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 March 2006 February 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,527,221 2,425,578 3,185,540 2,157,590 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,984 5,738 3,394 5,303 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 877,861 372,519 767,214 322,736 Wire Rods 179,366 92,984 265,840 125,408 Structural Shapes Heavy 112,298 65,016 101,856 59,806 Steel Piling 9,095 7,833 10,006 9,054 Plates Cut Lengths 113,377 107,593 104,909 97,212 Plates In Coils 92,954 56,288 85,739 49,982 Rails Standard 26,346 18,342 21,865 15,671 Rails All Other 756 650 980 808 Railroad Accessories 1,082 711 243 466 Bars - Hot Rolled 108,689 89,609 121,438 96,990 Bars - Light Shaped 19,204 13,088 25,152 15,452 Bars - Reinforcing 214,029 90,788 269,645 114,077 Bars - Cold Finished 30,088 53,565 29,340 53,606 Tool Steel 12,966 32,868 11,474 31,966 Standard Pipe 125,869 95,017 121,255 90,224 Oil Country Goods 130,509 167,935 110,632 136,698 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 70,392 78,516 23,324 24,755 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,301 29,548 31,521 33,215 Line Pipe - Not Specified 23,919 17,663 18,303 12,806 Mechanical Tubing 46,829 57,811 52,252 61,830 Pressure Tubing 7,258 15,768 7,005 13,495 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,445 53,302 8,564 49,944 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,260 3,692 1,051 3,419 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,363 44,724 59,428 44,848 Pipe For Piling 1,578 1,108 673 500 Wire Drawn 73,683 86,836 55,850 64,918 Black Plate 4,498 3,392 2,561 1,998 Tin Plate 33,637 25,421 31,954 23,498 Tin Free Steel 10,678 9,482 4,405 3,935 Sheets Hot Rolled 438,595 213,752 276,199 141,290 Sheets Cold Rolled 284,027 215,419 249,785 198,126 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 296,713 201,618 222,006 160,404 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,371 15,664 18,952 15,351 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,045 34,959 39,519 32,635 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,472 9,528 10,986 12,806 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,732 5,777 7,492 6,014 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,949 31,055 12,727 26,343 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,311,233 2,224,479 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,401 5,309 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 788,262 332,469 Wire Rods 294,578 137,534 Structural Shapes Heavy 104,103 60,753 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 Plates Cut Lengths 105,034 97,492 Plates In Coils 86,894 50,485 Rails Standard 21,962 15,888 Rails All Other 1,044 860 Railroad Accessories 243 466 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,190 101,813 Bars - Light Shaped 26,051 15,888 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 Bars - Cold Finished 29,468 54,151 Tool Steel 11,754 32,382 Standard Pipe 121,604 90,494 Oil Country Goods 122,573 147,461 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 23,324 24,755 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,159 34,709 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,303 12,806 Mechanical Tubing 53,212 62,766 Pressure Tubing 7,005 13,495 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,660 50,844 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,051 3,419 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,608 44,962 Pipe For Piling 749 550 Wire Drawn 60,663 66,897 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 Tin Free Steel 4,856 4,359 Sheets Hot Rolled 314,176 158,387 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,953 198,630 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 222,478 160,808 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,144 15,459 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,896 32,922 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,986 12,806 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,632 6,768 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,048 27,065 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2005 February 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,516,326 2,065,238 2,448,636 1,947,548 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,195 6,220 5,451 7,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 466,170 282,705 576,836 336,764 Wire Rods 171,451 105,303 225,215 123,578 Structural Shapes Heavy 51,140 33,830 32,404 22,686 Steel Piling 10,360 9,015 4,348 3,881 Plates Cut Lengths 106,501 103,215 80,690 83,633 Plates In Coils 111,420 76,591 65,796 48,667 Rails Standard 27,057 18,884 16,706 11,301 Rails All Other 2,966 2,283 988 918 Railroad Accessories 1,704 1,066 142 115 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,076 110,102 130,365 107,585 Bars - Light Shaped 19,517 14,889 17,121 11,764 Bars - Reinforcing 104,141 44,268 114,232 49,630 Bars - Cold Finished 32,414 60,322 31,411 58,617 Tool Steel 15,546 35,644 14,826 32,631 Standard Pipe 89,949 76,403 83,386 69,545 Oil Country Goods 77,826 91,856 114,396 113,013 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 44,749 48,451 32,041 28,837 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 16,344 13,992 21,808 18,497 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10,607 8,835 16,421 12,323 Mechanical Tubing 52,143 62,809 56,439 64,909 Pressure Tubing 9,208 14,684 7,327 11,102 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,342 47,357 9,975 48,653 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,373 3,191 943 2,646 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,271 40,807 64,543 56,488 Pipe For Piling 405 407 1,459 1,171 Wire Drawn 71,723 83,474 66,004 76,426 Black Plate 8,674 6,690 2,257 1,854 Tin Plate 42,457 32,100 27,174 19,464 Tin Free Steel 6,254 4,862 7,467 5,820 Sheets Hot Rolled 309,163 190,776 230,152 138,176 Sheets Cold Rolled 182,187 177,510 155,277 166,877 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,798 150,876 162,056 127,830 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,352 13,066 7,197 6,080 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,361 48,894 35,755 37,000 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,603 6,710 8,191 8,290 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,611 6,539 9,139 6,330 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,268 30,614 12,698 26,947 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 March 2006 (CB-06-61)