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 2009 August 2009 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 904,387 682,630 621,656 462,350 Ingots And Steel For Castings 140 181 61 73 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 156,815 67,988 56,380 27,427 Wire Rods 64,345 37,440 55,736 32,361 Structural Shapes Heavy 23,421 15,441 14,496 9,566 Steel Piling 6,223 8,408 4,669 6,522 Plates Cut Lengths 17,778 11,538 9,252 7,381 Plates In Coils 54,426 31,284 53,942 29,004 Rails Standard 11,507 9,460 251 280 Rails All Other 7,573 6,202 2,681 2,314 Railroad Accessories 424 316 291 212 Bars - Hot Rolled 20,983 14,721 11,874 8,524 Bars - Light Shaped 5,746 4,469 2,867 2,195 Bars - Reinforcing 14,613 8,921 21,197 13,578 Bars - Cold Finished 6,347 7,086 5,657 6,716 Standard Pipe 35,035 31,204 31,051 27,165 Oil Country Goods 12,202 18,627 7,110 14,813 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 49,216 83,371 8,345 13,335 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 5,794 6,966 3,828 5,592 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5,544 3,675 4,064 2,778 Mechanical Tubing 18,320 20,838 14,654 17,302 Pressure Tubing 3,363 9,462 2,085 7,716 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 639 2,386 703 2,394 Structural Pipe & Tube 16,462 15,496 15,677 15,135 Pipe For Piling 264 258 293 351 Wire Drawn 30,129 31,414 29,351 32,182 Black Plate 466 329 2,008 1,563 Tin Plate 22,970 27,151 20,343 25,219 Tin Free Steel 6,183 6,977 4,971 5,594 Sheets Hot Rolled 139,929 70,939 117,639 54,962 Sheets Cold Rolled 66,028 40,907 49,474 26,530 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 62,388 51,214 42,108 34,112 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,449 3,841 4,105 4,615 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,695 22,731 17,353 15,842 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,991 1,902 2,833 2,058 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,980 9,489 4,307 6,939 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 724,161 507,579 Ingots And Steel For Castings 61 73 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 134,992 52,212 Wire Rods 60,781 35,623 Structural Shapes Heavy 16,522 11,618 Steel Piling 4,669 6,522 Plates Cut Lengths 9,791 7,818 Plates In Coils 54,283 29,209 Rails Standard 251 280 Rails All Other 2,684 2,318 Railroad Accessories 291 212 Bars - Hot Rolled 12,560 8,996 Bars - Light Shaped 2,987 2,315 Bars - Reinforcing 21,436 13,688 Bars - Cold Finished 6,258 7,450 Standard Pipe 32,759 28,808 Oil Country Goods 7,350 15,233 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 9,292 14,419 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 3,929 5,730 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,419 2,981 Mechanical Tubing 15,149 17,869 Pressure Tubing 2,134 7,837 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 708 2,403 Structural Pipe & Tube 16,665 16,038 Pipe For Piling 293 351 Wire Drawn 30,773 33,589 Black Plate 2,196 1,724 Tin Plate 21,111 26,195 Tin Free Steel 5,089 5,736 Sheets Hot Rolled 119,096 55,708 Sheets Cold Rolled 50,649 27,308 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 45,236 36,611 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,240 4,709 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,040 16,536 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,897 2,102 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,572 7,357 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2008 August 2008 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,237,903 2,767,135 1,857,558 2,149,937 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6 6 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 404,723 414,071 420,138 409,757 Wire Rods 87,638 96,679 70,449 72,090 Structural Shapes Heavy 34,015 45,034 29,765 39,762 Steel Piling 10,173 17,157 10,497 16,441 Plates Cut Lengths 74,730 92,392 60,608 70,685 Plates In Coils 125,948 145,800 77,597 76,524 Rails Standard 7,083 6,304 16,151 16,291 Rails All Other 3,093 2,665 13,175 9,046 Railroad Accessories 879 813 330 465 Bars - Hot Rolled 29,460 35,219 36,805 44,311 Bars - Light Shaped 8,934 10,235 10,863 12,393 Bars - Reinforcing 52,871 55,094 75,503 75,260 Bars - Cold Finished 7,749 13,677 8,690 14,795 Standard Pipe 107,639 142,306 88,297 114,427 Oil Country Goods 345,291 518,507 222,963 313,590 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 128,643 178,346 66,072 88,396 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 63,498 92,611 48,842 65,626 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,454 49,433 37,056 43,052 Mechanical Tubing 34,025 57,180 24,577 41,849 Pressure Tubing 7,789 17,842 9,501 20,360 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,039 4,141 779 3,520 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,321 52,022 35,186 49,182 Pipe For Piling 517 663 840 943 Wire Drawn 41,210 63,918 46,026 69,504 Black Plate 471 495 872 824 Tin Plate 30,770 29,120 18,934 16,931 Tin Free Steel 3,281 3,735 9,900 9,941 Sheets Hot Rolled 225,841 224,768 192,514 190,575 Sheets Cold Rolled 66,825 74,457 44,134 48,247 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 159,058 189,336 118,085 130,681 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,230 14,980 7,846 10,021 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 76,053 103,495 43,882 58,475 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,324 3,187 3,260 2,964 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,323 11,446 7,420 13,010 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 2009 (CB-09-160)