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 December 2009 November 2009 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,013,836 759,408 1,002,416 725,738 Ingots And Steel For Castings (-) (-) 35 46 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 222,139 106,419 321,788 148,856 Wire Rods 86,407 55,572 51,166 35,608 Structural Shapes Heavy 18,735 13,841 13,720 9,634 Steel Piling 5,803 7,836 4,726 6,266 Plates Cut Lengths 21,232 15,619 15,681 10,300 Plates In Coils 33,695 19,519 24,867 13,379 Rails Standard 17,254 13,487 508 543 Rails All Other 2,547 2,640 464 700 Railroad Accessories 256 266 178 210 Bars - Hot Rolled 36,033 25,767 22,595 17,098 Bars - Light Shaped 5,510 4,066 2,793 2,135 Bars - Reinforcing 19,615 9,396 7,128 3,517 Bars - Cold Finished 6,202 7,552 6,503 7,848 Standard Pipe 42,333 38,140 34,839 32,544 Oil Country Goods 26,953 30,497 15,724 18,548 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 29,887 45,010 33,159 50,896 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 13,981 12,425 35,305 36,793 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,646 18,459 12,634 9,153 Mechanical Tubing 15,707 20,002 13,090 16,721 Pressure Tubing 3,193 8,917 3,079 9,527 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 643 2,320 656 2,708 Structural Pipe & Tube 17,776 15,875 14,401 13,914 Pipe For Piling 579 511 289 335 Wire Drawn 32,211 34,037 33,695 34,201 Black Plate 1,331 1,116 1,392 1,044 Tin Plate 28,332 31,206 29,036 32,100 Tin Free Steel 11,013 12,790 6,071 7,279 Sheets Hot Rolled 131,915 73,521 168,308 93,770 Sheets Cold Rolled 62,309 40,876 49,491 33,242 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 59,731 53,395 49,081 44,015 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 3,977 3,956 2,183 2,444 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,496 22,675 20,511 19,484 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,727 1,275 2,274 1,570 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,670 10,426 5,044 9,312 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,044,672 772,494 Ingots And Steel For Castings 39 48 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 321,788 148,856 Wire Rods 52,868 37,298 Structural Shapes Heavy 13,725 9,637 Steel Piling 4,735 6,272 Plates Cut Lengths 17,162 11,259 Plates In Coils 28,845 15,379 Rails Standard 508 543 Rails All Other 464 700 Railroad Accessories 183 214 Bars - Hot Rolled 22,817 17,303 Bars - Light Shaped 2,927 2,243 Bars - Reinforcing 7,327 3,597 Bars - Cold Finished 6,956 8,376 Standard Pipe 35,202 32,922 Oil Country Goods 18,671 25,718 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 45,434 70,030 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 35,334 36,848 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,634 9,153 Mechanical Tubing 13,348 17,060 Pressure Tubing 3,079 9,527 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 662 2,736 Structural Pipe & Tube 14,715 14,283 Pipe For Piling 289 335 Wire Drawn 34,329 35,006 Black Plate 1,433 1,067 Tin Plate 30,547 33,937 Tin Free Steel 6,350 7,630 Sheets Hot Rolled 174,588 97,186 Sheets Cold Rolled 55,004 36,876 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 52,001 46,630 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 2,185 2,446 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,969 20,214 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,395 1,661 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,158 9,503 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2008 November 2008 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,510,647 1,870,255 1,730,423 2,316,200 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3 4 (-) (-) Blooms, Billets And Slabs 181,795 120,820 141,121 135,943 Wire Rods 93,443 88,592 96,664 95,613 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,582 30,888 18,020 23,483 Steel Piling 8,613 15,937 6,611 11,919 Plates Cut Lengths 43,336 50,220 85,210 117,140 Plates In Coils 41,658 28,385 128,482 172,980 Rails Standard 13,430 13,772 17,029 18,131 Rails All Other 18,365 17,484 1,264 1,709 Railroad Accessories 1,776 1,373 1,320 1,381 Bars - Hot Rolled 24,500 22,876 27,508 26,410 Bars - Light Shaped 6,850 6,322 4,026 4,127 Bars - Reinforcing 12,448 9,701 22,781 15,876 Bars - Cold Finished 6,330 8,864 6,446 9,863 Standard Pipe 88,481 120,126 86,636 119,075 Oil Country Goods 319,800 567,272 405,881 677,685 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 90,829 144,462 96,217 146,036 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 67,048 114,119 76,556 117,591 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,202 54,412 46,624 63,689 Mechanical Tubing 29,335 51,495 36,450 62,266 Pressure Tubing 7,460 17,597 9,541 21,418 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 700 2,090 678 2,853 Structural Pipe & Tube 18,443 24,998 23,139 31,073 Pipe For Piling 1,567 1,848 2,111 3,181 Wire Drawn 27,521 38,707 28,791 43,131 Black Plate 772 728 1,611 1,499 Tin Plate 22,212 24,182 29,002 28,548 Tin Free Steel 7,224 8,130 6,373 7,450 Sheets Hot Rolled 125,554 84,722 119,124 104,197 Sheets Cold Rolled 47,918 43,958 52,178 55,226 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 98,868 110,668 96,572 115,015 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,997 9,334 11,753 15,745 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,375 25,427 36,656 52,404 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,183 2,616 1,760 1,882 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,026 8,124 6,286 11,662 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 Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2009 (CB-10-11)