 55,672 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 80,111 70,598 120,782 101,749 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,981 6,489 8,787 7,570 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,831 32,482 45,874 42,396 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,235 3,063 4,123 3,074 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,809 11,890 7,492 11,542 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 February 2009 (CB-09-46)