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 November 2008 October 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,601,630 2,111,687 2,194,124 2,751,289 Ingots And Steel For Castings 0 0 89 69 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 138,338 131,243 498,221 487,142 Wire Rods 93,621 91,957 105,354 115,473 Structural Shapes Heavy 17,947 23,431 22,220 30,645 Steel Piling 6,611 11,919 6,402 11,390 Plates Cut Lengths 84,913 116,664 56,836 76,544 Plates In Coils 51,198 51,377 102,146 129,081 Rails Standard 16,843 17,912 15,678 16,504 Rails All Other 976 1,221 2,824 2,354 Railroad Accessories 1,320 1,381 1,297 1,307 Bars - Hot Rolled 27,261 26,022 45,055 54,850 Bars - Light Shaped 4,026 4,127 8,209 8,972 Bars - Reinforcing 19,982 14,440 34,294 34,189 Bars - Cold Finished 6,446 9,863 9,086 14,598 Standard Pipe 85,688 117,610 92,624 122,796 Oil Country Goods 402,587 667,173 363,998 570,231 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 66,214 95,600 109,167 168,046 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 74,895 115,061 83,119 125,783 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,624 63,689 43,573 66,504 Mechanical Tubing 36,257 61,883 27,184 46,976 Pressure Tubing 9,424 21,070 10,464 23,417 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 678 2,853 842 3,481 Structural Pipe & Tube 23,135 31,048 26,009 37,299 Pipe For Piling 2,111 3,181 3,154 3,193 Wire Drawn 28,664 42,958 37,684 57,397 Black Plate 1,611 1,499 1,076 1,118 Tin Plate 25,516 25,503 35,546 33,451 Tin Free Steel 6,373 7,450 6,216 7,097 Sheets Hot Rolled 118,494 103,321 153,560 147,678 Sheets Cold Rolled 51,777 54,859 90,018 100,652 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 96,503 114,936 138,264 161,589 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,676 15,623 9,959 14,291 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 36,557 52,258 45,220 64,366 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,702 1,826 2,858 2,052 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,662 10,734 5,877 10,754 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,289,914 2,864,757 Ingots And Steel For Castings 107 95 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 504,862 495,300 Wire Rods 106,175 116,456 Structural Shapes Heavy 22,304 30,726 Steel Piling 6,402 11,390 Plates Cut Lengths 58,373 78,792 Plates In Coils 109,123 135,259 Rails Standard 15,678 16,504 Rails All Other 2,865 2,377 Railroad Accessories 1,297 1,307 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,137 54,937 Bars - Light Shaped 8,214 8,977 Bars - Reinforcing 34,294 34,189 Bars - Cold Finished 12,172 18,318 Standard Pipe 93,311 123,810 Oil Country Goods 378,464 603,740 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 109,582 168,396 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 85,936 130,826 Line Pipe - Not Specified 43,592 66,532 Mechanical Tubing 28,616 48,958 Pressure Tubing 10,502 23,479 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 855 3,504 Structural Pipe & Tube 26,082 37,388 Pipe For Piling 3,755 4,202 Wire Drawn 37,976 57,893 Black Plate 1,076 1,118 Tin Plate 35,606 33,535 Tin Free Steel 6,216 7,097 Sheets Hot Rolled 200,600 187,199 Sheets Cold Rolled 95,269 104,951 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 140,999 165,195 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,971 14,331 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,226 64,389 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,078 2,237 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,197 11,350 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2007 October 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,641,035 1,283,249 2,069,296 1,508,390 Ingots And Steel For Castings 548 348 33 17 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 266,397 131,197 656,237 317,670 Wire Rods 64,423 41,977 69,792 45,099 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,677 32,488 54,198 44,529 Steel Piling 3,484 3,952 5,213 5,603 Plates Cut Lengths 40,533 31,301 63,397 48,167 Plates In Coils 56,050 32,442 58,102 34,798 Rails Standard 11,980 8,565 12,040 8,668 Rails All Other 17,443 10,792 2,177 1,999 Railroad Accessories 774 904 1,216 1,292 Bars - Hot Rolled 43,481 32,725 45,068 34,088 Bars - Light Shaped 19,657 13,609 12,009 8,996 Bars - Reinforcing 60,889 40,266 55,408 35,452 Bars - Cold Finished 13,919 15,389 12,099 14,250 Standard Pipe 67,703 62,375 107,122 86,756 Oil Country Goods 128,354 125,132 86,736 84,955 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 124,685 164,952 139,871 173,160 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 38,139 40,972 38,427 47,947 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,098 27,521 32,462 23,458 Mechanical Tubing 42,112 49,003 38,218 42,929 Pressure Tubing 5,369 10,608 4,375 9,565 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,752 2,900 943 2,396 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,190 31,614 46,109 38,866 Pipe For Piling 1,594 1,159 4,876 3,920 Wire Drawn 43,100 43,317 48,091 47,597 Black Plate 455 364 2,615 1,881 Tin Plate 33,965 27,715 42,202 31,611 Tin Free Steel 10,065 9,183 8,042 7,087 Sheets Hot Rolled 222,706 122,385 154,802 87,000 Sheets Cold Rolled 62,767 41,128 83,567 53,793 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 87,969 75,341 131,231 111,094 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,425 10,756 10,524 9,605 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,229 25,238 29,622 29,689 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,286 3,660 5,457 3,945 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,818 11,969 7,016 10,507 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 November 2008 (CB-08-186)