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 2009 July 2009 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 621,656 462,350 702,420 590,490 Ingots And Steel For Castings 61 73 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 56,380 27,427 85,688 30,504 Wire Rods 55,736 32,361 29,809 19,115 Structural Shapes Heavy 14,496 9,566 16,016 11,300 Steel Piling 4,669 6,522 692 744 Plates Cut Lengths 9,252 7,381 8,255 6,338 Plates In Coils 53,942 29,004 43,988 29,223 Rails Standard 251 280 32,112 27,536 Rails All Other 2,681 2,314 425 517 Railroad Accessories 291 212 670 489 Bars - Hot Rolled 11,874 8,524 16,809 11,560 Bars - Light Shaped 2,867 2,195 8,809 5,220 Bars - Reinforcing 21,197 13,578 29,455 18,921 Bars - Cold Finished 5,657 6,716 4,902 5,544 Standard Pipe 31,051 27,165 47,040 36,772 Oil Country Goods 7,110 14,813 16,872 25,018 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 8,345 13,335 44,207 86,613 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 3,828 5,592 10,025 17,635 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,064 2,778 7,323 5,085 Mechanical Tubing 14,654 17,302 19,140 21,259 Pressure Tubing 2,085 7,716 2,567 8,413 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 703 2,394 571 1,869 Structural Pipe & Tube 15,677 15,135 17,811 15,697 Pipe For Piling 293 351 506 492 Wire Drawn 29,351 32,182 30,192 32,511 Black Plate 2,008 1,563 4,790 4,001 Tin Plate 20,343 25,219 25,716 33,427 Tin Free Steel 4,971 5,594 6,433 7,388 Sheets Hot Rolled 117,639 54,962 75,225 35,034 Sheets Cold Rolled 49,474 26,530 33,095 20,529 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 42,108 34,112 52,754 43,481 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,105 4,615 3,742 3,723 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 17,353 15,842 20,106 16,940 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,833 2,058 3,063 2,101 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,307 6,939 3,612 5,492 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 706,311 598,312 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 85,886 30,653 Wire Rods 30,084 19,243 Structural Shapes Heavy 16,016 11,300 Steel Piling 692 744 Plates Cut Lengths 8,255 6,338 Plates In Coils 45,803 29,857 Rails Standard 32,112 27,536 Rails All Other 425 517 Railroad Accessories 767 553 Bars - Hot Rolled 16,827 11,592 Bars - Light Shaped 8,809 5,220 Bars - Reinforcing 29,541 18,990 Bars - Cold Finished 4,902 5,544 Standard Pipe 41,342 37,446 Oil Country Goods 16,885 25,024 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 44,207 86,613 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 10,025 17,635 Line Pipe - Not Specified 7,323 5,085 Mechanical Tubing 19,160 21,294 Pressure Tubing 2,567 8,413 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 571 1,879 Structural Pipe & Tube 18,464 16,527 Pipe For Piling 506 492 Wire Drawn 30,199 32,536 Black Plate 4,790 4,001 Tin Plate 29,125 37,074 Tin Free Steel 6,433 7,388 Sheets Hot Rolled 76,472 35,489 Sheets Cold Rolled 34,473 21,279 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 53,077 43,703 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,742 3,723 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,124 17,006 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,063 2,101 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,642 5,517 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2008 July 2008 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,857,558 2,149,937 2,158,609 2,364,912 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 420,138 409,757 562,232 493,951 Wire Rods 70,449 72,090 85,280 81,849 Structural Shapes Heavy 29,765 39,762 41,438 50,921 Steel Piling 10,497 16,441 8,572 12,984 Plates Cut Lengths 60,608 70,685 65,094 66,660 Plates In Coils 77,597 76,524 76,899 77,917 Rails Standard 16,151 16,291 26,218 23,566 Rails All Other 13,175 9,046 4,426 5,056 Railroad Accessories 330 465 560 602 Bars - Hot Rolled 36,805 44,311 45,261 53,235 Bars - Light Shaped 10,863 12,393 14,327 16,039 Bars - Reinforcing 75,503 75,260 79,308 76,645 Bars - Cold Finished 8,690 14,795 9,514 15,472 Standard Pipe 88,297 114,427 85,898 106,089 Oil Country Goods 222,963 313,590 213,954 295,933 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 66,072 88,396 112,834 161,777 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 48,842 65,626 54,977 76,193 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,056 43,052 47,797 47,133 Mechanical Tubing 24,577 41,849 31,844 53,619 Pressure Tubing 9,501 20,360 6,816 13,916 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 779 3,520 1,092 4,070 Structural Pipe & Tube 35,186 49,182 40,060 55,942 Pipe For Piling 840 943 1,101 1,265 Wire Drawn 46,026 69,504 49,466 70,657 Black Plate 872 824 683 575 Tin Plate 18,934 16,931 20,821 19,152 Tin Free Steel 9,900 9,941 9,500 9,076 Sheets Hot Rolled 192,514 190,575 203,239 190,778 Sheets Cold Rolled 44,134 48,247 67,163 68,204 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 118,085 130,681 122,963 129,193 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,846 10,021 11,873 13,362 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,882 58,475 47,240 58,183 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,260 2,964 2,576 2,075 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,420 13,010 7,583 12,824 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 2009 (CB-09-146)