Exhibit 1: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding February 2006 January 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,185,540 2,157,590 2,852,915 2,014,864 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,394 5,303 3,910 5,925 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 767,214 322,736 717,991 291,065 Wire Rods 265,840 125,408 325,361 152,581 Structural Shapes Heavy 101,856 59,806 55,488 34,508 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 2,121 1,881 Plates Cut Lengths 104,909 97,212 91,943 94,241 Plates In Coils 85,739 49,982 68,079 43,418 Rails Standard 21,865 15,671 12,957 9,319 Rails All Other 980 808 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 243 466 1,067 888 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,438 96,990 113,624 92,011 Bars - Light Shaped 25,152 15,452 22,555 14,477 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 103,622 43,687 Bars - Cold Finished 29,340 53,606 23,477 45,117 Tool Steel 11,474 31,966 19,982 35,925 Standard Pipe 121,255 90,224 109,834 82,336 Oil Country Goods 110,632 136,698 135,751 167,849 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 23,324 24,755 45,217 45,588 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 31,521 33,215 32,052 30,234 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,303 12,806 21,832 15,296 Mechanical Tubing 52,252 61,830 47,344 58,366 Pressure Tubing 7,005 13,495 6,582 15,030 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,564 49,944 10,964 60,476 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,051 3,419 934 3,086 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,428 44,848 42,125 36,091 Pipe For Piling 673 500 1,511 1,196 Wire Drawn 55,850 64,918 62,239 72,994 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 21,661 17,333 Tin Free Steel 4,405 3,935 7,355 6,779 Sheets Hot Rolled 276,199 141,290 294,706 155,253 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,785 198,126 152,211 139,016 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 222,006 160,404 222,973 159,015 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,952 15,351 7,337 6,077 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,519 32,635 41,391 35,862 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,986 12,806 2,178 3,544 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,492 6,014 5,581 4,467 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,727 26,343 14,296 30,362 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,184,355 2,208,689 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,524 5,238 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 859,943 346,047 Wire Rods 359,200 166,826 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,407 35,210 Steel Piling 2,166 1,916 Plates Cut Lengths 99,925 100,198 Plates In Coils 69,509 44,592 Rails Standard 17,504 12,228 Rails All Other 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 1,110 937 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,652 96,036 Bars - Light Shaped 23,988 15,271 Bars - Reinforcing 108,265 45,661 Bars - Cold Finished 25,252 47,976 Tool Steel 20,513 38,687 Standard Pipe 113,398 85,425 Oil Country Goods 152,820 192,577 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,517 50,239 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,377 31,312 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,821 15,909 Mechanical Tubing 49,925 61,449 Pressure Tubing 6,952 15,300 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,236 62,599 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,042 3,305 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,441 37,740 Pipe For Piling 1,515 1,202 Wire Drawn 65,944 76,729 Black Plate 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 22,589 18,253 Tin Free Steel 7,464 6,886 Sheets Hot Rolled 326,193 170,678 Sheets Cold Rolled 185,155 160,397 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 244,660 172,819 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,168 7,484 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,758 36,512 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,356 3,906 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,860 4,720 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,541 32,852 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2005 January 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,448,636 1,947,548 2,634,812 2,054,261 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,451 7,501 3,808 5,816 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 576,836 336,764 645,839 351,096 Wire Rods 225,215 123,578 238,171 134,949 Structural Shapes Heavy 32,404 22,686 56,079 35,239 Steel Piling 4,348 3,881 4,901 4,147 Plates Cut Lengths 80,690 83,633 47,219 51,322 Plates In Coils 65,796 48,667 92,786 67,277 Rails Standard 16,706 11,301 22,501 14,386 Rails All Other 988 918 1,304 1,146 Railroad Accessories 142 115 1,148 826 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,365 107,585 142,149 117,270 Bars - Light Shaped 17,121 11,764 10,075 8,235 Bars - Reinforcing 114,232 49,630 44,547 19,498 Bars - Cold Finished 31,411 58,617 33,132 55,647 Tool Steel 14,826 32,631 16,511 30,726 Standard Pipe 83,386 69,545 97,257 77,107 Oil Country Goods 114,396 113,013 94,848 100,481 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 32,041 28,837 19,753 19,199 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,808 18,497 31,781 25,648 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,421 12,323 13,754 10,941 Mechanical Tubing 56,439 64,909 43,667 54,783 Pressure Tubing 7,327 11,102 6,879 10,349 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,975 48,653 10,022 47,962 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 943 2,646 1,387 3,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 64,543 56,488 42,252 40,878 Pipe For Piling 1,459 1,171 284 268 Wire Drawn 66,004 76,426 68,446 81,593 Black Plate 2,257 1,854 3,595 3,242 Tin Plate 27,174 19,464 30,474 21,674 Tin Free Steel 7,467 5,820 8,692 6,455 Sheets Hot Rolled 230,152 138,176 305,961 188,265 Sheets Cold Rolled 155,277 166,877 198,137 201,910 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 162,056 127,830 209,304 165,151 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,197 6,080 9,368 7,365 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,755 37,000 48,469 48,019 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,191 8,290 6,726 6,443 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,139 6,330 10,148 6,626 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,698 26,947 13,439 29,083 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 Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary February 2006 (CB-06-44)