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 October 2009 September 2009 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,174,268 881,442 904,387 682,630 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20 25 140 181 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 331,994 155,339 156,815 67,988 Wire Rods 104,082 61,465 64,345 37,440 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,143 19,710 23,421 15,441 Steel Piling 7,356 9,158 6,223 8,408 Plates Cut Lengths 15,790 11,251 17,778 11,538 Plates In Coils 41,204 30,371 54,426 31,284 Rails Standard 29,262 23,634 11,507 9,460 Rails All Other 3,887 3,357 7,573 6,202 Railroad Accessories 360 361 424 316 Bars - Hot Rolled 25,184 18,395 20,983 14,721 Bars - Light Shaped 3,294 2,472 5,746 4,469 Bars - Reinforcing 29,936 14,040 14,613 8,921 Bars - Cold Finished 6,309 7,717 6,347 7,086 Standard Pipe 32,565 30,577 35,035 31,204 Oil Country Goods 23,656 40,039 12,202 18,627 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 64,780 105,479 49,216 83,371 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 13,211 18,688 5,794 6,966 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,762 3,887 5,544 3,675 Mechanical Tubing 15,396 19,493 18,320 20,838 Pressure Tubing 2,434 8,417 3,363 9,462 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 676 2,445 639 2,386 Structural Pipe & Tube 14,751 14,431 16,462 15,496 Pipe For Piling 225 260 264 258 Wire Drawn 41,374 40,586 30,129 31,414 Black Plate 3,316 2,409 466 329 Tin Plate 27,029 30,386 22,970 27,151 Tin Free Steel 8,523 9,683 6,183 6,977 Sheets Hot Rolled 146,473 77,104 139,929 70,939 Sheets Cold Rolled 50,637 32,561 66,028 40,907 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 65,409 56,414 62,388 51,214 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,023 3,404 3,449 3,841 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 16,973 16,660 26,695 22,731 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,570 1,773 2,991 1,902 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,664 9,448 5,980 9,489 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 910,011 685,823 Ingots And Steel For Castings 140 181 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 161,580 70,109 Wire Rods 64,345 37,440 Structural Shapes Heavy 23,428 15,444 Steel Piling 6,223 8,408 Plates Cut Lengths 17,778 11,538 Plates In Coils 54,426 31,284 Rails Standard 11,507 9,460 Rails All Other 7,573 6,202 Railroad Accessories 424 316 Bars - Hot Rolled 20,991 14,730 Bars - Light Shaped 5,746 4,469 Bars - Reinforcing 14,613 8,921 Bars - Cold Finished 6,361 7,105 Standard Pipe 35,035 31,207 Oil Country Goods 12,292 18,750 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 49,223 83,417 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 5,805 7,033 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5,544 3,675 Mechanical Tubing 18,340 20,885 Pressure Tubing 3,363 9,462 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 639 2,386 Structural Pipe & Tube 16,462 15,496 Pipe For Piling 264 258 Wire Drawn 30,191 31,472 Black Plate 605 410 Tin Plate 23,045 27,316 Tin Free Steel 6,183 6,977 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,015 71,062 Sheets Cold Rolled 66,062 40,947 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 62,391 51,216 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,449 3,841 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,906 22,948 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,084 1,969 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,980 9,489 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2008 September 2008 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,289,914 2,864,757 2,237,903 2,767,135 Ingots And Steel For Castings 107 95 6 6 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 504,862 495,300 404,723 414,071 Wire Rods 106,175 116,456 87,638 96,679 Structural Shapes Heavy 22,304 30,726 34,015 45,034 Steel Piling 6,402 11,390 10,173 17,157 Plates Cut Lengths 58,373 78,792 74,730 92,392 Plates In Coils 109,123 135,259 125,948 145,800 Rails Standard 15,678 16,504 7,083 6,304 Rails All Other 2,865 2,377 3,093 2,665 Railroad Accessories 1,297 1,307 879 813 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,137 54,937 29,460 35,219 Bars - Light Shaped 8,214 8,977 8,934 10,235 Bars - Reinforcing 34,294 34,189 52,871 55,094 Bars - Cold Finished 12,172 18,318 7,749 13,677 Standard Pipe 93,311 123,810 107,639 142,306 Oil Country Goods 378,464 603,740 345,291 518,507 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 109,582 168,396 128,643 178,346 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 85,936 130,826 63,498 92,611 Line Pipe - Not Specified 43,592 66,532 39,454 49,433 Mechanical Tubing 28,616 48,958 34,025 57,180 Pressure Tubing 10,502 23,479 7,789 17,842 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 855 3,504 1,039 4,141 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,082 37,388 38,321 52,022 Pipe For Piling 3,755 4,202 517 663 Wire Drawn 37,976 57,893 41,210 63,918 Black Plate 1,076 1,118 471 495 Tin Plate 35,606 33,535 30,770 29,120 Tin Free Steel 6,216 7,097 3,281 3,735 Sheets Hot Rolled 200,600 187,199 225,841 224,768 Sheets Cold Rolled 95,269 104,951 66,825 74,457 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 140,999 165,195 159,058 189,336 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,971 14,331 11,230 14,980 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,226 64,389 76,053 103,495 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,078 2,237 3,324 3,187 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,197 11,350 6,323 11,446 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 October 2009 (CB-09-175)